163

She kicked her heel and then tapped her toe on the curb to shake off the dusty dirt.

162

"Too much sci-fi," he whispered.

161

She spoke in past tense about things that haven't happened yet.

160

We were from different sides of the playground.

159

She dreamt about robots again.

158

The secret's in the mischief,
the mischief's in their eyes.
Everybody loves someone
even though they lie.

157

I am the first daughter,
the sea, it came to me.
I heard you whisper in the hall
"She's me! She's really me."

156

The fighting was too much for her
The blood, flowing free
She couldn't help but stare at them
Need to see, need to see

155

These thoughts occupy me,
wrap around my mind
This is what I think about
All the time, all the time

154

The words took on their own rhythm.

153

Like waking from a dream.

152

The difference a single word could make.

151

All of her senses were keyed up, honed in on every detail, and they made her headache much worse.

150

She went to sleep when the birds woke up.

149

A butterfly with flames for wings, a shock of electricity for a body.

148

She wondered why she bothered quoting obscure movies and TV shows to her friends who hadn't seen them.