look.
“What about your home world—”
Drake shook his head again and Cali was getting suspicious .
Maybe her friends were right to be
worried. “How are we to help you get home—”
“His injuries and the time spent in stasis could be causing a memory
block.” Nellia moved to a console at the top of his bed. “I haven’t run an in-depth scan because I wasn’t sure how his
body would react. With his permission, I
could run one now to find any issues.”
“No.” Drake almost shouted the word. “That is to say, I’m sure that my
memories will return once I’m fully rested.”
Cali winced at the force in which Drake denied a medical scan. Before she
could question him Nellia intervened.
“If you think that’s for th e best.”
Her friend moved back from the console.
“Cali, can I have a word with you and Nellia?” Vareen strode away from
the medical bed.
“Of course.” Cali reluctantly moved from Drake toward the doorway and
into the hall. Her friend didn’t waste a moment and jumped right into it.
“What is going on Cali?” Vareen stood impassively at the doorway. The
guards Cali had waved back were standing at either side of the entrance. Both
of them quite burly by Cestori standards. “You can’t keep your eyes off of that
male and there are some weird undercurrents in the room.”
“I don’t know what you mean.” Cali blushed.
“Cali, even I know what Vareen is talking about. While I find our mystery
passenger terrifying, you are entranced.” Nellia looked at the guards happily.
Cali could see Nellia felt entirely secure now that she knew these males
were watching the door. She almost laughed at the false sense of security Nellia
had. The males of security were highly trained, with all types of weapons. She
just wasn’t so sure they were a match for the sheer size of the male in the
other room.
“Okay, I’m attracted to him, but that doesn’t mean anything,” she
admitted.
“Doesn’t mean anything?!” Vareen almost shouted. Taking her hands Vareen
squeezed, “Cali of course it does. You have to stay away from him if you can’t
be objective. We know nothing about him.” Dropping her hands and waving her own
in the air her friend continued, “The stasis pod he was in was made from unknown
materials, that in itself is odd. Then there is the fact that he conveniently
doesn’t remember his reason for being in the Buffer Zone, or what ship he was
on or even his home world ? There is something strange going
on.” She had ended her rant with a sharp look at the doors to the medical unit.
“I agree.” Nellia was pacing again, “His memory could be impaired like
he’s saying, I just get a weird vibe from his responses. I want you to be
careful Cali, something else is going on…I can feel it.”
“I hear what both of you are saying and I’ll be careful.” Cali insisted,
her gaze going to the doors. “If he’s okay to be released from medical, he can
be assigned room nine on the security deck. I’ll make sure he knows how to get
help if he feels the need.”
Vareen nodded her agreement and moved to speak with the guards and then
she was walking to the elevator. “I’ll notify you when I have any information
on his stasis pod. Cali…Nellia.” With a nod, she was inside the lift and disappeared.
“I’ll tell our guest that he is to have new quarters.” Nellia moved to
walk back inside, then paused. “Cali, I know you are very close to Vareen. She may
have been the one to stay up with you long after the rest of us, talking about
those romance novels, but it doesn’t take an expert to see that something
happens to you when you look at Drake. I don’t want to hurt you, but think
about why we are here in the Buffer Zone. Think about the reality of what we
are facing. Your mother will never give up, she’s too powerful and when she
want’s something, relentless.”
Cali knew that her mother was exactly what Nellia was describing. Why did
everyone feel it
“What about your home world—”
Drake shook his head again and Cali was getting suspicious .
Maybe her friends were right to be
worried. “How are we to help you get home—”
“His injuries and the time spent in stasis could be causing a memory
block.” Nellia moved to a console at the top of his bed. “I haven’t run an in-depth scan because I wasn’t sure how his
body would react. With his permission, I
could run one now to find any issues.”
“No.” Drake almost shouted the word. “That is to say, I’m sure that my
memories will return once I’m fully rested.”
Cali winced at the force in which Drake denied a medical scan. Before she
could question him Nellia intervened.
“If you think that’s for th e best.”
Her friend moved back from the console.
“Cali, can I have a word with you and Nellia?” Vareen strode away from
the medical bed.
“Of course.” Cali reluctantly moved from Drake toward the doorway and
into the hall. Her friend didn’t waste a moment and jumped right into it.
“What is going on Cali?” Vareen stood impassively at the doorway. The
guards Cali had waved back were standing at either side of the entrance. Both
of them quite burly by Cestori standards. “You can’t keep your eyes off of that
male and there are some weird undercurrents in the room.”
“I don’t know what you mean.” Cali blushed.
“Cali, even I know what Vareen is talking about. While I find our mystery
passenger terrifying, you are entranced.” Nellia looked at the guards happily.
Cali could see Nellia felt entirely secure now that she knew these males
were watching the door. She almost laughed at the false sense of security Nellia
had. The males of security were highly trained, with all types of weapons. She
just wasn’t so sure they were a match for the sheer size of the male in the
other room.
“Okay, I’m attracted to him, but that doesn’t mean anything,” she
admitted.
“Doesn’t mean anything?!” Vareen almost shouted. Taking her hands Vareen
squeezed, “Cali of course it does. You have to stay away from him if you can’t
be objective. We know nothing about him.” Dropping her hands and waving her own
in the air her friend continued, “The stasis pod he was in was made from unknown
materials, that in itself is odd. Then there is the fact that he conveniently
doesn’t remember his reason for being in the Buffer Zone, or what ship he was
on or even his home world ? There is something strange going
on.” She had ended her rant with a sharp look at the doors to the medical unit.
“I agree.” Nellia was pacing again, “His memory could be impaired like
he’s saying, I just get a weird vibe from his responses. I want you to be
careful Cali, something else is going on…I can feel it.”
“I hear what both of you are saying and I’ll be careful.” Cali insisted,
her gaze going to the doors. “If he’s okay to be released from medical, he can
be assigned room nine on the security deck. I’ll make sure he knows how to get
help if he feels the need.”
Vareen nodded her agreement and moved to speak with the guards and then
she was walking to the elevator. “I’ll notify you when I have any information
on his stasis pod. Cali…Nellia.” With a nod, she was inside the lift and disappeared.
“I’ll tell our guest that he is to have new quarters.” Nellia moved to
walk back inside, then paused. “Cali, I know you are very close to Vareen. She may
have been the one to stay up with you long after the rest of us, talking about
those romance novels, but it doesn’t take an expert to see that something
happens to you when you look at Drake. I don’t want to hurt you, but think
about why we are here in the Buffer Zone. Think about the reality of what we
are facing. Your mother will never give up, she’s too powerful and when she
want’s something, relentless.”
Cali knew that her mother was exactly what Nellia was describing. Why did
everyone feel it
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