The waves whispered on the silvery shore, but Gwen could still hear the ticking of those weird clocks in the distance. They were harder to see now that the sun had set, but they still freaked her out. Swallowing the dry lump that had developed in her throat, she took off her backpack and pulled out a water bottle. Then she squirted a long stream into her mouth.
Alex had been trying to explain Artania to Jose for a while now. But her boyfriend wasn’t buying it. He said it was too fantastic. It wasn’t possible for a world like this to exist. And be created from people’s art? No way.
“You lie. Tresero!” Jose cried, calling Alex a butt in Spanish.
Tresero! “No really…” Alex kept explaining.
On the other hand, Gwen couldn’t quite tell how Zach was feeling. Mr. GQ stayed quiet, his usual str
