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Grihul stands with a scowl. “It’s the sensor. Something is getting close to us.”

“Are they here to fix the power?”

“Get dressed.”

“Oh! Fuck!” I hurry to the bathroom, where my clothes should sit. That comes without a warning, huh?

Chapter twelve

Chapter 12

Grihul

Itake a breath as I get out of the room. It feels like reality is striking now.

It was... a weird night.

Was it a dream?

At the driving dashboard, I turn off the siren. The green light for communication is up. I press it to connect with whoever that is. “Yes, what’s up?”

“Hello, it’s Grihul, right? We are fixing the power and, hopefully, you can leave in an hour or so. We are sorry for the inconvenience.” Maybe it is the other police here.

“I understand. Sounds like the storm got worse.”

“Indeed. The whole city was snowed in for the whole night. The storm is still raging, so... In fact, I suggest you stay indoors. We can arrange a room for you to stay in before the weather is clear. I suspect your destination will remain closed anyway, so you may not want to be driving your cargo around.”

I silently let out a breath. “That will be good. I don’t have any phone connection.”

“By the way, did you see the officer who is supposed to notify you about your release?”

“I do. She is here with me.”

There’s a sigh from the other end of the call. “I see. That’s good. Thank you for helping her.”

“It was cold last night. It was the right thing to do.” Maybe this is Kendra’s boss or something.

“Okay. I’ll meet you when the repair is done.”

Maybe he is nearby, but the spaceship’s driving dashboard is lifted, so I can’t see what’s closer to the ground when I’m here. “Sure.”

The communication ends and I let out a breath. I hate all these administrative things.

“What did they say?” Kendra comes to my side. She is in her police uniform again. The uniform is wrinkled, but not too bad.

“They are fixing the power now. It should be good to go in an hour or so.”

She lets out a breath. “Finally, I can go home.”

“But he says the weather is still bad outside and he will give me a room to stay in until it’s safe to leave.”

She frowns. “Oh...”

I won’t be seeing her anymore soon... I don’t know whether I’d be happy about that or not. “Can’t wait to get away from me?”

She shakes her head. “Absolutely not. Oh... I mean, I...”

She has to be hiding something. I wonder... She was going to tell me, but the siren cut her off. Maybe she isn’t ready yet.

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