Root: Part II, Chapter 6

Trapped alone now in the school and afraid to sleep, Hasta has two vexing conversations that leave her with more questions than answers.

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

6.0 Hasta

Alone in the high school at half past two in the morning, Hasta didn’t know what to do with herself.

Beat herself up, that was an obvious one. As she stalked through the deserted halls, she had plenty of time to replay the whole afternoon and night in her mind. It wasn’t hard t…