Until Sentence Examples
We went to bed and slept until morning.
At least wait until the doctor sees her.
I was talking with Morino until almost midnight.
I didn't know what to tell you until then.
Let us wait until evening.
The woodman stirred the fire until the flames leaped high and the sparks flew out of the roof hole.
I'm not going home until you talk to me.
But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.
People used to sweep the streets at night until a machine replaced them.
The messengers went on until they came at last to the island of Rhodes.
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I held her hands firmly until she became more calm.
Of course, if you prefer, we can wait until you come home from work and make it a fun family event.
All is well and good until things turn down for a nation.
Until then I had been like a foreigner speaking through an interpreter.
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I wouldn't believe it was alive until I saw it move.
He had decided to play until that score reached forty-three thousand.
Alex was in a good mood and it was a pleasant trip - until Felipa made a comment about Tessa's visit the night before.
It was not long until the man came with another present.
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The questions plagued her until one evening when the black car returned.
Until I was ten years old, my family lived in rural east Texas.
I'll wait until tomorrow.
You can never imagine how I felt when I stood in the presence of Niagara until you have the same mysterious sensations yourself.
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She was the one who had insisted on waiting until they were married.
But we did not begin the story until August; the first few weeks of my stay at the seashore were so full of discoveries and excitement that I forgot the very existence of books.
In such cases I was forced to repeat the words or sentences, sometimes for hours, until I felt the proper ring in my own voice.
He didn't act concerned when she told him she had looked at them - not until she questioned the source.
His big hands came up, grasping her wrists and pulling her forward until her armpits rested on his shoulders.
Over this Land I ruled in peace for many years, until I grew old and longed to see my native city once again.
And they did not feel themselves safe until they were once more in Boston.
Jim's eyes stuck out as much as those of the Sawhorse, and he stared at the creature with his ears erect and his long head drawn back until it rested against his arched neck.
If I suggest her leaving a problem in arithmetic until the next day, she answers, "I think it will make my mind stronger to do it now."
I never thought of him as being anything else but a salesman until I saw him tonight, but he seems so... comfortable now.
Not until you talk.
Poverty will be redefined upward until, for all intents and purposes, poverty as we know it today no longer will exist.
I ask the reader to resist the urge to pigeonhole me until the end of the section.
It was not until Mr. Keith taught me that I had a clear idea of mathematics.
He shook the newspaper and said nothing more until Sarah announced that supper was ready.
Consider it an advance until you get the package.
Only weeks remained until college started.
He was quiet, unaware of the depths of her hurt until now.
But I must put away these idle fancies until we meet again.
And so the fun went on until the clock showed that it lacked only ten minutes till school would be dismissed.
They say that Arion, being a good swimmer, kept himself afloat until this ship happened to pass by and rescued him from the waves.
Waiting until they were out of view from the men at the corral, Carmen rode up beside Alex.
Waiting until Yancey disappeared down the path, she walked over to the desk.
Some people never knew what they had until they lost it.
I was persuaded, however, to content myself with the gifts from the tree and leave the others until morning.
Carmen dozed in the chair a few times off and on until about midnight.
Pulling the rail back up, she stood beside the tent, helplessly watching Destiny cry until she coughed herself into another retching fit.
I never realized how lonely my mother was until you came.
Not until after I graduated.
I thought he was pondering what I said until he spoke up.
She ignored him, until it was clear he wasn't going anywhere.
She drank until full.
Panic and tears soon drained her of energy, and she stared listlessly at the bloodied ceiling until the man in the corner stirred.
Deidre drank until she grew sleepy.
When Dean saw the flashing lights behind him he was startled until he recognized the white Chevy Blazer, the sheriff's car, and his reaction turned from concern to a smile.
They'd sat for hours, until human-Deidre's distress faded and turned first to disbelief then hope then resolve.
He stood gazing down at her until his expression became sultry.
Alex had agreed to watch the kids until she got back.
Until he saw the one of her kissing someone.
Gabriel stayed on the beach until the sun began to set.
Dodging cobwebs by the dozens, she pushed on until deciding she had reached a point behind the building.
That's right, but not until Sunday.
Len was eyeing Yancey's car and didn't see them until they stepped out the door.
Actually, I never gave it much thought until I found the window open.
