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41 " Hey." Tod squeezed my hand to draw me out of my thoughts. "I think death looks good on you. "
― Rachel Vincent , Before I Wake (Soul Screamers, #6)
42 " Dad, I can count the number of normal school days I've had this year on one hand. "
43 " The school sent you flowers. I’m sure that totally makes up for the fact that they hired the psychotic, soul-stealing pedophile who murdered you in your own home. "
44 " Hang on, Pa, don't reach for yer shotgun just yet," I said, grinning over the protective streak I found funny, when there wasn't actually anything to shelterme from. "We were just circlin' the wagons, not having an orgy." My dad suddenly looked like he might be sick. "Please don't ever say that word again.""Wagons? "
45 " This isn’t happening to you, princess,” Sabine snapped before I could do more than shake my head. “This is happening to us. While you spent the past few months prancing around in ignorant bliss, we were all being possessed, or kidnapped, or stalked by this hellion. So dry your tears and take off the tiara, because this is a call to arms, not a pity party. You’re not going to find any sympathy here. "
46 " I am not cute. I am the dreaded Grim Reaper. People fear me, you know. There's a whole song about it. "
47 " You already said that,” Sabine said, folding the wrapper back from her burger. “You said it a lot, actually. Which supports my theory that apologies are basically pointless. They don’t fix anything, right? That’s why I rarely bother. "
48 " At least you don’t need a prescription for tequila. "
49 " Did you think you could dump me, and I’d bounce back to her and miraculously be happy? I’m not a Ping-Pong ball. You can’t just swat me back and forth and expect me to be content wherever I land. If Tod dumped you tomorrow, would you come back to me? "
50 " I frowned as something ridiculous occurred to me. “In the movies and on TV, there are all these ancient vampires taking math and PE with a bunch of teenagers, and I always thought that was the stupidest thing. I mean, if you had eternity to spend however you want—and for the most part, we do—why the hell would you go back to high school? What on earth was I thinking? "
51 " He’s like the Rasputin of reapers. "
52 " So, did the costume come with a condom, or is that sold separately? "
53 " Come on, Kaylee, before I choke on testosterone and melodrama. "
54 " Whatever your weakness, there’s a hellion to exploit it. "
55 " I'm not going to lose you, Kaylee. No matter what I have to do, or whom I have to fight. Even if that means quashing your vexing tendencies toward self-sacrifice." Tod said."Did you just say 'vexing'?" Nash asked. Tod scowled. "Nothing else seemed to fit. I stand by my word choice. "
56 " You know, the only thing worse than a self-righteous virgin is a self-righteous fake virgin. "
57 " Fine.” I poured one more shot for her, then screwed the lid on the bottle. “But that’s it. I’m not putting my life in the hands of a bunch of drunks. "
58 " You want to settle our differences?” Nash frowned. “No, I want to break every bone in his body, and I didn’t think you’d let me do it alone.” Tod nodded. “Good call. "
59 " You have some kind of grudge against the doughnut industry? Did they forget to give you sprinkles? "