He swallowed. Rubbed his neck again. Looked around. Then he motioned at the rock. Can we lie down again? I think I’ll do this better…If you’re talking to the sky?A half laugh, half snort. Yeah. Lame,...
Guess it didn't matter if it was a group home or summer camp, guys and their stomachs didn't change.
Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness. One of the cows mooed appreciatively.
Finally, we found someone who had stopped. It wasn’t for us, but only because he hadn’t made it that far. We rounded a bend to see a gray-haired guy getting out of his van, having pulled to the side t...
Everyone goes, I said. The whole class.Yeah, I know. Hayley asked if I was going, but I kind of figured that didn’t exactly count as an invitation. Unless I went with her, which I’d really rather not....
Do you like manga? she asked after a minute. Anime?Anime's cool. I'm not really into it, but 1 like Japanese movies,animated or not.Well, I'm into it. I watch the shows, read the books, chat on the bo...
Did I go to sleep and wake up in the nineteenth century? I looked down at my jeans and T-shirt. Ack! I can’t go to school like this. Where’s my corset? My bonnet?Dad sighed as Mom walked in with her e...
Dearly departed, scarcely lamented, deeply demented...
Daniel heaved Moreno to his feet. The man swung at him, but Daniel ducked easily and returned a one-two punch that left Moreno reeling.Island wrestling champ, I said. Only third place in boxing, thoug...
Corey came out from behind the bushes as we walked back. Next time, we consider my plan?I think so, Daniel mumbled.At least he told us there’s a town along this road, I said. Same way we’re heading.Ho...
Comfort and reassurance and a wordless understanding that there is always darkness. In some part of us, there is absolute darkness, as much as we wish otherwise. As much as we pretend otherwise. Ander...
Climb! he shouted.The bear backed away, shaking his shaggy head, dazed by the impact. He looked at me, and I froze and I knew then what had stopped Rafe from running. When the bear met my gaze, any th...
Beside the door stood a cooler. It was unplugged and filled with pop cans and bottles. A handwritten sign advised those looking for milk to check aisle two, for the powdered and canned variety.No beer...
Believe me, I have better things to do than sabotage your friendships. No one else's world revolves around you, Cassandra.-Paige to Cassandra
Ask me anything.Fine. What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?He laughed. Wow. Straight for the jugular.
As we reached town, the truck bounced from the dirt road to the pavement, and something underneath made an ugly cracking sound.It’s been doing that, Daniel said. Just ignore it. Corey says he’ll take...
As the abyss widens, though, I begin to fear that coming back to the surface may, someday, not be under my control. Because at the bottom of my abyss is not death, it's madness.
As for happy…The pursuit of happiness may be written into our Declaration of Independence, but that only means our founding fathers were hopelessly sentimental. You don’t pursue happiness. You pursue...
As I started along the path, I noticed a young, dark-haired woman. But not Mina Lee. This one was taller than me, with long black hair that curled over her faded denim jacket. Native or Latina. She wa...
As I made my way through the forest, I’ll admit I was also straining for a familiar bark or whine. I hadn’t said a word about Kenjii since leaving the store. How could I without making it sound like I...