The SD card slides out easily and I hold it in my palm for a second. This tiny piece of plastic that might save our lives. I tuck it into...
Dad yanks Luna to her feet and barks orders at his buddies to scatter, to get out of here now. And suddenly the hunters who were chasing us are running...
My first day at the public school is worse than I imagined. The building is huge and crowded and loud in ways that make my skin crawl. Kids are everywhere...
Cold. The word women receive when they stop handing out warmth to people who burn themselves on it. I breathed, slow. “I’m not cold, David. I’m clear.” We stood in...
My Town Killed One Random Person Every Month to Keep the Population Stable… The Day They Chose My Father, I Finally Understood the Truth When I turned sixteen, the...
Are they in danger now because of my rescue? Audrey’s face goes serious and grim. She explains, “The council will definitely punish my family as an example to stop other...
She had to choose between saving her parents and protecting the resistance movement that was just starting and she picked the mission over them. Her voice breaks when she says...
My brother sat at the table watching us with tears running down his face. And after a while, he pulled out paper and started writing. He wrote that he wanted...
Inside, the cabin smelled like old smoke and pine. One bedroom. A tiny kitchen. A battered wooden table. Vincent set his laptop on the table like it was a weapon....
Silence, then: “Are you safe?” “As safe as I can be,” I said. “I need your help with something… official.” Julia exhaled. “You’re going to the police.” “Not yet,” I...