Mike closed his eyes while standing outside their house. He wore his spacesuit and held his helmet in his right arm like an astronaut.
When he opened his eyes, he felt the wind blowing at him. He looked up to see the moon and the stars light up.
Mike smiled and promised to himself that he will work hard so that he could go to space. After staring at the sky, someone called his name from the back.
He turned around and saw his mother preparing for dinner. They went back happily inside their house.
When Mike went to college, he was determined to fulfill his promise. Mike studied and worked very hard.
That’s when he met Nicole. Nicole was Mike’s classmate in a science subject. Because they were both excellent in science, they represented the school in almost every competition.
That made them very close to each other. Nicole was a smart and hardworking girl who also wanted to be an astronaut.
Nicole had blonde hair and blue eyes that made her very attractive. Mike seemed to like Nicole because every time they were together, he blushed.
Mike and Nicole often went to the library to read and spent their time.
One day, while they were at the library, Nicole suddenly asked Mike why he wanted to be an astronaut.
Mike’s mouth broke into a smile and told her that it was his dream since he was a kid. There was an awkward silence between them. Nicole broke the silence with a fake cough.
Nicole told Mike that it was his father’s dream. Unfortunately, he died before he could achieve to be an astronaut. That’s why she wanted to fulfill her father’s goal.
Mike took Nicole’s hand and told Nicole that her and her father’s dream will succeed.
Mike and Nicole worked really hard to achieve their dream.
Several years later, they both trained as crew members of a spacecraft.
Three were selected to fly in space for a mission. They were Nicole, Mike and another classmate. Nicole and Mike were both excited and nervous at the same time.
When it was their time to launch, Mike stood in front of the rocket wearing his spacesuit and held its helmet at his right hand like he did several years ago. The only difference was that he was now an astronaut.
Nicole stood beside Mike and they both held each other’s hands before they went to space.
When the rocket launched, it went pretty well when they got to space. Not until there were red lights blinking. They realized something was wrong.
Mike and Nicole hugged each other. Nicole leaned towards Mike’s ear and she told Mike that they were the sailors among the stars.
Nicole suddenly pushed Mike out of the spaceship. It felt instant and slow motion all at once for Mike. He saw the spaceship exploded in front of him.
He screamed Nicole’s name at the top of his lungs. All he could think about was Nicole. He tried to go back to the spaceship, but he couldn’t.
Then it all went black.
All he heard was beeping noise. When he opened his eyes he realized that the beeping sound came from a machine located beside him.
Mike realized that he was at the hospital. Mike tried to sit but his body doesn’t obey him. He looked left and right but he can’t find Nicole.
All of a sudden, a child ran to him with a woman behind her. The woman cried when she saw Mike, and a doctor approached. He learned that the woman was his sister.
The doctor told Mike that he had an accident with his girlfriend. They were supposed to travel but the car was hit by another car. Mike survived and ended up in a coma, but his girlfriend didn’t.
The doctor told him that Nicole was the name of his girlfriend. Mike didn’t suffer from the car accident, instead, he was pushed out of the car by his girlfriend before the car bumped with another car.
Mike realized that Nicole was only his dream from the coma but didn’t remember anything about his girlfriend.
Many years had passed, Mike didn’t regain his memory but Nicole always had a space in Mike’s heart.
He always looked at the stars hoping he could meet Nicole, the sailor among the stars, again.
