Page 32 of Crank (Crank 1)

eyes narrowing, reached

out and touched the flush

of my cheek.

But you’re wrong.

The Wind Blew Up

My mind raced.

My heart joined in.

I shook my head,

mute as snowfall.

What, then? Why do you look

at me that way?

What could I say?

That some stranger

inside me couldn’t

keep her eyes off him?

I know you can talk. I heard

you before.

I felt her stir, like a

breeze blowing up off

the evening sea. My

wind had awakened.

You know, you’re kind of cute,

in a stuck-up sort of way.

She pumped through

my veins in hot, red

bursts. Blood pressure

rose in my face, blush.

You here for the summer? What’s

your name?

Her tongue curled

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