What he’s saying sounds interesting, Yitzi thought. Maybe if I try really hard I can pay attention for at least a few minutes
“Perfect, I’m going to call Oded right now. Thanks.” He smiled reassuringly, his lips stretching all the way across his face so that he looked anything but reassuring
“How much do they cost?” Ari asked it innocently, and seriously, it scared me. There was no way I’d let him spend that much money on me
Daina thinks she can recognize some of the faces from her welcoming party not that long ago. And Tzippy, of course, is a regular visitor here, being married to Leah’s son. As for the rest — at some point, they all blend into one amorphous mass and the noise is beginning to wear her down
“You’ll never believe this!” Four heads looked up as Dini Stein, a.k.a. Shevy, walked into the room. “Guess who’s on the phone?” She waved her phone excitedly in the air. “Mashi, our division head! She heard about our Girls Unite project and she wants to help! Here, listen!” From the other side of the room,
I suddenly want to freeze the moment and lock it away for every rainy, turbulent day that I know is just around the corner in my messy, confusing life
