Bubble 1

  • Augustina could feel the strangers watching as she walked through the halls at school. She heard their whispers, at first, but as the days and weeks passed those whispers turned to talking. Eventually, the talking practically turned to screams for how loud and unabashed they were. They may as well be shouting it at her… Read more

  • Inez + Betty

    Inez’s braids bounced gently against her shoulders as she walked through the noisy hallway at Lewisburg Middle School. The noise didn’t bother her, though. All of the social activity around her was energizing, and she glanced around the hall to find familiar faces, searching for someone to chat to. She was about to walk up… Read more

  • Betty

    Betty stood on the cliffside, the cold wind whipping her hair around her face. The tears that slowly leaked from her eyes were quickly dried, but her red-rimmed eyes still bore the evidence.  “Just give me a reason!” she shouted to the sky. The sky answered her back with the first few raindrops of the… Read more