Ashes

A short story about a woman haunted by a past mistake from her service in Jupiter's navy.

Roberta Costa, in a tragic accident, killed three-hundred-twenty-one people at New Beijing, a colony cylinder orbiting Mars. Though honorably discharged from Jupiter's navy, she is tormented by her actions. Her sister and a kind elderly woman from New Beijing seek to bring her back from the brink of despair after a failed suicide attempt.

Does Roberta have the strength to overcome her depression, PTSD, and guilt to find, if not happiness, at least peace with herself?