Chapter 24
A few hours later the crew begins to get up, one by one. First Dylan, then Trance, and finally Harper. Beka has fallen back asleep in her quarters, while Tyr is reading on the obs. deck. Harper walks in her room.
"Hey Beka," he says.
Beka opens her eyes, and takes in a deep breath and sighs, "Is it morning already?"
"Actually, it's almost noon..."
"How much is almost?"
"About an hour or more. Jeez, Beka, you look like hell, no offense."
Beka sits up in her bed, "That's what I get when I let a Perseid fix a drink for me."
"How much?"
"A lot? I don't know. I can't remember at the moment."
Harper comes and sits down on the bed.
"So...I'm guessing things didn't go to well with Mr. Blue."
"I guess you could say that..."
"What happened?"
"Stuff happened," she says and stands up to stretch.
"Well, I'm going to go get something to eat," he says. "You coming?"
Beka smiles and replies, "Yeah, I'll be there in a while."
"Okay," Harper replies. "See you there."
"Bye."
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That night, the Andromeda Ascendant leaves port and rides away from the drift. Beka decides not to drag over the experience. Instead she leaves for the Maru to listen to some music. She rifles through her CD collection, which she finally got back from her brother last month, and found one that seemed nice to listen to. It was a mix of different people. She remembers it was the one Bobby gave to her such a long time ago, after one of the breakups. She puts it in and sounds begin to fill the Maru. Beka went to go lay down in her room and relax for awhile, take her mind off things.
After some time, Beka decides to get up and walk around. She finds herself ending up facing the mirror and looks at herself simply, quietly. Then, she smiles to herself thinking of the good times and the bad entanglements she's been in. It seems very amusing in a way; the things she has done and seen. The predicaments, the quagmires, she has gotten herself into and the ways she has gotten out of them. After everything, she still stands and she can still smile. One day, everything will come down to a moment and she will eventually die, but for now, things are pretty good. For now at least.
The End
A few hours later the crew begins to get up, one by one. First Dylan, then Trance, and finally Harper. Beka has fallen back asleep in her quarters, while Tyr is reading on the obs. deck. Harper walks in her room.
"Hey Beka," he says.
Beka opens her eyes, and takes in a deep breath and sighs, "Is it morning already?"
"Actually, it's almost noon..."
"How much is almost?"
"About an hour or more. Jeez, Beka, you look like hell, no offense."
Beka sits up in her bed, "That's what I get when I let a Perseid fix a drink for me."
"How much?"
"A lot? I don't know. I can't remember at the moment."
Harper comes and sits down on the bed.
"So...I'm guessing things didn't go to well with Mr. Blue."
"I guess you could say that..."
"What happened?"
"Stuff happened," she says and stands up to stretch.
"Well, I'm going to go get something to eat," he says. "You coming?"
Beka smiles and replies, "Yeah, I'll be there in a while."
"Okay," Harper replies. "See you there."
"Bye."
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That night, the Andromeda Ascendant leaves port and rides away from the drift. Beka decides not to drag over the experience. Instead she leaves for the Maru to listen to some music. She rifles through her CD collection, which she finally got back from her brother last month, and found one that seemed nice to listen to. It was a mix of different people. She remembers it was the one Bobby gave to her such a long time ago, after one of the breakups. She puts it in and sounds begin to fill the Maru. Beka went to go lay down in her room and relax for awhile, take her mind off things.
After some time, Beka decides to get up and walk around. She finds herself ending up facing the mirror and looks at herself simply, quietly. Then, she smiles to herself thinking of the good times and the bad entanglements she's been in. It seems very amusing in a way; the things she has done and seen. The predicaments, the quagmires, she has gotten herself into and the ways she has gotten out of them. After everything, she still stands and she can still smile. One day, everything will come down to a moment and she will eventually die, but for now, things are pretty good. For now at least.
The End