How To Be Scared.
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Last published Wed, May 7, 2025
AJ isn't like other 17-year-olds. He doesn't cry. He doesn't panic. And he's never, ever felt fear. While everyone else jumps at shadows, AJ watches with quiet fascination-studying what terrifies them. Pretending to feel what they feel. But the truth is: AJ feels nothing at all.
He hasn't killed anyone. Not yet. But every day, the line gets thinner. The thoughts get louder. Fear is the one emotion he can't understand-and he's ready to chase it, no matter the cost.
Then she appears-unexpected, genuine, and irritatingly human. And for the first time, AJ starts to feel... something.
Too bad it might already be too late.
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