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Like Paper: Chapter 25
Director March’s office was smaller than I expected it to be. There was room for her desk, a couple of bookshelves along one wall, and a few chairs. It was maybe fifteen feet square with no pictures of family or art besides one large print of George Washington that hung on the wall facing the…
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Like Paper: Chapter 24
“Welcome back,” the familiar accented voice said as I entered the large testing bunker. “Good to hear you, Henri,” I replied. It had been a few days and classes were finally getting started again, though the classes were incredibly small and a number of the elective classes were cut since there weren’t currently enough students…
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Like Paper: Chapter 23
By the time I awoke, our reinforcements had arrived. I was both surprised and relieved to see Director March coordinating with Harding and Kira as pallets of food stuffs were carted in from outside. Clearly, the healer they’d brought had been able to revive the dead. “Misha,” Harding called out as his eyes turned to…
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Like Paper: Chapter 22
“Alright, we’ve contacted the mainland and help is on the way,” Harding announced shortly after everyone had finished eating dinner. “For right now there’s nothing any of you need to do so just sit tight. They’ll be here pretty late tonight so don’t bother staying up. The plan is for us all to stay here…
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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…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
