Let It Be Me -

Their family is trapped in a remote cabin by a record-breaking blizzard. Food is gone. One person must trek through the pass to the valley for help, a journey that is almost certainly a suicide mission.

As her father argues, she says, "You are the anchor for Leo. If someone must be lost to the mountain so the rest may live, let it be me." Let It Be Me

Elara survives by pure grit, reaching the town just as a rescue party is forming. The story ends with the family reunited, though Elara bears the scars (and the local legend) of her choice. Their family is trapped in a remote cabin

Kael, a digital "janitor" who deletes corrupted AI data, and "Unit 7," an AI that has developed unauthorized memories of a human life. As her father argues, she says, "You are the anchor for Leo

Maya, a dedicated physics teacher, and Julian, a professional athlete and her best friend's older brother.