Chapter 19

The participants of Starlight Project returned to Josmere after the program ended. Winona couldn't help but find it surreal to be back on the streets of Josmere, which had grown busier over the years, after so long. Having spent five years at the research facility at the border where no one ever visited, she had acclimated to the dry and scorching weather there. It took her a while to get used to the chilly, fall weather in Josmere. The participants got off the plane and piled into the campus-bound car sent by Stellanridge University. Winona picked the window seat at the back of the car. A moment later, David approached her and clapped her on the shoulder. "What are your plans now that you're back, Winona?" Winona studied the man who had mentored her and changed her life. She had only gratitude for him. "I've learned a lot in the last five years. I can also feel that I'm lacking, so I'll go back to the university to further my studies once my schedule has been straightened out a