Cast of Nova by S J McLaughlin

Author:S J McLaughlin [McLaughlin, S J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“I ain’t seeing anything,” Desmond said. He cycled through the readings on the monitor, showing Kendal all the radars and indicators. “Nothing followed us.”

“You sure?” Kendal asked, leaning up against Desmond’s chair and watching the screen. “Shows that there’s a lot of motion around us.”

“Just space junk and rocks,” Desmond said. He flicked off the monitors and got out of his chair. “They ain’t following us, Kid.”

“They knew where we were,” Kendal said. “They knew which direction the ship left in, and they know who I am.”

“And yet there’s about five planets this way. Even if they managed track us to Jenny, there’s about a million places we could have landed. Don’t worry yourself.”

Kendal sighed and nodded his head. Desmond was right. There was no way the Union could have tracked them. Kendal was only worrying himself.

He changed the ship’s internal code to be sure, and went to dining room to meet up with the others.

Mira was already at the table, staring at the plate of ration bars, biscuits, and vegetable mush in the center.

She’s cut her hair off below the ears, above where the burnt tips had been. It spiked up in the back and her bangs swooped to the side and fanned out over her forehead. She looked different with short hair. Jaw more angular and cheekbones sunken. He saw more of her eyes and neck now, making her look younger.

“You cut your hair,” he said.

“Wasn’t gonna go ‘round all lopsided,” she said, trying not to look him in the eye.

“It looks nice,” Kendal said, taking a seat beside her.

“Either you’re just being sweet,” Mira said, “or you got some terrible taste in women.”

“I’m not just saying it,” Kendal said.

“Then I’d really hate to see what kind of women you’ve been with in your life.”

He forced a smile and left it at that. This was their first meal after escaping the Bachman, and Kendal was hungry enough that he felt tremors.

Desmond came back from the common room. Boe was with him, arms chained to his front. He sat Boe down across from Mira and Kendal, and ran Boe’s chain between the metal bar underneath the table, giving him enough room to set his hands on the table so he could eat.

“I don’t like him being out here,” Mira said.

“Tough,” Desmond said. He sat next to Boe and set his kinetic on the table by his plate, within his reach and far from Boe’s.

“Kendal think’s it’s a bad idea too,” Mira said.

“I didn’t say anything.”

“Can’t trust him in there with forks and knives all by himself,” Desmond said, already filling his plate with food. “Might find a way to get himself free. Or might just jab himself in his neck.”

Mira laughed into her hand. “I think we oughta just let him eat with his mouth,” she said, both her and Kendal filling their plates as well.

“He ain’t a dog, Mir.”

“The hell’s a dog?” Mira said.

Desmond raised a brow. “You don’t have ‘em where you’re from?”

Mira shook her head. “Don’t got those were I’m from.

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