CHAPTER SIXTEEN
JAXThe sound of thunder kept me up last night or maybe it’s due to my perpetually racing mind as I relive the exchange between Ben and Priya. Why do I care so much? I don’t know. Either way, I didn’t sleep and now I’m forced to listen to the soft chatter of strangers. Currently, there’s a council meeting—at least I think it’s a council meeting, it’s hard to tell—going on. Many people sneeze and cough due to the close quarters. The complaints reflect their lack of human rights and I find myself appalled.
“He stole my bananas. I always keep a few just in case they don’t feed us again and he took them! We shouldn’t be starved by our people!”
“She’s a cheater! I thought she loved me.”
“We want cleaner water in the troughs. The grime in it is making me sick!”
Their requests
