The receptionist behind the counter wasn’t paying attention. She; she was a young teenage girl, her feet propped up on the counter, and preoccupied with an and preoccupied […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 18
It was Saturday morning; the aggressive noise of the morning chaos gently roused Michael from his sleep. A firetruck blared its siren as it zoomed by his window, […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 17
It was lunchtime. Once again, Michael found himself disappointed in his lunch tray. He shook the Styrofoam bowl filled with a suspicious-looking tomato soup. A thin layer of […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 16
“Get back here, you rotten kids!” the guard’s voice echoed. “They’re in the vents,” Zuriya cried, “What are we going to do now?” David crawled past the group. […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 15
“Someone’s coming. What do we do?” David whispered. “We can hide in the office,” LaNiya suggested. “They have the code to the office,” Asante said, “And the basement.” […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 14
Early the next morning, Michael found himself standing outside the entrance to the middle school. He was only half awake, having received Asante’s message an hour ago. He […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 13
“You want us to…what?” Michael asked. Everyone was still staring at Asante. After hearing his plan for finding Dr. Reed, Michael was sure he misheard him. Even he […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 12
It felt strange walking down towards the tech lab again. The five of them walked in silence. Even when they finally reached the lab door, no one said […]
Copy Cats Vol. 1: Chapter 11
“Wait,” Zuriya called out. The group was still standing in front of the cafeteria doors. Michael worried that cafeteria attendants would overhear them; the doors weren’t exactly soundproof, […]
Copy Cats Vol 1: Chapter 10
The substitute continued lecturing about the summer reading assignment—at least, that’s what Michael assumed was happening. He still hadn’t finished reading the book, nor was he interested in […]