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.

signal at the far end of the property. I kept my ears tuned to the sky, knowing that the autonomous drone would eventually recalculate its search parameters and expand its flight pattern toward the industrial sector.

Suddenly, a sharp, metallic screech echoed from the tracks behind us, the sound of heavy iron wheels grinding against steel under immense continue reading …