Unbroken Brain Novels & Stories

He needed medicine and to get that bullet out of his body. And rest… I jumped down and went to his side. The men watched me with surprise as I walked over and took a look at the wound. It needed to be cleaned. “Any one of you have any alcohol?” I asked and looked up at Irve. It wasn’t hard to figure out that the pale yellow in his face and the dark spots on his forehead and neck were caused by a lifetime of exposure to alcohol. And as I already guessed, he did have a flask hidden away that he handed me with some hesitation.

“The decision to block everyone out. I get it. I know why you did it. And maybe had you done it to an adult., they probably would worried about the changes in you. But teachers these day have enough on their plate and from what I can see, you don’t have any other family members.” “And kids?” I asked rewinding the last few years of high school. “Well kids are something else. Some are passionate and even kind like you. But others are different. They see someone hurt, down, in despair and they never think, maybe something is wrong. That’s it. I knew when I saw you that you needed help. The hospital knew too but with you being eighteen, there wasn’t much they could do about it.” I closed my eyes

She said "the Disputed who did not want to hurt the Architects, who were sad about what they did they made these places all over the universe and waited for the right time to act" The room opened up into a library with walls lined with sparkly things that held a lot of information. There were screens that turned on when they went in making the room look blue. Mira said "this is the Unbroken". She waved her hand. The screens showed pictures and papers and charts. She said "the Unbroken is not one group, it is a network, a way of thinking that has changed and grown over thousands of years". The truth was more complicated than they thought.

“That’s not entirely inaccurate as a description of what just happened.” “Short term?” I said. “Fine. What you did worked. But long term we need structure. Wards inside the bond. Agreements. Practices. If it feeds on static, we give it as little as possible.” Ronan looked dubious. “You want to put rules on thoughts?” “I want to build habits,” I corrected. “Like we do with any other power. We’ve spent months training our bodies, our channels, our casting. We’ve done almost nothing to train the place we’re most vulnerable now—this shared mind.”

If I was helping, you would LET ME OUT! Banging of metal bars clanged in my mind, making me cringe. Talking to myself, envisioning a stalking, deranged version of myself locked in a cage in my own mind probably wasn’t considered sane, but I’d long ago given up on any notion of sanity. The beast was a part of me, but was too uncontrollable to be let loose. With tight chains, I bound him. With bars of steel, I contained him. With sheer will, I silenced him.

Everything was different. At this moment, I wasn't just cold—my arm ached from Zachary's grip. And he was completely oblivious to my pain. "Punish you? Zachary, you don't deserve that much thought!" Ava shoved him away and threw my medical chart at him. "What does this mean?" Zachary flipped through a few pages, his face filled with disbelief when he reached the last one. "This... an ectopic pregnancy? How is that possible?" Zachary looked at me, his eyes visibly reddening.

I can't believe this is what I'm getting after going through so much just because of him "Maryam" the bang on the door make me jerk out of fear "Maryam open this door" he said in a dangerous tone "I swear if you don't open this door, I'm going to break it down and believe me I'll do just that" he threatened What? Will he really break it? Is he crazy? If I'm ask to buy that door I'm sure I won't be able to afford it "Maryam before counting of three, open this damn door if not I'm-"

He was starting to wonder all sorts of things now. “Are you sure she’s okay? I mean, she doesn’t have a concussion or… or amnesia or… maybe something’s wrong with her brain? She was just hit with a lamppost, so it’s possible… who knows…” Now, Arsen really couldn’t think clearly. The changes in Claire have become increasingly obvious lately, and he couldn’t just ignore them because of love. He had to keep thinking logically, but right now his mind was in a jumble. “No, we found absolutely no signs of head trauma. The cut on her temple was from a sharp object, not from an impact or a blow. She’s fine. If I may ask, is Miss Tatiana...”

Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his brawn and brains to the highest bidder, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob...and to stand and fight if he thinks he's right.

So comforting that she drifted gratefully to sleep, part of her wishing she would never wake up. After you've been systematically abused, your judgment erodes to the point where it's nearly impossible to make decisions. Small decisions are as tough as big ones. Even choosing a breakfast cereal seems filled with peril. You are so scared about doing the wrong thing, being blamed and punished for it, you'd rather have someone else take the responsibility.