Chapter 19 Flashcards
Do not point out _______ even if she asks.
faults
I’m reviewing the crib notes that I’v scribbled on the palm of my left hand as I _____ my bike _____ ____ Evelyn’s house. I don’t want to forget any of Val and Helen’s advice. It’s crucial I get this breakup right. My entire future with Leyna depends on it.
coast up to
I get off my bike and _______ the grass
lay it on
My hands are trembling and I feel like I’ve got an ______ jammed into my temple.
ice pick
I __________ the porch steps, Evelyn’s house looks totally normal. Just plain old boring beige aluminum siding with a faded blue porch.
walk the stone path toward
A lawn ______ with giant garden gnomes and a ___________sculpture.
littered; sasquatch
I ____ the porch steps and _______ the front door.
climb; approach
Black iron letters spell out THE MOSSES under the brass __________.
knocker
Glance at the instructions on my palm one last time, then _______ and give a little ________ with a the knocker.
reach up; rat-a-tat
A moment later and the door ________ a few inches.
creaks open
Hi. My mouth is super _______. I should have brought a bottle of water or something.
pasty
Evelyn shuts the door, leaving me standing there on the porch to __________________ my anxiety a bit longer.
stew in
All of a sudden, my hands feel like a couple of newly acquired _____________.
appendages
I read over my palm notes once more and nearly _________ when the door opens again.
levitate
Hey Evelyn says, ____________________ her front door with a large brown paper bag clenched in her hand.
slipping out
I _____ my ink-free hand about. I washed them but… they still smell like oatmeal.
waft
She makes her way over to a rickety old ____________, brushes a thin layer of snow off it, and takes a seat.
porch swing
You think you’re goint to come all the way over here for a study session and my mom’s not going to feed you? ______________.
Fat chance
This is not going according to plan. The last thing I want to do is go into that house. What about just a little ________ around the block? You know, a relaxing premeal stroll.
jaunt
Sure, okay. But I wnt to show you something first. Her eyes ______ to the front door like she’s expecting someone to emerge.
flit
I look over my should again, feeling like my __________________ is rapidly closing behind me.
escape portal
Can’t you show it to me while we walk? I swing my arms like I’m already _________.
ambling
Okey-dokey. Evelyn ________ with excitement as I it.
wriggles
She reaches into the bag and gently ________ a fairly large, very professional-looking video camera–and here it is.
lifts out
Holy crap! I say, staring at it like it’s an _____________ Pokémon Illustrator card.
ultra-scarce
I’m ________ at first. The biggest ______ in the way of moviemaking glory has suddenly been removed.
pumped; hurdle
The biggest hurdle in the way of moviemaking glory has suddenly been removed. But then the _______ of this surprise _____me.
full impact; hits
Who cares where I got it? she says ________. God. The point is, I got it. Just like I told you I would.
testily
Evelyn sighs, her shoulders ________.
deflating
Just as my fingertips brush the paper bag, Evelyn suddenly ______________________ like Lucy ______ Charlie Brown’s football.
pulls it back; yanking away
I ______ a quick sniff of my palm. But what?
I get to be in the movie.
sneak
