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Brigid Kemmerer6,422 ratings, 4.16 average rating, 768 reviews
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“Failed a physics test," Nick said.
"You know how I solve that problem?" Said his twin. "I don't take physics.”
― Secret
"You know how I solve that problem?" Said his twin. "I don't take physics.”
― Secret
“You're so damn worried about what everyone else wants. Well, you know what, Nick? You're going to disappoint people sometimes. You just are. And you know what else? They're either going to get over it or they're not. If they don't, it sucks. But it's not going to kill them, and it's sure not going to kill you.”
― Secret
― Secret
“I pissed off Quinn, and probably chased her into the arms of a psychopath. Oh, and I made out with another guy. It's a miracle our clothes stayed on.”
― Secret
― Secret
“Jesus, I wish I could stop fucking crying. So gay, right?'
Hunter put a hand on his shoulder. 'Don't do that to yourself, Nick.”
― Secret
Hunter put a hand on his shoulder. 'Don't do that to yourself, Nick.”
― Secret
“Damn it, Quinn, I don't even know what you're talking about." "I am taling about how I learned all your secrets from the Last Airbender last night." Becca looked almost incredulous. "A cartoon? What? You-wait-you-" Quinn watched sudden realization dawn on Becca's face.”
― Secret
― Secret
“Because it's easier to turn off worries in the dark.
Nick met his eyes in the darkness. "Yours or Mine?"
"Both.”
― Secret
Nick met his eyes in the darkness. "Yours or Mine?"
"Both.”
― Secret
“He could imagine the college rejection letters now.
'After learning that one kiss and a sleepless night led you to fail a test, we have decided you are no longer a fit for our institution.”
― Secret
'After learning that one kiss and a sleepless night led you to fail a test, we have decided you are no longer a fit for our institution.”
― Secret
“Nick wanted to shove him off the bed and kick him in the face. Not aggressive, my ass.”
― Secret
― Secret
“That was the worst kind of hypocrisy, right? Hating someone for something you hated about yourself?”
― Secret
― Secret
“Music always rode the air until he felt each beat through his whole body. But the air here was full of energy that sparked and rejoiced with the melody.”
― Secret
― Secret
“Adam trapped one of Nick's legs under his and shifted closer, pressing into him until there was no doubt he was happy to be there.”
― Secret
― Secret
“You have to conclude that your country has run amuck, that the people responsible are insane, that you can not trust your leaders, your President, your general, your parents, your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, your police, your town, your state, your country, anymore because it is liable to turn upon you for no reason at all, except that for its own security it needs a scapegoat, any scapegoat including you, and there is no appeal possible.”
― The Secret
― The Secret
“Once the vehicle started moving, she realized she had no idea where she was going.
Wasn’t that always the case?
Her phone chimed. Nick.
Where did you go?
Quinn deleted it.
Then she started a new text.
Playing sentry again tonight?
The response text took less than three seconds.
Why? Need rescuing, baby girl?
Quinn smiled.
Now that you mention it, yeah. I do.
Her phone vibrated almost immediately.
What’s up?
I’m on a bus, bound for nowhere.
Sweetheart, it’s a TRAIN bound for nowhere.
Her heart gave a little squee at the endearment. It meant nothing and everything all at once. She smiled over her phone while she texted back.
Well, I’m on a bus with no destination in mind.
Want me to come get you?
Quinn stopped and stared at the phone. Was this dangerous?
It didn’t feel dangerous. Tyler had had ample opportunity to hurt her last night and he hadn’t.
When Becca had first told her about finding Chris in the middle of a fight with Tyler and Seth in the parking lot, Quinn’s first question had been, “Why?�
She’d never gotten a good answer.
She slid her thumbs across the face of her phone.
Are more taquitos in my future?
Play your cards right and there might be a soda, too.
His texts were teasing, so she wasn’t sure if his offer to come get her was genuine. She didn’t want to get off the bus until she knew for sure.
Then her phone lit up with a new message.
Don’t make me ride the bus all night. Where should I pick you up?
“Excuse me,� she called to the driver. “What’s the next stop?�
“Annapolis Mall. West side.�
Next stop is Annapolis Mall. West side.
