You keep life on a short leash.โ โWhatโs that supposed to mean?โ โYouโre scared of what you canโt control.
Becca FitzpatrickVee: And I'm not going to let you sit at home all afternoon with your sour face on. Nora: I don't have a sour face. Vee: Yes, you do. And you're wearing it right now. Nora: This is my annoyed face. You woke me up at six in the morning!
Becca Fitzpatrick...five minutes from now, when everything else had dropped away and I realized the full impact of what Iโd done, Iโd feel my heart breaking.
Becca FitzpatrickDeep, dark unearthly black. I hadn't told anyone yet, but the color kept streaking across my mind at the oddest moments. When it did, my skin shivered pleasantly, and it was as if I could feel the color tracing a finger tenderly along my jaw, tipping my chin up to face it directly. I knew it was absurd to think a color would come to life, but once or twice, I was sure I'd caught a flash of something more substantial behind the color. A pair of eyes. The way they studied me cut to the heart.
Becca FitzpatrickWhat is it with girls?โ Elliot said, splitting a smile between us. โI swear, Iโve never known a girl who could go to the bathroom alone.โ He leaned forward and grinned conspiratorially. โLet me in on the secret. Seriously. Iโll pay you five bucks each.โ He reached for his back pocket. โTen, if I can come along and see what the big deal is.
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