Chapters (122)
- Cover
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Facts
- 101
- 100
- 23 Months After the Funeral
- 99
- 98
- 97
- 96
- 95
- 94
- 93
- 92
- 91
- 90
- 89
- 88
- 87
- 86
- 85
- 84
- 83
- 82
- 81
- 80
- 79
- 78
- 77
- 76
- 75
- 74
- 73
- 72
- 71
- 70
- 69
- 68
- 67
- 66
- 65
- 64
- 63
- 62
- 61
- 60
- 59
- 58
- Postreanimation Day 1
- 57
- 56
- 55
- 54
- 53
- 52
- 51
- 50
- 49
- 48
- 47
- Day 2
- 46
- 45
- 44
- 43
- 42
- 41
- 40
- 39
- 38
- 37
- 36
- Day 3
- 35
- 34
- 33
- 32
- 31
- 30
- Day 4
- 29
- 28
- 27
- 26
- Quincy
- 25
- Jamal
- 24
- 23
- 22
- 21
- 20
- Day 4
- 19
- 18
- 17
- Day 5
- 16
- 15
- 14
- 13
- 12
- 11
- 10
- Day 6
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 14 Days Postreanimation
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 0
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Books by Justin A. Reynolds
- Back Ad
- About the Publisher
Q: Yep, you can ask one of us, or all three of us, any one question and we have to answer it truthfully, no matter what.
Lady in Pajamas: I wanna know, who was your first kiss?
Q: Okay, who are you asking?
Lady in Pajamas: All three.
Q: Okay, let’s see. Molly Robinson.
J: Ohmigod, what the hell?! Molly Robinson!?
Autumn: Who’s Molly Robinson?
J: One of the cafeteria ladies!
Q (shrugging): She was like nineteen.
Jamal: Whatever. I guess purple meat loaf wasn’t the only thing they were serving.
*Jamal winks hard at the camera*
CUT TO: the sidewalk in front of a pharmacy
Quincy: What do you think of the legislation passed earlier this month preventing people over the age of eighty from purchasing prescription medications?
Dude with Huge Beard: I mean . . . it sucks, for sure . . . but uh . . . frankly, there’s a lot of people in this country and, like, would it be that bad if, like, you know . . .
Q: I’m not sure I follow.
Huge Beard (shrugging): If you’re eighty, I mean, you’ve lived a pretty long life already . . .
Q: So you’re suggesting we let old people . . . die?
Huge Beard: We’re not going to physically kill them or anything like that.
Q: Just, like, take their life-saving medications away?
Huge Beard (snapping his fingers): Exactly. Like, how many rent-controlled apartments you think are gonna open up now?
Q: I . . . I don’t even know what to say.
Huge Beard: You know what they say, time’s up!
Q: That’s not at all what that phrase is referring to . . .
Huge Beard (rubbing his chin): It’s a good time to be an estate lawyer, damn.
Man Pushing Stroller: When I heard about it, I just shook my head. That’s the world we live in, though.
Q: How do you think this is gonna affect people eighty years old and up?
Man Pushing Stroller: Honestly? They’ll find a way to get the medicine. Probably buy it off the streets.
Q: People sell blood pressure pills on the street?
Man Pushing Stroller: Man, this is New York City, people sell actual blood on the street.
*A chime plays and CORRECT flashes on the screen*
CUT TO: promenade along the river
Jamal: Which of the three of us is cuter?
*Jamal smiles brightly*
Lady in Beret: The girl holding the camera.
Turtleneck Teen: Her. Definitely. Those eyes, ohmigod. She single?
Jogger 1: She’s cute. But I gotta go with this dude. How tall are you?
Quincy: Six two.
Jogger 1: Bet you’ve screwed in lots of bulbs.
*Zoom in on Q’s face, perplexed*
Jogger 2: I think she and the tall kid are tied.
Jamal (winking to the camera): For second place?
Jogger 2: No, that’s you.
Jamal: I think it’s the lighting where I’m standing. It doesn’t really accentuate my best features.
*A buzzer sounds and WRONG flashes on the screen*