“An unforeseen side effect,” the teacher answered dryly.
The class hooted.
“Never mind, Esk, we really just love you for those sexy red blood
cells of yours.”
“Sexy blood cells? What about these great pecs?”
“But look at those people!” Carr was still fixated on the picture. She
couldn’t get over it. “Imagine... being pod-mated to something like that!”
And it all came flooding back to Tay—what she was swimming away
from, the future that she couldn’t escape. She powered off, kicking hard,
her strokes fueled by anger and frustration.
She didn’t even know where she was going.
to be continued
WE SHOULD ASK OLD
CRICKET HOW CRICKET
COUNTRY CAME TO BE.I THINK A LONG-
AGO LADYBUG
FOUND IT ON
A VOYAGE OF
DISCOVERY.AND CALLED IT...
CRICKET COUNTRY?
YEAH, RIGHT.