Elinor

It took a moment for Marcy to realize someone was talking to her. She'd stuck close to the walls of the ballroom. She knew no one at this party, and ...

Marcy cautiously moved into the ballroom. She stopped at the entryway to to realize that her bra strap was sticking out. Fixing it, she caught her reflection in the window ...

It wasn't a long walk to the Outpost, but it felt like an eternity as both girls walked in silence. All Esther could think about was seeing her brother again. ...

It didn't take long for Jean to faint. The Phoenix seemed to anticipate this and she landed in a sitting position, sore but alright. Jean moaned, barely conscious but aware ...

Esther felt a lump in her throat. A catch. She was sure that there was, but she hadn't quite figured it out. "If you want, I can show you." They ...

In the car with her. That was rough. Esther back at Jessica, and she knew there wasn't going to be able to keep a secret anymore. "What if I told ...

Esther felt a lump in her throat. She hadn't intended to hit a sore spot, but it was what it was. Most everyone who died had people they'd left behind. ...

Esther felt a lump in her throat. While she knew Jessica would eventually find out about the Outpost, she wasn't ready to take her there, not yet. She gestured to ...

Esther nodded. "That's all right," she said nonchalantly. "I'm here now, and everything is better. Life... wasn't easy for me. This place has everything we could ever want." Still, there ...

The girl was resisting her. It made sense, she supposed. She hadn't mastered her powers of telepathy like the Professor had. He could get into your mind so easily. And ...

Esther could have heard her stomach drop when Jessica said she'd died in a car crash. From the sound of it, it hadn't been intentional. She wondered what exactly had ...

“I haven’t kept track of time in a while,” Esther said. “The weeks, months, those don’t really exist here. But if I had to guess maybe a few weeks.” She ...

No one had paid Jean any mind as she stood there, in the street. She didn't blame them. For all they knew, she was an average citizen. But what average ...

Esther gestured to her garden. "I was going to come out here to plant some lilacs, but I can do that when we get back," she told Jessica. "I want ...

"Yes, you are, and so is everyone else here," said Esther. "As for where, I'm still figuring that out. This town seems too small to accommodate everyone who's ever died." ...