The Warmth of Home

That night, Zarya didn’t return. I’ve been alone for a long time, but for some reason, the empty room feels even more lonely.

I sit on my bed, looking around the room. Maybe because it’s Zarya, or maybe she just got lucky, but our room is on the top floor, overlooking the small hills behind the big house. I’d heard that Naiara and Declan had built their house there and that Lirien and Xena had bui