The Highway at the Edge of Everything
The shuttle sounded like a man apologizing.
Every few minutes, some new system would groan or stutter or...
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Earth is gone. The evacuation fleet scattered like terrified prey. And I am stranded past the asteroid belt, completely alone. For years, I told myself she made it onto another ship. I told myself the dead relays and broken coordinates didn't mean it was over. But hope is a dangerous thing in deep space. I’m done doing the math on our survival. I'm stepping into the silence, and I am going to find her.
The shuttle sounded like a man apologizing.
Every few minutes, some new system would groan or stutter or...