Fight or flight?
It's amazing which your mind will choose when faced with a situation.
Me?
I had always hoped I'd be one of those hardcore chicks, you know, the ones that go out shooting with mean machine gun skills, complete with bullet belts, black leather, and some wicked face paint. Explosives blasting off behind me showing off my silhouette as I victoriously step away with the win.
Live free or die trying.
Hopefully the first one.
Instead, reality has it that my body has chose flight for me. As disappointed as I am with my choice, some alien blood on my hands sounds like something I could boast about, go down in history, my story told for generations to come. A true hero.
But as I look down at my younger brother sleeping, I know my body made the right decision of choosing flight. My brain will just have to wait to become the warrior that it always thought I'd be.
Besides, I don't own a pair of rockin' leather pants, or even know where I could find a machine gun for that matter
So until then, I in the corner of the room in an abandoned building, waiting for the sun to make its grand appearance above the hills.
Listening.
Watching.
Silent.
This is the most dangerous part of the day.
Dawn.
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Unbidden
AdventureUnwanted guests bring havoc with them. Paxleigh's only mission is to keep her brother safe, but once they're separated, she'll team up with an unlikely team to find him.
