Because these people do not know me. They haven't seen the things I've seen. They haven't spent nights alone in the cold, while superstorms raged and a million bolts of lightning blazed from sky to earth. They have never been offered a scrap of dried meat and bread from the scanty provisions of a family with hungry children of their own to feed. They haven't seen the refuse they leave behind; the human lives tortured and ruined to make their society so brilliant and clean.
I'll do whatever necessary to fit into this new civilization. Because I know the day will come when there will be a time to act. A time to do my part to correct what has been ignored for so long. Because I am not the person they try to convince me to be. I know exactly who I am and what destiny has in store for me.
My name is Zina, and I am the Girl Who Lived.
About the Author
BARD CONSTANTINE IS a self-described neo-pulp author. In his own words:
"My stories aren't life-changing. They're not what critics would call fine literature. My stories are throwbacks to the paperbacks you'd stuff in your back pocket and read on the bus, at the park, or in math class instead of doing your algebra. I write adventure stories. Genre-blended, action-oriented pulp fiction with a kick. If that's what you're looking for, then I'm your guy."
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Also by Bard Constantine
The Aberration: Novella Edition
The Last Sydney Carton
Son of Woman
The Girl who Lived
Hubris of Youth
Welcome to New Haven
The Wise Man Says: A Troubleshooter Story
Red-Eyed Killer: A Troubleshooter Story
Hard Luck Grift: A Troubleshooter Story
Little White Bird: A Troubleshooter Story