I fall asleep so fast, I don’t even have time to pull down the covers. But soon Ellen is waking me up. “Hurry,” she says and runs out of the room. I am instantly awake, my heart pounding. I remember everything about the day. The tent, the boat ride, the man. Oh no, what’s happened now? Ellen is s...
I grasp my paddle, ready to thrash the diver. Then the dark shape flips, and Oscar’s head appears. He swims into the path of Mark’s boat. He bares his teeth and growls. Mark looks down and laughs. He bends down in the boat where we can’t see him and reappears a second later with an oar in his han...
I text to Angela. All that dusting has made my arms sore and my eyes itchy. Even Mom can see I need to take a break and get out of the basement. YES! NEWS! she texts back. It doesn’t take her long to walk over, and when I open the door she barges in...
It’s a Polaroid, and they’ve brought along pictures they took yesterday when I was at home, grounded. There’s one of the two of them in Harpreet’s bedroom, and one of Harpreet’s dog. “I wish I’d been there,” I say. “Your mom’s so mean, keeping you grounded,” says Harpreet. “Yeah,” I say. Sister M...