Writings

Chapter 11: Hard Truths

The electric worker let us use his bathroom to wash ourselves. As the warm water trickled down my matted hair, I let out a sigh

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Chapter 9: Grown Ups

I can feel Dr. Hooter’s breath on my back as I scroll through my PowerPoint later in the afternoon. “So, as you know, Zach turned

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Chapter 8: Holy Basil

I opened my mouth, ready to burst out Zoe’s name. My heartbeat was so fast and suffocating that it threatened to explode. The person on

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Chapter 7: Darkened Town

The days after Zoe’s craziness, I watched in horror as those news reporters stormed into the hospital while the security and nurses tried to stop

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Chapter 5: The Chase

“Finally!” Chloe took a deep breath and walked straight forward without looking down. But in front of her stretched a flight of steep stairs. “WATCH

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Chapter 4: Run at Midnight

“Why did you hang up? We haven’t got a plan yet,” Chloe demanded, confused. “‘Cause I’ve ALREADY got a plan,” I announced proudly. “Say it

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Chapter 3:My Aunt

The door was rushed open with a swift wind cutting into my face. I braced myself for a demanding, nasty voice shouting at me. My

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