The Sausage Constellation Meteor Shower [Weekly Short-Short Note]

That child loved to gaze at the starry sky.

"You know, I made a constellation!"
"Oh, really? What is it?"

Gazing at the starry sky with that child was my greatest happiness.

"With that star and the one next to it, it's the Sausage Constellation!"
"Oh my."

I gave a wry smile at my child, who had connected two adjacent stars and likened them to their favorite food.

"And that one and that one, and that one and that one too. All the stars that are side-by-side are the Sausage Constellation!"
"At that rate, that's almost every star we can see."
"Exactly! They're all sausages!"

…Years have passed since then, but in the night sky I look up at, many sausages are shining.
Even now, after that child ascended to the sky and became one of those glimmers.

The star-filled night sky slowly begins to blur.
The welling tears turn the light of the stars from points into lines, looking just like a meteor shower—

"…Are you getting emotional again, Mom?"

A voice sounded from my smartphone, sounding exasperated.

"I'll be finishing my exploration of the outer galaxy and returning to Earth soon, so—make some of your delicious sausages for me, Mom."