The deep hum of hyperspace filled her ears. Her left forearm ached and her wrist was frozen in place. She blinked open her eyes to see a dim light in the berthing cabin. A tiny kitchen unit and a two-person booth filled the opposite wall. She looked around without moving her head and found there wasn't much more in these cramped quarters.
Slowly, she tried sitting up and, though her head pounded on the way, she was surprised when she succeeded. Wearing only med-lab issue pajamas, she lowered bare feet to the metal deck and held the bunk frame to stand. She ducked instinctively and squinted behind her to find that it was a double stack bunk, but there was no one in the bed above her.
The grating felt like it was cutting into the skin of her feet. Wobbling on jelly legs, she reached for th
