The last moments in Artemis’s life replay like a record player, over and over again.

All she can recall are flashing lights, tires screeching, and black smoke. Not to mention, her pounding headache.

Her confusion is amplified when she opens her eyes and finds herself in front of a college crowd, instead of in a hospital bed. Oh, how she’d love to be in any bed right now.

“What is the meaning o...

_Dig and push, dig and push_. I repeat to myself in ragged breaths. Here I am, in a stranger’s beat up canoe held together by duct tape. The paddle is broken in half, but it will have to do.

_My head is pounding_. I paddle my way through the river desperately. _My arms are sore, and my head is pounding_. Blood rushes rapidly through my ears that I can hardly hear the shouts of my pursuers.

They...

“What?” is all Evan could mutter at the news that his longtime girlfriend of three years just dropped on him.

“I’m breaking up with you.” Michelle repeated, avoiding his gaze as she looked down. Her arms were crossed, her fingers dug into her skin.

“I heard it the first time, Chelle - just, why?” He huffed out of disbelief. “Why now? We’ve been ok—“

“Okay? Is that what you were going to say? Th...