Only Hard Problems By Jennifer Estep -epub- -
The easy problems—the small, quiet ones—had been there all along. They just needed someone crazy enough to solve them.
Why wasn’t it working?
“No,” the boy whispered. “He’s dead. The shadow ate him.”
Back at her office, Lila stared at her now-dormant power.
“Boring,” she said, tossing a lighter at it.
Lila’s power surged—the kind she’d only used once before. Her skin glowed with electric blue, and the ground cracked as her strength activated. But this time, the power fizzled.
The easy problems—the small, quiet ones—had been there all along. They just needed someone crazy enough to solve them.
Why wasn’t it working?
“No,” the boy whispered. “He’s dead. The shadow ate him.”
Back at her office, Lila stared at her now-dormant power.
“Boring,” she said, tossing a lighter at it.
Lila’s power surged—the kind she’d only used once before. Her skin glowed with electric blue, and the ground cracked as her strength activated. But this time, the power fizzled.