๏ปฟ"Lay the knife at the tips of your fingers," Rob commanded. "So close youcan feel the blade against your skins. Then cut the shadow away." Jared had been silent in her head. Now Kami turned her mind to his and let his thoughts and feelings flow through her. Kami, please, please wait just another moment, Jared begged, I'll save you, and later I'll be better, I'll do anything you want, be anything you want me to be. Please don't do it.
Sarah Rees BrennanWhich brings us to the least sexy word in the English language, kids," Dad said, kicking back in his chair. "Inbreeding. Avoid it.
Sarah Rees BrennanI realise people exist who don't read. But it's like I knew there were people who didn't breathe or eat: I can't imagine a life like that.
Sarah Rees BrennanSin met Mae and Alan coming into the flat. Mae frowned. "Is it no-shirts festival day?" "Every day with Nick is no-shirts festival day," Alan said absently, but he was frowning too.
Sarah Rees BrennanI donโt know what I saw. It couldโve been a hallucination. You get those from sniffing glue.โ โYouโve never sniffed glue!โ โIโve smelled glue,โ Jamie said after a pause. โIn art class.
Sarah Rees BrennanIt was all right. Nick thought about this and decided that what Alan said was true. He'd never been helpless before, not since he could remember, but now he was and everything was all right. He did not have to speak, he was not able to move, all he could do was lie there and have his brother hold him, hunched over and shielding him from the world.
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