Forget it. I shouldn’t have--I caught his hand. Don’t. You want to talk about this, right?He hesitated. Then another humorless smile. I’m not sure is the right word. More like confess.
Figures, Corey muttered. Survive a forest fire, helicopter crash, and killer eels, only to slip on a rock.
F--- off. It's not like that. Her and me. I'm just saying--That you hadn't left her for good. I never said you had. You just wanted to withdraw long enough to get used to the idea that you'd lost your...
Does medical research explain why Rafe thought he was a skin-walker, too, when he’d never even been to the clinic?I…I don’t know. Hayley squared her shoulders. No one ever saw Rafe do anything magical...
Did she ask about anyone else?Oh, everyone, Brendan said, rushing on. Names, friendships, hobbies. She was really interested in our hobbies. When we talked about the teams and stuff, she asked why Raf...
Derek said Andrew never went to bed before midnight. If we wanted to get him after he was sound asleep, that meant waiting until two.To my surprise, I fell asleep, so soundly that i didn't hear the al...
Derek picked the spot? Had he been hoping I'd be blinded by the morning sun and stumble off the edge?
Derek looked around, like he was searching for something to use. Then he stripped off his shirt. I tried not to look away. Not that he looked bad without his shirt. The opposite, actually, which is wh...
Derek and I went out for our walk after dinner. Alone. There was an open field behind the motel and we headed there. Finally, when we were far enough from the motel, Derek led me into a little patch o...
Depends on the dog. Big country dogs like these? Yeah. It's the fancy city ones that give me trouble. Overbred, Dad says. Makes them skittish and screws up their wiring. I had a Chihuahua attack me la...
Daniel wobbled and the grip slid out of his hand. He dropped only a few inches, but by the time he’d recovered, I was pulling myself over the top. Brooke and Nicole were cheering. The others below cal...
Daniel knelt and held out a bottle. I thought it was pop, then saw the label.Beer? I said.It helps. I knew his meds had dissolved, so I grabbed a few from the store.Corey took it and twisted off the c...
Curiosity is what lets a young mind grow and keeps an old mind young.
Corey was already gone, heading for the stairs again. He took them two at a time. Then he pitched forward, hands clutching his head as he let out something between a moan and a strangled cry.Daniel ra...
By the time I caught up, the man was facedown with Daniel on his back, as if he’d knocked him flying clear off the porch. Knocked the radio from his hand, too. It lay a few feet from the man’s outstre...
But you can now consider yourself officially invited by the birthday girl. It’s an easier way to meet people than hanging out at the smoking pit. Healthier, too.That got a smile from him. Not that laz...
But what had really happened tonight? With the cougar, it was obviously adrenaline with a chaser of shock, and maybe a little post-traumatic stress thrown in for good measure.
At school, our classroom had a small rodent zoo consisting of two rabbits, three hamsters, a litter of baby gerbils and a guinea pig. At first, I’d thought the teacher was raising snack food, which im...
As we walked, he’d been looking around. I asked what he was looking for.Someplace private, he said.So we can talk more? That’s so sweet.He laughed. Talking’s good, but the bell’s going to ring. Not mu...
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.