After Alexis and Kenzi's mother dies, they are put in foster care. They get placed in horrible homes, but that's nothing compared to when they are sold to a government lab to be tested on...

"The Last Day" is a collection of short stories, which have a unique characteristic to it. All of them have a inanimate object in focus which weaves the character's storytelling into it. It's named "The Last Day" since it deals with the parting moments of characters.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."