Chapter 5 Flashcards
Book meaning
To move, hurry
I slam open the door to the stairwell, buttoning my jacket as I ________ up the steps to the roof
book it
I keep picturing him standing there at the edge of the roof, about to ______ seven stories to his death, fear painted onto every feature of his face
plummet
Wheezing, I make it past the fifthfloor, stopping just a moment to catch my breath, my sweaty palms _______ the cool metal railing
grabbing at
I ______ the stiarwell to the top floor, my head spinning, my sore throat burning.
peer up
Finally the door to the roof is in sight, _______ under a bright red alarm just ready to go off
cracked open
I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air ______ my face and neck
bites at
…looking down to see if his wallet is still ______ the doorjamb
wedged in
He shrugs at me, casually, motioning over the edge of the roof to the ground below. My lungs are ______, So I am going to enjoy the view while I can
toast
Some are even strung across the tress, creating this magical pathway you could walk under, head back, _______
mouth agape
I ask him, genuinely wondering what would possess someone with defective lungs to take a trip onto the roof _______________
in the dead of winter
His blue eyes light up in a way that makes my stomach ________
flip-flop
I ignore his questions, ______
pushing on
Another step back. And another, his footsteps ______________ the freshly fallen snow
crunching in
I inhale sharply, the cold _______ the inside of my lung
scraping at
He ______ one foot ___ the end
dangles one foot off the end
Somewhere in the distance, the roof alarm goes off as Will opens the door to get back inside, distant but _______ as it echoes down the stairwell, ________ in the hallway
blaring; reverberating
her curly hair bouncing in the frame. She’s wearing the polka-dot one-piece I helped her pick out, but she clearly doesn’t have time for _________________
pleasantaries
My eyes travel to the roof, to the spot where Will was standing earlier. I know he was his usual self when I got up there, but I didn’t imaging the couging, and ________. Or the fear.
teetering