Well look at that. You just got upgraded to a soft pretzel. See you in 10.”
― Secret
Wasn’t that always the case?
Her phone chimed. Nick.
Where did you go?
Quinn deleted it.
Then she started a new text.
Playing sentry again tonight?
The response text took less than three seconds.
Why? Need rescuing, baby girl?
Quinn smiled.
Now that you mention it, yeah. I do.
Her phone vibrated almost immediately.
What’s up?
I’m on a bus, bound for nowhere.
Sweetheart, it’s a TRAIN bound for nowhere.
Her heart gave a little squee at the endearment. It meant nothing and everything all at once. She smiled over her phone while she texted back.
Well, I’m on a bus with no destination in mind.
Want me to come get you?
Quinn stopped and stared at the phone. Was this dangerous?
It didn’t feel dangerous. Tyler had had ample opportunity to hurt her last night and he hadn’t.
When Becca had first told her about finding Chris in the middle of a fight with Tyler and Seth in the parking lot, Quinn’s first question had been, “Why?�
She’d never gotten a good answer.
She slid her thumbs across the face of her phone.
Are more taquitos in my future?
Play your cards right and there might be a soda, too.
His texts were teasing, so she wasn’t sure if his offer to come get her was genuine. She didn’t want to get off the bus until she knew for sure.
Then her phone lit up with a new message.
Don’t make me ride the bus all night. Where should I pick you up?
“Excuse me,� she called to the driver. “What’s the next stop?�
“Annapolis Mall. West side.�
Next stop is Annapolis Mall. West side.
Well look at that. You just got upgraded to a soft pretzel. See you in 10.”
― Secret
“Nick found Gabriel in his bedroom, sitting cross-legged on his bed, surrounded by textbooks. Headphones trailed from his ears, and his pencil tapped in time with whatever he was listening to. He either didn’t notice Nick standing at the door, or he deliberately wasn’t looking up.
Nick wanted to shove him off the bed and kick him in the face.
Not aggressive, my ass.
Gabriel finally looked up and yanked the headphones free.
“So I have to leave you alone, but you get to stand there like a freaky stalker?�
Oh, good. New adjectives. Nick told his heartbeat to chill out. He pushed Gabriel’s door open. “I need to talk to you about something.�
Gabriel stared at him. Nick could read the debate on his face: screw with Nick or just play it easy.
He went with the latter. His pencil dropped into the spine of his trig textbook. “Okay. Talk.�
“If you grabbed someone by the wrist, could you set their skin on fire without anyone knowing you were doing it?�
Gabriel’s eyebrows went up. “Not exactly what I thought you’d want to talk about.�
Nick didn’t have an answer for that. He kept his gaze steady and waited.
“Look, Nicky . . .� Gabriel hesitated. “Whatever I did to piss you off, just—�
“Forget it.� Nick was halfway out his door before Gabriel slid off the bed to grab his arm.
“Stop,� said his twin. “I’ll answer your question, all right?�
Nick stopped, but he didn’t look at him...
Gabriel drew a ragged breath, and it took Nick a second to even remember his question about burning. “I don’t know. I’d have to try it. It would take a lot of control. A lot of focus.�
“Fine.� Nick held out his wrist, the good one. “Try it.�
“O°ì²¹²â.â€�
Nick braced himself, but Gabriel turned his head. “Hey, Chris. Come here. I want to try something.�
Chris came out of his room, took one look at them, and turned around. “No way. I know that look.�
But Gabriel was too quick. He rushed around Nick and caught Chris’s door before it latched. He forced his way through.
And five seconds later, Chris was yelling and punching him and shoving past Nick to get to the bathroom. He was clutching his wrist. “What the f**k, Gabriel?�
Then the door slammed and the water was running.
Gabriel turned to Nick and smiled. “So, yeah. I can do it.”
― Secret
Nick wanted to shove him off the bed and kick him in the face.
Not aggressive, my ass.
Gabriel finally looked up and yanked the headphones free.
“So I have to leave you alone, but you get to stand there like a freaky stalker?�
Oh, good. New adjectives. Nick told his heartbeat to chill out. He pushed Gabriel’s door open. “I need to talk to you about something.�
Gabriel stared at him. Nick could read the debate on his face: screw with Nick or just play it easy.
