“I am alive and I am not alone.” She drank from a bottle that Jerome offered her, a strange alien beverage. The entire spaceport laughed at her when she pointed to a bag containing a fluffy scared lump, yes, she brought a cat with her. "Earth cat so far from home," She averted her eyes at the mention of "home”. "There is no more home, this is now my home," after exhaling a sigh, she took another sip and gave herself permission to relish the moment.