It has been a few weeks since I became Jim Hawking's girlfriend. Other than Mai's rude comments, everything's been going well. But this morning, when I woke up, the Outlaw Star crew was gone. Laying by my hand was a note and a beautiful red rose. I picked them both up and red the note. "Hey Sarena, emergency call, we'll be back soon. Love, Jim." I sighed. Wouldn't he have told me this before? Surely it was worth waking me up to tell me. I was confused. How soon was soon? I'm not very patient. I want him back right now.

Days went by, no word from the Outlaw Star After awhile, the days became weeks, and the weeks months. Now I am 14 years old, I have kept the red rose alive. Jim has never come back. Now today, as the ship is being repaired I think over my life. I opened a door and dropped the red rose down into the mysterious depths of outer space...so empty, and lonely, like Jim was, like I am now....