Amanda took her eyes off the view and looked for the cab she had askedfor. By coincidence, Elise Fremont, coming back from another fare, hadanswered t...e call to the hospital in her green-checked taxi. Not thatshe knew Amanda or Amanda her, but it was an odd happenstance. BothAmanda and the orderly waved to her as she wheeled the vehicle into thevalet line in front of the hospital. Only in Newport Beach do hospitalshave valet parking, thought Amanda; but she was wrong, Hoag Memorial ispartly in. Behind the officer’s quarters was a medical station with a pod, some storage lockers, and then the engineering spaces. There was a lot of space in there, because the engines, FTL drive and other systems were all back there, but the passageways in between all that equipment were tight and all the equipment was enclosed. It sure wasn’t anything like the sci-fi movies we saw on earth where engineering spaces were light filled, open and airy artistic masterpieces, but had just enough space to. She was becoming prouder and ever more conscious of her own exalted station in life. What was more, this particular morning she was in a very disagreeable mood indeed, thanks to a very disturbing dream she had just had.The enraged Princess leapt out of bed and struck the poor girl hard on the face. Martha shrank back fearfully - when would she learn that the happy carefree days of their shared childhood were past, she asked herself?"Get out of my room this instant. Never come in here again. . Is there anything I can do to...?”I silence her with a gasp, placing my hands behind her neck and head, and I close my eyes tightly “Bellissa... Please...” I slowly move forward, pressing my forehead against hers, and lower one hand to rest behind her back “Just listen...” I can feel my body begin to burn, and the sound of my thumping heart floods my ears “I... I don’t know when things changed...” I slowly open my eyes, taking in a deep breath, and hold it for dear life “But... But I...”.