Estrella by Dani Martinez

Narrated by Amaya Zorrilla

“The stars always know,” Abuelita used to mumble to Camila in silent gaps between garlic being pressed with oregano.

When  she lost her, Cami wheezed out a knot. That’s what it felt like--a knot  of air, whistling out of her. Abuelita’s kettle. Sunday mornings.

After the funeral, Cami hunched her back, finally alone.

The blue-light of her phone broke her trance. It was a notification from her newest astrology app:

“Sit up straight.”