Breva

Achingly lonely and stranded a thousand miles from home, college freshman Gianna Nero nearly takes her own life by stepping in front of an oncoming bus. A stranger saves her from that grisly fate, in the form message sent by a soggy-mouthed alien, still millions of miles away from Earth. For the first time in a long time, Gianna no longer feels like she's alone.

This six-part short story follows Gianna Nero's lifelong pursuit of linguistic knowledge from the first deep space communication to the anticipation of aliens stepping foot on Earth, and all of the flirty innuendos and spicy double entendres that sizzle upon a secret long-distance relationship lasting decades.