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Like Paper: Chapter 21
I wondered what the others must be thinking as I stumbled into the third set of explosives. The force of it ripped through my jumpsuit, again, and when the dust cleared my legs were already blossoming a nice group of bruises. I had to be getting close, with all these traps around, but I was…
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Like Paper: Chapter 20
The next morning we began the search of the island in earnest. I was happy to let Harding take charge once I’d explained where all I’d searched already. Kira didn’t join us but instead set off to forage. Moving through the undergrowth of the forest wasn’t difficult for me but most everyone else struggled in…
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Like Paper: Chapter 19
“Alright, get them up,” Harding said. Kira moved down the aisle of the plane, touching each unconscious super and waking them immediately. “Listen carefully,” Harding said in a loud voice once all the supers were awake. “There’s been an incident here at the Cain Center. The other supers that were here have been either killed…
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Like Paper: Chapter 18
I spent the rest of the day inside Cain Hall. The front entrance was blasted out but the rest of the building seemed intact. The explosive trap they’d set for me must have been directed outward from the building since that was where the most damage was concentrated. A lot of the supplies had been…
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Like Paper: Chapter 17
I tried to swim out to the boat but only succeeded in sinking over and over. Even with all my strength I couldn’t get myself to do more than to bob a few inches off the sea bed. In defeat I returned to the shore, panting for breath. There was still the rest of the…
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Like Paper: Chapter 16
“I’ll handle the rest of the watch,” Denise said after she finished going over how I was to search the island. “Go ahead and just jump off from here,” she went on. “That way no one knows you’re gone, in case one of the others is a spy.” I looked over the edge of the…
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Like Paper: Chapter 15
There were barely a dozen of us left on the island. Ten students, or whatever we were called, and the two guards. At the moment we were sitting in the cafeteria while the guards ran us through their security protocols. “No one leaves Cain Hall without prior authorization,” the lead guard was saying. “This building…
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Like Paper: Chapter 14
The final checkpoint wasn’t abandoned, per se, but the guards there were all dead. The airfield was empty when I reached it, as were the docks. In the distance I could just make out a boat speeding away. There was no one else around and nothing else I could really do here so I turned…
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Like Paper: Chapter 13
I awoke only a few moments later. The security guard was in the process of elevating my legs while someone else was propping up my head. “I’m alright,” I muttered while trying to sit up and found my body wasn’t responding properly. “Hold on,” the guard said, backing up so I didn’t accidentally injure him.…
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Like Paper: Chapter 12
I really didn’t get what the appeal was to being thrown high up into the air. I’d given it a go a couple of times and, after the initial shock, it wasn’t much of a ride. For one thing it didn’t last very long, a few seconds at most. Then there was the fact that…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 