The Refugee
The child picked up her doll and looked at us. From the looks of it she is about eight to ten years old. Celestine realized that she still has her gun trained at the child so she lowered and holstered it. The child now saw Celestine as a friendly stood up proudly and introduced herself. “Hello everyone, I am Nico p-” She stopped midway. Celestine and I looked at Nico realizing that she must have undergone something traumatic to be on that lifepod alone. “Hello Nico, I am Celestine. Nice to meet you.” Celestine squatted as she reached out her hand. Nico shook her hand. Celestine then introduced us to her. We smiled at the kid and she smiled back at us. “Is it okay if I asked you why you were alone in that lifepod?” Celestine asked with her soothing voice. She made sure to smile. “Well
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