Chapter 514
Isaac Goodman
I slide out of bed and head into the shower.
The water is hot. Scalding. I let it beat against my shoulders, trying to wash away the exhaustion that never seems to leave me. The steam fills the small cubicle, fogging the glass.
When I come out, Eva is already awake.
She is standing by the window in a silk robe, looking out at the glass walls of the room. The golden light of the morning shines into the room, and out the window, the growing city of Nova Arcadia sits sprawling through the reinforced glass.
The capital of Nea Gaia. Humanity's greatest achievement. And the last place I want to be right now.
She turns to look at me, then turns back to the window.
I ignore her and look for my clothes. The giant glass walls are one-sided anyway. No one can see her naked form. No one can see anything that happens in here.
She doesn't say a word. Neither do I as I dress.
