She was nervous to meet him. She wasn't even supposed to be alive anymore.

Her mom was gone. Keith was gone. She hadn't even known Cal that well. Short time they spent in

Spacecity

.

But now that the time has passed. She saw that she hadn't made many friends after returning to earth.

It was harder to make friends at this age.

So when an old spacemate reached out to her of course she was going to meet up.

She was still in

Gas City

. She hadn't planned to be here. Did she ever have a plan? No. But she had a feeling she was going somewhere. And it all made so much sense even though she didn't know the details. It wasn't supposed to be like this. She thought.

They were meeting at the diner that once had the perfectly cooked eggs. The cooks had changed long ago. Changed many times over. And the eggs were never cooked as well. She still enjoyed going there though. Fond memories. She hoped they'd never close down.

Cal. Would he show up on time? In space there was no place to go. So tardiness wasn't a thing that distinguished people. On earth. It did.