Every few minutes Alden made some comment that involved words like penumbra and umbra. I shifted my feet to try and keep them warm, careful not to make Alden think I was moving away from him, while he explained that the yellowy-silvery moon would take on a reddish color as the eclipse progressed.
Time passed slowly, and it passed quickly. I was in some kind of alternate reality where anything might happen, or nothing might happen, and I had to wait it out to know which it would be.
The moon got redder as Earth’s shadow progressed, and finally it was totally red. It gave off an odd light that made things around us look eerie. Alden checked his watch a few times and eventually declared it official. "Here we are. Full mid-eclipse. From this point on, Earth will begin to release Moon from he
