In the Clearing by JP Pomare

Author:JP Pomare [J.P. POMARE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2020-09-08T00:00:00+00:00

AMY

I CAN FEEL the cockroach wandering around my empty stomach. When I ate it, I couldn’t bring myself to chew, I simply swallowed. We’ve been in the Hole for hours, all sitting close together down on the dirt. We didn’t eat last night or this morning; the minders and Adrienne are on edge and everyone is talking about the Blue Devils. Adrienne pulled me aside after we punished Asha. She said that only I can save the Clearing, she said she has a plan for me and Adam.

Tamsin said the Blue Devils were up at the road. She said they have been spying on us, that’s why we are in the Hole now. My legs are too tired to stand so I sit thinking about Asha and about Adrienne’s plan. I imagine the world Asha came from.

I think about the house I saw out in the bush. I wonder who lives there. Are they kind or scary?

Finally the bell sounds. We all climb from the Hole and head straight to our beds. My stomach squeezes like a fist. I am so hungry. Outside the window, clouds have blocked out the moon and it’s cooler now. I curl up in my bed and stare at Asha’s empty bunk across the room. I reach for my journal beneath the mattress.

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