Tracy's Escape

By Aaron K. Redshaw

For a long time I didn’t even want to talk about it, or think about it. Then Dr. Denay said if I wrote down the whole story, I might recover better. Then I could make sense of the fire, and the city disaster, and all those men who were after me.

This is how Tracy begins her story, and how her special power labeled her as one of the gifted.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aaron K. Redshaw
• Release date: Jun 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311309808

Aaron K. Redshaw

Aaron K. Redshaw grew up in Scottsburg, Oregon but decided one day to take a hint from the geese. He now lives in Scotts Valley, California where he can work on his tan and admire other people's surfboards. He enjoys the company of his beautiful wife, his two gifted children, and one dusty beast of a car.Aaron's goal for writing is to create believable characters in fantasy or science fiction worlds that do not leave out the element of faith in a personal and loving God.He is an English teacher at a large public high school, the senior co-pastor of New Hope Church in Scotts Valley, CA (newhopesv.org), and a father and husband in a wonderful family which he hopes to someday patent.

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TRACY’S ESCAPE

The Gifted Series-Prequel

Aaron K. Redshaw

Tracy’s Escape

By Aaron K. Redshaw

Copyright © 2014 Aaron K. Redshaw

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Dedication: This one is for my readers

Chapter 1: School life

For me, November is the worst month of the year. It’s not because it’s almost Thanksgiving or because Christmas is so close. It’s because of what happened.

For a long time I didn’t even want to talk about it, or think about it. Then Dr. Denay said if I wrote down the whole story, I might recover better. Then I could make sense of the fire, and the city disaster, and all those men who were after me.

I guess I should start with school.

Hey, Tracy! shouted Amber as I was on my way out the door. Did you see that new boy in the 6th grade? He is so cute!

Amber thought every boy was cute, especially if he was older. But for me, I didn’t fall for just anyone. Mostly I just had boys as friends, like Gregorio.

Where are you going to in such a hurry? she asked.

I need to get home, I said. Otherwise my parents will be worried. What I didn’t tell her was that I wanted to get away from her after hearing that she spread rumors about me and Gregorio just the other day. I overheard some girls talking about it at lunch. Some of them had been my friends.

Yeah, Okay, I said. Well, I’d better go. I needed to go before I either blew up at her or started to cry.

Sure thing, Tracy, said Amber. I could tell she was disappointed, but what did she expect? She turned to go.

Not even a second later, Tracy! called another girl.

I turned toward the voice and saw Ilia stalking toward me. Whoa, Tracy. Wait up. Walking beside Ilia was a girl whose blond ponytail was swinging from side to side: Grace. Just great! I thought.

Ilia stormed up to me, out of breath. She had brown hair a lot like mine, but she looked like she never combed it. Why grow it out if you aren’t going to take care of it? I thought. I prided myself in my hair. Where are you going in such a hurry? she asked.

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