XII. Choose Happiness
The lights inside the sickbay and the rest of the ship had already dimmed for the night cycle, but Mikhail was still standing guard by Anjali’s bedside.
She’d fallen asleep a while ago. The blood loss and the drugs and the resulting crash had taken a lot out of her, more than she’d ever admit. But then, Anjali had always been stubborn that way, insisting she was fine even when she was barely able to stand.
As the acting — and currently only — security officer aboard the Freedom’s Horizon, Mikhail should theoretically be patrolling the corridors and hallways of the ship. However, it was in the middle of the night cycle and the ship was in hyperspace where no threats could reach them. The Captain’s kids, who — as Mikhail had found out — would always go where they wer
