Do the elevators work?" I ask Uriah, as quietly as I can. "Sure they do." says Zeke, rolling his eyes, "You think I'm stupid enough not to come here early and turn on the emergency generator?" "Yeah," says Uriah. "I kinda do.

Tricking someone into grief is one of the cruelest tricks a person can play, and its been played on me twice.

I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.

Trust me when I tell you, Eaton boy, that resisting is worth doing.

Maybe I was afraid to trust him with something so personal as my devotion.

though he does not touch me, he steadies me.

Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.