Waking up the next morning was torture. I dragged myself to the bathroom feeling like I’d been thrown against a brick wall. Repeatedly. By the Hulk.

Everything may be black and white in your world, but in reality there’s a hell of a lot of gray.

See, this is why I hate Google. You come across one site, match one symptom, and all of a sudden you’re dying of carbon monoxide poisoning or cancer of the big toe.

Fine," I growled. "You win. I'll help you.""Thank you.""Seriously? You threatened my family if I didn't agree. I don't really think thank you covers it."He pressed his lips together and shrugged. "Manners never killed anyone.

What's his name?" Jessica asked."Kai," I said. "Kai Awana."Paisley nudged me. "I'm sure you know him as Kai Awana jump his bones.

I fell back into the sofa, letting my head thump against the wall. Of course, there would be something else to complicate things. I couldn’t catch a break with a net the size of Texas.

Waking up the next morning was torture. I dragged myself to the bathroom feeling like I'd been thrown against a brick wall. Repeatedly. By the Hulk.

I couldn't help but feel a little smug at the prospect of finding my phone this way. I was going to beat Dad at his own game, using the ability he didn't believe I had.Ha! Take that, you muggle!

He smashed his lips together, and I knew what he was thinking. He always made that face before he brought up my mother. “Did it have anything to do with—”“Not everything is about my mom,” I snapped before he could get the words out. “Geez, you took one psychology class, and you think you’re frickin’ Freud.