Remember Me Now?_Kayla for Stasis_The Achiever, The Failure_Iris
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Remember Me Now?
The students were whispering excitedly in line. Teachers stood at the sidelines, beaming proudly at the soon-to-be graduates. Graduation was next week. It was the school’s tradition that each graduating class would bury a time capsule. After ten years, they held a reunion, the main event was digging up the class’ capsule and going through everything inside. Everything. Which is how I knew they’d find my journal.I was almost giddy at the thought of revenge. The idea struck me when they announced the capsule at the beginning of the year. I could have put in something petty, like a yearbook with...
Kayla for Stasis
KAYLA FOR STASISThe line snaked across three city blocks. People had braved the rain and cold and stood for hours in line to get a chance at the screening. A small square entrance portal defined the point where the line seemed to be headed. As each candidate came near it, the entryway slid up and when they entered it dropped down shutting the rest of the crowd out. The building housing the eliminations was huge and windowless. A great hum emanated from it; it was the noise made by the hundreds of cooling machines required to keep the structure cool.Kayla stood in the steadily moving queue and ...
The Achiever, The Failure
Darkness flooded into the lab through the windows, glowing under the flickering lights. I typed away on my computer, logging the day’s work. Dr. Steve Hall, my partner, looked at some molecular data through the lens of his silver microscope, pushing it around with a tweezer.“Well, I’m done for today,” I said, pulling the strap of my tattered brown bag over my shoulder.“I’ll stay for a little while longer,” Steve mumbled, barely giving his words any attention.I rang the elevator, my shoulders hunched, my eyes at my feet. The elevator glided down to me slowly, creaking and sputtering past each ...
Iris
“I’ll call you if I need you” Holly held up her phone as evidence, “and I’ll be back safe, I promise. I just need a couple of hours to tether myself back.” She gave Natalie a slow kiss and got up, grabbed her thermos and walked to the backdoor.“Okay. Call me when you’re on your way back? And, please, no dying. Love you, Holly.” Natalie called after Holly. “Love you, Nati.” Holly said with a wave of her hand, without looking back, closing the door behind her. She advanced through the backdoor of the house where she and Natalie rented the first floor. As soon as she crossed the threshold, her fe...