Paige McKenzie Quotes

#1. Still, it's really frustrating me that there doesn't seem to be anything in my closet that's appropriate to wear to an exorcism.

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#2. You're not supposed to want to date a boy just for jacket access.

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#3. Everyone looks so excited for the first day of school, hugging each other hello and wearing bright, shiny new outfits that practically glow in fog.

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#4. I open my eyes. That's when I discover what that wailing sound was. My mouth wasn't frozen shut after all. When I finally understand why Aidan and Lucio sounded like they were arguing from miles away: I was straining to hear them over the sound of my own voice. This whole time I've been screaming.

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#5. But when my gaze falls on my bed, I freeze, no longer worried what Nolan thinks of the pink or DR.Hoo or my unicorn collection. Instead, I hold up my hand and point at the checkerboard. Someone has made the next move.

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#6. I swallow a sigh.

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#7. Just before I drop into a chair in my English classroom I pick up my phone and send Nolan a text.
"What if there's a day when I can't be there with my mom when she's at home?"
I don't even have to wait thirty seconds before he sends his reply:
"Then I'll be there

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#8. The wood creaks as I step over the threshold, a haunting sort of hello.

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#9. It's impossible to feel homesick with the familiar weight of the book in my hands.

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#10. I prefer creeptastic," Mom answers with a smile.

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#11. Anyway, why would I want friends I had to act fake in front of? I don't want to pretend to be scared of dead things and to prefer digital to film. I don't mind that I'm old-fashioned.

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#12. Mom was just teasing when she asked whether I felt safe being left alone in a haunted house. But now I know: once you move into one, you're never really alone again.

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