Schedules were exchanged until a free weekend opened up, after our obligatory trip to Iowa and Betsy's parents.
I lived in foster homes stateside up until then.
Han, until I let you go back to war, you'll be her bodyguard.
He struggled to free his arms from the invisible bonds, his eyesight darkening until he dropped into unconsciousness.
She approached the window, amazed at the snow, until her gaze fell to a figure kneeling like a dark gargoyle in the middle of the white lawn.
Though I could always wait until tomorrow, after Darkyn deals with you.
He repositioned Selyn's head then gripped her chin and squeezed her cheeks until her mouth opened.
She feared seeing them happy again, knowing she really was nothing more than a disposable stand-in until they were able to be together again.
She fed, ensnared by his scent, until she was soothed then tucked her head in the crook between his neck and shoulder.
Until the stinging stopped.
Until you took my soul a few months ago, I was there because I loved you and for no other reason.
Gabriel had never felt inadequate in his life until that moment.
Deidre leaned forward until she was resting against the demon, who didn't move away.
We'll keep you safe until we can return home.
But she couldn't help feeling as if she'd never truly known the man she loved until someone else told her what she missed.
The rest he had built in investments – other than what was in the special savings account drawing interest until he could decide whether to return it or accept the responsibility that went with it.
Until she was of age, Josh's sister, Alice, and her husband would live on the farm and maintain it.
Slowly her gaze lifted to lips, which were curved in a pleased smile that enlarged until it activated the dimple below his eye.
It wasn't like in the old house, where she would have slept cold, got up to a colder house and had to start a fire in an old stove, then wait an hour until she could no longer see her breath.
I never had a bear on the place until you came along.
Until that was done, the back 80 and its proximity were off limits to all of them.
Carmen waited until he closed the car door.
No one wanted to go back to the house until the man was apprehended.
He was sitting in the waiting room where they had sent him until she arrived.
His new schedule often sent him to bed early and kept him there until the last moment.
But the bear hadn't killed the bull until it became entangled in the brush.
I can't tell you how many times I've had a hen set until the last few days and then leave the nest, spoiling the eggs.
She wasn't the kind who sat around waiting to die, not when she wanted so badly to enjoy every day until she was no longer able to.
She'd thought him cold and distant at first, until she learned his background.
She waited until she reached a quieter side street before dialing her boyfriend.
He changed so gradually, he didn't notice how much different he'd become, until he realized how much he was enjoying talking to his friend.
He pulled her closer to him, until their sides were pressed together, then released her as the weird energy fluttered through her.
He'd never been guilty in his role as an assassin or as Death, until sitting with her on the beach.
He whirled, called for a portal and left his betrayer, his former lover, the woman who had been his world, until she snatched it from him.
Keep her, until she's normal again, Rhyn growled.
After seeing his name tattooed across her back and the look of pure murder on his face, she hid in the closet until certain he was gone.
Whenever she felt overwhelmed from her oncoming death or the doctors' news, she ran to her room until she was strong enough to face the world again.
Unnerved by the strange man, Deidre backed away until she bumped into the wall.
If she gave herself a second to think, she'd stop and sob, until someone else came by and killed her.
Deidre drank more of the brandy, until it stopped burning her throat, and the world grew a little less sharp around the edges.
Their voices warbled, until he set her down.
He sensed Deidre but didn't go to her, instead walking through the open-aired hallways until he reached the quarters reserved for him.
Keep at it until I send orders otherwise and change locations daily.
She did a few more breathing exercises until she felt ready to step outside her room to face the new world.
She pushed herself down in her seat until her head rested on the back of the chair.
His hand slid up to her elbow, and he drew her into him, until his warmth and scent enveloped her.
She was untraceable in the shadow world, until she emerged somewhere else.
She'd been freaked out by the in-between place and wanted him to wait until they reached their destination before he had a chance to panic.
With some difficulty and danger Jim drew the buggy over the loose rocks until he reached the green lawns below, where the paths and orchards and gardens began.
Thus they circle until they fall upon the recent trail of a fox, for a wise hound will forsake everything else for this.
Death is the only definite, and so it's the first vision you see until you hone your skills.
I'll probably be gone until noon or so.
He hacked him apart until there was nothing but pulp.
His gaze followed her until she disappeared into the house, and he shook his head.
