Emma's Heart (Brides of Theron 3) by Rebecca Pond, Rebecca Lorino
Authors: Rebecca Pond, Rebecca Lorino
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even worse than being transferred from foster home to foster home. At least then, she had been able to take her things with her.
Now there was nowhere for her to go. No one she knew except for Laura and she didn’t know what happened to her. She was at a total loss, and just didn’t know what to do or how to act. The anger and resentment that she had locked away for so long was trying to creep back into her veins and consume her again, and she didn’t want that. It had taken her so long to conquer those feelings and protect herself from them so that no one could hurt her or take advantage of her again. But, now it seemed that the tables had turned yet again. She felt as if she were back in the foster care system, where she didn’t know what was going to happen to her from day to day or week to week. What did Brylon expect from her? Would Brylon sell her to someone else? She didn’t know what to think, and frankly didn’t want to think about anything else for the time being.
She wondered what was hidden behind the floor length curtains along the wall. She got up off the sofa and went over and pulled one side of the fabric back. The sight that confronted her was indescribable. She stepped between the curtain and the window and put her hands up to the glass wall that looked out into the far reaches of space. To her left she could see a sliver of the moon, but it was what she saw further out that fascinated her. The darkness was filled with thousands of tiny points of light that flickered and blinked at her. A few white streaks crossed the blackness that she was able to follow with her eyes for quite a distance. Her eyes turned towards the right where she saw the outer shell of the ship. Smaller flying ships could be seen coming and going into a large open area inside the ship that she thought to be a docking bay. Bright flashing lights came from this tunnel, and she spent an unknown amount of time watching the ships move in and out.
Suddenly the curtain was whipped aside from behind her. In her shock of the sudden movement behind her, she turned to look at Brylon as he stood there with a relieved look on his face. Did he actually think that she was gone?
“I need to go check on a few things in the engine room. Will you be alright without me for a while?”
Facing the window again she said, “I have been alone most of my life, so a few more minutes will make no difference.”
He caught her reflection in the glass of the window, watching as the tears that were rolling down her cheeks, “I shouldn’t be too long. If you want to go to bed, the bedroom is right through the door next to the entry way.”
“Sure, whatever, ” was her short reply.
She listened for the sound of door sliding shut before she came out from behind the curtain. She was all alone, just the way she liked it. Taking a deep calming breath she walked to the kitchen to see if there was something to eat. She had been hungry when Brylon had offered to fix something to eat, but she was determined not to take anything from him.
This was the strangest kitchen she had ever seen. Everything was built into the walls to maximize the space. The kitchen formed a U-shape that had a small bar that jutted out on one side. She began to open and close drawers and doors of the cabinets to find something to eat or drink. Finally she found what must have been a refrigerator, because when she opened it she felt the cold air escape. Inside were neatly aligned containers of varying sizes containing what she guessed was food, and several glass bottles that contained a bright green liquid, which her thought was that it was some kind of lizard blood. Towards the back there was a bottle that had a pink liquid inside of it. She grabbed it and it appeared to have already been opened. She twisted the lid off the bottle and took a sniff. It smelled like lemons and alcohol. Shrugging her shoulders, she tipped the bottle and took a swig.
The first thing she noticed
Now there was nowhere for her to go. No one she knew except for Laura and she didn’t know what happened to her. She was at a total loss, and just didn’t know what to do or how to act. The anger and resentment that she had locked away for so long was trying to creep back into her veins and consume her again, and she didn’t want that. It had taken her so long to conquer those feelings and protect herself from them so that no one could hurt her or take advantage of her again. But, now it seemed that the tables had turned yet again. She felt as if she were back in the foster care system, where she didn’t know what was going to happen to her from day to day or week to week. What did Brylon expect from her? Would Brylon sell her to someone else? She didn’t know what to think, and frankly didn’t want to think about anything else for the time being.
She wondered what was hidden behind the floor length curtains along the wall. She got up off the sofa and went over and pulled one side of the fabric back. The sight that confronted her was indescribable. She stepped between the curtain and the window and put her hands up to the glass wall that looked out into the far reaches of space. To her left she could see a sliver of the moon, but it was what she saw further out that fascinated her. The darkness was filled with thousands of tiny points of light that flickered and blinked at her. A few white streaks crossed the blackness that she was able to follow with her eyes for quite a distance. Her eyes turned towards the right where she saw the outer shell of the ship. Smaller flying ships could be seen coming and going into a large open area inside the ship that she thought to be a docking bay. Bright flashing lights came from this tunnel, and she spent an unknown amount of time watching the ships move in and out.
Suddenly the curtain was whipped aside from behind her. In her shock of the sudden movement behind her, she turned to look at Brylon as he stood there with a relieved look on his face. Did he actually think that she was gone?
“I need to go check on a few things in the engine room. Will you be alright without me for a while?”
Facing the window again she said, “I have been alone most of my life, so a few more minutes will make no difference.”
He caught her reflection in the glass of the window, watching as the tears that were rolling down her cheeks, “I shouldn’t be too long. If you want to go to bed, the bedroom is right through the door next to the entry way.”
“Sure, whatever, ” was her short reply.
She listened for the sound of door sliding shut before she came out from behind the curtain. She was all alone, just the way she liked it. Taking a deep calming breath she walked to the kitchen to see if there was something to eat. She had been hungry when Brylon had offered to fix something to eat, but she was determined not to take anything from him.
This was the strangest kitchen she had ever seen. Everything was built into the walls to maximize the space. The kitchen formed a U-shape that had a small bar that jutted out on one side. She began to open and close drawers and doors of the cabinets to find something to eat or drink. Finally she found what must have been a refrigerator, because when she opened it she felt the cold air escape. Inside were neatly aligned containers of varying sizes containing what she guessed was food, and several glass bottles that contained a bright green liquid, which her thought was that it was some kind of lizard blood. Towards the back there was a bottle that had a pink liquid inside of it. She grabbed it and it appeared to have already been opened. She twisted the lid off the bottle and took a sniff. It smelled like lemons and alcohol. Shrugging her shoulders, she tipped the bottle and took a swig.
The first thing she noticed
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