Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

“I just can’t believe this is happening,” I say, my voice breaking a little. “This is

like some sort of nightmare.”

“Yeah, it is,” Anton agrees, the exhaustion evident in his voice. “The timing

couldn’t be worse.”

The timing is beyond terrible; it’s catastrophic. I close my eyes for a moment,

taking in the sounds around me—the muffled chatter of people on their morning

commute, the distant laughter of a group of teenagers on the way to school, the

soft cooing of a baby.

Life is moving on, unfazed by my little disaster. I wish I could say the same for

myself. Because right now, I feel like I’m trapped in a motionless void of

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suffering.

need to rest, Anton,” I finally

Bad luck, or fate, or whatever

call it.”

doesn’t even begin to cover it,”

I say, swallowing. “Get better, Anton. See

thumb over the red

strikes me. “Wait, Anton, how come I’m not sick? I

everyone else did, right?”

didn’t eat the seafood dish, did you?”

realization in it.

I think back to last night. “Oh right, the one with

didn’t. I’m allergic.”

must be it, Abby. That has to

Someone should check on everyone

wave of dread washes over me. “Do you

counters, coughing a little. “I’ll send

To check if anyone else is feeling

have to do that, Anton. You’re

the least I can do, Abby, especially since I cannot