Karissa: A Gothic Star Trek Romance Novel Part One Chapter 1

The first day of Star Base 12

Star Date 2273.08.27. Today  Cadet Karissa Lowell arrived on Star Base 12 from Planet Earth. It was her chance to start anew and try to get over the lost of her beloved fiance, Roy. He died of prostrate cancer. They were suppose to get married, but things did not work out for them.
Roy came down with cancer and in a matter of months it took his life. 
She was offered a full scholarship to attend Star Fleet Academy. She had decided on Medical Science with a minor in psychology.
She was the fourth child in a family of six children and her parents could not afford to send any of of their children  to college.
When Karissa was given the chance to study on Star Base 12 at Star Fleet Academy. She took the first Shuttle craft from Earth to Star Base 12.
Karissa's  heart was really into the Arts and Humanities. 
The Earth as we knew it is no one. It has been ruined by Nuclear War. 
The ground and dirt to grow food in contaminated by radiation, and so is the water supply.
Many of the men and women have been left sterile and unable to bear children.
It reminds Karissa of book by Margaret AtWood. It tells the story of young women that are made to have children for upper class husband and wives that can't have children.
It is taken from The Old Testament whereas Sarah, gives her handmaiden Hagar to her husband, Abraham.
All the fertile young women are placed in a harem and then sent out to have intercourse with a married man that has a wife that is sterile.
She have chosen not to live at Star Fleet Academy because of the lack of morals.
Karissa live at Madame's Boarding House on the outskirt of Star Base 12.
Madame has a garden with a high wall surrounding it.She has give Karissa the key to garden door and she would  take my lute out there in sing and dance in the sunlight.