He went with the latter. His pencil dropped into the spine of his trig textbook. “Okay. Talk.�
“If you grabbed someone by the wrist, could you set their skin on fire without anyone knowing you were doing it?�
Gabriel’s eyebrows went up. “Not exactly what I thought you’d want to talk about.�
Nick didn’t have an answer for that. He kept his gaze steady and waited.
“Look, Nicky . . .� Gabriel hesitated. “Whatever I did to piss you off, just—�
“Forget it.� Nick was halfway out his door before Gabriel slid off the bed to grab his arm.
“Stop,� said his twin. “I’ll answer your question, all right?�
Nick stopped, but he didn’t look at him...
Gabriel drew a ragged breath, and it took Nick a second to even remember his question about burning. “I don’t know. I’d have to try it. It would take a lot of control. A lot of focus.�
“Fine.� Nick held out his wrist, the good one. “Try it.�
“O°ì²¹²â.â€�
Nick braced himself, but Gabriel turned his head. “Hey, Chris. Come here. I want to try something.�
Chris came out of his room, took one look at them, and turned around. “No way. I know that look.�
But Gabriel was too quick. He rushed around Nick and caught Chris’s door before it latched. He forced his way through.
And five seconds later, Chris was yelling and punching him and shoving past Nick to get to the bathroom. He was clutching his wrist. “What the f**k, Gabriel?�
Then the door slammed and the water was running.
Gabriel turned to Nick and smiled. “So, yeah. I can do it.”
― Secret
“You boys need anything else?â€�
Nick started. The older waitress was there beside the table.
He hadn’t heard her approach. Worse—he hadn’t felt her approach. Would she say something? He should probably start disentangling himself from Adam. His voice wouldn’t work and his face felt like his cheeks were going to burn clean off.
“No, thanks,� Adam said. He sounded amused.
She ripped a piece of paper from her pad and set it on the table. “You two are just the cutest ever.�
Nick froze. She didn’t care. They’d been head to head at this table, and she hadn’t batted an eye.
Adam winked at her. “Sounds like someone’s looking for a tip.�
“Here’s a tip,� she said. “Don’t flirt with old married ladies when you’ve got a sure thing in your arms.�
“Am I the sure thing in this scenario?� said Nick.
“I don’t know,� Adam said. “Are you?�
The waitress laughed and left them with the check.
“She didn’t care,� said Nick softly. “I know it’s stupid, but I thought—�
“What, that people would come out with pitchforks? Flaming torches?�
“M²¹²â²ú±ð.â€�
Adam kissed him on the cheek. “You’re adorable. People surprise you sometimes. Especially when you give them the chance.�
The words hit Nick hard, the way words you need to hear usually do. He held them in his head for examination later.
When they walked back to Adam’s apartment, he reached out to hold the other boy’s hand. And Nick didn’t care one bit who saw.”
― Secret
Nick started. The older waitress was there beside the table.
He hadn’t heard her approach. Worse—he hadn’t felt her approach. Would she say something? He should probably start disentangling himself from Adam. His voice wouldn’t work and his face felt like his cheeks were going to burn clean off.
“No, thanks,� Adam said. He sounded amused.
She ripped a piece of paper from her pad and set it on the table. “You two are just the cutest ever.�
Nick froze. She didn’t care. They’d been head to head at this table, and she hadn’t batted an eye.
Adam winked at her. “Sounds like someone’s looking for a tip.�
“Here’s a tip,� she said. “Don’t flirt with old married ladies when you’ve got a sure thing in your arms.�
“Am I the sure thing in this scenario?� said Nick.
“I don’t know,� Adam said. “Are you?�
The waitress laughed and left them with the check.
“She didn’t care,� said Nick softly. “I know it’s stupid, but I thought—�
“What, that people would come out with pitchforks? Flaming torches?�
“M²¹²â²ú±ð.â€�
Adam kissed him on the cheek. “You’re adorable. People surprise you sometimes. Especially when you give them the chance.�
The words hit Nick hard, the way words you need to hear usually do. He held them in his head for examination later.
