Star's Visions

By Emily Del Rosario

Stars Visions concludes the Star trilogy.

Star Linarez and her new husband, Rudy, return to California from their honeymoon vacation.

Because of her special gift, Star struggles with dreams and visions. She also faces a supernatural entity.

In this last story, you will encounter romance, mystery, and drama.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514491638

Emily Del Rosario

Emily Del Rosario, was born in Arizona. She is a retired secretary. She has published three paranormal books for young adults, one non-fiction travel book. She has translated one historical memoir, and two paranormal fiction books. Emily lives in Grants Pass, Oregon with her husband and two Jack Russel’s. She is a greeter at their church. In addition to writing, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends.

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STAR’S

VISIONS

BOOK THREE

BY

EMILY DEL ROSARIO

Copyright © 2016 by Emily Vansant.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2016907422

ISBN:      Hardcover             978-1-5144-9165-2

                Softcover              978-1-5144-9164-5

                eBook                   978-1-5144-9163-8

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Rev. date: 02/17/2017

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Contents

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

TO all the dreamer’s out there.

You know who you are.

I looked up to the sky, and saw a twinkling star,

It disappeared before my eyes. Where will this

star end up? In heaven, I hope.

Rabindranath Tagore

PROLOGUE

Agoura, California

February

It had been almost three months since Star and Rudy returned from their honeymoon in Mexico. Star missed Rudy’s grandfather, Rudy’s cousin Marisol, and the people from the village. She also thought a lot about the people she had met in the village of Los Lagos (The lakes). Her favorite memories were of when she and Rudy went swimming in the cenote, a subterranean body of water, near the small town of Las Piedras (The Rocks). She came away with many wonderful memories and pictures. She also had hopes of visiting Mexico again.

Things sort of returned to normal when they got back home. Star and Rudy moved into Star’s home, thanks to her dad. She was now the new owner of her childhood home. Her dad, Stephan, and his wife, Norma, were happily married and living close by, and so was Uncle Duncan and Renee. Her neighbor, Mrs. Rossi, seemed to be doing fine also. Inez was also fine, except she was looking a little tired lately. Maybe it was her age. After all, she was in her late seventies now. As far as she knew, her friends Marie Ann and Patrick were doing fine in Ireland. Everything was fine with the world, except for one thing.

Star had pondered her future and decided not to attend nursing school after all. She wanted to stay home. She wanted to clean the attic and inventory the books that were stored there. Plus, she promised herself she was going to read every book that was in that attic. After that, Star thought she might even look for a job. Right now, she had no idea what kind of a job she would look for.

She planned to talk to her dad about nursing school. She wondered how he would react when she told him she had decided not to go after all.

Her father stopped by one weekend to see how Star and Inez were doing. As soon as he arrived, Star ushered him into the dining room, where she served him a large piece of peach pie and a cup of coffee. Then she sat down across from him.

Star started the conversation with, Dad, I have something to talk to you about.

What is it, honey? Another premonition or dream?

No, Dad, that’s not what I want to talk to you about.

So what is it?

Well, Dad, I decided not to go to nursing school after all. Dad, I thought about it a lot, and I came to the conclusion that I wouldn’t be happy working in a hospital. As much as I thought I wanted to, I just couldn’t. There’s too much death and suffering there. I guess I’m a coward, with the premonitions and the dreams I have. I know death lurks everywhere, especially in a hospital. Not to mention the dreams I sometimes have. Please don’t be mad at me, Dad.

Of course I’m not mad, honey. Whatever you decide to do is fine with me. All I want is for you to be happy. What does Rudy think about it?

He’s fine with it. He said more or less the same thing you just said. As long as I’m happy, he’s happy.

You know, honey, I was really wrong about that boy. I thought, because he was older, that he just wanted to take advantage of you. Now I see that he’s just a good person who loves you very much.

Thanks, Dad. He is a good person, and he does love me a lot.

Star also talked to Inez about not going to nursing school. "Whatever you want to do, meja (my daughter). You know what’s best for you," Inez told her.

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CHAPTER ONE

In April, everyone gathered at Stephan and Norma’s for Star’s nineteenth birthday. Norma and Inez cooked a great Mexican meal. Renee brought the cake. Inez gave Star a beautiful quilt she had made. She had embroidered Star and Rudy’s names on one of the corners, along with the date of their wedding.

Oh, Inez, I love it! Look, everyone, isn’t it beautiful? Thank you, Inez. Star said as she showed everyone the quilt.

"You’re welcome, meja. I started making it when you and Rudy went to Mexico. Every time I worked on it, I prayed to God to keep you two safe."

Star stood up and gave Inez a hug.

Rudy’s mother, Pat, gave Star a large cameo brooch.

Pat said to her, This brooch belonged to my great-great-grandmother. I know you’re too young to wear it now, but someday you’ll be old enough.

Are you sure you want me to have it? It’s so beautiful!

Yes, of course I want you to have it. I consider you my daughter now.

Star went over to where Pat was sitting and hugged her.

Stephan and Norma gave Star a gift certificate for Macy’s. Duncan and Renee gave her a day at the spa with the works.

In May, Rudy and Star decided to rent a studio apartment near where Rudy worked in San Francisco. This way they could be together, and Rudy wouldn’t have to commute from Agoura to San Francisco every day. The commute from Agoura to San Francisco was about five hours each way.

All of a sudden, Star started having recurring dreams and even visions at times. The first time she had a vision was when they were in Mexico. Her great-grandmother had a message for her. Star thought visions were probably just part of being an empath.

One weekend, when Star and Rudy were in Agoura, Stephan stopped by to visit Star and Inez. Star told her dad about her dreams and visions.

What kind of dreams and visions are you having, honey?

Dad, I don’t know what to make of them. In the dreams, I find myself at a cemetery. It’s surrounded by a big black wrought iron fence. In the distance, to the left, I can see a gray chapel. To the far right, there’s a tall cross with the statue of the Virgin Mary in front of it. The cross is lit up, and there are many trees in the background.

Is it the same dream every time?

More or less. Sometimes I find myself in the cemetery at twilight. I’m walking towards the chapel, then I turn to look around. I see a crowd of people standing around a coffin.

Do you know whose funeral it is, honey?

No, and that’s what scares me, Dad.

What about the visions, honey?

Okay, the first time was when I was in Mexico. I got the teapot out and put my hands on it. All of a sudden, I saw my great-grandmother. She had a message for me. She said, ‘Pursue your gift. Don’t ignore it’. She said that I was the only woman left in the family. Then she said, ‘keep our legacy. Don’t let it end.’

Stephan told Star, You know, honey, I sort of envy you. I miss my grandmother a lot, even after all these years. I can only see her in my memory.

Oh, Dad, I’m sorry.

That’s okay. So, tell me more about these visions?

"Well, one night, not long after we got back from Mexico, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. I don’t know why, but for some reason, I walked over to the window. It was dark and sort of foggy out. I could barely see the streetlights. All of a sudden, I saw a tall thin man wearing a dark trench coat. There was something eerie about him. I could see his long stringy hair blowing in