Chapter 11, Part 2 Mariah covered her face with her blankets when the lights popped on at 7 am. This is going to get really old. They were too bright to even think about going back to sleep and her breath was already heating up the space under the blanket. She tossed it back with … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 11.2
Chapter 11, Part 1 The click and soft whir of the cell door opening startled Kyle from sleep. He knew it was before 7 am. The overhead lights hadn’t clicked on yet. He lay still, allowing only a snap of electricity to jump between fingers under the blankets. Whoever it was would make their intention … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 11.1
Chapter 10, Part 2 The door creaked open behind her, and Cassie turned to see Luke step onto the roof. “Hey! Thought you might be up here.” He stopped a good distance from the edge of the roof where she perched. “Caleb is making pizza. Sam said he needed to supervise so I said I’d … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 10.2
Chapter 10, Part 1 “Will this be painful?” Caleb asked the uniformed Army nurse, eyeing the needle hovering above his arm. “Excruciatingly,” the nurse dead-panned. “Aw man.” “You’ll be fine, Caleb.” Cassie rubbed the bandage over her arm, taking a seat in the swiveling chair by the exam table. Dr. Braxton had asked them if … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 10.1
Chapter 9, Part 2 Another elevator ride later, Mariah and the soldiers stepped off into the second floor. A lady in a pristine lab coat greeted them. “Dr. Amelli said you were coming!” she chirped perkily. Her blonde hair was pulled back so tight it was giving Mariah a headache. “I’m Dr. Sanderson.” She stuck … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 9.2
Chapter 9, Part 1 The lights flicked on at precisely 7 am. Mariah grumbled and pulled her blankets over her head to block them out. Why on earth had Cassie turned the lights on? She never did. Then her unfortunate reality hit her. She slowly sat up and looked around the blank walls of her … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 9.1
Chapter 8, Part 3 “This is Doctor Braxton’s lab,” Sergeant Lattimer pushed open double doors lined with safety glass. Cassie cautiously led the others in behind the Sergeant. Three exam tables lined the east wall. The rest of the room was taken up by equipment in their own cubicles. Monitors hung blank over the tables … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 8.3
Chapter 8, Part 2 Morning came way too soon. The clock on the wall read 7:00 am; Cassie had overslept. She bolted upright and was halfway out of bed before she remembered that she didn’t have a job at the stables anymore. Abby was still passed out on the other bed so Cassie tiptoed to … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 8.2
Chapter 8, Part 1 Cassie woke up as the car slowed to a stop. She blearily rubbed her eyes, shifting Abby off of her lap as she did so. The eleven year old smothered a cavernous yawn and sat up. They both peered out the windshield at the checkpoint that had halted their progress. Dr. … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 8.1
Chapter 7, Part 2 Mariah’s stomach was having a heated debate with itself. She tapped her stomach as if that would somehow magically cure her hunger. She pressed her face against the glass again to look at the clock down the hall. 7:44 pm. One more minute until the guard showed up. She meandered over … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 7.2
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