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happening. Undeniably, it is the root cause of the problems in his
life. He decided to find a quiet place to sit and remembered that
the park at midnight had always been the best place for him.
He calmed down and settled himself under the big oak tree. As he
gazed up, he noticed a lot of bright beautiful stars in the sky.
He was definitely in his comfortable space right now. Even though
he had just stopped crying, his love for astronomy kept him excited
as he looked up into the sky where he was sitting. He had always
dreamed of becoming an astronaut one day. Tonight, his dream
had been reconfirmed. He kept on looking at those stars and how
brightly they shone. Slowly, he dozed off to sleep with a big smile
on his face.

Back home, warm milk and cookies which were his favorite
bedtime snack that his parents would bring to him every night were
still unprepared. Today was unusually quiet as there was tension in
the air. Ever since the big conversation in the afternoon, Eddie
hadn’t come out of his room. They knew that he did not feel well
and was upset about the argument, but it was a common discussion
that every parents had with their children. They tried to speak as
calmly as possible and hoped that he would understand their
reasoning. They approached Eddie’s room, wanting to go in to say
goodnight. They stopped at the door looking at the sign, “Eddie’s”,
decorated with myriads of stars and outer space pictures and
posters. Mrs. Brown’s hand was on the knob. She counted to three
and her heart dropped. Everything in her mind became blank and
tears welled up in her eyes. She felt light-headed. Eddie was not in
the room, and the windows were opened with a ladder near them.