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L E N A ϟ 1 9 ϟ C A N A D I A N Part-time photoshop junkie, part-time sloth.
CURRENTLY READING: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
{ invalids | }
CURRENTLY READING: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
{ invalids | }
She’s not pretty, that word is too small. She is not like the girls I used to stare at, all bend and curve and softness. She is small but strong, and her bright eyes demand attention. Looking at her is like waking up.
She’s not pretty, that word is too small. She is not like the girls I used to stare at, all bend and curve and softness. She is small but strong, and her bright eyes demand attention. Looking at her is like waking up.
Four and Six
My throat is dry. I try to swallow, and then look at Four. He is never sloppy. He won’t hit me. I’ll be fine.
“It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But…”
“What did you do?” I scream.
“You die, I die too.” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.”
That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
“Insurgent,” he says. “Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.”
