• Chapter 9 "Red Card"

    Dodie hated the card wall with a passion unlike anything else. The card wall was a space on the wall in her classroom where each kid had their own card, and whenever they were in trouble, or had a warning,...

  • Chapter 8 "They Just Leave"

    Palmer couldn't stop staring at herself in the bathroom mirror. She looked the same, and yet she didn't feel the same. She sighed, brushed her bangs from her eyes and exited the bathroom, only to find...

  • Chapter 7 "It All Comes Out In The Wash"

    Regina wanted to scream. How could she have done this? How could she have been so reckless? She was usually so careful to check through Dodie's pockets before she put the clothes in the wash, but the...

  • Chapter 6 "He Said He'd Be There"

    "Did you find everything alright?" Adam asked, as he finished checking Regina's groceries and bagging the last of them. "I actually did have some trouble finding something," Regina said, grinning, "Do...

  • Chapter 5 "They Think It'll Help"

    This was the first time since the funeral that Palmer had returned to the house. Standing in the kitchen with her mother, while she piled through plastic container of food after plastic container of food...