All The Bright Places Novels & Stories

“Yeah, we’re set for next Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Northshore campus of Bright Initiative Group. Hopefully, Vlade won’t act up.” Out the corner of my eye, I caught Amara smirking at Patrick like they were holding onto some inside joke. I narrowed my eyes. What the hell was that? I cleared my throat. “So, Amara, I heard you’re interested in Bright Initiative. But aren’t you an elementary school teacher?” She wiped her mouth delicately, her voice calm but passionate. “That’s true. But they do amazing work—really important stuff. They’re a blessing to so many underserved kids in the city. The donations they give out three times a year make a real difference.”

“Her walking through restrictions? Get very used to it.” Inside the chamber was a dome of glass and crystal. No furniture. No shelves. There was just a circular platform in the center, suspended slightly above the ground, with luminous streams flowing toward it from all directions like rivers of light. Above the platform hovered a three-dimensional map of Luminary—glowing, turning slowly. Continents, cities, mountains, and oceans are all made of pure luminous threads. Seraphine’s mouth fell open. “It’s… beautiful," Rian almost cried. “This is the greatest day of my life.”