Chapter Forty-Four
Kisha
On the planet Haas, in a tidy terrace-house on the outskirts of the city of Haaseen, the dawn’s first rays filtered between the tall buildings of the city’s heart. Kisha looked out of the front window as sunlight kissed frost, and the steady drip, drip, drip of melt-water began to sound in the down-pipes.
She turned as her ma pulled a jumper and leggings from the welcome-pack they’d been given and held them up as if comparing her for size. Kisha made a face. They looked nothing like what she’d wear back in Old Town, but her ma had that determined look and she knew she’d have to put them on anyway.
Their new place was made of stone, much nicer than the ancient timbers of their last house. There was no chance this one would burn down. At first, her ma had cried a
