Wishes Upon Stars

usly, Lauren. You need to go out and date someone. I am tired of seeing you a

he moment. Besides, what about you? I don't see you going

There are not many guys interested in a medic who can parachute out of airplanes and helicopters.

or movie theaters. She was not interested i

a long-term relationship with. "I t

ly leaned back in her chair to watch Lauren." Emily pulled her leg

er phone. The dream of making love with Nikau filled her mind, as did the way she pic

drawing Lauren out

dn't understand what

g involved with anyone,

was a lie and she knew it. How could she explain it

ay so." She answered. While that evening, the sky turned darker. "I wish I could jo

since it is already taken and

n't ask if I wanted to go with you," Emily said then pouted. After rolling her eyes a

urned to the door

ould Emily react if she knew about her ability? Sometimes she didn't know what to do with what she could do? What ab

or not?" Emily c

Lauren feigned a smile befor

he could write. "Damn," he said, flinging away a handful of sand. She needed to stop bothering him and he needed to concentrate on his job. In a few months, he needed a complete album done, and he only had a few songs written yet. The

e nearby summer warming up and the chilly nights, the night air remained crisp, cool, and crisp. Watching

ion needed to be on the album and not her. A deep groan escaped his lips when he settled down on the couch. His body was still sore from the plane crash. "Damn," he said through c

The thought of Lauren crept back into his head as he tapped the pencil against his thigh. He picked up his gu

heard it, he nodded in agreement and took notes word for word. Even as he was writing down the lyrics on the notepad, he was already putting together the melody. It was

im think that this would be a number one hit on the charts once it had been recorded and r

his cellphone rang. He wasn't surprised to find out t

ed how you were doing, and I replied that you are fine. T

I just spoke with them this morning. I'm

s that

t. "It's good. This may be our biggest hit yet." As a ma

about the song didn't seem as stron

s something in her voice that made h

t away. "No. Nothing is

ended the call a

had to finish the song he was working on. Taking his guitar once more, he began to strumming the st

ad different ring tones for certain people, and the one that rang wasn't the one she wanted

k calling. There was an emergency somewhere. Lauren wondered why her phone

ren. As it was, there weren't many people in t

mily said, "Yup," and paused. "Okay," she replied, her eye

onto her heel and fled the building with Lauren cl

You are now on vacation and I

they were fine, but were frantic as they tried to figure out how to cross the ocean. There were two young children, six and eight year-olds, aboard the boat and they seemed sc

o the car. "They were crossing the Pacific in a small boat. Th

possible. Lauren told her, "I'm sure you'll

ades were swirling, ready to take off. It would take the team to a coast guard ship to assist in the search for the missing vessel.

and she would find the missing family just in time. She watched as the copter lifted off into the air t

nt for the time of year. It was time to get ready to leave early in the morning. She had a couple of hops she was going to take to get up north to the cabin. The t

would be a long

the driveway. On bare feet, he walked over to the window and peered outside. He couldn't see anyone outside. It was too dark. He walked into the living room only to stop midway. It so

or, he grabbed a poker from the fireplace and held it in b

his back, in pain. "As he clutched his chest and blinked at the person who walked into the house, he whimper

had been invading his

d Nik's lips. "Bugge

a lamp He heard her rushing over t

her hands on him and he stilled at her touch. He closed his eyes as he breathed in and out heavily. "What were you thinki

re someone trying to break in." He paused

step back, she looked at him with her eyes wid

eyes were still closed, the pain was beginnin

to look at her. No, she's not a dream. I am not

a hand to him. She said, "

e on the ground again after a hard yank. The pain in

that." Lauren looked through her bag and found the Ibuprofen. A

e asked. Lauren guessed he w

ned two of the white pills, he

and walking away f

over, he placed a hand on the white wall and whispered, "Fuck; damn it, man" he whispered and he placed a hand on the whi

ith her being here distracting me?" Even before she appeared in the flesh, it was bad enough that she kept distracti

eyes closed. "Shit," she muttered. There was no way she can escape

y to hide. No matter where you are, it will find you.

er. She opened her eyes and scanned the room. It was nice. The walls were painted with a nice beige color. There was a slight difference

had small images she couldn't identify. It was amazing. Her mind conjured up a brief image. The image of what she wanted to happen with Nikau fille

Emily's voice

against the wall. She was too tired to think about anything. At least

n the young airman stood waiting for her arrival with the keys to the car, she almost felt sorry for him. For the work he did for her, she did pay him. Having to wait at times

sed her eyes, Lauren sought Emily on the spatial plane and was able to find her within seconds. Emily was wide awa

to repair the engine, the ship was drifting, and a storm was coming. It was imperative that they were found quickly. Her aim was to determine how far away the coast guard ship was from the boat as she zoomed ove

f being wide awake, Lauren