Chapter 4
“Hey, umm, Callista, you’re kinda quiet this arvo. Is everything okay?”
I felt a twist in my stomach and sighed. You know me too well.
Javolo had just finished with the last load of Amakio from the vein he’d been working on since lunch. We were waiting for data to be sent through to the Nav Computer to pinpoint the next one.
I’d been trying to sound cheery, or at least normal, but it wasn’t working. Javolo had noticed my mood, and as hard as I tried, I couldn’t bring myself to tell him what was wrong. So much for me being able to talk to him about anything. I felt guilty. Why couldn’t I tell him? Every time I told myself to go ahead and tell him about it, I’d clam up. Nothing would come out of my mouth. It actually felt like my throat was closing up and preventing me from spe
