Adrenaline kicks you in when youโre starving. Thatโs what nobody understands. Except for being hungry and cold, most of the time I feel like I can do anything. It gives me superhuman powers of smell and hearing. I can see what people are thinking, stay two steps ahead of them. I do enough homework to stay off the radar. Every night I climb thousands of steps into the sky to make me so exhausted that when I fall into bed, I donโt notice Cassie. Then suddenly itโs morning and I leap on the hamster wheel and it starts all over again.
Laurie Halse AndersonFor one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating on essays; we are crayons and lunch boxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds.
Laurie Halse AndersonI swallowed the fear. Itโs always thereโ fearโ and if you donโt stay on top of it, youโll drown. I swallowed again and stood tall, shoulders broad, arms loose. I was balanced, ready to move. My body said, โYeah, youโre bigger and stronger, but if you touch this, I will hurt you.
Laurie Halse AndersonI sit at a table close to his desk. Ivy is in this class. She sits by the door. I keep staring at her, trying to make her look at me. That happens in movies - people can feel it when oother people stare at them and they just have to turn around and say something. Either Ivy has a great force field, or my lazer vision isn't very strong.
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