They settled into their seats, and whispers of awe and excitement drifted through the crowd in hushed waves. They'd waited weeks for this moment, this escape from the dullness of the usual classroom day. Parents and students alike gasped as the lights went off, and the machine projected its display on the ceiling.
"My God, it's full of stars!" was heard from some joker, and nervous laughter was heard.
It wasn't long, however, before the laughter and the whispers and the exclamations began to stop. It wasn't long before the joking reference to an old film was suddenly not so much of a joke after all.
It wasn't long before everyone in the room was lost forever. It was, indeed, full of stars. |