SHADOW

My eyes filled with tears. I’d never laughed so loud in a while— one big belly laugh.

I may be a human now, but I learned a lot in a short while. Or I just learned from the best, and my determination and vulnerability were my best motivations for getting something done despite the pain, the hollowness, and those bruises I still carried with me.

“There’s no way she did that,” Zack still tried to convince Califf that I cheated.

“Well, it’s just the two of you who made ...