Damian's home videos played, intertwined with those of others, until a wave of power washed over her.
The lights were on, but shadows crawled from the corners and choked the lights until they were shriveled, glowing orbs.
She sidestepped him and retreated until the balcony railing trapped her.
The driver had driven in circles and down every back alley he could find until Jule was confident there was no one tailing them.
And I'll stay until the issue is fixed.
Lost in his thoughts, he didn't sense the danger until it spoke.
She grabbed Traci's hand, and she picked her way through the death until she found the vamp she sought.
Hysteria gripped her, and she fought him until he slung her over his shoulder.
Sofia followed him as the halls angled up and narrowed until Two had to walk through them sideways.
She hadn't felt like she belonged in this world until she'd seen what good she could do.
Pierre dropped them off in front, waiting until they stepped across the entrance before driving off.
They remained in the foyer, uneasy with the amount of activity and weapons, until approached.
Damian replaced his necklace around her neck, a small comfort until his work in the European front was finished.
You should not make deals, until you learn how, Zamon said sternly.
He eased into her body at first then made love to her hungrily, relentlessly pushing her deeper into the haze of pleasure and desire, until she arched beneath him, her body on the verge of shattering.
She needed to run away, far away, until this nightmare was over.
Darkyn tipped her chin up, until she met his gaze again.
He was on the Council until shortly after I died-dead, after which he betrayed the Immortals to work for the Dark One, Darkyn's predecessor.
He snatched her neck and squeezed until her ability to breathe was hindered.
If you keep it, hide it somewhere safe until you need to make a deal.
Her skin began to flush until it was pink enough to look human rather than the sleep of the dead.
She leaned forward until she was resting against the demon, who didn't move away.
A flare of interest was in Darkyn's black gaze, one that made her realize he wasn't leaving until he was finished with her.
Just drive more slowly until August.
A long time passed until both heard the muffled but distinct sound of Martha's quiet sobbing in her adjacent room.
Silence followed until Randy said, "Hello?"
He'll let us stew until he's damn good and ready.
Dean didn't answer but had no intention of asking the boys diddly, at least for the near future, at least until he sensed what was going on.
We could wait until Wednesday.
However, they needed more supplies—additional batteries, a second flashlight, and marking chalk—all to be purchased at the variety store, which didn't open until eight o'clock.
They began the arduous climb, puffing in the high elevation for ten minutes until the trail leveled and opened to their left.
The winter had been exceptionally clear of late snow and the high mountain passes that in many years remained closed until July had been cleared weeks earlier this spring.
They retraced their steps until they reached another fork in the tunnel.
Now we have to wait until Joseph gets around to leaving and beg a ride down the mountain.
Brandon Westlake remained under his colorful cover until he was sure the Deans were with wheels.
It's hard to say there's no connection with the bones until we're sure there is a third Dawkins, who he or she is, and what the suit is all about.
Dean wished Cynthia had waited until they were alone to bring up the subject.
He strolled among the self-conscious pets and people, smiling and looking until he was sure she wasn't there.
He waited until the officer stepped outside.
Never gave it a thought until Emma mentioned your opponent was all gussied up in flags and balloons.
No one answered until Dean finally said, "The bus service stinks."
Heavy brush had totally obscured the entrance until someone had quite recently cut and pulled away the branches, exposing the opening.
The Lucky Pup has apparently been sealed up for the last forty years until someone—kids, we think—broke into the mine this spring.
Jennifer said nothing more for the remainder of the trip down the mountain until the Jeep finally rolled onto pavement and they entered the still busy town.
The two were sharing a room and the escape was not discovered until the following morning.
Dean took his wife's hand and pulled her to her feet and held her until her sobbing subsided.
Keep them alive until I can go through their minds.
Until that moment, she thought him there to visit.
Maybe she could hold him off until Alex arrived.
Jonathan wanted to come see him, but she told him to wait until Alex was better.
I have to stay around until a few things are worked out.
Brushing her hair until it shined, she put her clothes on over the new underwear and headed for the kitchen to start supper.
She stared up at him until he glanced down at her.
He wanted to mourn and tread water until the inevitable.
She was lost in a haze of heat and dark spices, of his hot kisses and solid strength, until his touch left her.
He'd floundered up until now.
She didn't open her eyes or release her breath until she heard the door close behind him.
