16 Quotes by Paige McKenzie

Still, it’s really frustrating me that there doesn’t seem to be anything in my closet that’s appropriate to wear to an exorcism.

But when my gaze falls on my bed, I freeze, no longer worried what Nolan thinks of the pink or DR.Hoo or my unicorn collection. Instead, I hold up my hand and point at the checkerboard. Someone has made the next move.

Mom was just teasing when she asked whether I felt safe being left alone in a haunted house. But now I know: once you move into one, you’re never really alone again.

Anyway, why would I want friends I had to act fake in front of? I don’t want to pretend to be scared of dead things and to prefer digital to film. I don’t mind that I’m old-fashioned.

Aidan didn’t want me to get too attached to my humanity – to my life – because he knew that I might have to give it up. “Is this the real reason you didn’t want Nolan to come here?

I prefer creeptastic,” Mom answers with a smile.

I swallow a sigh.

The wood creaks as I step over the threshold, a haunting sort of hello.

Someone in the sweater business should totally try to corner that market: extra-long-sleeved sweaters so you don’t need gloves to keep your hands warm! They’d make millions. Or maybe not: everyone else at school is wearing clothes that actually fit them, so it’s possible that I’d be the only customer for a product like that.