Teddy Bear

“Raj lifted a finger and the front door shut behind him. With hollow steps he entered the kitchen. Inside, his dad sat at a fold-out table for two sipping from his bottomless cocktail. It was hard to breathe through all the smoke. The ashtray on the table was already full, a book of matches tossed beside it. His dad coughed before asking, “How was school?” Raj shrugged. “Same old.” “You stay out of trouble?”
― Nikki Jefford, Entangled

“hey! there's no room for Naples;' he had got to the wall by this time; 'but it's all one; it's in there!' He remained on his knees, looking up at his fellow-prisoner”
― Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit

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― Stephen Chbosky, Coming of Age - 4 Novels

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― Tika