For a few minutes Emilia tried to sleep, to submit herself back to the pleasant, full sleep that the indulgent holiday had given her. She smiled and buried her face in a pillow, hating that she couldn’t enjoy the memory for a little longer. “Outrageous!” Emilia looked up f...
No one asked where it came from or what he had to do to get it. I didn’t feel nearly as much shame as I should have that I didn’t want to know anymore than the rest of them did. I hoped for the best as I moved Robbie’s car behind the dump truck, but before I abandoned it completely, I dug for a p...
The look on his face! The gasp of shock when she walked right out the door! Needless to say, it was better than she expected. For the first time since Kasper had come to Ithaca, Emilia was in control—and she liked it. Loved it, if she was completely honest with herself, and the mere potential of ...
All the normals and sheep between 15 and 20 within a twenty mile radius go there every year. I put on an old hat and a really big jacket that it is way too warm for, but I don’t much care. I haven’t spoken to Hadley all week and every thought of her is like rubbing my tongue over a cut in my mout...
It was as though by acknowledging it I had jinxed myself, and The Rush was already starting to fade, pulsing away just as rapidly as it had hit me. Would I really have to wait another week to feel it? What would I do with myself until then? How was I supposed to pretend I was living for anything ...
I had the need to open a window or a door, but there was no way to relieve the stuffiness of the room. Everything felt stiff and recycled, like it had been dug up and buried time and time again. I needed to breathe fresh air—I needed to get out. Of course Charlie didn’t ha...