Did you read last nights assignments?" Say "yes'" and get hammered again. Say "no'" and the same thing would happen.
Laurie Halse AndersonI wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.
Laurie Halse AndersonI shake my head. I pick up the rake and start making the dead-leaf pile neater. A blister pops and stains the rake handle like a tear. Dad nods and walks to the Jeep, keys jangling in his fingers. A mockingbird lands on a low oak branch and scolds me. I rake the leaves out of my throat. Me: "Can you buy some seeds? Flower seeds?
Laurie Halse Anderson