Venus of Dreams by Pamela Sargent

Author:Pamela Sargent [Sargent, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2014-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

During the rest of the week-and-a-half-long journey, Benzi spent most of his waking hours with the pilot. Rosa showed him how the ship calculated its trajectory, told him about its protective shielding, and about what the symbols on each of the small screens meant.

Sometimes, he shared a meal with the pilots in front of their screen. Boka, the dark-skinned man, was soon referring to Benzi as his copilot, and the others seemed happy to let him sit with them in the control center. They, unlike Iris, did not treat him as if his small presence were somehow worrisome and troubling.

Benzi preferred the company of the pilots to that of the other passengers. There was no other child on the ship except for one older boy who ignored him, and the passengers seemed bored by the trip. They sat at their tables gossiping or playing games, or had drinks in front of their screen while ignoring its panoramic view of the heavens. Iris seemed as bored as the rest, and content to let Benzi wander off in the company of a pilot.

Whenever Benzi lay on his bed trying to sleep, he wondered if his mother might have a change of heart when they reached Anwara. Iris had left him once before; maybe she would let him stay on the ship with Rosa. Somehow, he had the feeling that she would not really miss him, in spite of her talk about the Project and all the fun he would have with his father on the Islands. Rosa called him her apprentice; Boka had said that his own daughter might soon be traveling with the pilots.

Benzi never wanted his journey to end. He would be free on the Faisal, able to travel with his new friends through the timelessness of space instead of adjusting to a new environment and its demands.

By the time the torchship was nearing Anwara, Benzi had almost convinced himself that Rosa would ask him to stay aboard, and that Iris would agree.

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