Tej and Liam are going snowboarding. When they take a shortcut over a treacherous logging road and have an accident, their adventure becomes more about survival than fresh powder. Tracked by a hungry bear, while trying to outrun the weather without any food, Tej and Liam learn about their friends...
The homes are well lit and neatly fenced, with long, winding driveways. These are the kinds of places where people have horses and gardens and sell fresh eggs at the roadway. “Nice neighborhood,” I say. “Keep driving,” Cyn says. We turn onto a drive...
I lean across the cockpit bench and check the RPM indicator. I keep the throttle at about twenty-four hundred RPMS, fast enough for speed, but not so fast as to use up all our fuel. In contrast to the last couple of days, it feels like a giddy pace. At first when I tried to start the engine, it t...
I push aside the tray of hospital lunch—tuna sandwich made with bread that curls up at the edges, and vegetable soup with orange-colored grease blobs on the surface. Officer Rex is here, again. He takes the sandwich. He sniffs it and says, “It’s perfectly good.” “It’s all yours,” I say. Maybe my ...
Down on the floor!” The police are dressed head to toe in blue tactical suits. Their faces are covered with goggles and Kevlar face masks over their mouths. They’re shouldering submachine guns. And they’re screaming at me. I’m the one holding the gun. They think I’m the shooter. I look down at Jo...
Tej is panting to keep up, but I don’t care if I’m leaving him in my dust. I’m thinking about hamburgers, a six-patty monster dripping with cheese. And milkshakes. Chocolate. Strawberry. Both. And apples, a whole bag of apples. And pizza. My legs burn and the back of my throat feels like I’ve swa...
I’m wrapped in my sleeping bag wearing everything I own, plus Sumi’s jacket, and finally I’ve stopped shivering. Sumi hands me a mug of something hot, sweet and clearly alcoholic. I’m sure St. John’s First Aid would be thrilled to know she’s using alcohol to treat hypothermia. Still, the drink le...