ILLUMINARRPG: (6 - 1036) ACSO Ensign jg Zara Khatri

[Zara Khatri]

Mission: Exogenesis
Day 6
Stardate: 2446.06.06

(USS Illuminar - Isolation Ward - ACSO Ensign jg Zara Khatri - 1036)

Zara's tears anointed Yevan's hospital gown, a loving good-bye to her friend.  They knew each other less than three days, but a bond formed, something that could have been a lifetime of joy and friendship.  Zara couldn't explain how it happened, as they were so different, but perhaps that was why.  Someone that was going to be an enrichment to her, was gone forever.

Though deep sobs turned to soft weeping, emotions of sorrow, loss, and pain swept through her like the waxing tide on a beach.

Soft caressing moved across Zara's back.  There was the quiet hum of a medical tricorder.

"I'm sorry, Zara."  It was their nurse, though the caress wasn't from her.

Zara nodded weakly.  The nurse stepped away, but the touch on her back was still there.  Sitting up, she looked to see what was happening.

"Lieutenant Pex," whispered Zara.  She glanced at Yevan's beautiful, blue face.  "I tried, sir.  I tried to think of something."  She bowed her head and closed her eyes.  "I tried."

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(posted by Mary Lou)