Carlie's Chapter 5 - Dear Tiger: Help Me Find My Sisters

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LAST WEEK, Tiger revealed that the Pain-Eaters had invaded the Orbital he and Simone's parents were on, but that they'd managed to escape. This week, Simone tells Tiger what it's like being on a ship full of infected people.

Chapter 5 (Extract) – Girl-in-Charge



Dear Tiger


Great! You sent me more hugs I can’t collect on.

Also: Ha. Ha. Ha. Now you know how I feel. It’s funny, even if it makes me worry about why Odyssey think you need a team to babysit you. Watch out, Tiger, or they might just infect you with the same goop I’ve had… and then you’d see just how bossy I could really be.

And, finally, thank you. It’s good to know my parents are safe—even if they are being their usual pain-in-the -behind selves. Thank you for getting them out.

You’ll be pleased to know I worked out how to lock down the team—and wasn’t that just a good thing. Sad to say, I wasn’t so lucky with the crew, but that ended up being a bit of a good thing, too.


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