Troy
I shivered violently in the five blankets Lacy wrapped me in when she left this morning. She told me she'd be back soon with food and money to last us a few days. That was 9 hours ago.
Now I can't sit up straight, I just clench my stomach and shiver with my knees to my chest. 'When will she be back, when will she be back?' I can't stop thinking about that question and I can't stop wondering if she will ever come home.
I haven't eaten in almost 2 days and the temperature is dropping too fast and I can feel my body shutting down.
I'll just close my eyes for 5 minutes, or 10, or....
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Shattered
Science FictionAfter a bombing that killed more then 7 billion people, Lacy and her autistic brother fight for the basic necessities. When they meet the son of one of the richest families left in the world they learn more about what actually happened and who plann...
