He breathed deeply, a sense of courage filling him. He had made the choice and now standing on this familiar porch it felt final. The door swung open and confusion flashed over his face. The last thing he expected to see, the ghost-girl of his dreams, was before him. ...
Wanting what he says to be true. That my parents and Charles were forced to leave against their will. "I have a letter for you, Lukas. Your father gave it to me. Right before...." "Before what? Stop being mysterious and tell me what you mean." I shake my hands while still ...
They sit with me on my bed and we eat the fresh meal the Refuge has prepared for us. As I jab my fork in the salad I think of Mom, her hands weeding the lettuce I eat, and her purpose in coming here. She did it because she loved me. “What are you girls doing this afternoon...
Lucy I keep retreating to my room. No one else has claimed this space, and I like having it to myself. The compound feels smaller right now than it did for the sixteen years I was crammed in these curved walls. I hear Charlie and Lukas arguing in the study. Charlie tries to be ratio...
Henri Vallee de Gemmes More wagons circled, and as Henri peered through the trees, trying to muster the courage, she came from behind him. “What the Hedge?” he yelled, as a pair of hands covered his eyes. “You have returned!” Emel said, spinning H...