said Mr. Butts. “Girls in the bathroom, men in the guest room around the corner.”The woman walked over and gestured in my direction. “Follow me.”I looked at Malcolm, but he just shrugged. I went with the stranger into the bathroom, more than a little worried about what was going to happen, but...
and lost. Not only was his hair a mass of uneven chunks, way too short in some places and way too long in others, but I’d also nicked his ears not once, not twice, but three separate times. He left the room wishing the next person in my chair good luck, as he headed off to find the nearest witc...
We had to take the long way down out of the mountain, through twisting damp and dark tunnels. We hid behind outcroppings and inside crevices in the walls to avoid coming into contact with the dwarves who still hadn't figured out we weren't being held captive anymore. We stood in a copse of trees...
A girl with long black hair comes storming out, and Teagan barely misses running her over. She screams in surprise and then glares at us through the windshield. “Watch where you’re going, you crazy bitch!” she screams. Teagan yanks her emergency brake up in one quick pull and throws open the doo...
not so much. He was a dwarf; and I'd never seen an armed commando dwarf before, so it totally wasn't my fault that I couldn't look away. He stood about three and a half feet high, wearing camouflage clothes and combat boots. He even had a black bandana tied around his oversized head, and a bowi...
groaned Sarah from the other bed.“Five. Get up. There’s an IHOP down the street, and I can already smell the pancakes and sausage and bacon and pies and milkshakes …”Sarah jumped out of bed and raced to the bathroom faster than he’d ever seen her move. When he heard the sounds of vomiting comi...
he asked as we walked out the door. “That depends on who you’re talking about,” I said, looking at Chase. “What?” asked Chase, genuinely in the dark about what I found so amusing. “Nothing.” I didn’t bring up the fact that he ate meat off the buffet that was still moving and pretty much every o...
I said, as he walked up and handed me the basket. All kinds of things were mixed together inside. I guess the boys and I will be sharing tonight.I dropped a hunk of bread on the ground for Buster to chew on while he waited for the real food to arrive. Buster was partial to the hunks of deer or...
says Colin, his words not slurred in the least. I can’t say the same for mine. “You know … you’re right. He was a dick. He ignored me. He never listened to me. He basically told me to jus’ be seen and not heard. D’you know how annoying that is?” “I can imagine.” He’s answering, but I can t...
Shivers run all through my body as he places the gentlest of kisses at my throat. In the hollow of my neck, his breath tickles the sensitive skin, but then his scratchy shadow of a beard grinds into me as he sucks it, reminding me that this man is a dangerous man. “Stop,” I say, a little breathl...
asked Winky.“What?” I responded, huffing and puffing along, my legs on fire from the overexertion.“That it’s not called a prison. I mean, correctional institution? It sounds like a school for learning manners or something.”“It was,” said Bianca. “It’s not polite to rape, murder, or steal, chil...
Holder. As far as I was concerned, it couldn’t hurt to have the principal watching that guy a little closer. I knew my parents would be on the phone with Mr. Tweeds over the weekend, now. Surely they would have his home number and cell too, just like they always did at every new school. Copie...
nothin's cooler than zippin' 'n zappin' all over the place like them water sprites can do. Plus they get to breathe underwater.""Awesome. Breathing in fish crap. Sounds nice. You're right," said Tim. "We should all be jealous."I turned my attention back to Tony, while translating Tim's react...
A pretty decent lunch, all things considered, was waiting for us when we arrived.Bodo was first in line for the food that was spread out on the table that used to be the reception desk. Winky went for the table with water on it, downing a small bottle in about three seconds.I paused at the entra...