When they walked back to Adam’s apartment, he reached out to hold the other boy’s hand. And Nick didn’t care one bit who saw.”
― Secret
“Red-checked tablecloths, cheap metal chairs, and all manner of food on the menu, from dim sum to stromboli. Soft lighting did nothing to hide the fact that they were the only patrons in the place.
After they were seated at a four top, with sodas in front of them, Nick was desperate for anything to lighten the mood.
“Fast service,� he said wryly. “Do you want me to accuse you of dazzling the waitress?�
Adam choked on his soda. “Is that a Twilight reference? How is it possible your brothers don’t know you’re g*y?�
Every time he said that, Nick wanted to flinch as hard as Adam had on the street. “I said a girlfriend was making me read it.”
― Secret
After they were seated at a four top, with sodas in front of them, Nick was desperate for anything to lighten the mood.
“Fast service,� he said wryly. “Do you want me to accuse you of dazzling the waitress?�
Adam choked on his soda. “Is that a Twilight reference? How is it possible your brothers don’t know you’re g*y?�
Every time he said that, Nick wanted to flinch as hard as Adam had on the street. “I said a girlfriend was making me read it.”
― Secret
“AP Calculus wasn’t much better. Nick had completely forgotten to do the homework. Three questions—three stupid questions!—but he’d never gotten around to opening his assignment book last night, so he hadn’t bothered to do them.
He mentally added another zero to his imaginary grade sheet.
At least this was only homework.
By the time he sat at a table at lunch, he was ready for some cutlery, just so he could stab something.
Lunch was pizza. Figured. Not even so much as a plastic fork.”
― Secret
He mentally added another zero to his imaginary grade sheet.
At least this was only homework.
By the time he sat at a table at lunch, he was ready for some cutlery, just so he could stab something.
Lunch was pizza. Figured. Not even so much as a plastic fork.”
― Secret
“Oh, you can’t back out now. I already texted Adam that you’ll be there.â€�
His head swung around. “You what?�
“He’s looking forward to it. See?� She held up her phone.
A smiley face.
A smiley face? Nick had no idea what that meant. Was that casual happy? Excited happy? An obligatory response that didn’t mean anything? It wasn’t even a D smiley. It was one of the parenthesis ones.
God, he was trying to puzzle out the hidden meaning of the punctuation in a frigging emoticon.
“You look nervous,� said Quinn.
He shrugged.”
― Secret
His head swung around. “You what?�
“He’s looking forward to it. See?� She held up her phone.
A smiley face.
A smiley face? Nick had no idea what that meant. Was that casual happy? Excited happy? An obligatory response that didn’t mean anything? It wasn’t even a D smiley. It was one of the parenthesis ones.
God, he was trying to puzzle out the hidden meaning of the punctuation in a frigging emoticon.
“You look nervous,� said Quinn.
He shrugged.”
― Secret
“Abruptly Nick stood and seized her by the hand. “Come on.
We need to go outside. This will work better with show-and-tell.�
He trudged through the woods, dragging her behind him. She could feel the tension in his grip. Whatever his secret was, it had him keyed up. The sun had already begun to dip behind the horizon, letting a chill seep into the air.
“Keep walking,� he said. “I need some distance from the neighborhood.�
“Your secret is in the woods?� said Quinn, shivering. “Dude, if you turn into a werewolf, I am outta here.�
He smiled, then stopped and turned to face her. “I’m not a werewolf.�
“Vampire? Alien?� She snapped her fingers. “Harry Potter.
Or wait, you’d be one of the Weasley twins . . .�
“If you could shut up a second, I’d tell you.�
“Should I hold your hands? Are we going to phase out and appear in Narnia?�
“No.� He glanced around. “If any trees fall, I don’t want them to hit a house.�
Trees falling? What? “So you’re secretly Paul Bunyan?�
‾»³Ü¾±²Ô²Ô.â€�
She shivered again. “What? Seriously, Nick, what’s out here?�
“Air.� As he said the word, the breeze kicked up, finding a true wind that ruffled his hair and swirled between them. Leaves shifted and rustled along the ground.
Quinn frowned. “Air?�
Nick nodded. His expression said that she was missing something important.
But . . . air? Air was everywhere.
