The Sunspacers Trilogy
“He hadn’t noticed her yet. She probably looked very different in her blue coveralls and boots. She wanted to shout to him, but held back. What was he doing here? If he had taken the work to be with her, then why hadn’t he come to see her upon arrival? He might have called or sent a message easily. Suddenly she had the feeling that he might be embarrassed by her seeing him like this.
Slowly, she turned away, hoping that he wouldn’t see her.
“Lissa!” he shouted before she had gone ten paces.
She ...stopped, confused by her own feelings and the tone of his voice. He sounded harsh, and suddenly she didn’t want to see him, but she turned around in time to watch him leap down from the roof of the single story structure. He landed unsteadily on his feet, then fell on his hands in front of her.
“Are you hurt?” she asked as he looked up at her with a dirty face.
“No,” he said. “I should have realized that a small place like this would have a noticeable coriolis effect.”
“Didn’t they warn you that if you jump you might not come down where you planned?”MoreLess
Slowly, she turned away, hoping that he wouldn’t see her.
“Lissa!” he shouted before she had gone ten paces.
She ...stopped, confused by her own feelings and the tone of his voice. He sounded harsh, and suddenly she didn’t want to see him, but she turned around in time to watch him leap down from the roof of the single story structure. He landed unsteadily on his feet, then fell on his hands in front of her.
“Are you hurt?” she asked as he looked up at her with a dirty face.
“No,” he said. “I should have realized that a small place like this would have a noticeable coriolis effect.”
“Didn’t they warn you that if you jump you might not come down where you planned?”MoreLess
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