Some books are make you tear up, some make you bawl, some cause no emotion. The book Night Road sends even a calloused reader on a road of twisting curves that come to halting stop. The novel starts with a young fourteen year old, Lexi, who has been through seven foster homes in five years. Recently, she said goodbye to her mom who finally died of a heroine overdose. When Lexi’s caseworker tells her she has another family for her, it is different this time. Immediately as Lexi hears the word family, she says, “Another family. That’s great. Thanks, Ms. Watters” (Hannah 6). Lexi automatically assumes that it is just another temporary home, so she was not exactly elated. Ms. Watters soon tells Lexi, “You have relatives, Lexi. I found your great-aunt.
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I almost kissed him. I am so, so, so dumb. I could’ve ruined everything. Wow, I sure am good at making things awkward. The story takes place at a party. I was with him alone. The moonlight shined above us and I was getting lost in his eyes. “I was just about to close my eyes when he jerked back. “What are you doing?”” (Hannah 44). As soon as he said that I snapped back into reality. This was ZACH. To make matters worse, Mia and Jude want me to go to homecoming with him. They don’t know what happened. Amanda will be gone and Mia has a date and is dying for me to go. Of course Jude offers Zach. A pity date. Exactly what it will …show more content…
Mia, Zach, and I have been the results of a drunk driving accident. We were leaving the graduation party an hour later than we promised Jude. The last time Mia and Zach called their mother for a ride home; she practically grounded them. Although it was not an official “grounding,” they had not been allowed to go to parties for a while. Zach was easily the drunkest there. HE wanted to drive. No way was I going to argue about calling Jude or let him drive. I decided to drive, since I was a lot closer to sober than the other two. I shouldn’t have. I knew it was a disastrous idea. She is gone. Mia. Gone. Dead. Forever. Because of ME. I don’t know how I will be able to live with myself. Just when life looks okay, it has to spiral down, doesn’t it? Imagine something going the right way for Alexa Baill. Zach will never talk to me again, and I don’t blame him. I am a murdered. God, please no. Please let this be a
I almost kissed him. I am so, so, so dumb. I could’ve ruined everything. Wow, I sure am good at making things awkward. The story takes place at a party. I was with him alone. The moonlight shined above us and I was getting lost in his eyes. “I was just about to close my eyes when he jerked back. “What are you doing?”” (Hannah 44). As soon as he said that I snapped back into reality. This was ZACH. To make matters worse, Mia and Jude want me to go to homecoming with him. They don’t know what happened. Amanda will be gone and Mia has a date and is dying for me to go. Of course Jude offers Zach. A pity date. Exactly what it will …show more content…
Mia, Zach, and I have been the results of a drunk driving accident. We were leaving the graduation party an hour later than we promised Jude. The last time Mia and Zach called their mother for a ride home; she practically grounded them. Although it was not an official “grounding,” they had not been allowed to go to parties for a while. Zach was easily the drunkest there. HE wanted to drive. No way was I going to argue about calling Jude or let him drive. I decided to drive, since I was a lot closer to sober than the other two. I shouldn’t have. I knew it was a disastrous idea. She is gone. Mia. Gone. Dead. Forever. Because of ME. I don’t know how I will be able to live with myself. Just when life looks okay, it has to spiral down, doesn’t it? Imagine something going the right way for Alexa Baill. Zach will never talk to me again, and I don’t blame him. I am a murdered. God, please no. Please let this be a