Ethan: Number
Who are you, vital statistic made of personal identification numbers, evaluations and degrees, and defined by its body mass index, driving record, and employment history?
Oliver: Spectator
I walked outside myself, barefoot on the pavement of my existence, to feel its cold, smooth shell under the even colder surface of my soles.
Chloe: Anxious and Mortified
At the age of nineteen Rachel almost failed her college admission.
Jessica: Mrs. Thornby Gathered Dust
Other people gathered porcelain figurines, or commemorative plates, or coins, or rare stamps, or thimbles. Mrs. Thornby gathered dust.
Chloe: I Already Have Everything
I stand in the midst of the whirlwind and breathe
as it passes around me and through me with ease, like waves on the water, like sounds in the breeze.