July 2040
~Next Week Friday~
Kara's POV:
Tonight is the night. We will finally go through with our plans, and I don't feel an ounce of guilt.
Just because Shawn and I were the only ones to figure out how fucked up this all is, it doesn't mean it's any less fucked.
We've been talking a lot this past week--going on little food dates, shopping, any situation where we could hang out together really. I would go grocery shopping with this guy if it meant we could walk around in each other's arms, occasionally staring into the other's eyes and thinking about how much we like each other. I'd seen the sides of him that he usually concealed, and I love being that special person that he could confide in at times.
Maybe he was right... I am one of those people? I try not to get too mushy around him, but it's all still going on in my head.
To my parents, he's my "friend." They don't know exactly what I do
And they lived happily ever after... not. After finding out some screwed up things about their pasts, themselves, and the state of the country, Kara, Shawn, and the gang have more to go through. Kara and Shawn's New New World won't go as easily as planned, and they need to find their way out of a global mess.Will Kara and Shawn's relationship survive in the world where equality reigns?What new obstacles and people will they meet on their journey?What do the new realizations they've made mean for them in the world they've created?Find out in the 2nd book: Chasing Time -- chapters will likely be out on November 27th.Thanks for reading. Please leave a review.
May 25th, 2040click, tap, click. Sharply, I snap my head up to see a gloomy eyed Shawn tapping his pen on my desk."Hey", I snapped, "can you please stop tapping? It's giving me a headache". Now, of course my head didn't actually hurt, but Shawn's incess
Jack's POV:Solemnly, I approach the front door, and I feel my hand shake as I struggle to get the key into the hole. Am I nervous about entering my own house? I shrug off the thought. I just hate making Kara mad, and my whole body shivers at the thought that she might figure out why our relationship has not gone to the next level.
He looked up with the most unreadable expression. "Yes?".How could he act so calm? Did he not recognize me from that meeting last night?"What was that meeting last night? Why were you there? Wh-".
February 3rd, 2017The air was thick with the smell of beer, body odor, and mistakes. Music roared, girls danced half naked, and drugs were exchanged. All of this occurred at one of America's most classic settings: the frat party."CHUG, CHUG, CHUG, CHUG"
Lacey's POV:All I hear are crashes of impact, skin crushing into bone, muscles and tissue imploding. Someone is punching theshitout of Chad."Is
"Kara... Kara... KARA!", Kaylynn screams. Shit... did I do that not listening thing again?"Yea?""Tell us!", Kaylynn and Lisa say in unison.
February 2017Lacey's POV:I can feel dozens of eyes on me. Conversations are hushed as I walk by. This hallway could not get any longer.