Any Mouse

ISBN-13: 9781507809365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 372 str.

Trevor R. Fairbanks; Paul Chatem

Opis

IN 2114 ROCK 'N ROLL IS STILL DANGEROUS actual 99th page: Aci shrugs as her mother takes her hand back. "You feel hot." "My room is stuffy," she whispers softly. "You don't look like you got much sleep," Milo says from over the edge of his paper. Their eyes meet and Aci averts her gaze, staring at the cold uneaten food on her plate. "Aci ..." "Shit," Milo explodes suddenly. "Tell me you didn't do what I think you did Did you? That boy? The one who called this morning? Did he ..." Their daughter gives away no information. She is frozen under glass. Immoveable. Unknowable. Unreachable. Milo shakes his head and goes back to his paper, afraid to bring the subject up. He thinks he knows what happened. He doesn't need to hear it out loud. Hearing it would only make it real and he does not want to believe. "You should eat something," Opal says, smiling and pouring syrup over her French toast. "I made your favorite. And we have that powdered sugar you like so much." Now Aci nods and somehow manages to come to life. Like an automaton her hand reaches out and picks up the fork. She looks down at her plate, watching the syrup disappear into the bloated bread. Just like her. She looks at the mess on her plate and it reminds her of his skin. His hair. She lifts up a fork full and