His clothing was thick and heavy this night, as if he expected to be standing outside her window until dawn.
Rhyn tested the bonds of his cell again until a mage in a brown robe hurried down the hall to repair the damage.
She lay down on her back to watch the sun set and didn't move until he returned early the next morning to toss stinky fish beside her.
Rhyn had never hurt her until then.
He didn't slow until they reached their quarters.
The two had shared Dean's bachelorhood for fifteen years until Dean, an ex-Pennsylvania police detective married Cynthia Byrne seven months earlier.
We've got empty rooms, at least until the ice climbers start coming tomorrow.
That's not until later.
I can't wait until he leaves.
There is a spring in my step and a note on my lips, until I realize the awful truth of my situation and am forced to hold back my tears.
After milling about until nearly nine o'clock, the entire group began to trek up to the ice park and, as Claire Quincy put it, view this craziness.
Cynthia just shook her head, not answering, until Dean held her at arm's length and insisted on a response.
Now you can wait until morning for the address.
He could picture her climbing onto the velvet chair, perhaps even smiling, before kicking it away, and waiting the few agonizing moments until death set her free.
I'll pass on this information to Frank but I don't know what he can do until this guy makes a mistake.
No stone left unturned until I see the blood of my tipster-nemesis flood the ground beneath her panicked body.
I did so, until Claire was sated and burped.
Leave it until morning; late morning.
No. My stuff won't get here until tomorrow afternoon.
I stayed downstairs for another hour until Betsy came looking for me.
My boss was going make me send a form letter back to each of them until she saw how many nuts there were out there.
I didn't learn about it until Julie came up here and Quinn had left for California.
He listened without comment until I'd finished.
I'm willing to stick my neck out but I can't until I get some answers from you.
Until the attack was defended and defeated, Christmas mornings, autumn leaves, spring flowers and summer picnics were no more than passing dreams.
A simple reconnoiter until I have all the pieces to my chess game.
I crept cautiously forward until I encountered a closed door, leading, I presumed, to the main house.
I made my way back to the kitchen and turned on the gas stove burner for enough light to rummage through drawers until I located a box of wooden matches.
Dusty's jaw clenched until he felt the muscles tick.
The back of his skull buzzed harder until he wondered if his scalp was about to spin off and fly away.
Talon hauled her along until he, too, was worn out and she dropped behind both.
Still others torched the wooden chairs until a fire blazed in the back of the hall.
Dusty watched her until they disappeared.
When he finishes clean-up in Ohio, he's been instructed to count the stalks of wheat in the field outside Speck's farmhouse and not return until he's done, Dusty growled.
Her resolve lasted until her father left for dinner with their wealthy neighbors.
Glancing at the clock on her nightstand, she waited until certain her father had left then rose.
She roamed the bottom floor until she reached the door off one of the kitchens.
But this man, an enemy who had—up until now—wanted to kill her, left her feeling a little less alone.
Yully kept her gaze on the man Jule battled until his back was to her.
The small car fishtailed around a curve, but she kept up the pace until she no longer saw the man in her rearview mirror.
She went there for two summers, until she began turning everything she touched into something else, and her father was forced to pull her out of school at the age of twelve.
Jule began shivering, and she turned up the heat until it was too hot for her to stand.
That type of heartache is rough, but I came to peace with it and was pretty happy with my expulsion, until a few days ago.
She waited until Moira's footsteps faded before dialing her father.
The pain increased until Jule was near passing out.
We only have a couple of days until the autumn equinox.
She walked in a circle until she found the strongest of the energy patterns in the vicinity and paused above it.
I didn't know until last night, she went on.
Yully slept deeply until the next morning and awoke rested.
But yes, I came to kill her, until I saw the medallion.
Until you get to here.
Watch your back until I have someone else assigned to station.
Jonny's feet crunched in the snow until he reached the rocky area on the west side of the mountain.
Jenn waited until he was far enough ahead that he wouldn't hear her before she trailed.
Jenn watched, confused, until he lowered his head to her neck.
She dreaded discovering what it was until he ripped it open to display woodchips.
She waited until the vamps were gone before going to the gym, not wanting to tempt any of them to attack her while she was half-naked and distracted.
If I have a doctor's note saying I'm under their care, isn't that good enough until they figure it out?
