The ear-splitting alarm went off.

BEEP. BEEP. EVACUATE. Over and over again at 7:00am.

I thought the walls kept us safe.

Everyone exited their rooms at once and we ran, well… we tried. We were all huddled up like we were at one of those concerts, from the old days.

It all started over two years ago. September 24, 2040. The day I lost everything. My family and home. All my friends too, except...

Grace gazed in the mirror at those plump cheeks and that untamable hair which she loathed. Her fleshy skin jiggled as she moved, and this is the eighth dress she tried on tonight. Her gaze lowered to her phone, and she continued watching the beauty tutorial.

“Let me demonstrate how it’s done.”

Grace finished watching the tutorial and let out a huge breath. She refused to let her insecuritie...