Category: A World Apart
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A World Apart – Uncertainty
They ran at breakneck speed, not stopping until nightfall. “Gia!” The girl shouted breathlessly as she jostled the baby into a more comfortable position. “I can’t run any longer. It’s dark now, can’t we stop? He’s probably too old to have night vision anyway.” “You might be right.” Gia was bent…
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A World Apart – The Cabin
Practically flying, she burst through the cabin door, a breathless tornado. “Get up! Gather only what you absolutely must!” She shouted as she began to gather things from the cabinet, sitting items on the large, grey box near the door. The front of the box was made of glass, but it wasn’t translucent. Upon inspection,…
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A World Apart – The Other Side
Pain shot down her arm as her shoulder slammed against the packed earth. There was no warehouse in this Other Earth. Her first visit here had been when she was a child, long before she’d ever heard phrases like ‘parallel universe’ or ‘alternate reality,’ so it had always been Other Earth to her. Sweat dripped…
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A World Apart – On the Run
She ran. What else could she do? Though her lungs burned for more oxygen, she ran. Bare feet stumbling over exposed roots, she ran. Branches whipped her face. If she could only make it to the warehouse, she could disappear and he’d never find her. She knew every portal in the abandoned building. Suddenly the…