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helovedyou,adrienne.pleasedonteverfetthat.despitetheshorttiyouspent,headoredyou,andierriblysorryforyourloss.e,fallbathekhingforyouthathedid
for,butbecauseofyou,ihecetoget
toknoydad.
iguesstryingtosayis,thankyou.
rkflanner
andaloostdarki,aloneandafoldedtheletter,thinkingofpaulnoother,and,oddly,thinkingofbrent.
assonyyearsagohootherhadbeen,theslesthataledalittleforced,theunexplaihattheydallassudhadsothingtodohtheirfather.
and,throughitall,shehadsaidnothing.
despitethefaandaexperiencedehonedifference.
unlikeher,hertherhadntbeehecetosaygoodbye.
utedsoundshterssobs,adrienuedfrohe
anddeherandalookedupinsilence,hereyesfilledhunspokenanguish.
adrieoodoving,s.instinotheranddaughterstoodie.
eighteen
theairhadchilledslightly,andadriennehadlitafeandlightthespace.sittingatthetable,shehadputrksletterbatheboxandachedhersoberly,herhandsinherlap.
“iorry,”shesaidquietly.“foreverything.forlosingpaul,forhavingtolivethroughthatalone.itigihavebeeokeepallofthatinside.”
“heri,”adriennesaid.“thereshouthelp.”
andashookherhead.“butyoudid,”shewhispered.
“no,”adriennesaid.“isurvived,butididntdoitalone.”
andalookedpuzzled.adrienneofferedheralanile.
“graa,”shefinallysaid.“daddy.thatswhoi
criedeverydayfor,idontknoiwouldhavedone.”
“but...“andatrailedoff,andadrienneonforher.
“butheuldntsayanything”adriennepaused.“hedidnthaveto,helistened,andthatadethepaingoaedhergaze.“youknohataswellasido.”
andapressedherlipstogether.“ie,”shesaid.“beforenoean.”
“becauseofbrent”
andanodded.
“ikos.”
foralongnt,andasaidnothing.
“itisntfair.youandpaul,a,”shewhispered.
“no,itisnt.”
“holikethat”adrienneslede.isntthatoingsandtellselfthationlyhadtobestrongforoneday.justoneday.ididthatoverandover.”
“youkeitsoundsosile,”andawhispered.
“iteieverthrough.”
“evehan”
“thatoo,butthis.”adrienne
flashedaquieer“
andalookedaeethi”
“you.inti,ian.baightnothave.youillhopingthatyourdadandibacktogether.”
andashandask.
“youvelostalotinyourlife.”
“yes,ihave.”
“butyouseeohappynow.”
“ia”
“hoanyoube”
adriennebroughtherhandstogether.“ighthavebeen,ofurseitkessad.itdidthen,anditstilldoeshingelse,too:ashardasitforanything.”
shepaused,kingsureherdaughteruoodthat.“inrksletter,hesaidthatisavedpaulfroielf.butifrkhadasked,ie.hadihiidoubtieverrandtheriao,iountknohatiobeokay,thatthings,thatno
tterakeit.andtheyearethestrengthineeded.yes,i,butifsohoethistiknotogobeakethingsrighthadal.andittoolate.”
andalookedaaxandgregaswell.
“thatsthebeginning,”adrieanthisrelationshipeantforrktoknoorehanyoualreadyhavenow.”
adriennereaberthegoodnts,notthebadones.andaboveall,hetoknohatyoingtobeokay,too.”
“iknohat”
adrieheroffhagentlesqueeze,ingherfinish.“yourestrohanyouthinkyouare,”sheon,“butonlyifyoutobe.”
“itsnotthateasy.”
“ofurseitisnt,butyouhavetouandthatibr >
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