The sight of such normalcy calmed her, until someone brushed against her.
Sofia exclaimed and balled up her free hand into a fist until her nails bit into flesh.
She ran until the cold air burned her lungs and the people were far behind her.
He'd begun to think their recruitment standards were slipping until Jake mentioned the operation.
Jake was so quiet, she thought he left until he spoke again.
She'd stepped near him in her dream, until he swiped at her, and she tried to free a scream from her frozen body.
She met his gaze with a nod, and they looked at each other until her face flushed.
He remained in the same spot until she returned.
Her headache had been gone most of the morning for the first time in months, until the monster in her head started clawing at her mind.
We didn't catch on until one of the new Naturals we just discovered was able to track them.
They gazed at each other until she felt red creep up her neck.
She left the door cracked until she heard Jake greet Damian as the leader passed her room.
Until she saw the blood on the walls and ceiling, she thought it was a surgical room.
She cried until she was too tired to cry more and drifted into a vision, reliving the few moments she spent with Jilian.
She hung in indecision for a long moment until she recalled that being in his arms was the only place she ever found peace.
He tugged her forward until their bodies met.
She screamed until she was hoarse, shaking in the chilled air.
He kneaded her breasts, wanting nothing better than to suckle her until she cried out in ecstasy.
She read, paced, and finally just lay down to stare at the ceiling until morning came.
She waited until they stopped and the full light of day streamed into her room before heading to the kitchen.
He waited in the library until he'd composed himself and left for his suite.
So, if Lon said something stupid to you, you could toss him into the air and leave him there until he agreed to treat you with an ounce of respect.
Rocks kicked loose fell in silence until ricocheting and bouncing far below.
He steadied himself, pulling upright until he was sure of his footing.
She made no effort to move away from him, but he pushed her slightly forward until she stumbled, and caught a branch as she let out a muffled scream.
Her feet skidded out from under her and she spun around, clutching desperately to the limb, twisting into a sitting position and sliding until she was sitting before him.
Cynthia said, "Fitzgerald didn't even know he was going to run for sheriff until he became irritated at David."
It was early in the season for the little fellows—they usually stayed outside until the cold weather coaxed them indoors.
I understand from Dawkins' son his old man was paying Josh pretty well to be his mine manager—up until August of 1961 when Josh disappeared.
A lot of sounds-like, seems-like conversation followed until consensus settled on Mulligan.
Doing research, mostly on-line with my computer and the library for a while, but it's closed until Monday.
She waited until he continued.
Cynthia looked about to cry, but her anger held her tears in check, at least until they were back in bed.
It was a strawberry sunrise, topped with whipped cream clouds, a perfect sort of day until Dean was awake enough to remember Martha Boyd, lord knows where, escaping the law in a stolen twenty-year-old Buick, with a ditzy ex-junkie for a chauffeur.
The WWW news was either negative or tardy because each took turns bickering at the other until Dean was ready to toss the entire family.
So now he's suggesting I chased Billy down the mountain until he went over the side!
I get to cool my heels at least until tomorrow.
I don't know if I can wait until you beat Fitzgerald in the election.
Even Jennifer Radisson's visit was forgotten until the doorbell rang just before seven.
Much as he disliked making Fred wait, he decided to put off the task until nine o'clock but another phone call forced a change of plans.
The real celebration of Fred's release from jail didn't begin until the pair returned to Bird Song where Cynthia had baked a fresh apple pie, complete with vanilla ice cream, tagged on to the end of a healthy lunch.
Cynthia talked him out of it until more was learned of Fitzgerald's present whereabouts.
Added to the group were various newcomers, ignorant until now of the young girl's recent odyssey.
Until he knew exactly what had happened in Lydia's apartment and the details of Fitzgerald's departure anything was possible.
He continued to grope his way forward until the first turn in the tunnel closed off what little light spilled in from the entrance.
I snuck down at night and went through all the trunks until I found the bones.
He split us up, in the dark, until we were so scared we'd do anything to get out of there.
Fred O'Connor seemed a tad put out that he'd been absent from the final confrontation in the Lucky Pup Mine until Dean reminded him that without his Internet connection and library research, Martha's bones would still be without identity.
Truth be known, he felt a small measure of relief, at least until he opened the mail to a flurry of bills.
