Yonge Line at King
Asian female, late 20s, with long black hair, wearing low slung jeans, scuffed boots, and black turtleneck sweater.
The Host, Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown and Company)
About 1/3 in:
Time passed slowly while he waited for my answer. It was agonizing, having to stare into his eyes, having to see the revulsion there. As if that weren’t enough, Melanie’s anger continued to slice at me from the inside. Her jealousy swelled into a bitter flood that washed through my body and left it polluted.
Mid afternoon on a summer’s day, the other children are at the pool. She sits cross-legged on the orange floor in the centre of her blue tent carefully placing rows of cards in front of her. She cradles the deck in her hand. Lips pursed, she raises her shoulders, holds them tense, then lets them drop. Looking to the side, she heaves a sigh and waits for the outline of a shape only she can see to make the next move.
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