It’s a common strategy of mine. “Teddy’s worried about you,” I tell Lex. He lets his head fall back with a loud sigh. “So what else is new? Teddy’s worried about everything.” “Yeah. But the day after that guy was found in the woods, he told me you knew him.” Lex snorts. “Teddy really told you tha...
During the time they’re in the cell together, two very different ships passing in the night, you can easily imagine that the hopeless man keeps talking and talking. That he doesn’t know how to stop because he doesn’t understand how others might see him. Or judge him. Or el...
She stood with her back against the kitchen wall, shoulders pinned to plaster, plastic cup of tepid beer held in one hand. A steady stream of huge guys and skinny girls pushed past her, but Sadie’s attention was homed in on Emerson Tate and the long willowy black girl who had her hands all over h...
“You okay?” whispers Jenny. “I don’t know,” I say. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you. That was weird.” “Well, I’m glad you did. Bring me. You wouldn’t have wanted to go alone.” A headache has taken root in the base of my skull. It’s sprouting into something prickly and fast-growing. Someth...