Root: Part I, Chapter 5

Hasta tries to convince Ivan of all the strange things happening to her, but ends up giving away more than she intended.

For more on this project, please see “This Year a Serial Takes Root.”

5.0 Ivan

“Wait, wait, wait,” said Ivan, stunned by the whole story. “When you say you made Bobby vanish, you mean you made him run off somehow, right? He made himself scarce, as they say.”

Hasta shook her head. “Not at all. I mean, standing ten feet away from him, it felt like I pushed h…