Whoever is messing with the door is trying to be quiet, which is just drawing out the slight noise and making it more noticeable. I slide off my bed into the space between the beds, slip the knife out from under my pillow, and reach up to grab Charlie with my other hand in one motion. He jerks, b...
It was now empty of people or artifacts and held just the debris of their meeting and Greta. Seated in one of the chairs in the half-light that spilled from the hallway, she was still and deep in thought. When Marina tapped the door jamb to announce her presence, she lifted her head and gave a wa...
The sky is bright and clear blue, with just a few tiny streaks of cloud up high to make it look real. It rained last night for a good while, so everything has been washed clean. In the early light, lingering moisture glitters in shiny spots on the pavement.And there are birds everywhere. Nests se...
It disappears into a smudge of light and then into nothing quite quickly. Our town isn’t large but it’s all I’ve ever known. I’ve never been more than a day’s walk from it in my life. To the west, a few hours’ hike has brought me past the last of anything truly green and i...