25 Quotes by Dayna Lorentz

People did not react well, it seemed, to interruptions in their routine.

No,” Mike said. “You go talk to the Tarrytown guys. They should all be on the first floor catching lunch. See if you can’t convince them to join our cause.” “How convincing should I be?” Drew said, swinging the bat. Mike grabbed the bat. “We want them to help us, not join the guys trying to kill us.” Drew seemed deflated at having to leave his bat in the pile. “I don’t think I want your help,” Shay said. She was like a different person, all in-your-face and shut-the-hell-up. Mike.

The hero returns!” Drew shouted, arms akimbo, beer sloshing from his cup. The girls in the audience turned to see what fresh meathead had arrived. “I.

Maybe he got busted at the party?” Ginger, always trying to be helpful.

She gave herself over to their ministrations.

My mother and I have lost the ability to talk. It’s as if the vacuum of Nani’s absence sucks up every word we might speak. Sometimes, I catch her staring at me. She always smiles and turns away, goes back to whatever she’s doing. My brain forms “I tried to save her,” but it gets lost on the way to my lips, so I say nothing at all.

She tried to sleep – she was exhausted, it should have just happened – but closing her eyes did not stop her mind.