The next day, Gia told her brother Freddie what she’d seen. He didn’t seem shocked at all, but just laughed. Leaning forward, he lowered his voice as though he was about to convey an important secret to her. “Haven’t you heard the local legend around here?” Freddie asked. Gia shook her head.Communicate a secret to Gia.Tell Gia a joke.Try to scare Gia and make her jump.Stand up and leave the room.

Read the paragraph and answer the following question.That night, Jason wrote a note to the tooth fairy about his missing tooth, just like what Shaun said. The next morning, when Jason awoke, he felt around under his pillow and he found a dollar coin. Jason clutched the coin tightly in his hand and flashed a grin at his brother.Why did Jason flash a grin at his brother?His __________ came true as he received a dollar coin under his pillow.

Carly and Freddie were looking out the window from their RV with binoculars and Carly pointed out there were two squirrels wrestling but Freddie pointed out they weren't wrestling. What were they doing if they weren't wrestling

Review the text. Then, choose two details that best suggest that Isaac sees Mariah as an overly cautious player with a weak gaming strategy."Turn off the torch!" I hissed into my headset. "Everyone will spot us!" I felt my pulse quicken as we moved into the dark clearing. "Every elf and bounty hunter in the forest can see us coming!"In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game. We would be much more effective if we were stealthy; we needed just a little more time to plan. We were so close to finding the portal, and I wished he would listen to me for once.Isaac started cycling through his tools, selecting his fireballs. I felt my stomach tighten into a knot."Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait. As best I could, I prepared for the impending ambush. I selected chain mail armor and an invisibility potion."The players that remain are dangerous," I pointed out."Nah, with hardly anyone left, this will be easy!" Isaac retorted. "Let's go!" I noticed Isaac's eyes narrow with concentration as his avatar charged into the darkness. I rapidly pressed buttons on my controller, and my character sprinted through the shadows. My heart raced, hands covered in sweat. Suddenly, I dropped my controller."Isaac, wait!" I pleaded.Submit

away the almost still whole toast, I was on my way to the bathroom when a sharp knock on the door froze me completely. Loud noises had become a trigger for me; my mind always aware of my surroundings, even in my own apartment, and my ears picked up every sound around me which made loud noises in particular intensify.3Three more bangs on the door followed shortly after, making every muscle in my body stiffen."Emma, I know you're in there. Open the hell up!" Kevin shouted from the hallway.5I flinched from the angry tone in his voice, but my heart restarted when I realized it was my best friend on the other side of the door.For a short while, I hesitated to let him in, unsure if letting him in would be a smart idea. He had made me overthink every choice I made; worse than I've ever overthought before.When Kevin continued to create noises, I knew I either had to open the door, or he could damn well kick it in with the force he was using behind his knocks."I'm not asking again, Emma. Open the fucking door." When he banged extra hard, enough to make the wooden door tremble, I hurried towards it.3"I'm coming!" I shouted back as I gave the door a hasty inspection. I'd thought the wood was thick enough, stable enough, to handle a few kicks, but now I wasn't so sure, and that made my pulse soar. If he truly wanted to get inside no matter the consequences, would I truly have been safe? Was I just kidding myself the entire time with the extra lock and the bolt?4YOU'LL ALSO LIKEYes, Master2.9M94.9K| MATURE CONTENT | "You are fuckíng mine. Do you understand that?" That harsh growl echoed in my head.. His words scarring my mind. I could feel the heat of h...Lusting After Lucifer (18+) ☑259K2.5KThis is an erotic romance. Recommended 18+! Completed. Excerpt: His mouth was back on mine in an instant, the door behind us rattling loudly as he thrust against me. &qu...Not So Delicate ||18+67.4K1.5K"Bastard." She whispered. "Your bastard." He whispered back. ~~~~~~~~★~~~~~~~~ A shy at first girl but wild once you get to know her. Her innocence i...My Master, My Husband (BOOK 1)803K14.4KTHIS BOOK IS 18+/ NOW ON KINDLE VELLA WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS! "Alright, I'll tell you the rules twice, and I'll need you to memorize them, write them down and give t...Yes, Sirs (Book 1 of Desire's Den)62.3M1.4M"You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was their...The Debt1.9M62.2KThe anticipation is too much. I found myself praying for The Boss just to say something, anything. "Strip." Anything but that. My eyes widened to sau...JAKE'S UNDOING (18+) ✔ (LOVE AND OBSESSION...7.4K88Jake despised weak women, especially women who showed interest in him. A strong and independent woman was what could drive the beast in him, but there was Cassie. Adopte...When I finally opened it, I was greeted with a wild-looking Kevin. His hair was going in all directions as if he'd put his fingers through it too many times, and his eyes were wide and kind of crazy."What's gotten into you?" I asked, feeling wide-eyed myself as I took in his anxious form.He barged inside the second there was space enough for him to do so. No 'hello', no 'how are you'. He simply pushed his way inside my apartment.1"What's gotten into me?" he practically yelled, growing almost hysteric. I hurriedly closed the door; worried the other tenants were going to call the cops with all the noise going on."I'll tell you what's gotten into me. I had to hear from your ex-boyfriend that you were fucking attacked at work. Do you have any idea how that felt? Not knowing that my best friend was assaulted. I'll answer, it felt like hell, because I wasn't there for you, and I wouldn't even have known about it if Callan hadn't called me." His rant started out angry and harsh, but his voice broke at the end, the sound of it contained the type of hurt I never wanted to hear from Kevin.

Quin missed Gwen even though she was on the other side of the wall. From the time they shared a womb, the siblings were inseparable. This time though, a bad case of the flu had kept the twins apart. Gwen had soccer matches coming up and couldn’t afford to get sick. Quin was missing his winter rehearsals and possibly recitals, and he seemed sadder than a withering bouquet of roses.   He could hear Gwen singing to herself as she cleaned the room. He could hear her as she read her books out loud. She had always kept quiet and never even hummed the songs she would listen to let alone read aloud from the novels she was reading.  Quin had no idea why Gwen was suddenly a sound machine.  “I miss you, bro,” she would say sometimes and knock on the wall.   Quin was too weak to even knock back. He was barely keeping the food his mama prepared for him. She was checking on him with disposable gloves on. Mrs. Lee got too little time off work and couldn’t afford to get sick herself. Old neighbor Mrs. Ali would bring Quin soup and crackers in the afternoon and check his temperature and call Mrs. Lee to update. Quin knew he was lucky to be loved by these wonderful souls.