Someone, I was beginning to suspect, had a bit of a gangster complex. It wasn't really very hard to figure out who. I mean, I was guessing it wasn't Christopher's aunt Jackie.
Meg CabotNot like this vision before us, who was shaking water out of his slightly overlong reddish-brown hair as he leaned over to lay down his board (revealing, as he did so, the fact that beneath his baggy swim trunksโso weighted down with water that they had sunk somewhat dangerously low on his hipsโlurked what appeared to be an exceptionally well-formed gluteus maximus)
Meg CabotSometimes we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.
Meg CabotI don't want water!" Sarah cries, her face buried against my chest. I can't see what's going on in the rest of the lobby beacuse Sarah's hair is flying up in my face, blocking my view. I want justice!" she wails. Well, we'll get you some of that too." Magda has appeared from out of nowhere. "Maybe there's some in the freezer.
Meg CabotAnd try to remember what we discussed, Susannah. A mediator is someone who helps others resolve conflicts. Not someone who, er, kicks them in the face.
Meg CabotTell me what game Steph Landry and I used to play in the big dirt pile they made while they were digging my familyโs pool, back when we were both seven, or Iโll know youโre an alien replacement and youโve got the real Steph up in your mother ship!โ I glared at him. โG.I. Joe meets Spelunker Barbie,โ I said. โAnd stop being so ridiculous. We have to go. Weโre going to end up at a bad table for lunch.
Meg Cabot