My mom believed that you make your own luck. Over the stove she had hung these old, maroon painted letters that spell out, “MANIFEST.” The idea being if you thought and dreamed about the way you wanted your life to be -- if you just envisioned it long enough, it would come into being. But as hard as I had manifested Astrid Heyman with her hand in mine, her blue eyes gazing into mine, her lips whispering something wild and funny and outrageous in my ear, she had remained totally unaware of my existence. Truly, to even dream of dreaming about Astrid, for a guy like me, in my relatively low position on the social ladder of Cheyenne Mountain High, was idiotic. And with her a senior and me a junior? Forget it. Astrid was just lit up with beauty: shining blonde ringlets, June sky blue eyes, slightly furrowed brow, always biting back a smile, champion diver on the swim team. Olympic level. Hell, Astrid was Olympic level in every possible way.
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SUZANNE COLLINS So,” he said, flicking her nose, “how long have you wanted—” “I don’t see how... SARAH J. MAAS I nodded. “I’m sorry I let you down.” “No, no, dear,” she said, turning forward... KIERA CASS Kiss me," I whispered. Make me forget, for a night, that this isn't real. Make me believe that this ... JULIE KAGAWA A woman in her thirties came to see me. As she greeted me, I could sense the pain behind her polite ... ECKHART TOLLE The Janus Guard will also be out that night,” he said, one hand reaching out to squeeze her should... LESLEY LIVINGSTON Edward spoke in a voice so peaceful and gentle that it made the words strangely more threatening. "I... STEPHENIE MEYER
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