Alone

Chapter 2: All About Alicia

Alicia POV

As I'm waiting for my warp engines to wind down and spit me out only god knows where, I might as well tell you how this space trip from hell began and a little more about me. Well to start, my name is Alicia Tate and I'm 24 years old. I've been to college and graduated, but it's not like I really excelled in much. I guess you could say I'm about as average as it gets.

I'm not entirely unprepared, well growing up, not only did we go to school and learn history, sciences, literature, and other such things, but we also had to attend training courses to prepare us for life in space. People still live on earth of course, but some prefer to live in space stations, on other planets throughout the galaxy or even on their own space ships or cruisers.

I come from a somewhat wealthy family, both my parents work in the scientific field and have helped to make many new technological advances. I was raised to know the basics and survival techniques so I can freely travel through space on my own. I only wish I would have paid more attention to the classes about fixing your ship, especially the warp drive! Hind sight is 20/20, as they like to say.

This trip was only meant to be a short travel from earth to Philon 4. Philon 4 is a small planet in the milkyway galaxy. It's not in our planetary system but it's about 3 hours away using warp speed. It's also not a planet anyone really lives on, unless you work there. It's categorized as a shopping planet with some amusements such as parks and beaches. Some people often vacation there for a bit but most will just go for the great shopping. The planet is like one huge amazing mall! Civilizations from all over the galaxy have stores there and you can find absolutely anything your heart desires. I was going there to shop for a new dress for a party I was supposed to attend for a new discovery made by my parents friend, Professor John Adams. It wasn't something I was looking forward to attending but of course my parents insisted and I knew it was so I could accompany Professor Adams son, Tristan.

Don't get me wrong, Tristan is extremely handsome, standing tall at 6 ft. 2 compared to my 5 ft. 6 stature, and has sandy blonde hair, icy blue eyes, and he's built like a Greek God, but something about him just vibes me the wrong way and my feellings about people or anything for that matter haven't led me astray yet,, so I trust my vibes more than I would his perfectly charming smile. It's probably because he's an over privileged, rich boy jerk! He is sweet to me but I know it's only because he's trying to get in my pants and my parents wallet and once that happens he will probably treat me like dirt.

I know our parents were hoping we would end up together and get married one day but I'm looking for more. I want to find someone who makes my heart beat faster and slower at the same time. Someone who can see me to my core for everything I am and everything I'm not and love me wholly and completely. I want the kind of whirlwind romance that you only see once in a lifetime, if you're lucky...but of course I know that kind of stuff only happens in fairy tales so I'm not holding my breath. Also considering my current situation, I'll be lucky if I even find another human or humanoid, let alone love.

For now, I'm just trying to survive and hopefully find my way back home.

Part of me is beginning to wonder if I didn't want this, subconsciously of course, or if it's some stroke of crazy "luck" that has happened to me.

If I make it back home soon, I can already see how my future, the rest of my life will probably lead. I'll be welcomed home and then kept under close watch for who knows how long, only because my parents would not be able to bear anything like this happening again.

I love my parents, they are amazing people but they see only the good in everyone. I know that somehow they will be able to finally get me to agree to allow Tristan into my life and although, like I've explained I just get a feeling when it comes to him that I cannot explain. I'm not sure if he's hiding something or if it's just his true self but either way I can see us ending up together, mostly to make both of our parents happy.

We will have a comfortable life, I don't doubt that...but I don't want just comfortable. I want to live and experience everything I possibly can. if my life does lead toward Tristan though, I do not see any of that happening at all and I'm not sure I can handle a life like that. I would honestly rather be alone and give up my hope for some amazing love than end up as Tristan's trophy wife.

The more I think about this trip and the warp malfunctions, I have to wonder if it can possibly be a potentially good thing. I'll keep my fingers crossed though because I could just be setting myself up for extreme disappointment or possibly even death. But hey, keep happy thoughts right?