'' what is your name ? '' uncle milton said . a brief hesitation followed . then , in a soft croak , the boy answered . '' trevor . '' i sank into a recliner beneath a picture window through which only inky blackness could be seen . a sofa ran along the opposite wall . thick tomes with old-fashioned binding rested along both of the two bookshelves

he began again , '' the prophecy told of a time when hasbarie would return . his return was made possible by the reuniting of the four shards of the dark crystal that sat in his chest , the one that ryker destroyed . the crystal fragments were found by four individuals who had become obsessed with hasbarie and his return from the grave . their obsession with his return finally paid off when they found the four parts of the crystal

it sat perfectly beneath my blue manicure , a rhinestone floating on the tip of each nail . they matched , the sparkles on my nails and the sparkle of the ring , and i had n't even known that box with a proposal would come out tonight . not a clue . ethan wanted to marry me and heath was n't going to ruin it . even as my hand shook and my stomach fisted and my heart squeezed , i smiled up at ethan

just when she was looking for rain , the sun had decided to play a game of hide-and-seek with her . if lightning was n't going to do the good commander in , then all she could hope for was a bad case of athlete 's foot . once again she grumbled under her breath , seriously considering leaving the base without running . if she did go down to the track , it was likely she 'd say or do something that would get her into trouble with the
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