Cora and the Star Above

Starfish

The first time Cora saw the stars, she thought someone had scattered little pieces of herself across the sky.

She lay in a rock pool beside the Atlantic Ocean, where ribbons of seaweed swayed and tiny shrimp slipped beneath stones. Cora was a purple starfish, small enough to fit in a child’s palm, with five arms and rows of little tube feet.

Usually, she spent her evenings exploring rocks.

Tonight, she forgot to move.

Above her, the sky sparkled. Below it, the still water held a second sky.

“Other stars,” she whispered. “Just like me.”

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.