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A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

date: late winter

mood: illuminated

In case you haven't noticed, the celeb thing is totally rampant. I mean, everyone wants to be one. Everyone except me, that is -- or so I thought. I never wanted to be a celebrity. I just wanted to be a star.

It all began one warm summer night. As I reached out to open my bedroom window, something caught my eye. Nestled on a blanket of black velvet sky was a star, glittering like some flawless five-billion-carat Cartier diamond. It was so much more brilliant than all the others that I simply couldn't take my eyes off of it.

From that night on I'd climb into my bed and gaze out at the sky as my little star put on its nightly show, twinkling away just for me. I loved it so much, I vowed to be just like it when I grew up: beautiful, radiant, a shimmering light more dazzling than all those around it. But then one evening as I tucked the covers under my chin, the unthinkable

happened -- my star had disappeared. For weeks I searched the sky for my shining companion, but to no avail. At first I was heartbroken; it felt as if I'd lost my best friend. But strangely, even though my star was no longer visible, I could still feel its presence, silently guiding me through all the events in my life. That star held my destiny.

I never shared that belief with anyone. Not even Evie, who knows just about everything there is to know about me -- and then some. You see, in my heart of hearts I knew that one day my star would reappear; that fate would come calling, and when it did, something glorious would happen. Though truth be known, I never thought it would happen quite so soon.

Copyright © 2008 by Lisa Barham