next to the fire a rocking chair held a fat yellow cat curled into a ball , his nose tucked under his tail . everything looked so real liam could almost smell what was cooking for dinner . he caught himself holding his breath , waiting for them to move . with a sigh he stood back up . '' i had no idea , '' said

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trevor seemed pleased . he leaned against a locker and began to tell me his story . '' i was sitting in hatsy 's diner with my team when this freaky ghost boy walks in . we looked at him as if he 'd just crawled out of a grave . the kid did n't make eye contact with anyone as he walked through the

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martha ran tap water until it was hot to the touch , remembered the instructions not to use boiling water , filled the mug three-quarters full , and gently stirred the mixture . she took a deep breath and thought about her life -- a successful schoolteacher for decades , presently retired and devolved into a housewife and servant . yes , that 's what she was , nothing more than a

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that was what she 'd wanted , what she 'd chosen , and yet it hurt . mom would have seen how unhappy she was . that was one of the truths marah had learned : no one knew you as well as your mom . she would give anything for one of the oh-no-you-don ' t-young-lady looks she used to hate . her dad yelled up from downstairs , '' time to go ,

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