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     I get up and walk around the sofa to see what Sama wants.       “You’ve done a real great job building this house and been so helpful with teaching us how to help ourselves,” she begins, and I wonder if she’s buttering me up for something.      “Thanks, and it was great having all theContinue reading “Chapter 5: Civic Duty”

     “So what do you think?”      I stand here and debate my answer. On the one hand, I’m fecking livid with the other two members of the ‘family’ and want to tell Yadira exactly what I think, but on the other, I don’t want to hurt her feelings when she’s obviously so proud ofContinue reading “Chapter 4: Wounded Pride”

Sama      Yadira visited Asa and me this morning to tell us something astounding: we have a newcomer to the island. A man! And she says he can build. This is wonderful news! Our homes were quickly turning into rubble no matter what I tried. Perhaps he has training which I do not. I look forwardContinue reading “Chapter 3: The Family”

Rohan      A glint catches my eye, and I go completely still. SOMETHING is there. Squirrel? Rabbit? No. It’s too bright, even in the darkness. Am I hallucinating? Is it some kind of shiny rock?      It moved. That’s no rock. I’d swear it’s breathing.      Rabbit? Fuck, I need a spear. I slowly reachContinue reading “Chapter 2: A New Home”

     I hope my life gets better now that I’m free.      The food is good here at this island I’ve discovered. That’s a pleasant surprise. I can’t remember the last time I saw bass this big.      Rohan, you have stumbled upon paradise. And it’s far enough away from any damn Skeeves. Plus, theContinue reading “Chapter 1: Paradise”

      The world was warned. Ice that had covered the polar reaches of the planet was melting.      The caps began their formation billions of years into the past, an ancient past that saw a very different biological world.     Under layers once too numerous to count, a single-celled doomsday device sat and waited, biding itsContinue reading “Prologue”