Chapter Twenty Three

Amaris stepped into the office with an inexplicable amount of dread. Still, she tried to shake it off and smiled as she faced the captain. “Is everything alright?” She asked.

The captain didn’t answer straight away. He closed the door and turned to face her. The long silence and long look he gave her didn’t help calm her nerves. “Take a seat.”

She slowly pulled out a chair and lowered herself onto it. All the while, her eyes did not leave her father. “What is it?” She asked again.

“Before you boarded this ship, where were you intending to go?” He asked whilst slowly pacing the room.

“To a friend of Vanya’s.” She answered, “She was going to keep me in her house until I could find a proper job to support myself. Why?”

“Would you have been happy there?”

“What is this about?” She asked skeptically. “What is happening?”

“Please,” His voice sounded different, thicker. “Answer me.”