I pointed at the little kids goading each other to jump from rib cage …

John Green
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I pointed at the little kids goading each other to jump from rib cage to shoulder and Gus answered just loud enough for me to hear over the din, 'Last time, I imagined myself as the kid. This time, the skeleton. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.233, Penguin
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I pointed at the little kids goading each other to jump from rib cage to shoulder and Gus answered just loud enough for me to hear over the din, 'Last time, I imagined myself as the kid. This time, the skeleton. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.233, Penguin

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