In “In Darkness” by Nick Lake, the story follows two parallel narratives set in Haiti. The first narrative centers on a fifteen-year-old boy named Shorty, who finds himself trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hospital after the devastating earthquake of 2010. As he struggles to survive and escape the darkness, he reflects on his life growing up in the slums of Site Soley, where he got involved in gang violence and dealt with loss, including the disappearance of his beloved twin sister, Marguerite.