The first time Raquel saw Shannon, she was walking alone on the beach, dressed like an American tourist. Raquel meandered in her direction, conveniently arranging for them to run into each other when the girl wasn’t looking. “Com licenca,” Shannon said in a goofy American accent. Raquel smiled at...
She shook her arm and the mosquito flew away, never having bothered to latch on. It was a fringe benefit they never told you about—become immortal and mosquitoes have no interest in your blood. “Time to go, kids!” Melissa shouted into the open atrium behind her. Aiden, a blonde boy whose face was...
Brian asked. “You really think this new girl has a chance?” Brian Kingsbury was the biggest guy in school, and the best athlete. He was a black belt in karate and taekwondo. He studied mat wrestling with an Olympic gold medalist. In the summers, he went to Thailand to train with a kickboxing guru...