“You don’t really believe that stuff, do you?” Marian, her seven-year-old sister asks.
“It’s true. Stars can grant wishes.” Frances’s eyes dazzle with wonder as she gazes at thousands of twinkling stars.
“Come on, let’s go in the house.” Marian grabs Frances’s hand.
Mama is in the kitchen baking cookies.
The warm scent of cinnamon fills the air.
“I told you stars can grant wishes!”