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![]() Up in the Treehouse
Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iTunes -- EXCERPT: My entire body ached the moment I tried to move, so I stopped trying. I groaned and peeled an eye open, trying to understand why this morning felt so different from all the others. When I saw the matching sets of green eyeballs peering over the ladder, one glaring and one questioning, I wanted to scream, but the air in my throat went the other direction. I gasped and propelled myself backward into the furthest corner of the alcove. “Do you think she’s homeless?” asked Eyeballs Number One. Eyeballs Number Two shook his head as he scanned my body. “Maybe she ran away from home.” “Yeah, or maybe she’s a troll that lives in the woods. Are we supposed to feed her?” “I didn’t bring any food. Did you?” One of the boys threw his eyes around the room, as if afraid to look away from me for long. “No. We should tell dad we need a fridge.” “And how will we keep it cold, moron?” “Hey! I’m not a moron!” While the boys fought, I managed to creep forward until I gripped the edge of the bed with every intention to slip down undetected. But Eyeballs Number One saw me and placed an arm out across the other boy’s body. “Shh. She’s moving.” My grogginess cleared, replaced by a rush of adrenaline as I stared back at the twin boys—the boys whose treehouse I’d snuck into the night before. At this realization, I straightened with a jolt. “I-I have to get home.” Panic seized my chest knowing my parents would be frantic looking for me. Eyeballs Number Two nudged the other. “She has a home, bro.” I bit my lip to hide my smile, happy they no longer considered me a possible troll. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to—” I didn’t know why I was about to lie, so I stopped myself. I totally meant to fall asleep there. I just didn’t mean to get caught. “Wait!” one of them called as I headed for the ladder. I turned to see the curious one staring back at me with a sincere expression. “Are you okay?” All I could do was nod. How could I tell two boys I didn’t know the reason for invading their sanctuary—that I had been watching them for weeks, envious of their home in the woods? Instead of saying another word, I found the ladder and moved down it, missing the last few steps in my haste. The moment I hit the ground, I accepted the impact with a grimace and took off at a sprint through the woods and toward my bedroom window. I climbed inside just as I heard my mom calling me for breakfast. ![]()
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