Chapter 212. I'm Home

A decade later...

Red rested her cheek on one hand and watched Jonah send her some files. After receiving them, she nodded quickly.

"I'll review these files as soon as possible and send you the results," Red said. "Is there anything else you wanted to tell me?"

"So when are you coming back?" Jonah's face scrunched up as he asked.

Red chuckled. "Soon. But not yet," she replied. "And stop making that ridiculous face, Jonah. You're too old for that."

"Hey, I'm in my early 30s. Best age, funny and charming."

"Okay." Red just nodded.

"It's too bad you won't marry me. I've lost hope after waiting for the last ten years, lonely, alone, only able to contact you by long-distance communication at the speed of light."

"Stop babbling."

Jonah laughed. "All right."

Ten years.

Red could hardly believe that she had lived on Earth for a decade and was now thirty years old. In that time, Earth had changed considerably. Her quiet life,