Broken Boulder To The Galaxy And Beyond

Boy, it must be bad if it was upsetting Korei so. She knew the girl was emotional, but to this amount? Something terrible had happened to this Galaxy, and it had altered her friend's life enough to leave her in endless tears. Lily continued to give her silent comfort, a sturdy dark presence in the night beside her.

She couldn't imagine losing one of her family members. There had been a couple of close calls with Daddy, and one time Jimmy had gotten injured on the border--but that had been all. There was always the inevitable, that everyone died some day, but she'd never thought much about it. At any rate, barring any unfortunate incidents, that day was far in the future.

It occurred to Lily, then, that she likely would miss the deaths of her parents, and maybe her siblings, too. That the last time she had seen them would be the last time. . .ever. That thought gave her pause, and a lump formed in her throat, making it hard to swallow. She ducked her head, keeping her own emotions at bay.