What a good child, what a harmonious family. It seemed like she was about to lose it all. Gale felt ashamed to face Joshua and Nicole.

Gale nodded. "You pick first. I'll give you whatever star you want, okay?"

Joshua breathed a sigh of relief.

His passion for astronomy, aviation, and the universe was ingrained in his bones.

Last weekend, Lucas took him to the space station, where he saw astronauts. They even took a photo together, which he framed and put on his bedside table. He treated it a