Hey guys, this is my second story in English. It actually was the first one I've ever written, so please be kind. And don't forget to review. I always love feedback, even if I don't understand it (like the one in Portuguese for Home is where the heart is, but thanx anyway?). This first part and the second one are very short, they're some kind of two part prologue. But after that, the chapters will get longer.
Kathryn's POV:
Emptiness. Nothing but emptiness. That's all I see, when I look out of the window. No star, no anomaly, no starship, no nothing. Since we entered this region of space, blankness has become our, and my, permanent companion.
The morale is worse than ever during our voyage. We have exhausted more than half of our energy supplies. If that goes on, we will be stranded in a couple of weeks. I know that everyone on board has the same wish. They want to return home. But I know, too, that we will most likely never see Earth again.
And I know that it is my fault.
What is my life still worth, I am the one, who brought all this misery, grief and pain upon those people. They're good people, they deserve to reach Earth. But me? Who needs me, after all?
No one! I only waste their valuable resources.
I can't live with the debt, anymore. For these people, I'm no help anyhow, they'd be better off without me. One has to know, when it's over. In my heart, there's nothing but emptiness.
I turn away from the window. There, on the table, my phaser lays. It is so simple, I can end all this.
I only have to fire.