Hungry Earth (Elemental book 2)
“The damn wolf had taken my shoe. Although she was just trying to play, I had to run on sticks and rocks. Because it had been raining constantly for three days, the ground was as muddy as it could get, so it was no wonder that I slipped. My hands scraped on the bark of a fallen log and a rock. I wanted to cry, but I was eleven and determined not to cry in front of anyone, let alone the girl who was my best friend.
I sat on the log, hoping that Astrid had gone on ahead and not seen what happened.... Of course, wiping my muddy hands on my muddy jeans wasn’t all that smart.
My eyes watered at the sting of my hands and embarrassment as Astrid sat next to me. “Take off your shirt,” she said.
It was cold and my shirt was soaked, but I was self-conscious. “No.”
“You’re going to get sick.”
“You’re one to talk. You never wear anything but that stupid nightgown.” Her dark brown hair spilled over her thin, white-clad shoulders in loose curls. I figured that Astrid was recovering from whatever illness she suffered from that kept her from going to school, because she looked a little healthier almost every time I saw her.MoreLess
I sat on the log, hoping that Astrid had gone on ahead and not seen what happened.... Of course, wiping my muddy hands on my muddy jeans wasn’t all that smart.
My eyes watered at the sting of my hands and embarrassment as Astrid sat next to me. “Take off your shirt,” she said.
It was cold and my shirt was soaked, but I was self-conscious. “No.”
“You’re going to get sick.”
“You’re one to talk. You never wear anything but that stupid nightgown.” Her dark brown hair spilled over her thin, white-clad shoulders in loose curls. I figured that Astrid was recovering from whatever illness she suffered from that kept her from going to school, because she looked a little healthier almost every time I saw her.MoreLess
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