called it a

interrogation under b

here. The fa

practiced eyes. A sticky, cloying sweetness, like rotting fruit, was t

, "we expect you to be consi

Arthur added, glaring at me.

t picture of sorrow. "It's o

y around her s

ood. It was

id, his eyes narrowed. "Whe

e Pacific Northwest,"

roper upbringing

ed what

ng to get money," Mark mu

, don't be mean to her.

ity was a pa

m, the currents I saw a

ew business venture you are so proud of, the one using those o

htened. "What no

ood, but your recklessness will lead to a severe injury. Your career will end

slightly. "

howed with the baseball, it will cause a serious a

d, a harsh sound.

g to you, a very old one. It' s growing. It will consume you and lead

atrical fear. "Stop it! You're horrib

, burying her face i

red, standing up. "She

Brenda. "You see? This is

d my words. I

ith satisfaction. My task was not to make them be