Katelyn’s POV

The newsroom was buzzing louder than usual. Phones rang, printers spat out sheets, and groups of reporters gathered in every corner, voices overlapping in excitement.

Word had spread that the station would be selecting several journalists to report on breaking stories in Pakistan. It was all anyone could talk about.

People whispered about the dangers, yes, but mostly they talked about the prestige, the chance to be at the center of something global.

“I’m signing up,” a ...