Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain.

“She's in tenth grade,' he said. 'I hear she's been homeschooled till now.'Maybe…”

“He said even if it's too cloudy to see, the sun will still rise, it will still …”

“At this time in his life Zinkoff sees no difference between the stars in the sk…”

“He still heard his mother's voice--"Davey"--rise like whisper-dust from unseen …”