In paragraph 7, the narrator states, “And my parents laughed until my mom dabbed the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.” What can you conclude about Celia based on this statement? Cite text evidence to support your conclusion.

"night. no one was praying for the night to pass quickly. the stars were but sparks of the immense conflagration that was consuming us. were this conflagration to be extinguished one day, nothing would be left in the sky but extinct stars and unseeing eyes." explain the images included in the passage. how is the use of the image of night contradictory to how we might expect it to be used