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Chapter 9Hoshi walked toward the Captain's mess, happy to have been invited. She rang the chime and waited for him to answer. Instead he opened the door.
"Good evening, Ensign. You ready to eat?" He smiled and she returned it.
"Yes sir, I'm famished."
When she entered the room she was not surprised to find T'pol there.
"Good evening, T'Pol." T'Pol nodded in greeting as they sat down at the table.
As they were served, Hoshi looked over at the Sub Commander. She had been very helpful these past few weeks—a friend, really. Every other evening Hoshi would join T'Pol in her quarters to practice meditating. The mediation had greatly reduced her panic attacks and seemed to help relieve her of the dreams. For the first time in weeks she was starting to feel like her old self.
Jon made chit chat during dinner. A few times he made Hoshi laugh, which was something she hadn't been doing lately. T'Pol even joined in the conversation. Hoshi really enjoyed herself and was sorry when it ended. After dinner she made her way back to her quarters to meditate and prepare for bed. She laid her head back on her pillow and drifted off.
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Hoshi sat in her mother's kitchen, reading a book she had loved as a child. She stretched and put the book down, going outside to the back yard. She walked to the swing hanging from a tree and sat down. She felt happy.
"Hello Hoshi." She turned and found Viren standing behind her. She screamed and threw herself off the swing and began to run. He followed close behind. Her lungs were gasping for air and she stumbled several times. She finally tripped and hit the ground. She jerked around to face him. He laughed maliciously and moved to grab her.
Hoshi was suddenly filled with a sense of peace. She held up her hands and said, "No. I'm not doing this anymore." She rose and walked up to him, putting their faces nose to nose. She stuck out her hands and shoved, yelling "You do not scare me anymore. I was enjoying a perfectly good dream until you came along. Well, I'm going back to it. NOW."
She found herself on the swing again, a soft breeze blowing around her. She closed her eyes, leaning her head against the rope, and contentment washed over her. She felt almost complete again.
"Hoshi."
She looked up. The only missing piece was standing in front of her.
He smiled, and she smiled back, holding out her hand to him.
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