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“Zachary smiles, and I wonder if he's felling different. Because standing out here waist deep in Gossimer Lake, next to my best friend, I'm feeling different-light and good and maybe even holy.”
“Don't make me sit through reality.”
“My wishing star glowed slightly and winked back at me. I could almost hear its voice, tinkling like wind chimes and church bells, reassuring me that everything would return to normal.”
“I know that the future seems hard and scary, but it will get better, I promise. It's time for you to move on. Get going.”
“They stood in the courtyard of Swangard Palace, too cold to be comfortable despite the sun, and they looked fully on one another, knowing that they were friends, and would always be.A lot of water ...”
“There was a sudden flash of lightning which brightly illuminated our faces. I squinted against the harsh light. It was soon followed by the crack of thunder. The strong wind whipped our hair around...”
“The two of us locked up our own little secrets from the real world. We had experienced countless sleepless nights when we would share our fears, our worries, and our passions; when we would gossip ...”
“The rain landed on my skin with a barely audible patter and changed the tempo of its repetitive dance, letting the wind change its course and angle. The cold soon seeped through my dress and into m...”
“I took my friends hand as she helped me up. With our hands still linked and our flower crowns tangled in our hair, we danced, laughing with joy, through the rain and towards the school, the lightni...”
“Making friends is not a big deal. Replacing me with them after talking to them for only one bloody day is a big deal.”
“And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.”
“It seems like our town has closed down these days leading up to the funeral. Old people still sit on their porches and talk, but their conversations aren't sprinkled with laughter anymore. Since th...”
“The Mozart sonata Dad picked out begins to play. When we hear the first note, we open the sacks and the ladybugs escape through the opening, taking flight. It's as if someone has dumped rubies from...”
“Maybe I was wrong. Maybe there really is some goodness here in our world. But if goodness existed, that must mean that darkness existed as well.”
“I brooded over it. If it had been any other dream, I would have ignored it. But it was one of those dreams. One of those purple dreams. One of those dreams that had an unusual tendency to come true.”
“He is only fifteen! Does she really think he is prepared for marriage, especially with his intellectual range of a teacup?”
“Go find your own hiding spot! I hissed. The seat is not wide enough to hold me and that whale you call a nightgown. Also, we were better off if whoever was coming caught one of us and by one of us...”
“Lucille, please make them go away! she moaned, her voice muffled. Do you think I am a divine being sent from the celestial realm to guard you from the harsh punishment of rousing from your slumber?...”
“Sunlight streamed in a steady flow, casting flecks of gold onto the floor, bathing my skin. I inhaled deeply. Already, the air inside my bedroom had been perfumed with nature. A breeze whispered so...”
“But what if Oscar Breathes fire and threatens to cook you over a grill? I was thinking what if he gets mad, but I think your way works as well. Then you shall make for a tasty meal.”
