Stargazing Coordinates

Your greeting settled in my mind as I mapped out my next move. Night had arrived, so I climbed the low wooden stool, advanced across the soft armrest of the couch, and reached the broad flat surface of the windowsill. From here, the dark sky was completely open. I counted five distant lights clustered above the neighboring roof and another five glittering straight across the horizon. Ten points of light, forming a steady grid across the glass. I aligned my posture directly with the central window frame, keeping watch like a rocket poised on the launch pad.