“Really?” Tahamine asked in a disbelieving tone, turning to look at her husband. “Really? You mean, when I told you Arslan was in surgery on [name_m]Black[/name_m] [name_m]Friday[/name_m], you honestly thought I meant something minor, like his tonsillectomy when he was five?”
Next word: disbelieving/disbelief/disbelievingly
Thank you! This was very helpful.
What [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] didn’t expect was disbelief. “You’re just doing this to get back together.”
“What?” She didn’t know how else to respond.
next: expect (I think from now on, as long as it contains the root word, it’s fine)
I blinked at him, not expecting him to be so candid. “What did you think I would do? Cut off someone’s hand and not make a pun about it?”
Next: blink
Angry tears threatened to fall, but I blinked them away.
Next: tears
He closed his eyes, his dark eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks. “I’m so stupid, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f].”
When he opened his eyes, they were glossy, shiny, and fathomless. No, we couldn’t have crying. I had to be strong, I had to be the foundation for everyone, because they needed that. They needed me. Something deep in my chest broke as a tear trailed down his cheek.
Next: fathom
It was hard to fathom the idea of that chubby toddler growing into a little human. [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] was my last tie to the castle, the only thing that kept me there for so long, even though my aunt hardly let me see him.
Next: toddler
Lili went over to her baby brother and knelt down to his level. She spoke gently to the toddler. “[name_u]Gilly[/name_u], we need that batter to make pancakes for Mommy’s breakfast. [name_m]Can[/name_m] Big Sis have the bowl, please?” She reached for the bowl and smiled softly at [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m].
Next word: knelt
The dining room wasn’t dark, but it was very full. They’d not gotten round to moving everything out of it, meaning that there wasn’t too much room to move in. Enough to keep [name_u]Holly[/name_u] from dissolving into a panic attack where she knelt, but not enough to stop her feeling scared. And there was the fact her dad had locked her in there .
Next word: dissolving
She could swear the world was dissolving around her every second. Soon it would just be her standing there and the icy mist soaking into her skin.
next word: icy
The princess watched her friend collapse on the icy tundra, dropping to her knees, yielding the façade she had upheld since the night of the attack. Gone was the stoned-faced assassin. Here sat a broken little girl.
next word: collapse
She whispered into my ear, “All in favor of spraining [name_m]Aharon[/name_m]’s ankle?”
Before I could stop her, she ran forward, kicking [name_m]Aharon[/name_m]’s leg out from under him. As he collapsed to the ground, she skipped back to me, a giddy smile on her face. “I’ve wanted to do that for a while now,” she giggled.
Next word: giddy
He was giddy, and more than a little bit nervous. “It’s for you and the baby. Well, I was thinking it could be for you and the baby and me, but I don’t want to pressure you. And I know it’s small, and you’re used to a bigger place, but the neighborhood’s supposed to be great, and-”
Astrid kissed him. “[name_m]Matteo[/name_m], it’s perfect.”
next: kiss
She folded a shirt carefully, and placed it in the suitcase. Then, she walked over and cupped my face in her hands. “Look, I don’t like this any more than you, [name_f]Honey[/name_f]. I care about [name_u]Emery[/name_u], but it’s going to have to wait. This was unexpected, and…”
You don’t think this business endeavor it worth it, I thought.
Mom kissed me on the forehead, leaving so much unsaid. “It’s time for school. Dad can take you while I finish packing. I love you.”
Next: shirt
“Are you ready?” [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] asked.
She covered her eyes again and nodded. This time, [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] let [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] lift the sleeve of his bed shirt.
Next: ready
“You ready to get some serious blood work? I see you had [name_u]Doctor[/name_u] Hamuera today. [name_u]Love[/name_u] that kid.”
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] rolled her eyes. [name_u]Kyle[/name_u] was the most obnoxious person on the planet.
next: kid
Another kid stepped in the room, interrupting Ms. Blaylock.
“[name_m]Hi[/name_m], Mom!” he said brightly. While his mom’s hair was neatly fixed, the boy’s hair was tousled, and his uniform crumpled, like he’d wrestled a rhinoceros in it.
“Hello, [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m],” she said dryly.
I bit back a snort.
Next: interrupt
She walked in, interrupting the flow of the speech. The girl at the lectern stared at her in disgust; she immediately recognised her - why, she thought, why is she here.
Next word: lectern
John was standing behind the lectern when I arrived. His sonorous voice carried across the crowd. I caught only snippets of what he was saying, but that didn’t matter. To the left [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] was waving at me, eyes worried. I shook my head. He’s never leaned subtlety, I thought. But he was earnest, and that was I trait I found increasingly lacking amongst the employees.
Next word: earnest
“Okay,” he said earnestly. “Walk me through what’s going on.”
“We need to wash the wound out.”
“How?” he asked.
I looked to the sink. That won’t work . I looked to the bathtub. That’s gonna hurt really bad. Finally, my eyes landed on the shower.
“I’m going to turn on the shower, and you’re going to stand under it while I clean it out,” I said slowly, measuring each word. [name_m]Chadwick[/name_m] suddenly looked like he wanted to kill me.
Next: Measure