Reyes was an astronaut, and she lived on a space station for six months. Every day she did the same work, and she often felt alone.
One Friday night she heard a small voice on the radio. It was a child, and she was reading a picture book aloud. Her name was Lila, and she was nine years old. She lived in a small town on Earth, and she was in her school's radio club.
After that they talked every Friday. Lila asked, "What does space smell like?" and "Are the stars loud?" Reyes answered, "Like hot metal," and "No, space is silent." On her last Friday in space, Reyes read the end of the book to Lila. When she came home, she visited the radio club at Lila's school.