The rest of the week went by slowly. The only things I did was eat sleep, talk to Theo, and listen to music. I was bored, more bored than I’d ever been. At least Dr. Karon wasn’t near me for the rest of the ride.

On the last day on the ship, a voice announced, “We’ll be landing in two hours.â€?

Then, everything became hectic.

People ran through the halls, ecstatic with the news. I felt as if I was the only one who wasn’t excited.

I was dreading the moment we would land. What would it be like? So many things would be different, so strange…

Two hours. Two hours from now, I would be stuck on Earth. I wouldn’t return home, I knew that much.

The ship was a bit shaky now, probably just slowing down from the faster speed it’d been going. “One hour until landing,â€? the fuzzy voice said.

I was roaming about the hallways in a daze. 60 minutes, and then… Earth.