Chapter 32
When Nova returned to the hub she felt lighter than she had since before Karina died. She was sure she wouldn’t need to repeat her visit to the populated areas of the ship for weeks at least, if ever. The feelings remained within her, buoying her up.
She threw herself back into the complex task she was working on, making more progress in a few hours than she had in the previous week. She worked until she was exhausted, then curled herself up in the blankets, immediately falling into a restful sleep.
She woke the next day in an equally good mood and after a quick breakfast she went back to work. The task she was tackling was massive, in both scope and complexity, but she was certain she could c***k it given enough time. She wasn’t really sure if she would ever use it but
