Chapter 2 Part A Flashcards
All right, I’ll see you guys later, I say, winking at Jason and closing the door ___ my room to give them some privacy
To
I come face-to-face with the empty sockets of the skull drawing on my door, an O2 mask ______ its mouth, with the words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” written under it
Slung over
I swaying down the hallway to see the door swinging shut behind the girl I saw moving into a room down the hall earlier today, her _____ white Converse disappearing onto the other side
Scuffed
________ the doors, I see her making her way across the gray tile floor
Pushing through
PUshing through the doors, I see her making her way across the gray tile floor, waving and chatting to just about everyone as she goes, like she’s _______ her own personal Thanksgiving Day Parade
Putting on
She ________ the large glass elevator, overlooking the east lobby, just past a large, _______ Christmas tree they must’ve put up early this morning, long before the Thanksgiving leftovers Weber even eaten
Steps onto; decked-out
____________ they leave up the giant turkey display for even a minute longer
Heaven forbid
I start climbing the open stairs by the stairs by elevator, trying not to run into anyone as I watch it _______ the fifth floor
Chug steadily to
I rub my chest, clearing my throat and following her down a couple of hallways and onto the wide, _________ bridge leading to the next building
Glass-encased
Judging from her pace and the fact sI’ve been here two weeks, and it took me until yesterday to figure out how to sneak safely from my room to the cafeteria _______ building 2, and I am by no means directionally challenged
Over in
I’ve heard of girls with CF _________ over it, but going to stare at the babies she might never have is a whole other level
Bumming hard
Pretty much all guys with CF are infertile, which at least means I don’t have to worry about getting anyone pregnant and starting my own ________; bet Jason wishes he had that ________
Shit show of a family; going for him right now
Looking both ways, I close the gap between me and the door,s peering inside the narrow window to see her standing in front of the ______, her eyes focused on a small baby inside an incubator on the ot her side
Viewing pane
I can’t help but stare at her ______, everything beyond the glass blurring as I look at her
Reflection
She’prettier close up, with her long eyelashes and her __________
Full eyebrows
I clear my throat, getting her attention. And here I thought this was gonna be another lame hospital filled with ______. But then you show up. Lucky me
Lame sickies
WEll that’s slayed a promising sign. Nothing like actual repulsion to ___________
Start off on the right foot
Oh I get it, I am so good looking you can’t even ______ a sentence together
String
Shouldn’t you be _____ rooms for your guests
Procuring
She __________ for a second, and I laugh surprised by how up-front she is
Takes me off guard
It’s a valid point. But she definitely ______ first. I pretend to be taken aback and hold up my hands in _______
Lurked; mock defeat
She rolls her eyes clearly not entertained by me. You letting your friends borrow your room for sex _______.
Ah so she’s a _____________
Isn’t cute; real goody two shoes
Sex? Oh, heavens no. They told me they would be holding a slightly ______. Book club meeting in there for the better part of an hour
Rowdy
Of course not! I’ve had sex. He says her eyes widening as the words _________
Tumble out of her mouth