Page 323 of Glass (Crank 2)

“I don’t guess she wants

a live-in nanny, huh?” I

reach for an honest smile.

He shakes his head. I’ll help

you find a place, okay? Oh.

There’s more. I have to give

up the ice. I don’t know if I can.

Wow. He really does love her.

Could I give up the monster

for Trey? I don’t know either.

Luckily, it isn’t an issue.

I’ll make you a deal. Take

my stash. Pay me when you can.

And I’ll introduce you to my

connection. You’ll be okay.

I feel like I swallowed

a plate of mercury. Still, I go

over to Brad, look up into

his eyes. “Sure. I’ll be fine.”

Just Like That

Everything’s different.

Just like that, everything’s

changed.

Just like that, every

vestige of imagined

stability,

like a time-worried

weave, has come

unraveled.

Not long ago, I believed