His quiet power was underwhelming, until one saw him in action.
She opened them until she found one and placed the bag in the cup.
She read the names of everything, until she found the eggs.
Her eagerness lasted until she stepped from the apartment building to the sidewalk lining a busy street.
She followed her nose until she found the one she wanted.
Fascinated by the texture of his palm, she took and held his hand up until she was able to see the roughness of his calloused palm.
I'll wait to touch you until after.
She was supposed to attract Gabriel, until I was brought back, and then she was to be turned over to Darkyn as his mate.
Troubled, Gabriel didn't move until she was gone from sight.
I'm going to kill demons and collect souls, until I set things right.
Deidre waited until the portal closed then bolted out of the gardens.
He sank his teeth into someone and never let go, until they were in Hell.
She never realized how easily he read those around him until he was throwing her thoughts into her face.
She was unaware of where she went until a death dealer faded from the surrounding forest.
A few floated away until caught by another current while others settled nearby.
She continued in that fashion until she was a good fifteen feet off the ground.
Maybe the secret could wait until they had built a better foundation.
His resolve lasted until she spoke, and he saw the truth of her words and the expression on her face.
Until you pushed me away the final time.
Until you took an innocent human and condemned her to near-death for your selfishness.
I can hardly wait until you come home.
Based on her medical records, the tumor didn't grow until she hit puberty and didn't interfere with her ability to function before a few years ago, Wynn started.
He'd obeyed the Code and his predecessor without question, until forced to choose between them and his conscience.
Gabriel grabbed at it, until he saw the shape of a man form beneath a haze of green.
Gabriel waited until they were gone.
She will not be open to you until this is cleared up.
They sat in silence throughout the afternoon, until the sun sank far enough out of the sky to perch on the ocean.
Shaking and terrified, Deidre nonetheless held his gaze as she closed the distance between them, until she stood less than a foot away.
The fingers around her mouth and neck maneuvered her head to the side until her ear was near her shoulder to expose the delicate area before both fell away.
So, she hovered in the quiet darkness for a while, until the sounds of the outside world were too loud for her to ignore.
He'd always hoped Rhyn would have another chance, that Hell was a place to stash the dangerous immortal until the world was ready for him.
He would stay in this holding cell on the outskirts of Hell until Sasha figured out some new grueling punishment.
The train lurched forward, the gentle hum of electricity soon pushing her into a near-doze, until the train lurched to a halt.
She protested until the cops came and took them both to a police station.
As usual, the phone rang until her voicemail picked up.
Frustrated, she searched the Internet for Dr. Williams until she found the eminent neurologist, whose picture she recognized.
Panicked, she backpedaled until trapped into the corner of the couch.
Kris waited until the door closed.
The words echoed in her head, and she walked blindly for several moments, until the cold burning her lungs made her stop.
She thought the man before her old because of his silver until her vision cleared and she saw his face.
She waited until the door closed before crossing to the carafe and refilling her glass.
One by one, the others left, until he was alone with Andre.
He ran until his pounding heart drowned out his pounding feet.
She'd dared to hope again that everything was a hallucination brought on by too much alcohol, until Toby burst in chasing a cat she didn't remember owning.
She looked around until her eyes met those of the death dealer.
You'll have some peace, at least until tomorrow morning.
She watched in fascination, not understanding what it was until a floor several below hers exploded into flying stone and fire.
It tasted like a plain jelly bean, until she swallowed, when it felt like a stream of water spilled from the back of her mouth to her gullet.
I help them with marketing, which was my major until I quit school.
The cell repaired itself until it stood straight again.
The seat was at his left, and he waited until she accepted before sitting.
He said nothing more, as if unwilling to say more until the identity verification was done.
Her air supply cut off, she tore at the hand holding her until the skin on his arm fell away to reveal smooth, black skin more akin to a reptile's than a human's.
He'd forced her to stay awake through it all despite her fainting spells, tearing open her veins and feeding until she was too weak to fight him.
The healer's soft hands took away her headache, then the throbbing in her neck, and worked on the other parts of her body until she felt whole again.
She watched him until he disappeared, then freed the fish.
She continued to throw it until it stuck.
She paused on the sagging porch until he beckoned her in.
Her first shower in days made her want to stay in the hot water forever, until one of the men staying at the hostel entered the bathroom.