What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.โ โThe only reason Iโd lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol and plug you in the head.
Ruta SepetysOne day when I was fourteen, I told Charlie that I hated Mother. โDonโt hate her, Jo,โ he told me. โFeel sorry for her. Sheโs not near as smart as you. She wasnโt born with your compass, so she wanders around, bumping into all sorts of walls. Thatโs sad.โ I understood what he meant, and it made me see Mother differently. But wasnโt there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didnโt seem fair.
Ruta SepetysWillie said normal was boring and that I should be grateful that I had a touch of spice. She said no one cared about boring people, and when they died, they were forgotten, like something that slips behind the dresser.
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