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Small, golden, illuminating specks hiding in the shadows, behind the bushes and lingering in the sky. Off. On. Off. On. Twinkling timers flying against the backdrop of the summer night.
You run to catch one. You miss. You laugh and scurry to the next flash of light. Once again, you miss. You turn to your friends holding sparklers, tragically attempting to draw cursive letters in the air, and they encourage you to keep going, to not give up.
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