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The Meteor Shower (3) : It wouldn't be a star festival without a meteor shower! Right on time, a beautiful array of shooting stars graces the night sky. This time of year is unnaturally clear and it's incredibly easy to see the stars. Most meteor fragments appear to be little white or yellow lights streaming across the sky, but if you watch closely enough you may find that some of them seem to be a whole rainbow of colors. The scientists have reported that it's just different components burning up as they enter the atmosphere, but there's something undeniably magical about it.
“Ok, Mom. I’m heading out,” Elga called as she opened the front door.
“Alright, but don’t stay out too late.”
“I won’t.”
“Bring a sweatshirt in case it gets cold.”
“Ok, Mom.” Elga stopped and grabbed her pale blue hoodie-cardigan sweatshirt with Destiny City arched on the front, and then continued out the front door and tied the arms around her waist.
"Thank goodness," Elga thought to herself as she made her way to the park down the street. Her mother generously let her out tonight without having to take her younger siblings with her. Not that they were a nuisance, but she just wanted to have the night to herself. Elga rarely got the chance to see an astronomical event for herself, and the news app on her phone said tonight was a good night for the meteor shower.
As she passed the gate, she saw there were a few other people around with blankets and chairs, one or two even had binoculars. Since the park was decently kept up, she had just figured she'd lie on the grass. Finding a spot further away from the other stargazers, she lay down, being careful not to lie in anything but the grass. Pulling out her earbuds, she put on her current favorite musical she was able to download and got comfortable.
Not long into the opening song of Six, she saw the first meteor pass overhead—a long white streak across the sky, then another. The third was a faint pink, then the next a pale blue. The news app said that this meteor shower would involve some interesting colors, and they did not disappoint. Soon, the sky was a myriad of colors as the meteors skimmed through the atmosphere. It always amazed her how something so simply explained could be so beautiful in execution.
“Hey, there you are,” she heard as she hummed gently to the current song on her playlist. Glancing around, she realized it was for one of the other people in the park. Luckily, the person passed far enough by that Elga wasn’t accidentally stepped on.
She hoped at least one of her friends would be able to meet her, as they hadn’t really set anything up specifically, just a mention of what she planned on doing that night. Her mother would really prefer her to be with her friends, but she was content to be able to just lie back and enjoy the event.
It had been about 30 minutes since she had lain down, and she realized she was starting to doze off. “Well, that wouldn’t be good. Don’t want to fall asleep in the park,” she muttered to herself as she stood up and brushed off her pants. The meteor shower was in full swing now, with quite a few streaks across the sky. No one could miss it if they came out now. A cursory glance around the sky showed no clouds in sight. She was so glad she was able to catch it this year, as last year she was visiting family in Kentucky, it had been raining, which always seemed to be her luck with astronomical phenomena.
“Guess I should head home then.” Elga unlocked her phone to turn off the music and then put away her earbuds. The walk home was peaceful. Many were still out enjoying the festivities. Opening the door, she saw her mother finishing up cleaning the kitchen. “I’m going to bed,” Elga called as she walked past the kitchen from the living room and up the steps. Once ready for bed, she found that it didn’t take long to fall asleep. Soon she was dreaming about the lovely meteor shower.
