The bell rang, and I waited for April. Her hair was tied into a long braided ponytail, her purple shirt bright against white cargo pants and purple-and-white sneakers. […]

“I ask of you again—” “Will you be quiet?” I cut her off. Clearly, she wasn’t going to hurt me. She could’ve done that by now. My main […]

“I ask of you again—” “Will you be quiet?” I cut her off. Clearly, she wasn’t going to hurt me. She could’ve done that by now. My main […]

“You called me… then died? You still have unresolved conflicts to take care of. So I’ll help you and keep her from taking you. Don’t expect this again—it […]

“You called me… then died? You still have unresolved conflicts to take care of. So I’ll help you and keep her from taking you. Don’t expect this again—it […]

Main Street is the most dangerous road on post—mostly because it’s the main street.Even though the limit’s only fifteen, maybe twenty miles per hour, people drive like they’re […]

They were ganging up on me.Anger held me down on the ground. Sadness gripped my feet so I couldn’t kick free. Disgust straddled my chest and kept punching […]

They were ganging up on me.Anger held me down on the ground. Sadness gripped my feet so I couldn’t kick free. Disgust straddled my chest and kept punching […]

The last bell hadn’t even finished echoing when Mr. Robb shuffled down our row with the quizzes. He looked like a scarecrow someone taught to grade papers—flat-top haircut, […]

“When will you be back?” I asked Dad, watching as he zipped up two large suitcases. He was on the shorter side but broad and solid—someone most people […]