Now," my mother sniffled, "WERE you abducted? Kidnapped?"
"You mean did somebody snatch me?"
"Yes. Well?"
"Why would anybody wanna snatch ME?"
"Megin. Just DID they?"
"Did who? Who's THEY?"
ANYBODY! Snatch you?"
I laughed. "Jeez no!" And she grabbed me again and we cried some more.

“Peace and harmony do not require perfection. Thank goodness for that—because li…”

“Because that's what you do, you stand up for your best friend. And you each lun…”

“Of course, all of their words for a thousand years could not fill the hole left…”

“She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.”