The Island of Excess Love
“DROP. ROLL.
I throw myself on top of Venice, and I’m screaming, screaming for Hex who knows the ways of fire. I can smell the bitter char of burning hair, hear the sizzle but I don’t care if I burn to death; my brother is not going to be harmed. He’s the one who has to survive in this post–Earth Shaker world. He’s the reason I survived this long. Maybe my sole purpose is to sacrifice myself for him.
All these thoughts rage through my mind like flames as I tackle my brother, trying to put out th...e fire with my own body and the wet ground.
The next thing I know, Hex is holding me, saying my name over and over and telling me to look. I don’t want to look. I don’t want to see any more destruction. I can’t take this loss, above all.
“I’m all right, Pen, I’m okay.” It’s his voice—Venice—and I force myself to open my eye.
“What happened?” I reach to touch his hair. It’s all there, longer on top, shorter on the sides, neatly trimmed by Ez’s scissors just a few days ago, as if Venice had gone to a professional salon.MoreLess
I throw myself on top of Venice, and I’m screaming, screaming for Hex who knows the ways of fire. I can smell the bitter char of burning hair, hear the sizzle but I don’t care if I burn to death; my brother is not going to be harmed. He’s the one who has to survive in this post–Earth Shaker world. He’s the reason I survived this long. Maybe my sole purpose is to sacrifice myself for him.
All these thoughts rage through my mind like flames as I tackle my brother, trying to put out th...e fire with my own body and the wet ground.
The next thing I know, Hex is holding me, saying my name over and over and telling me to look. I don’t want to look. I don’t want to see any more destruction. I can’t take this loss, above all.
“I’m all right, Pen, I’m okay.” It’s his voice—Venice—and I force myself to open my eye.
“What happened?” I reach to touch his hair. It’s all there, longer on top, shorter on the sides, neatly trimmed by Ez’s scissors just a few days ago, as if Venice had gone to a professional salon.MoreLess
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