Temper
“The dirt bike I stole is heavy to push, but needs to be silent for now. Soon, I’ll be far enough away from the sleeping tents that I can risk starting the bike. From there I hope it has enough gas to get me to the lookout.
I considered saying goodbye to Mother before I left, but I couldn’t look at her knowing what I know about what the Company has done. How can I meet her eyes when I know there’s something growing in her head? My scrawled note left on her front step in the dark will have to... do for a farewell.
The note implied I’m chasing Asher. It was easy enough to write when a part of me wants to do exactly that, instead of looking for another ship. Everything would be better with her, and not only because she’s my best hope for the thing growing in my head, the thing that means I can’t trust my brain to stay true. Now it’s making me angry, but what next? If this is left to grow, I might lose myself completely.
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I considered saying goodbye to Mother before I left, but I couldn’t look at her knowing what I know about what the Company has done. How can I meet her eyes when I know there’s something growing in her head? My scrawled note left on her front step in the dark will have to... do for a farewell.
The note implied I’m chasing Asher. It was easy enough to write when a part of me wants to do exactly that, instead of looking for another ship. Everything would be better with her, and not only because she’s my best hope for the thing growing in my head, the thing that means I can’t trust my brain to stay true. Now it’s making me angry, but what next? If this is left to grow, I might lose myself completely.
Again.MoreLess
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