All the Broken Pieces: a Gothic mystery, this is the story of Olivia, who wakes up with mysterious voices and urges she’s not used to. Turns out there’s another voice in her head—but where exactly did she come from?
Imprint: Entangled Teen;
Audience: Young Adult;
Novel length: 304 pages;
Format: Trade paperback and eBook;
Publication Date: December, 2012.
Olivia reached up, feeling
the tender spots on her head. Her fingers brushed across a row of—were those
little ridges made of metal?
“Careful.
The staples are almost ready to come out, but it’s still going to be sore for a
while.”
Staples?!Her stomach rolled. I have staples in my head? She lowered her now-shaking hand. “Can I get a
mirror?”
Mom looked
at Dad, then back at her. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. Not until you’ve
healed a little more.”
Mom patted
Olivia’s leg. “You just relax. We’ll be back in a few minutes.”
The two of
them left the room, but when Mom swung the door closed, it didn’t latch. Olivia
could hear their voices in the hall.
“I still
think we should…” She couldn’t make out the rest of Dad’s muffled words. “…know
if I can do this.”
“…late for
that,” Mom said. “We’d lose everything, including…” Her voice faded as they got
farther away. “…have to move.”
Olivia could tell the
conversation was tense, but the words were impossible to decipher now. Holding
a hand in front of her face, she turned it back and forth. A plastic tube ran
from her arm to a machine next to her bed. She peeked into her nightgown and
stared in horror at the long red stripe running down her chest.
Sick.
You’re alive. You shouldn’t be
thinking about looks.
Lowering her
hand, she scanned the room. I wonder how
my face looks. From the way Dad stared at me, plus the fact Mom won’t let me
see a mirror, it must be bad.
Brains are more important than
looks.
That’s what ugly people say.
Olivia put her hands on her
head and squeezed. “Stop it,” she whispered to her arguing thoughts, hysteria
bubbling up and squeezing the air from her lungs. What was happening to her?
Why didn’t she recognize her parents or know where she was? Who she was? Tears ran warm trails down
her cheeks. “Just make it all stop.”
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