Bloom

It was just rain.But after the downpour, odd black plants begin to shoot up.Suddenly¡ªThey. Are. Everywhere.They take over fields and twine around houses. They bloom andthrow off toxic pollen¡ªand feed.Strangely, Anaya, Petra and Seth, three Salt Spring Island teens,seem immune. What¡¯s their connection What¡¯s their secret A week ago, theywouldn¡¯t have thought they had one. But they¡¯d better figure it out fast¡ªthe invasion has alreadybegun.