JUNIPER
The next memory started immediately, and it was like I was watching a montage of memories floating by. I had no control over what memory came to me next.
“One! Two! Three! Four!” Ethan called out, covering his eyes. He was chosen as the first seeker, because everyone knew he wouldn’t cheat.
James grabbed my hand and started dragging me through the forest. “Hurry! He’s going to get us if we don’t get far enough away.”
We ran through the forest behind the Burrell household. It was our playground, and we knew every tree, rock and stream for miles. Ethan knew this too, so the only advantage we had was to get as far away from him as possible. James dragged me along, even when my muscles began to burn from the speed.
It was as if our lives depended on it. Our games were always like
