The tiny creature filled its belly, gorging on blood. It swelled red and then after a moment lifted off, swaying under the burden of an engorged body. The bug flew toward a patch of undergrowth and landed on a stick. I squinted and sought to recall the name of the insect. Mosquito! The word popped into my brain. While my memory had improved, some words and events of the last five years still eluded me.
Mosquito!“You"re welcome!” I called before it disappeared into the brush.
“April, who are you talking to?” Beth opened her pale blue eyes and yawned. We had stopped for yet another break, the fourth since escaping our confines despite having not travelled very far. And while we"d filled our stomachs with as much food as possible before leaving, our bodies remained weak. A fallen tree at th
