The Moon King (2012)
“‘I mean, we all have to. What’s so special about him?’ It was Ricky’s second breakfast in the tall house. He was still finding mealtimes noisy and scary, but he was learning not to jump at every raised voice. As long as he didn’t get in anyone’s way, he figured, and as long as he stuck with Rosheen, who was clearly his friend, he’d be OK.
Thomas and Seamus were rolling up pieces of toast into tiny balls and catapulting them at each other, using their knives as launching pads. A stray toast ...pellet suddenly came Ricky’s way, and he flailed his arms as if he was being attacked by some huge bird of prey or a deadly poison arrow. His elbow deflected the toast pellet and it fell harmlessly on the tablecloth. ‘Sorry,’ muttered Seamus ungraciously. Ricky grinned foolishly at him, to show it was all right, though it wasn’t really. His heart was pounding, and just then another pellet hit him with a soft sting on the side of the cheek. ‘Sorry,’ said Thomas this time, but with a laugh in his voice.MoreLess
Thomas and Seamus were rolling up pieces of toast into tiny balls and catapulting them at each other, using their knives as launching pads. A stray toast ...pellet suddenly came Ricky’s way, and he flailed his arms as if he was being attacked by some huge bird of prey or a deadly poison arrow. His elbow deflected the toast pellet and it fell harmlessly on the tablecloth. ‘Sorry,’ muttered Seamus ungraciously. Ricky grinned foolishly at him, to show it was all right, though it wasn’t really. His heart was pounding, and just then another pellet hit him with a soft sting on the side of the cheek. ‘Sorry,’ said Thomas this time, but with a laugh in his voice.MoreLess
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