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THAT WHICH BITES

CELIS T. RONO

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This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events or

persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

“That Which Bites,” by Celis T. Rono. ISBN 978-1-60264-384-0 (soft

cover) 978-1-60264-385-7 (ebook).

Published 2009 by Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 9949,

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

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Rono.

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To Theron

TEN YEARS PRIOR…

A PALLID , MALNOURISHED GIRL of twelve sniffed and

blew her nose. It was her second viewing of Billy Jack ,

a tawdry vigilante movie from the 1970s she had come

upon in the Flower District. The badly acted and

shoddily directed B-movie affected her like nothing

else.

“It’s time you took matters into your own hands,”

she lectured herself, borrowing from the movie.

“You’re out of cereal, Nutella, vitamins, and Cheez

Whiz, and you need to get some rainwater from the

roof. Don’t just sit here dying of thirst. Be brave for

once in your life!”

She kicked a shoebox full of gems, diamonds, and

gold jewelry out of her way. They were nothing more

than shiny trinkets as useless and garish as Barbie

dolls.

The girl named Julia Poe gathered three empty

plastic gallons and made her way above ground from

the hotel basement. She climbed the stairwell to the

rooftop, leaving her winded with a powerful stitch to

her side. Eating expired food from tin containers and

lack of cardiovascular exercise would do that to

anyone. She vowed to get fitter.

Inflatable swimming pools and pails, drably

painted to match the nearby mid-rise buildings, littered

the rooftop to collect rainwater. She submerged the

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