Chapter 4

"Have you had enough to eat?" asked captain Hunt as he and Hannah sat in the mess hall if the Andromeda. "Yes, I'm fine thanks," she replied. She didn't have much of an appetite, even though it had been... how many days? She asked the captain, "So, how many days have I been here, Captain Hunt?" "It's been about a week since we found you, we had to keep you asleep to help with the pain," he replied. "And... how many other survivors were there?" she choked out, dreading the answer. She realized that she hadn't seen anyone on the ship besides herself, the captain, and Trance. Dylan looked grim, and dreaded answering as much as Hannah dreaded being answered. He knew she would've asked soon. "There were no survivors beside yourself. I'm sorry." he said as she struggled to regain composure as it sunk in. " but you are very welcome to stay on the ship as long as you like," he said, "Would you like me to show you to your quarters?" Hannah nodded and fought the tears that were inevitably coming forth. Her father wouldn't have wanted to see her cry like this. It had been something she was prepared for all her life, after all, it was inevitable for there to be casualties on a cargoship from time to time. But this was not something as small as the death of one person. It was the death of her father, her friends, and everything she had ever known. They reached her quarters and Dylan showed her to the bed. She couldn't see where she was going through the tears. Dylan wanted to comfort her, but he knew he couldn't feel sorry for her until he found out who's side she was on. He hadn't asked her any questions, he realized. It could wait. for now he just said, "I'll leave you alone for awhile. If you need anything feel free to ask any of the crew." Hannah just buried her face into the pillow and cried. He stepped out into the corridor alone. "Andromeda," he said "make sure she doesn't get into anything if she leaves her quarters, and keep an eye on her."With that he walked to his quarters to take a much-needed rest.

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