Animorphs: The Illusion
Author: K. A. Applegate
Publisher: Scholastic, $11.95
Age Group: 9-12 years
"Hah. Hah. And also, a bonus, hah." He grinned. "This is a natural high. A good music high. A lots-of-girls-in-short-skirts high. A people laughing high. This is fun. Do you two remember fun?"
Rachel caught my eye again. Again I
looked away, up at the clock. Twenty minutes left in morph. Not much time."You need to cut loose, my friends," Marco continued in a meaningful tone. "It's all about rhythm. You gotta commune with the rhythm, step inside the beat."
"Look, Marco, go work your magic somewhere else," Rachel snapped.
"Okay. Which proves what I've always known: Neither of you is any fun, and together, even less. I'll just have to find my own party. Later."
I had too much on my mind. So much to take in. Lights. Music. A lot of songs I didn't even recognise. I'd been gone too long.
"Listen, Rachel, I have to get going. And," I added more quietly, "time's running out."
"What do you mean? You have a full, well, at least fifteen minutes left. You saying you'd rather be sitting up in your tree, watching owls eat nocturnal rodents, than be with me?" she asked. Her tone was somewhere between challenging and coy. Dangerous in either direction.
"Well, no, of course not. I mean, not exactly."
Tommorow: Why is Rachel ignoring reality?
