57 pages 1 hour read

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Games Untold

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

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Story 2: “The Same Backward as Forward”

Story 2, Chapter 1 Summary

Hannah Rooney goes out drinking with her sister Kaylie Rooney. When Kaylie invites Hannah to dance, Hannah declines, not interested in drawing attention to herself. Unlike Kaylie, Hannah prides herself on being invisible. When a group of young men approaches Kaylie, Hannah tries to distract them. One man pesters Hannah, making a joke about her palindromic name. Hannah dismisses him, and she and Kaylie leave.



Hannah and Kaylie take a walk along the beach. Realizing Kaylie stole one of the men’s wallets, Hannah warns her to be more careful. She reminds herself she only has one year of nursing school left before she can move Kaylie away from Rockaway Watch and their destructive family. Kaylie already has a record of committing crimes for their mother Eden but insists that Hannah is too worried.

Story 2, Chapter 2 Summary

Hannah returns to her apartment. The space is small, but she’s loved living on her own for the past couple of years. She folds some origami to relax before going to bed. In the middle of the night, Eden and Hannah’s cousin Rory appears by her bedside, waking her up. Rory is injured, and Eden demands that Hannah tend to his wounds.