"Thomas E. Sniegoski - The Fallen" - читать интересную книгу автора (Sniegoski Thomas E)

a dangerous combination, and one that had left him smitten. They saw each other at their lockers every
day, but had never really spoken. It wasnтАЩt that he didnтАЩt want to speak to her, just that he could never
think of anything to say.
He turned to arrange the books in his locker, and again felt their eyes upon him. They were whispering
now, and he could feel his paranoia swell.

тАЬEle n├вo ├й nada feio. Que bunda!тАЭ

The pain in his head was suddenly blinding, as if somebody had taken an ice pick and plunged it into the
top of his skull. The feeling was excruciating and he almost cried outтАФcertain to have provided his
audience with a few good laughs. He pressed his forehead against the cool metal of the locker and
prayed for respite.It canтАЩt hurt this bad for very long, he hoped. As the hissing grew more and more
intense, shards of broken glass rubbed into his brain. He thought he would pass out as strange colorful
patterns blossomed before his eyes and the pain continued to build.

The torturous buzzing came to an explosive climax, circuits within his mind suddenly overloaded, and
before he fell unconsciousтАФit was gone. Aaron stood perfectly still, waiting, afraid that if he moved the
agony would return.What was that all about? he wondered, his hand coming up to his nose to check for
bleeding.

There was nothing. No pain, no blaring white noise. In fact, he felt better than he had all morning.Maybe
this is just part of a bizarre biological process one goes through when turning eighteen, he thought,
bemused, reminding himself again that it was his birthday.

As he slammed the locker door, he realized that Vilma and her friends were still talking. тАЬEstou cansada
de pizza. Semana passada, n├│s comemos pizza, quase todo dia.тАЭ They were discussing lunch
optionsтАФcafeteria versus going off campus for pizza. Vilma wanted to go to the cafeteria, but the others
were pressing for the pizza.

Aaron turned away from his locker considering whether or not he should still see the nurse, and caught
VilmaтАЩs eye. She smiled shyly and quickly averted her gaze.

But not before the others noticed and began to tease her mercilessly. тАЬPorqu├й? Voc├й est├б pensando que
una certo persoa vai estar no refeit├│ rio hoje?тАЭ Did she want to eat in the cafeteria because of a certain
boy standing nearby? they asked her.

Aaron felt himself break out in a cold sweat. His suspicion was justified, for in fact the girls were talking
about him.

тАЬ├Й, e da├н? Eu acho que ele ├й un tes├вo.тАЭ Vilma responded to her friendsтАЩ taunts and glanced again in his
direction.

They were all looking at him when it dawned. He knew what they were saying. Vilma and her friends
were still speaking to one another in PortugueseтАФbut somehow he could understand each and every
word.

But the most startling thing was what Vilma had said.

тАЬEu acho que ele ├й un tes├вo.тАЭ