What if all I'd ever known was how it had been for the past three years - me being an unwanted outsider in my own family? I might have turned out like Aphrodite, and I might still be letting my parents control me because I was hoping desperately that I would be good enough, make them proud, so that some day they would really love me.
P. C. CastGive me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.
P. C. CastEww," Jack said, and then giggled. "Yeah, and a Paris Hilton doll that had an optional brain."Aphrodite raised her brow at him. "Don't go all crazy. There are some things even Paris Hilton can't buy.
P. C. CastOh. Yeah. That does make sense.โ Shaylin hesitated. โBut I donโt know which dorm room is hers.โ โThird floor, number thirty-six. When they shared a brain, they used to say it stood for their chest size. I said it was their combined IQ.โ โOf course you did,โ Shaylin said. โSee, you do understand me!โ Aphrodite said with fake enthusiasm.
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