Sarah stared down at the TC in her hands. If she watched any of the programs on it, she'd miss Earth so much, she would be miserable for days. If only she could go outside and walk in the sun. Or if that stubborn Zyrgin would let her speak to Julia and Natalie, she wouldn't feel this isolated.
Heavy pounding on the wall where the door was located made Sarah nearly come out of her skin. Her TC flew out of her hands and she fumbled, but managed not to drop it. The door opened with that weird soundless whoosh. Zaar stalked in with exaggerated slowness. If her heart wasn't beating overtime and her legs trembling, she might have thought it funny. He looked like an actor in a movie clip that was shown in slow motion.
"I knocked," he announced.