"You cannot run from the great dragon." Lee translated from the dragon man. "We must leave. He will find you."
This message has been a bit unnerving compared to the previous messages. It implies that the dragon man has visual on us and knows we relocated to drill site three. The last thing we need is him making his way towards the drill site.
We've reactivated the third drill with the hopes of dropping the new modified submarine within the next two weeks.
While we wait, I've spent almost all my time with James. We have a feeling Lee knows or is at least suspicious, but he hasn't said anything.
Maybe this is just a honeymoon phase but right now I feel happier than I have in a long time. Looking back to how I felt before our spaceship landed, I feel happier than I thought I ever could again. I still miss my father and my son each and every day when I wake up and again when I go to bed, but the pain is a little less when I lie in bed with James. I also feel for the first time a bit of optimism when it comes to making it home alive. Before I would think about making it home, I would have to convince myself. I would remind myself about my promise and how I simply had to, but I don't know if I ever believed it.
It really makes me wish Miller had not done what she did. Things can get better. It was hard for me to see back then but it was true.
This has to be the longest our team has gone on this mission without an incident. That worries the superstitious part of me. It really does feel like anything can go wrong any day. That is the nature of Europa. However, just because it can go wrong doesn't mean it will. My dad used to tell me that when I was little. I guess I've always been the type to worry.
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Europa
Science FictionIn order to embark on a mission to discover alien life on the icy moon of Jupiter Maria must leave her life on Earth behind, including her father and her seven-year-old son Diego. She thought the hardest part of the mission would be saying goodbye...
