It was a quite a new feeling. someone In was waiting for me at home so eagerly (my wife also works, so I never felt it somehow). somehow I could hide ...y excitement. we went to local market we spoke on general topics ( I came to knew that she has a steady boyfriend also).Now the real story started…This night when we slept. we switched off the lights. again we were awake till late in night. and when we slept this time i took no time to hold her hand and after a long time I slept but didn’t leave. The logic came from the Filoyarine practice of sending exploration ships out in all directions from the home planet. Crashed Filoyarine ships had emergency beacons aboard, complete with launcher. The beacon was sent up atop a slim emergency rocket, which was fired from its tubular launch frame. Once in orbit, the beacon made a subspace jump back towards the home planet. The beacon eventually ended up near the planet, broadcasting the position of the crashed group. As the home planet did not. " She and Judy found chairs and brought them to their table. "Have you eaten?" The women shook their heads as they started to sit. "Before you sit down, let's get you some lunch. Where are your children?"Both Judy and Connie pointed to a nearby table. Three youngsters were sitting quietly, watching their mothers. Kathy rounded them up and found places for them with the rest of the tribe's kids.Kathy escorted the two women to the bank of replicators and helped them get servings for themselves. Fast.Slowly, I got up from the floor, stepped past the dying man and into the bathroom. I decided that if I wished to leave, I would need to get rid of the telltale signs of my connection to ... whatever happened here. I needed to clean myself.I closed the door, walking with trepidation to the mirror, wondering how much and how long will I need to take to make myself look halfway normal. As I looked into the mirror, I saw the scariest thing I've ever laid my eyes on.I awoke with a gasp, or.