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The blue joy is calling... but can Fresco survive it?

"Do you know what happened to you?" Joey's voice broke a little. Fresco shook his head. The kid nodded, like it was no big surprise." Yeah, me either. No one seems to. We just have normal lives, you know? Then suddenly you wake up with this thing eating into you," he swallowed hard, "and that's it. The rest is Wasteland."

Seventeen-year-old Fresco Conte is an ordinary All-American kid from an upper middle-class family. He plays football. His girlfriend is a cheerleader. Life is good. Until unexplained things, scary things, start to take him over. Like surviving an accident that should have killed him. Or hearing the thoughts of the people around him whether he wants to or not.
 
When the men in the dark blue coveralls come for him, Fresco is forced into addiction to the blue joy known as Wasteland and set free on the street, with no answers and only his hunger to keep him company.

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He was so worked up when he returned to Medley it took him several seconds before he could blurt out his news.


Medley looked up from her microscope with her characteristic frown.


"The kids. From Last Stand." He pulled her to her feet and hugged her. "Joey got some of them out and they're safe." At least, as safe as they could be, considering.


She didn't say anything, just watched him as he paced a bit back and forth. "We have room for them, but there's more than just our kids. Joey recruited some strays as well. But this place is plenty big enough for everyone."


Medley crossed her arms over her chest. "And just what in the hell do you think we are going to do with a bunch of Wasted kids?"


He felt like she punched him in the chest. "You wanted to do more tests," he said. "They are looking for a safe place. It's a good trade."


Chapter 43: Fresco's Choice