I'm a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for me. [...] And now I felt like my shell had a dangerous crack in it. Without much more effort on his part, it would split wide open and my enormous river of emotions would gush out - the bad and the good. It was pretty much the scariest thing I'd ever thought of.
James PattersonPlus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some thingsโdonโt leave your socks lying aroundโbut so not strict about other things, like calling the cops about my bullet wound.
James PattersonMy mom had a soft heart after all! Instead of being chained by both wrists, we were only chained by one ankle! I mean, if Iโd been looking for proof that she really did love me, this was it, right?
James PattersonIt's for upset stomachs,' Dylan said, trying to hide a smile. He pointed to the words in the box. 'It's to reduce gas in your digestive system, not to create more gas to make explosions.' Gazzy's face fell as Iggy said. 'Really? Gazzy take it! Take the whole box!' 'I second that emotion!' said Total.
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