Today's OneWord: Smog

When you live in Los Angeles, you get used to the smog. For me, the closest thing to a skyline was when I could spot the faint outline of a nearby hill close to the horizon outside my window. I had almost forgotten about stars entirely until my friend Eli took me on a camping trip. I was amazed to see three shooting stars when I thought it was lucky to find one. I hoped that all my wishes came true - one of them was to leave California.

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