It came with a stocked fridge, but I was still not hungry and so after a cursory glance through its contents I helped myself to a box of crackers and some orange juice before locking myself up in my room.So far, so good, everything had gone according to plan, and a quick glance at the flashing neon

Layla’s POVHours and hours of planning had led to the singular agreement that the best way to infiltrate the Fraser Pharma facility would be coming in right through the front gates. It was just the type of insanity that no one would see coming at first, and our entire plan hinged on milking out th

Layla’s POVIn silence, we left the parking garage, trudging up the lined gravel pathway to the massive Fraser Pharma building that loomed in front of us. It had a series of shiny corrugated metal roofs that lent the entire structure a menacing air, and the closer we got to it, the tighter my hands

Layla’s POVThe words were immediately enough to jumpstart me out of my shock. I flew forward towards the pod, and immediately started to run my fingers down its edges in the hopes that I would find something—a button, a lever—that would make the lid pop open.“We could just break it, you know,” I m

I shut my eyes before the harsh glare blinded me, and for a few moments my body worked tirelessly to return my pupils to a state in which they could function. My grandfather too did the same, and after those few seconds, the two of us started to move in tandem.Going down the same way would be a dea