People usually reserve school nights for studying and last-minute homework assignments. An early shower and snuggling up beneath the covers is the best routine. Provided, of course, the routine stays on script. “Stop throwing dirt at me!” Caleb cried. “Stop whining and keep digging!” Krystal huffed. She dug hard into the dark dirt. The moonlight ...

In the middle of the night, it’s an alarm blaring Into the small bedroom, in the last door on the right. I don’t own a clock- I own a body. In a body is a clock. The growing hour is a breath in my lungs. I sit at my desk, the hardwood beneath my pale ...