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Day 47: She came from TerraNova-6, got assigned to my line. She was quiet, uneasy. I was curious, patient.
Day 53: Sensors indicated metals in the sludge. We reached in. Our fingers touched. No seranthium, but definitely a spark.
Day 61: She shared Old Earth lore from her ancestors. We missed quota; I took the lashes.
Day 74: Whispers down the line: a lottery to populate Myrna-7. We indulged dreams that tasted of freedom.
Day 89: A furtive embrace. Witnessed, they dragged her away—ignored my pleading, her tears. Permanent reassignment.
She’s been gone 57 days. I wait, and remember.
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Melanie Mulrooney lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and a gaggle of kids. When not herding children or writing stories, she can be found with her nose in a book, researching her latest special interest, or begging her family to play a board game.
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