“That’s good enough.” [name_f]Becka[/name_f] prods my foot. “[name_f]Zoie[/name_f], GET A MOVE ON!” I shrug and get a move on, as she put it.
Next: prod(s)
Wearing the sling across my chest, it kept my fingers at optimal grasping distance, and they were glued to the knot almost all day. Instead of the comforting and familiar sensation the tugging usually brought, it was almost like they were prodding, nagging at the knot to reveal its secrets.
Next word: nagging
For the next several weeks, she just tried to pretend that the nagging feeling in her gut was just anxiety, that the constant illness was just a stomach bug.
next: bug
“Be quiet,” [name_f]Naiara[/name_f] corrected, her dark eyes playful but firm. “Take a key and make sure the back door closes behind you. The bugs are horrible this time of year. Here, I think these clothes will fit you.”
Next: firm
“They’re coming with us now,” [name_m]Reg[/name_m] told [name_f]Layna[/name_f] in a firm tone, tightening his grip on her shoulder. I caught [name_f]Layna[/name_f] wince and hiss something in his ear.
Next: hiss
The cat just hissed back at her. Guess it could tell she was allergic.
next: guess
“You were literally telling me a couple nights ago about why you don’t eat pickles,” [name_f]Ksenia[/name_f] added. She looked at the others. “Apparently, it’s an actual condition that makes you taste pickles for the rest of the day.”
Next word: taste
“Settle down, now. You’re acting a bit too theatrical for my taste. Kind of like that sappy poetry you used to write for me…”
Next: settle
She had spent four years at that “ring by spring” school, surrounded by girls who wanted nothing more than to settle down with the carbon copy BYU boy and have a bunch of kids. But, she had to remember, she couldn’t really sit here and think that she wanted anything more, or even that something better existed.
next: copy
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“Good.” [name_m]General[/name_m] Shvetz snatched the parchment from Borisov and handed it to [name_f]Anya[/name_f]. “We have a copy of the letter here.“
Next: letter
“Apparently. That’s what [name_f]Abri[/name_f] said in her letter.”
Next word: apparently
“They know,” said Arslan. “But apparently, two days ago, Dad overreacted to a comedian making jokes about him looking demonic–you know, like we do. Anyway, in response, he loses his cool. He beats up the comedian, terrorizes the rest of the audience, and throws a table out of a closed window. The table hits a police car, and two police officers are injured in the process!”
Next word: overreacted
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“Oh my god [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], you’re overreacting!”
“This is not an overreaction! When I tell you how I feel, when I don’t just run around and do things for you all the time, that is the absolute basis for a healthy marriage!”
next: marriage
I blinked at her in shock. “Marriage? Kids? You can’t be much older than me.”
Next: older
“No, [name_m]Leo[/name_m], I’m pretty sure [name_m]Hermes[/name_m] doesn’t like Space Heroes,” Raph interrupted his older brother.
Next word: interrupted
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“No!” [name_f]Elena[/name_f] interrupted. “[name_f]Becka[/name_f], [name_f]Zoie[/name_f], you’re staying here.”
“But [name_u]Mo[/name_u]-” [name_f]Becka[/name_f] starts. She glances at me. “But Mistress said!” She corrects herself.
Next: Corrects
Astrid felt her own voice tighten, her syllables careful and correct. “[name_m]Hi[/name_m] mum, where are you?”
next: voice
“Wow! This is the only one Shireen’s missing! [name_u]Twilight[/name_u] Sparkle!” Carrying the My [name_m]Little[/name_m] Pony doll in his arms, all set to buy it, he walked out of the aisle, but was stopped by a male voice calling out to him.
Next word: missing
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“Wait,” he asked, “who’s [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]?”
“Her boyfriend,” [name_m]Kian[/name_m] answered without missing a beat.
“Not…” [name_f]Amara[/name_f] grumbled.
Next: boyfriend
She barely knew [name_m]Lance[/name_m], and he certainly wasn’t her boyfriend or anything like that.
Next word: barely