Leaves lifted from the ground and began to spiral around their feet. She started to shiver again—but then the leaves swirled off the ground, forming a moving wall to enclose them.
First two feet high, then three, then eye level.
Quinn felt the first lick of fear. She moved closer to him�
then wondered if that was worse than moving away. “You’re freaking me out a little, Nick. Is the mother ship landing?�
“Relax.â€� He spoke gently, confidently. “It’s just wind.”
― Secret
We need to go outside. This will work better with show-and-tell.�
He trudged through the woods, dragging her behind him. She could feel the tension in his grip. Whatever his secret was, it had him keyed up. The sun had already begun to dip behind the horizon, letting a chill seep into the air.
“Keep walking,� he said. “I need some distance from the neighborhood.�
“Your secret is in the woods?� said Quinn, shivering. “Dude, if you turn into a werewolf, I am outta here.�
He smiled, then stopped and turned to face her. “I’m not a werewolf.�
“Vampire? Alien?� She snapped her fingers. “Harry Potter.
Or wait, you’d be one of the Weasley twins . . .�
“If you could shut up a second, I’d tell you.�
“Should I hold your hands? Are we going to phase out and appear in Narnia?�
“No.� He glanced around. “If any trees fall, I don’t want them to hit a house.�
Trees falling? What? “So you’re secretly Paul Bunyan?�
‾»³Ü¾±²Ô²Ô.â€�
She shivered again. “What? Seriously, Nick, what’s out here?�
“Air.� As he said the word, the breeze kicked up, finding a true wind that ruffled his hair and swirled between them. Leaves shifted and rustled along the ground.
Quinn frowned. “Air?�
Nick nodded. His expression said that she was missing something important.
But . . . air? Air was everywhere.
Leaves lifted from the ground and began to spiral around their feet. She started to shiver again—but then the leaves swirled off the ground, forming a moving wall to enclose them.
First two feet high, then three, then eye level.
Quinn felt the first lick of fear. She moved closer to him�
then wondered if that was worse than moving away. “You’re freaking me out a little, Nick. Is the mother ship landing?�
“Relax.â€� He spoke gently, confidently. “It’s just wind.”
― Secret
“Can you fly?â€�
She couldn’t keep the hushed wonder from her voice, and Nick smiled. “No. Too much weight. I can’t focus the air pressure enough for that.�
“What does air pressure have to do with anything?�
“Are you kidding? Air pressure is awesome.�
She rolled her eyes. “You are such a nerd sometimes. You’re lucky you’re hot or you couldn’t get away with saying things like air pressure is awesome.�
“Seriously. Air pressure affects everything. Haven’t you ever heard the expression nature abhors a vacuum?� He grinned.
“Actually, we were doing this experiment in class once where Dr. Cutter was trying to prove a point with a balloon, but I kept making it pop—�
“You are the only person alive who would use superpowers to be more dorky.�
“They’re not superpowers.�
That sounded a lot like the difference between to-MAY-to and to-MAH-to to Quinn.”
― Secret
She couldn’t keep the hushed wonder from her voice, and Nick smiled. “No. Too much weight. I can’t focus the air pressure enough for that.�
“What does air pressure have to do with anything?�
“Are you kidding? Air pressure is awesome.�
She rolled her eyes. “You are such a nerd sometimes. You’re lucky you’re hot or you couldn’t get away with saying things like air pressure is awesome.�
“Seriously. Air pressure affects everything. Haven’t you ever heard the expression nature abhors a vacuum?� He grinned.
“Actually, we were doing this experiment in class once where Dr. Cutter was trying to prove a point with a balloon, but I kept making it pop—�
“You are the only person alive who would use superpowers to be more dorky.�
“They’re not superpowers.�
That sounded a lot like the difference between to-MAY-to and to-MAH-to to Quinn.”
― Secret
“You have to conclude that your country has run amuck, that the people responsible are insane, that you can not trust your leaders, your President, your general, your parents, your friends, your neighbors, you co-workers, your police, your town, your state, your country, anymore because it is liable to turn upon you for no reason at all, except that for its own security it needs a scapegoat, any scapegoat including you, and there is no appeal possible.”
― The Secret
― The Secret
