Broken Nightmare

The next day at school, I brought his lanyard and hung it from

s been no more contact fro

om the constant worry that overtook my life, but

, except it's Friday, so it's, thank g

unded down the hall towards me at lu

nswered, trying to

is again. What is go

as a celebrity's birthday, holiday, or any part

are as her answer because she conti

erewolf thing—but from the time I moved in here, I learned that Claire has an obsession with the sky and in particula

's voice trembled, obviously t

r favorite day with anyone else,” I assur

that we didn't try to gulp down the grub they were feeding us t

.” Claire suggested, breaking the c

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ted the

proud of you.” I said, coatin

I was talking, and I took them off to boil some water, but the second I put the pot on the stove, the water b

ire-proof or your hands go

I’m se

ean, what else

don’t

e wh

nd grabbed my arm, bringi

your dream makes total sense. Maybe I can somehow heat things with my

t dream w

t it! Something else ha

od comeback. “Saved by the bell,” I muttered as I pu

m and turned me around befor

mise I’m no

ut even you have to ad

her solutions. Just think about

rd she said. I turned and saw the plead in

think about i

tarted thinking over the conve

mean, I’ve had crazy things h

ssible.

kinda make sense

the building. Not realizing I’d even made it to class, I stood

time. We just had one last week, so I d

ion behind me. I always pretended she was on the

sarily hard into one of the neighboring lockers

e other teachers sh

us a break.

st few slacking kids that hung near the back and waited for e

d Liam standing by the exit. He ran over to me, squeezed my hand

ss the street in the other drill

ried I was?!” Liam screamed into my face as soon as we had

d, so that doesn’t surprise

the school building. Flames burst from the top of the cafeter

h,

happ