My life was going to flash before my eyes, but it decided to hide behind my eyes and quake with terror instead.
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 BrennanI-" said Nick, his voice halting. "I don't mind it as much when - when people touch me. Some people." Mae looked down, and Nick, who looked more relaxed when he'd been stabbed, slowly lifted his hand from his chest and laid it on the tumbled sheets between them, fingers half-curled into his palm. He was still regarding the ceiling with a fixed glare. "Because you trust them not to hurt you?" Mae asked tentatively. "No," Nick said, his voice harsh. "Because I'd let them hurt me.
Sarah Rees BrennanOh God, Mae," said Jamie in a hollow voice, descending the stairs. "I will never drink again. I'm only seeing in black and white. My arms feel all floppy, like flightless wings. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I looked like a very sad penguin.
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