“THE BOY BORN OF A STAR, who is near but far, will give his life,” Star read the prophecy again. She never stopped trying to figure out what it meant, since she didn’t want to lose her father, but she didn’t tell anyone but Moon and Melissa, since she didn’t want to upset her parents any further. There were so many possibilities for why her father would give up his life. If any of them were injured, he would gladly give his life to save theirs. “And save his wife.”
Star threw her hands in the air, dropping the book on her grandmother’s desk as she sighed. Her father would give his life to save her mother. Dammit! She had hoped she was onto something! Flopping down on the chair, she looked up at the ceiling and noted that stars had been painted on the bright blue ceiling. It was meant to
