This was our language: half-truths, obvious lies, accusations neither one of us would ever make. It was a system eery bit as complicated as Morse code or the dancing of bees. Don't ask, don't tell, stay civil.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesStichwörter: parenting fighting
Darryl likes codes," Skylar explained. "A few weeks ago, I asked him what someone might hypothetically need to break into a supercomputer. He hypothetically made me this.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesStichwörter: hack hypothetical
Skylar todl you to come here?" I asked dumbly.
"No," Bethany said. "Skylar told me not to come here. Same dif.
Stichwörter: reverse-psychology
Most of the time, it felt like my father and I were completely different species. Possibly literally, depending on the day and whether or not I actually qualified as human at the time.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesStichwörter: parenting kids father daughter species
What I really needed wasn't a dose of school spirit; it was a glass of water, an aspirin the size of my fist, and the answers to the history exam that I hadn't studied for the night before. "As long as I'm dreaming," I muttered, my words lost to the cacophony of the gym, "I'd also like a pony, a convertible, and a couple of friends."
"That's a tall order." I'd known that there were people sitting next to me, but I couldn't begin to imagine how one of them had heard me. I hadn't even heard me. "Would you settle for a piece of gum, an orange Tic Tac, and an introduction the the school slut?
Stichwörter: dreaming sarcasm new-friends
I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just telling you what you're going to do. There's a difference.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesStichwörter: psychic
I sense that the chocolate chips have hit the fan.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesWell," a female voice said. "What have we here?"
"Here," Bethany said, responding to the woman's rhetorical question, "we have a teenager. And she's pissed.
Stichwörter: rhetorical teen pissed
Darryl does talk," Skylar said. "If you listen. And FYI, I have a really strong feeling that he's going to be the next Bill Gates, so you might want to be a little nicer to him."
"I have a really strong feeling," Bethany deadpanned, "that if you don't tell me what's on that USB drive, I will end you.
Stichwörter: threat
Little Sisters' Survival Guide, rule number thirty-seven," Skylar said. "Scream before they hit you.
Jennifer Lynn BarnesStichwörter: survival rule sister scream skylar
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