Suddenly a canoe appeared and in it a young boy with dark hair and sad eyes rowed toward Aria. She looked up only once the boat was close enough and brought her hand to her heart with joy. Maxime, she...
She isn’t at all like Cinderella in the Disney version who just waits for her Prince Charming.
Oh, mais qu’est-ce que tu peux être bête! Tu te rends compte de ce que tu viens de faire, espèce d’idiot! Comment est-ce que je vais aller à ma réunion maintenant? On venait de m’acheter ce manteau, b...
Oh my God, she choked, stepping away from him as he reached out for her. Don’t touch me. What’s wrong? he asked worriedly. What’s wrong? What’s wrong! she shrieked. You stole my song, Thomas! He start...
Music is everywhere, Maude said softly. It is in the water, in the wind’s hum, in the bird’s cry, in the boat’s horn. Rhythm surrounds us. That is one of life’s greatest gifts.
Maybe our conception of ‘all’ is ill conceived. But if by all you mean that I have to choose between love and ambition, I don’t think they’re incompatible. If they were, I would have to give up not on...
Maxime frowned upon being paired with his cousin, who wrapped his arm around his stiff shoulders and leaned in to kiss his cheek while Maxime resisted, holding him at arm’s length. Give your cousin a...
Matt’s hand brushed Maude’s warm cheek, he cupped her chin in his hand and leaned in, his hair brushing her tilted forehead. He stopped inches away from her lips. She gazed, trusting, into his gleamin...
Lindsey turned to Maude and said sweetly, I guess I’ll be seeing you in Ms. Tragent’s class this evening since Jazmine’s Dad managed to get you in. She usually takes nothing but the best, but seeing a...
I never hated you, Matt, Maude objected gently. When we said goodbye in New York, part of my heart remained locked with yours. And when you came to visit your aunt, I knew you were the missing piece....
When he thanked Maude, she knew the camera would be on her, screening each twitch her face twisted into, so she did what any other dignified artist would do and stuck out her tongue.
THE MORNING AFTER THE storm, the air was chilly, and the town of Carvin was filled with an unearthly atmosphere. The sun, on this new autumn day was gradually creeping through the shadows, renewing th...
Shouldn’t he admit his feelings? Maude called out to him. What? Matt asked. The song, she reminded him. If he’s feeling so confused, I guess the best thing to do is admit them to the object of his aff...
Mrs. Ruchet never let her twins eat sweets but she, on the other hand, before the diet, could never get enough of Snickers and M&M’s, which she loudly crushed under her teeth while ordering Maude arou...
Mrs. Ruchet was a big, imposing woman with short, curly, blonde hair tangled wildly around her oval face. She spent most of her days sitting on her couch, her two huge legs propped on a dark green cus...