Chapter 1: Darius and the Puddle The clouds were full, and the air was thick, sticky. The road was slick, as was the sidewalk, but of course Darius didn’t care. It was Friday, a hurricane was coming, and he was late again. He had spent the night playing video games and was currently running on about 3 hours of sleep, a bite of avocado toast, a sip of coffee, and spite. He ran around a corner and collided with a mother and her baby. He righted the stroller, brushed off the m