My Memory of the Stars and Constellations
We were on our way to pick up my oldest brother
from his girlfriend’s house in Floresville, Texas. I was
in the back of the truck and that night I saw the Milky
Way and a satellite. The Milky Way looked kind of
like a faded light with dark white dots which were the
stars. The satellite was two blinking lights. Red and
blue, I think. They were not that bright. It was a very
scary dark night. I could hear noises in the woods that
were surrounding us. They sounded like someone was
walking in the woods. The sound of crickets was also
heard. They were very loud. I was with my brother
Adam in the back of the truck. He didn’t do much
because I guess he had already seen them before. I
was excited. I had never seen the Milky Way before. I
was amused!
A.P.
from Her Eyes Were Truth, writings by residents of the Battered Women & Children’s Shelter of Bexar County. 2006


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