Smallara

The hallways were already crowded by the time Madison made her way through them, the usual chaos of the morning settling into place around her. Lockers slammed open and shut…

McKenzie leaned back slightly, her posture loosening now that the initial weight of the conversation had settled into something more manageable. One arm rested against the desk, the other hanging loosely at…

Greg could do nothing as McKenzie carried him out of Madison’s room.  The hallway felt quieter the moment they stepped into it, but not peaceful. The tension from what had…

McKenzie’s face lit up the moment she saw Greg. It wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t restrained. It was immediate, unfiltered in a way that didn’t belong to the tension still lingering…

Greg stood in the habitat’s quiet for a few seconds after his last words, the silence between them feeling heavier now that neither of them could pretend the conversation was still circling…

The room stayed quiet for a few seconds after Madison left.  Then the sounds of her morning picked up outside the bedroom. Footsteps in the hall. Her voice calling something downstairs to…