Sure does! [Leo smiled.] 'Cept it's all turned around in the reflection. See? Everything's in the wrong place.
[He looked at the stars for a moment in the reflection of the water, falling silent. Those were the stars his momma loved so much. They were so bright and shining, not like the other things she seemed to love. Drinkin' and smoking and men, all of her loves were cloudy. His smile fell the longer he stared and he suddenly felt kind of sad, even though nothing bad was happening.]
I don't think you can get the future out of stars. Do you? You know most of 'em are already burnt out. The light we get is already done. How you supposed to get the future outta somethin' what's in the past?
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Date: 2017-08-13 09:09 am (UTC)[He looked at the stars for a moment in the reflection of the water, falling silent. Those were the stars his momma loved so much. They were so bright and shining, not like the other things she seemed to love. Drinkin' and smoking and men, all of her loves were cloudy. His smile fell the longer he stared and he suddenly felt kind of sad, even though nothing bad was happening.]
I don't think you can get the future out of stars. Do you? You know most of 'em are already burnt out. The light we get is already done. How you supposed to get the future outta somethin' what's in the past?