Midnight for the Broken by Roux Michael

Author:Roux, Michael [Roux, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-01-30T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen: Choices

Saturday brings a refreshing change to the air. There are fewer protesters in front of the hospital today, a new tablet arrives for me, and I get to play basketball. I stay away from the lounge; every news program highlights Dr. Snow and his fantastic work to keep the Virus from spreading, and no one seems willing to change the channel. I try once, and earn a cup of water against the back of my head.

I spend Sunday in my room. There’s homework to catch up on, but I’m not motivated today. Instead, I lie on my bed and think about Jessica.

Jessica. I have no way to contact her. I want to see her and wish I were brave enough to venture to her house again, but I'm scared of her father. No, terrified. She had been right that night to tell me that it was dangerous near her home. My body aches at the thought of him and it overwhelms the efforts I make in trying to think about her. Still, I try.

Monday, more students return to school and crowd the halls again. Kids call me killer and wave phones in the air, capturing pictures and video, and a gang of football players try to block the hall near the art room. Brooks shoves Landon James into the window overlooking the courtyard. While everyone scrambles out of the way, Cody Jones grabs my shoulder. He’s immediately tossed into a soda machine.

“Post that video online, kid,” says Keller with a grim laugh. “And you'll never come back.” As he leads me away from the fray, he radios in the event.

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