We keep sending colonies up into space, Akilah says, and we don’t even know what’s at the bottom of the sea.Yeah, we do, I counter. Fish and stuff.Akilah laughs. We’ve barely explored the sea. There a...
I’ve made her relive, over and over, the last few days, I say softly, watching Ms. White’s body. I’ve had to fill in the blanks with my own feelings and experiences. She’s spiraling around those last...
When you wake up, your face will be dry. But that doesn’t mean you didn’t cry.
I try not to look obvious as I wait for Mom’s answer. I feel as if I am on the edge of a knife, my feet being sliced by the blade, teetering toward one side or the other.Oh, of course! Mom exclaims, h...
It’s all in my mind.I’m in my right mind now, and my right mind is crazy.You need to wake up, Ella.The words are a command I cannot obey.
How ironic it would be, to die at his hands while trying to save him, when he first came to me because he was trying to save me.