A Promise Written in the Stars

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A Promise Written in the StarsThe city lights had long since stolen the stars from most people, but not from Elara. An astrophysicist by trade and a dreamer by nature, she knew they were still there, constant and true, just beyond the veil of light pollution. It was a truth her grandfather had taught her, along with the stories written in the constellations. The most important one was his own.“He promised he’d find her again,” Elara would tell her friend Leo, as they sat on the fire escape of her apartment building, the one spot where a few brave stars