The Discovery' (Alternate Dimensions Book 4)
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“I said shut up!” I screamed.
I lunged at Xissa, tackling her over the desks. We crashed to the floor, but I barely registered the impact. All I knew was my little, speckled fists were crashing repeatedly in her face. She was yelling at me and flailing, but I didn’t care. I was enveloped only by the primal need to destroy her.
It wasn’t until a strong hand gripped the back of my neck and pulled me up that I stopped raining down punches, and I struggled for several seconds before realizing it was Laquilla who had separated us.
“Jyra, calm down.”
I stopped flailing and stood peaceably for a moment, while Xissa’s cronies rushed to her side to help her up.
“Are you insane? I’m going to sue you!”
“No, you’re not.” Laquilla said calmly. “The teacher is going to be here in seconds, and you’re going to explain that you fell and hit your face on the desk, then pulled it down on you when you fell to the floor, and Jyra here was helping you up.”
“Why on Latier would I do that?”
Laquilla finally let go of the back of my neck and lowered herself so she was staring Xissa in the eye. “Because if you don’t, I will make your life a living hell. You will never have a single day of peace as long as we both attend this school together. And if any of your little minions rat on me, I’ll ruin all your lives? Got it?”
“You wouldn’t.”
“Why wouldn’t I? Or did you not put two and two together and realized that Harlynn Mazzcraft was my big sister?”
Xissa went pale, but before she could answer, the teacher came barreling in.
“What is going on here?”
There was a very pregnant pause before Xissa hiccup-answered through split lips. “I tripped and fell, then brought the desk down on me. Everyone was helping me up, but I got blood everywhere.”
The teacher’s eyes slid from the injured, to her friends, to Laquilla, to me. I could tell that she knew something was up, but she couldn’t quite place it. She could just review the mandatory security footage of the room, but she would need a reason to acquire it. She wouldn’t need a reason if we all agreed that was what happened.
“Class, is this true?”
There was a wave of nods and a few affirmative grunts, but the teacher caught my lack of movement. “Jyra, is this true?”
I thought about it long and hard. No, of course it wasn’t true. But I was still reeling from the loss of Andi, and it wasn’t like Xissa didn’t deserve it. Also, saying the real truth might stop me from getting the education I needed to find my friend again, whatever strange land she had disappeared off into.
“Yes. I am most worried about her injuries. She hit her nasal bridge very hard.”
“Hmm, alright then. Xissa, how about we get you to the infirmary?”
“Yes, thank you.”
The teacher came and led my arch nemesis out. I feel safe in saying that she will not bother me again.
But now, as I talk to you, dear friend, I realize that this day will forever be a turning point in my life. It is the day I lost my best, bravest, and closest companion.
It is also the day I learned to lie.
I think I understand the neurotypical a little better now, and I am no longer scared.
I’m just angry.
Please don’t leave me too.
Your always friend,
Jyra
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Table of Contents
Contents
The Discovery
Chapter One: Starts Off with a Bang
Chapter Two: One Man’s Scrap is Another Man’s Trojan Horse
Chapter Three: It’s What’s on the Inside that Counts
Chapter Four: How to Smash a Planet in Three Easy Steps
Chapter Five: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, but Ten Years is a Stretch
Chapter Six: Martyr
Chapter Seven: Recovery
Chapter Eight: The Line Between Revenge and Redemption
Chapter Nine: That Surprise in the Middle
Chapter Ten: One Up Cheat Code
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Book 2: The Ripple Effect
Book 3: The Lost Tiro
Book 4: The Last Journey
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