One Password to Rule them All

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 12] Thursday afternoon came around. The last bell of the day rang, excusing me from the endless toiling that was math class. I had reminded Kyle at lunch to find us by the bus area, even if he didn’t need reminding. The bus area wasn’t far from theContinue reading “One Password to Rule them All”

Coming Over

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 10] Kyle never found a way to log into Rune Quest that day. He didn’t even manage to get to the game’s loading screen. He thrashed about more and more in his chair and against the keyboard every time he saw the words ‘blocked’ pop up on screen.Continue reading “Coming Over”

The New Kid

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 9] The first month of school had passed. I guess it wasn’t that bad. Maybe I had just tricked myself into getting used to everything, even the schedule. The strange thing about having a different class and teacher each hour is that it makes time seem to goContinue reading “The New Kid”

Beyond the Office Doors

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 8] It was later that same day. I had mostly recovered from having to speak in front of the class. Science with Mr. Jones was wrapping up, and I was looking forward to lunchtime and settling into the refuge of the computer lab. I was mostly ignoring theContinue reading “Beyond the Office Doors”