11
Saxon
We each take a seat in the middle of the theatre and settle in for the screenshow. I remember the first time Manny ever took me to one. The huge people on the screen scared me. The volume was so loud that the booming voices frightened me and I covered my ears, refusing to remove them until the end. A long time ago, everyone had smaller screenshow screens in their homes. They’re still around if you search, mostly discarded and broken. After the Burn, energy sources were destroyed, along with so many other things. Power was eventually restored after a long time, but as solar power only.
Anastasia elbows me in the ribs. ‘So tell me, my sweet Saxon, are you hiding something?’
I pretend not to hear her question, but she leans closer.
‘You paled like a full moon when Lia mentioned
