The Apex Theory_Twists in the Road_The Siblings’ God Forgot to Give Us_Social Conscious
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The Apex Theory
Before the sun rose, Avery was getting ready for her first day of class. She dreamed of attending the university all her life. Her father was an alumni, and his father, and his father too! She felt it was only right to assume the tradition, despite her mother urging her to go in a different direction. “That’s too far from home, Ave, you won’t know a soul,” her mother spouted right after receiving her acceptance letter. However, the long-distance was what thrilled her. It was going to be like visiting a foreign country, where no one knew her name. She could be anyone she wanted to, if she desir...
Twists in the Road
“So, what’s the catch?” I thought to ask them. “You can’t look in the trunk, and you can’t be late,” the big one replied quickly. The little one looked up at him and he shut up, his head seeming to retreat into his immense shoulders. I figured that the little one must be Vince’s right-hand man. The little one explained, “We need a solid guy to drive our cargo.” So smooth with his steel grey eyes. Hypnotic. “Our cargo is valuable, and so is our car. We need you to get it to San Fran within 48 hours while staying under the radar. And you must travel alone. No other drivers or passengers.”I knew...
The Siblings’ God Forgot to Give Us
“The key is under the flowerpot, next to the frog statue.” Casey recalled the instructions Muriel had given her a few days ago. Bending down, she lifted the heavy terracotta pot with both hands. She watched as a large earth worm raised its faceless head towards her, assumingly agitated by her interrupting its dark slumber.“Sorry, lil’ fella,” she whispered as she grabbed the brass key, placing the pot back down carefully as to not squish the tenant underneath. “We haven’t been there in a couple years…since mom and dad passed away, so I can’t promise how it looks inside. Bring some food and ext...
Social Conscious
Sharon’s gut wrenched when the thought bubble appeared on her screen, “Would you like to reconsider your search request?” She typed, “I have a code.” “Enter code.” “8836473b74” “The Premier has personally selected the following resources for your learning.” Nine articles about euthanasia appeared on the screen. Before the title of each was the crisscrossed infinity logo of The Premier. Sharon reviewed all the titles and clicked on “The Premier chooses Grisentia over self.” Once on the landing page, she saw that it was an article from The Yumgar Times. As she thought about what Stephen, her onc...