I am entirely well,โ said Eldric, โwhich has Dr. Rannigan exploring first one theory, then another, trying to understand. But not being a man of science, I donโt care about understanding. I simply want to go outside and break a few windows.
Franny BillingsleyI hope you donโt mind my joining you,โ said Leanne. I minded. After all, sheโd tried to kill me. A girl in a novel would say it was hard to believe, but it wasnโt.
Franny BillingsleyFatherโs silence is not merely the absence of sound. Itโs a creature with a life of its own. It chokes you. It pinches you small as a grain of rice. It twists in your gut like a worm. Silence clawed at my throat. It left a taste of burnt matches.
Franny Billingsley