For three years they called me a freak—and I stayed silent—until they touched my little sister in front of everyone, and the truth I buried finally came out and changed everything.

erupted into the darkness, illuminating the entire front yard with a harsh, violent glare. At the exact same microsecond, I threw the burning flare violently out into the center of the street, directly into the primary path of the sniper’s scope.

“Go, Lily! Run!” I yelled, my voice cutting through the hiss of the magnesium as I shoved her toward the continue reading …