The Lucky Penny

[Leo]

Music.

Melody.

Calm.

He remembered those days. He held his backback over one shoulder and listened to the music in his head. It had been so long since he had heard it all those years ago. His mother used to sing it to him. The boy sighed and walked down the road towards a shop.

The storekeeper saw him and greeted him warmly as he walked in.

"Ah what can I do for you Mr. Honduras?" he said.

"Menthol Lights please...the 100's, not the small ones." the boy replied.

"ID sir?" he slid the ID to the cashier and he rang up the purchase.

"That's 10 credits sir." he said and he was slid the credits in exchange for the cigerettes. "Have a nice day."

Juan grunted as he walked out the door and back into the scorching Gamma sun. Something about this planet always bothered him, even from his birth. He hated it here. He wanted to explore the stars...but being one of the sons of an Ex-Don prevented him from escaping.

He had thrown away his family name a long time ago. His father was a crazed lunatic. Driven mad by money, and when Juan was only 13, he was on the verge of the same craze. Needless to say, he got out of it while he could. Prevented himself from losing his mind. But in throwing away his family name he also threw away the money he could have used to escape and disappear into Sirius. He lit up one of his Menthols and walked slowly down the road towards the starport on the horizon.

"Today begins my new life." he said to himself. "I just hope I know what I'm doing."

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.
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