[Q]: if you want to know the true history of things , little one , come to someone who has lived it . but thats just perspective , claire said . not fact . all fact is perspective . ah , thank you , henry . amelie accepted a folder from her assistant , who silently left again . she flipped it open , studied what was inside , and then handed it over to...

[A]: claire

[Q]: he sat up and almost screamed out loud when he saw derrick staring eagerly at him from the foot of the bed . '' are you aaron ? '' '' oh no , derrick , '' he said sarcastically , '' i 'm actually santa clause on break . this is just a disguise i 'm using while i wait for christmas . '' '' no , seriously , '' said derrick , a little annoyed by his friend 's insult , '' are you...

[A]: aaron

[Q]: it was then that he spotted the unmistakable markings in the dirt that led out of the woods and towards the wooden shed . as he bent down he could see that a branch of leaves had been used to smear the dirt back and forth in an attempt to cover the markings underneath . those markings were clearly those of two feet being dragged along the ground behind a set of shoeprints . he carefully followed those smeared markings to the front doors of the...

[A]: shed

[Q]: the band , too , was looking at us . '' you want to get some hot chocolate before some senior spikes it ? '' i asked , trying to distract alexander from all the attention . '' i 'm not thirsty , '' he replied , watching the dancers . '' i thought you said you were always...

[A]:
thirsty