He looked like a Yanni fan at an Iron Maiden Concert..

One second he was in my face, making me feel stupid and useless. The next he was like this: hovering, concerned, worried..

Demon, angel, all the same thing if you go back far enough, or cut deep enough..

Your mother sets you up blind dates? With guys like that?" The corners of his mouth twitched. "She doesn't like you very much, does she?.

I might be half Derek's size, but I was the one who sounded like a two-hundred-pound beast plowing through the woods..

Storytelling is my passion, and it rises from a love of reading..

I'd always thought of myself as an open-minded person. I had no patience with anyone who put down other kids because of their race, religion, or sexu….

Chloe? It's me." After a pause, he added, "Derek," like I could mistake that deep rumble for anyone else, like I could mistake that little part of me….

I opted for the rear door, both as a courtesy and so she couldn't freak out about me showing up on her front doorstep for all of East Falls to see. B….

Derek looked around, like he was searching for something to use. Then he stripped off his shirt. I tried not to look away. Not that he looked bad wit….

He wore sweatpants and a T-shirt and had stopped in the middle of the hall, furiously scratching one bare forearm. "Fleas?" I said..

Lavina led me to an abandoned warehouse. I think that at some point someone decreed that all clandestine meetings must be held in one. Woe to the cri….

There was no closing my eyes and sliding back into that blissful dream of normal. This was my normal now..

So consider your options, make your choice and call me home..

He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve..

Dont talk to the crazy kids. I longed to shout back that we weren't crazy. I'd mistaken her kid for a ghost, that's all..

No", Tori said, " I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I've been using her as a human shield against those guys with guns, and I was jus….

Derek picked the spot? Had he been hoping I'd be blinded by the morning sun and stumble off the edge?.

This is so cool," I said loudly as Dad walked away. "Have you met the tattoo artist? Is he hot?" "He's a she," Mom said. "Is she hot? Cause I'm still….

Ooh, big day in town for our park warden,” I said. “They’re even making you wear the uniform. Hayley’s mom will be happy. She thinks you look hot in ….

Do I pass, Dr. Saunders?.