The Blowback

Summary

I am the tenth in a line of martyrs, each of my foremothers born with a burden and a gift, each dying for a cause greater than herself.

So it was that from the moment I drew my first breath, a voice, ancient and genderless, whispered in the back of my mind: “You will have three wishes, granted without question. All they will cost is a small piece of yourself.”

For my first wish, I prayed for Ethan, whose body had been frail since birth. I asked that he be granted perfect health. The price was my right eye.