she opened her eyes , sat up in slow motion . and there she was , as majestic and flawless as ever , wrapped in the perfection of the emerald chiffon creation she 'd worn during the ceremony . stella the serpent , as phoebe and julia called her . phoebe got up , circled the malevolent presence . '' i wish i could say the same to you ,
stella

'' grab the gelatinous globes . '' that 's all it said . we read it a few more times , then shared a puzzled look . '' any idea what ' gelatinous ' means ? '' harkat asked . '' i think it 's got something to do with jelly , '' i answered uncertainly . '' so we 've got to find the world 's - largest toad , and grab globes made out of
jelly

i 'd take jackson 's kind of hurt any day . '' hey , '' i said , pulling his face up until his eyes met mine . '' you have n't hurt me . i 'm fine . '' he shook his head . '' you do n't know , kelsey . there 's this thing ... '' '' we 've all got things like that ,
jackson