Homework, classes, running around, and then—bam—nothing but a life of work stretching out before you. No one prepares you for that feeling or even mentions it. You just suddenly have a gap and have to decide how to fill it.
Lish McBrideHe got in my face and started jabbing a finger into my chest. “Then we don’t want your help, if this is what it looks like. First you bring a human among us, and now this? I don’t like your kind, and I’m not the only one. They can’t be trusted. You can’t be trusted.” He drew the last word out, practically hissing it. That’s our Eric. What a charmer. Ladies, try not to swoon.
Lish McBrideShe looked away, trying not to cry. She hated crying, and in public she hated it more.
Lish McBrideTags: crying
Life is a series of calculated risks, James. I happen to think that this one is worth it.
Lish McBridePlease stop,” I said politely—he was that big. One should always mind one’s manners around big things.
Lish McBrideYou couldn’t really tell people you weren’t out performing your civic duties because you were too busy raising the dead.
Lish McBrideSometimes life offers you up that kind of dichotomy, that soul-shearing rift of two very different things happening at once.
Lish McBrideWe found James standing in front of the crypt, leaning against the side nonchalantly, like it was no big deal—like he hung out in cemeteries every day. Of course, working for Douglas, he probably had.
Lish McBrideThat’s what happens when you force someone to choose. Maybe they pick option A, maybe they pick option B, but most will go for a third option that isn’t asking them to pick favorites in the first place.
Lish McBrideEven if Douglas was trying to sacrifice me and harvest my creepy powers at the time, I feel like killing people for doing awful things is probably setting a bad precedent for dealing with negative behavior.
Lish McBrideTags: humor
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