Chapter 13, Part 1 I was having a practically interesting and enjoyable dream when my phone rang, abruptly startling me from sleep. I was confused, trying to figure out how my dream-world had suddenly

Chapter 12, Part 4 As we drove back toward my house (Joshua had offered to drive me so I didn’t have to figure out where Daniel was and rouse him to come pick me up), there was a weird silence in the car,

Chapter 12, Part 3 “That reminds me, I think you owe me an answer.” Joshua picked up some fries and motioned for me to bring it on. “So, are you Josh or Joshua?” It was an easy one, but I felt like it

Chapter 12, Part 2 Finally, we reached the ground again and the carnie opened the rather flimsy looking lock that held our door closed. It was all I could do to keep from flinging myself out of the cart

Chapter 12, Part 1 We ended up starting with the bumper cars, where I somehow convinced a group of children to lead an assault on Joshua’s car, only to have him retaliate by organizing his own gaggle of

Chapter 11, Part 6 I couldn’t help but feel that, as crazy as it was, he was talking about me. I was trying to be someone that I wasn’t and every time someone asked me a question, I had to ask myself how

Chapter 11, Part 5 For a minute, we just stood there, listening to the waves crashing onto the beach behind us and gulls screeching overhead and children shouting and playing in the sand. A part of me

Chapter 11, Part 4 What the hell, you only live once, right? “What were you expecting when you took me out to Antonio’s?” I could tell that Joshua wasn’t anticipating such a personal question. But,

Chapter 11, Part 3 Traffic seemed to thin out a little, but was still inching by painfully slow. I know that I sounded like a complete country bumpkin when I say I’m just not used to traffic, especially

Chapter 11, Part 2 Expertly, Joshua navigated his car out of the narrow alley way, managing to avoid bumping the dumpster or backing into the restaurant beside Ru San’s. We joined the flow of traffic (though

Chapter 11, Part 1 When Joshua offered to drive I didn’t protest. It wasn’t like I wanted to get Daniel to drive us to the beach because the last thing I needed was to feel like I was just another teenager

Chapter 10, Part 6 “I don’t know any more about what goes on in her mind than you do, Scout.” Linda assured me, though at the mention of Emilia and what might be going on in her mind she frowned a little

Chapter 10, Part 5 It was a welcome change not to have the day scripted out for me before I had even completely woken up, though I found myself at a loss for what to after the movie had ended. Schapelle

Chapter 10, Part 4 I tried to ignore Linda, Schapelle and Garth talking in the kitchen but I could only do so much to block out the way their voices rose and fell sharply and I don’t know if you’ve ever

Chapter 10, Part 3 I was starting to get the feeling that if no one said or did anything, we were all just going to stand around in the kitchen until lunch time. “Just so you know, I can’t sing.” I remarked,

Chapter 10, Part 2 Tightening my robe, I headed out of the bedroom and toward the sweeping staircase, taking the stairs two at a time to see what was causing the uproar. Not surprisingly, it was Linda

Chapter 10, Part 1 When I walked into the kitchen Linda’s inquiry on how dinner had gone instantly frozen on her lips when she looked up from the magazine she was flipping through and got a good look at

Chapter 9, Part 6 “Your driver is here, Miss Thompson.” The manager said to me, obliviously to his ill-timed entry. Though I wasn’t entirely sure what I was expecting to happen, what I angry at him for

Chapter 9, Part 5 I didn’t look at him as I nodded, keeping my eyes on the ground so that no one would see the fact that I was trying very hard not to start crying. The manager gestured for us to follow

Chapter 9, Part 4 If the little stumble in her step had anything to do with the restaurant’s lax policy on the drinking age and not with the huge heels she was wearing then I was sure that this encounter