Leafy trees whisper in the wind, and birds call to each other from the branches. Even the air smells fresher, less like car exhaust, even though the cars are just a street away. I flop down on the grass, lean my head back against my hands, and look up at the green leaves and patches of blue sky. ...
Her gaze narrows when she sees me. Maybe we shouldn’t have come here. I take a deep breath and open the door. “What’s wrong with your nose?” the woman asks sharply. I wipe at my nose. The blood is dry and crusted. “Nosebleed.” “Someone hit you or something?” “No.” I shake my head. “I just get nos...
If they’ve all gotten on with their lives. Not Dad and Mom—I know they must be missing me the way I’m missing them. But Charlene, Nick—do they even think of me anymore? Do they take a moment from the drama in their lives to wonder where I am? It’s been thirty-five days that I’ve been gone—at leas...
I cough again, and suck more air into my whistling lungs. “Like what?” Gil stands and pulls me up with him. His face is dark, his mouth tight. “You did this on purpose. You triggered an attack to get a vision.” Wow. I didn’t think he ’d know. Didn ’...