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“How ironic it would be, to die at his hands while trying to save him, when he first came to me because he was trying to save me.”
“Ive made her relive, over and over, the last few days, I say softly, watching Ms. Whites body. Ive had to fill in the blanks with my own feelings and experiences. Shes spiraling around those last m...”
“When you wake up, your face will be dry. But that doesnt mean you didnt cry.”
“I wish you were here, I say, shutting my eyes and remembering the way Dad looked in my hallucination.I hear his voice again, so real that Im worried Im about to fall into another hallucination. May...”
“Ella!" the voice yells, but I cannot tell where it is coming from. The sound wraps around me, spreading like spilt water and then evaporating into silence.”
“And then I realize: this isnt dirty water falling from the sky.It isliterallyblood.I look up, and a droplet of blood splashes directly into my eye. I curse, rubbing my face, trying to get the blood...”
“She stops speaking, but I can hear her silent sobs. Theyre the loudest thing Ive ever heard.”
“My heart stuttersnot why? or how?those are not the important questions. The really important question is: by whom?”
“It’s all in my mind.I’m in my right mind now, and my right mind is crazy."You need to wake up, Ella."The words are a command I cannot obey.”
“Or… maybe I’m not going crazy. “Maybe I’m some sort of android-cyborg-clone-thing, and I’m just breaking down.I’m not sure which way is worse.Dad laughs. “You’re not in your right mind, dear,” he s...”
“Ella!” the voice yells, but I cannot tell where it is coming from. The sound wraps around me, spreading like spilt water and then evaporating into silence.“Where am I?” I whisper again.The darkness...”
“I have no emotions. I just stand there, in the rubble of my life.This… this was my home. If it were a person, this would be a gaping chest wound, the kind no one can recover from.”
“The freedom of our people is more important!” Julie says fiercely. “We will never stop fighting, never stop working for what is right!”Jack just smiles at her. “That’s a nice lie to believe,” he says.”
“I try not to look obvious as I wait for Mom’s answer. I feel as if I am on the edge of a knife, my feet being sliced by the blade, teetering toward one side or the other.“Oh, of course!” Mom exclai...”
“I have emotions,” I whisper. I am nothing but a black hole of emotions.”
“We keep sending colonies up into space,” Akilah says, “and we don’t even know what’s at the bottom of the sea.”“Yeah, we do,” I counter. “Fish and stuff.”Akilah laughs. “We’ve barely explored the s...”
“I’ve made her relive, over and over, the last few days,” I say softly, watching Ms. White’s body. “I’ve had to fill in the blanks with my own feelings and experiences. She’s spiraling around those ...”
“When you wake up, your face will be dry. But that doesn’t mean you didn’t cry.”
“I wish you were here,” I say, shutting my eyes and remembering the way Dad looked in my hallucination.I hear his voice again, so real that I’m worried I’m about to fall into another hallucination. ...”
“And then I realize: this isn’t dirty water falling from the sky.It is—literally—blood.I look up, and a droplet of blood splashes directly into my eye. I curse, rubbing my face, trying to get the bl...”
