theboilingprocess

Intro ‘the boiling process’ is a novel i’m working on about a boy, francis, and a girl, veronica living in england during the 1930s. they only want to be normal school kids, but a strange presence lurks in their classroom meant for grades kinder to eighth. the boiler room. it’s a basement that about every kid makes rumors about, saying it may be a cemetery, or just an area where the government leaves bodies to rot. as the kids grow up, they slowly mature and scoff at those silly stories the first graders make, but veronica and francis don’t get to—because they know what’s in there. francis: 7th grade 13 5’5 cocky, genius, and obnoxious. thoughts on veronica: “she’s certainly not good at math…although her english language arts is outstanding.” veronica: 8th grade 14 5’7 shy, careful, and judgy thoughts on francis: “why does he waste so much potential on trying to be funny? he’s such a pill.”