The auto shutters opened long ago, but I never went to sleep, and the sunlight means nothing to me. Mom is dead. She's been gone for weeks and we never knew it. Does Dad know? Supreme Moon? If the Great Supreme knows, does he even care? I have one consolation—she believed in God before she died. ...
Finally, I shake myself and look away. It’s too hard to think of Mom, let alone thinking of her in some other light than what I know is true. “No, you must be thinking of someone else.” “Mya Norfolk? I’m not thinking of someone else. She was Mya Upstart back then.” My thundering heart is back and...
Carrying a couple gallons of water a mile in the hot jungle was the opposite of his favorite workout. He hefted the pack onto the ledge of the van’s hood. “Here’s enough water for everyone for the day. We’ll be back in a few hours.” Bradley nodded, his head bent toward the engine. “We are making ...
I can’t imagine my best friend being pregnant. We’re still in school! We haven’t taken our Tests yet, let alone finished our college training. Then another thought hits me. They’re going to make her abort the baby. You aren’t allowed to have children before the given time. If she refuses, they wi...