Bella carefully licked the ice cream she had in her hand. Since it was quickly melting and her mother had told her to stay clean.
Next- Melt/ Melting
It’s strange, dying slowly. Most of the time, she simply felt herself melting into nothingness.
Next: strange
She was always doing strange things like that, [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] noticed. If she wasn’t skipping, or prancing, she was singing, or humming to herself.
Next word: notice
"Whence came you upon this rock? When? Why? Have you ever noticed any sort of… special… light, perhaps, omitting from it? If no, disregard and never speak of this again. "
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next – special
Who had she been to feel like she was special? [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] felt like an idiot.
next: feel
Feeling supremely defeated, [name_m]Eric[/name_m] grabbed hold of his pen and sighed with dejection, “This—what’s the word?—bites.”
Next word: defeat
She looked at him, the face of defeat. “We don’t have to keep doing this, you know.”
Next: face
Soon she heard the telltale sound of retreating footsteps, and she sighed again, before rolling onto her side to face the man with whom she shared a bed, a life.
Next word: share
Their names both started with “P” and “M,” they shared the birthdate of [name_f]May[/name_f] 26, and they were next-door neighbors.
Next word: both
It was odd, living both lives simultaneously.
next word: live/living
“The queen’s story was that she sent you to live in the countryside, but then you never returned.”
Next: story
“Right now his only interests lie in writing this down, jotting that down, creating his little stories… he’ll grow out of his surliness, eventually.”
Next word: eventually
Mardas eventually got married to Miss Anialla, who is a kind old woman, but Old Mardas says no one could replace his Mahani.
married/marry
Her voice shook through wracking sobs. “‘All members of the Church marry. All normal people should marry. All normal married couples should become parents.’ What is wrong with us? What is wrong with me?”
Next: wrong
“What is wrong with you!” Altorian yelled as he slammed his fist on the table causing it to topple over.
Next- Slammed
She dumped the beads into the pot, slammed the lid, then jumped away just as the contents exploded.
Next word: enough
For weeks, months, and years after she heard those words, [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] pondered her immediate reaction. It wasn’t shock, fear, or anxiety, though those would come soon enough. It was relief.
next: relief
“Oh, I don’t typically subscribe to those hokey beliefs,” [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] dismissed, clearly relieved [name_u]Hali[/name_u] still loved him. “[name_f]Do[/name_f] you?”
Next word: believe
“It’s not about what I believe in anymore. It’s about what you believe in for us, our lives, and our future here together. Because the only thing I do know is that this…this…” She waved her hands to show the street. “this place is not going to help recover what we’ve lost.”
next: place
“Why were you even out there in the first place?” the queen continued. “I thought you were finishing your schoolwork. I suppose you were lying about that.”
Next: school