The tale of two birthdays

The room lifted up to the sounds of footsteps and a can opener. The day has come. It was only for a moment when she recollects her scavenging days five years ago in an abandoned parking lot. I wish someone would take me home, she whispered. Her wish was granted.

Welcome home, Koultessa!

She had reclaimedher birthright, Koultessa S. Grugwiv, and in the next few years she’d be sharing aroom with three more abandoned individuals who would eventually become her adopted siblings.

Fast forward to t...