The Girl in the Hourglass

High school is tough enough without being a ticking time bomb.

No...really. My name is Kyrie Maxwell and I lost the genetic lottery. My parents are Supers and it turns out they never should have had me.

I’m what they call a Double-Red. A child of two genetically modified individuals lacking a key combination of genes that would keep me stable.

They tell me the meds are to keep calm. What they mean is they keep me numb. Too much excitement and I, literally, could explode, so they make sure I feel nothing. I’ve been doped my entire life. Well...until I decided I wasn’t going to take it anymore.

You know what I say? What’s the point? If they aren’t going to let me live, why try so hard to keep me alive?
Wait…do you hear something ticking?

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The Girl in the Hourglass

High school is tough enough without being a ticking time bomb.

No...really. My name is Kyrie Maxwell and I lost the genetic lottery. My parents are Supers and it turns out they never should have had me.

I’m what they call a Double-Red. A child of two genetically modified individuals lacking a key combination of genes that would keep me stable.

They tell me the meds are to keep calm. What they mean is they keep me numb. Too much excitement and I, literally, could explode, so they make sure I feel nothing. I’ve been doped my entire life. Well...until I decided I wasn’t going to take it anymore.

You know what I say? What’s the point? If they aren’t going to let me live, why try so hard to keep me alive?
Wait…do you hear something ticking?

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The Girl in the Hourglass

The Girl in the Hourglass

by Drew Bittner
The Girl in the Hourglass

The Girl in the Hourglass

by Drew Bittner

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Overview

High school is tough enough without being a ticking time bomb.

No...really. My name is Kyrie Maxwell and I lost the genetic lottery. My parents are Supers and it turns out they never should have had me.

I’m what they call a Double-Red. A child of two genetically modified individuals lacking a key combination of genes that would keep me stable.

They tell me the meds are to keep calm. What they mean is they keep me numb. Too much excitement and I, literally, could explode, so they make sure I feel nothing. I’ve been doped my entire life. Well...until I decided I wasn’t going to take it anymore.

You know what I say? What’s the point? If they aren’t going to let me live, why try so hard to keep me alive?
Wait…do you hear something ticking?


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781942990130
Publisher: eSpec Books
Publication date: 08/31/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 40
File size: 575 KB

About the Author

Drew Bittner has been writing most of his life. In 1991, he wrote GURPS MAGIC ITEMS 2 for Steve Jackson Games, following that with AD&D CIRCLE OF DARKNESS for TSR, Inc. Drew has written comic books and trading cards, as well as co-creating a card game for comic book publisher WildStorm (now part of DC Comics). He lives with his wife and daughter in suburban Virginia.
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