[Q]: it was a good plan , but now that i was past the midway point , i was starting to panic . i was twenty-one and if i did n't kick-start my career soon , i was n't going to have one . *** by the end of the morning , i 'd done two hours of ballet and one hour of modern . i was tired , but in that warm , loose way that comes from...

[A]: exercise

[Q]: he handed his towel out to me . '' no . i 'm being serious . '' he nodded behind him . gazing around his long frame , i saw the table he referred to . a group of kids our age went instantly back into their conversation like they were n't just staring over here . my face blazed now as i grabbed his...

[A]: towel

[Q]: ' what ? ' ' new wallpaper . ' ' oh . that . ' grandma 's house had new wallpaper ? tanzie felt weird . dad and grandma were living in a house that she might not recognize any more . it had been 348 days since she last saw dad . it was 433 days since she 'd seen...

[A]: grandma

[Q]: i frowned , remembering why hanging out with ellen could be a drag sometimes . she had a tendency toward nonenthusiasm . but then she smiled . '' do n't worry , pearl . you 'll think of something . you playing guitar for them ? '' '' no , keyboards . we 've got one too many guitarists...

[A]:
already