2 Beautiful stars

A tear fell from his eyes:

"Don't you dare say that again. You can hate me, but not her" he told me in a way I had never heard from him, almost crying.

"Then answer my questions, please..."

Everything was in total silence, it seemed that the discussion was over.

"18"

"What?" I answered confused.

"When you turn 18, I'll tell you everything"

By saying this, he left the house.

At that moment I only felt a storm of emotions. Happiness, anger, sadness, despair, confusion...

And that was 2 years ago, so in 3 days I'll turn 18.

'Finally he will tell me everything, I will know how mom was and why we have been here for so long, away from everyone. I can't wait'

Returning to me, I only have one thing left to do, which is to give Navy a bath, so I head to the barn.

"Hello little girl, how was your day? Yes, I know you're locked in and alone, but it's not very different with me"

Whenever I give her a bath, I talk to her, after all, I don't have anyone else to do it with.

'Done, now I'm going to take a shower'

I finish and go straight to my room, I throw myself to my bed and look at the ceiling.

Oh, by the way, I had forgotten, my name is Alexandria Agnar. That's right, I only have one name and the last name of my dad who is Agnar.

I will also finally know my mother's last name, I hope it's something beautiful.

My dad's name is Mark, Mark Agnar, he's 42 years old and he's the best dad in the world, well, he would be if he didn't hide things from me.

I hope that what he tells will be a good excuse to hide something for 18 years.

Of what little he has told me is that he was born in a small town called Celes and that he lived there all his life until I was born.

At the time he told me this, I started asking many questions about mom: how and when he met her, how was she, why did he fall in love with her...

It seems that it bothered him and from that he didn't want to tell me anything else about his life.

I'm closing my eyes while I remember moments with dad.

For some reason, in a jump, I wake up scared.

I see through the window that is already dusk, it seems that I fell asleep all afternoon.

I'll go down and see how dad did.

"Dad, how was your walk?" I scream as I go down the stairs, but I don't get an answer.

It seems that he hasn't arrived yet.

In the few times he arrives late, I go for a walk in the woods, because if he was here, he wouldn't let me.

Excited, I go to the entrance of the land.

Whenever I do this, a memory comes to my mind.

I was a little girl. I'm running to the woods.

But dad reaches out and picks me up.

"Easy Alex, you already run very fast" he says with a smile.

"Why can't I go further?"

"It is very dangerous, there are many very bad animals, we better stay here close to home to take shelter if any comes"

"Okay"

That was a long time ago, now it's not like that anymore, I'm old enough to defend myself.

Also, the times that I have left alone I only have seen squirrels and insects, I don't know why he says it's dangerous.

I begin to walk, the fresh and pure air runs through my face.

The large number of trees make it barely possible to see the sky.

I keep walking until nightfall and I finally pass by a place where I can see the sky, full of beautiful stars.

I can also see them from home, but after so many years I prefer to see them from another place, although I would prefer it to be with someone else like my dad, a friend, a boyfriend...

'Now that I think about it, I've only seen other men in magazines that dad brings from the city or the old ones that buys us animals. I don't even know what it feels like to be in love. I don't even know if I like men, women or any'

Those magazines only talk about anime, idols, fashion, music, videogames, food and things that could not interest me less. Well, the food does.

He also usually brings newspapers that have funny comics, talk about important issues such as the politics of the country, debates about transsexuality, climate change, education...

Although according to articles and books that I have read, it seems that, no matter the subject, people always insult the one that gives an opinion contrary to theirs, I didn't want to accept it because I didn't believe that people could be so s-

I stop walking.

I realize that while I was wandering in my mind I never stopped walking.

I turn in all directions looking for the way.

'God damn it, I don't see the way anymore. I should be able to go back if I walk in the opposite direction I was walking...'

I forgot in what direction I was walking.

'Calm down Alex, you've been in worse situations...'

At that moment I see that a bush is wobbling.

"Ahhh!" I scream with all my strength.

A squirrel leaves the bush.

'Oh, hehe, it was just a squirrel' I say totally nervous.

'Who I want to fool, I'm in a very bad situation'

'I must find some way to return and the faster the better, I don't want my dad to come back before I do, if that happens, I would prefer not to return...'

"Wait a second, before, I was watching the stars, I could use them to guide me"

I see the sky and start to distinguish the stars.

'Yes, I think I recognize some'

I start to follow the ones that I recognize and it seems that I'm going in the right direction.

'Ha! When I get back I'll tell dad... Well, on second thought...'

But I hear to what I wouldn't like to hear while I'm alone in a forest.

"Auuuuuuuuuu!" a howl.

'Oh no, according to my books, that sound could be a very bad sign...'

I hear another 3 howls.

'Shit... Don't panic, I don't think they're talking about me' I tell myself to calm down.

'Just walk faster...'

I advance as fast as I can hoping not to attract the attention of any animal.

I see something that moves to my right and I stop walking.

*gulp*

I slowly move my head to look for another movement.

Until I finally distinguish something.

'A fucking wolf'