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www.192.twa.”shehateshospitals.hegirlswerebo,she
hand,shedhavegivenbirthin
thefields.”katherinenodded.”ibelieveit.rachelsohe
freespiritsofthegroup.”thegroup.jackhadtroubleseeingrachel
inanygroup.duringtheyearsoftheirrriage,shehadbeenarabid
nonjoinerndthatinacityheslightestcausespawneda
gathering.shehadrejecteditall,hadrejectedhihadpackedup
herbagsahreehourssouthtobigsur,apparentlytodoso
oftheverythingsshehadrefusedtodounderhisroof.
stungbythatthought,hetteredasbesogroup.”
katherioppedt,thensdoyou
an,sogroup””foryoutobehere,,allnight”she
retuedapieceofthestickybuntoherplateandcarefullywipedher
handsonanapkin.”rachelsfriend.itdidthatshe
shouldbeintheoperatingroooleaifshe
livedordied.”
”theyherenoan
leave.”shelookedathioranute.all,quickhead
shake,shegatheredherdplateandpickedherselfup.
inavoieherpointhout
announgittotheive**,
jaoeshehadrelocatedto
thefarsideoftheroojaelyright.hewas
iiveandungrateful.toppingthatoffhrude,heuldbegin
toseeenhattoneon
rachel,shehitoo.
takinghisffee,heafterher.”yht,”hesaid
quietly.
”iive.youreherfriend,andyouvebeenherefor
hours,andithankyouforthat.ieelingtired,helpless,and
sanute
lohentuedbacktoherroll.
”yisit”heasked,suddenlyingitbadly.
”serylovespanykindofthinganyfriendofrachelsisafriend
ofseedaeityofpendingrefusalbeforeshe
gesturedtohetablesfreechair.shesippedherteawhilehe
settled,thenputthecupdatit,shesaidaquiet”for
thererd,youarenotfriend.rachelis.sheseaedthat
right.idonttakepeopletoheartreadily,andyourestartingata
deficit.yourenottheonlyonearoundhereiredandhelpless
andscared.”heuldseeitthen,threadsoffatiguebehi
facade.hehadntanttokethingshel,
havingaclosefriendlikethis.nodoubtkatherinekneoreabout
odaythanhedid.
helookedathiseto
kill.
heeshewasinabookgroup.”
”ybethatsbeihen
relentedandsaidregently,”shehelpedfroup.we
anizedfiveyearsago.”
”hoeet””oh.
therearesevenofus.”
”heothers””lo.oravelagent,one
sculpts,oneoheywereallhereearlier.
needlesstosay,talkingbooks.”no,jackrealized.they
talkingbooks.theyalkingaboutanactthat
shouldnthavehappeuingtothatforlackofanythio
attack,hesaid,”herheguydrunk
didthepsgethiatleast””itaguy.itwasagal,and
shedrunk.shewassenile.
eightysoyearsold,hnobusinessbeingonanyroad,leastofall
thatohepsgother,allright.shesinthergue.”jacks
breathcaught.inthergue.thefactofdeathgedthings.
itderealitysuddenlyrereal,deraore
grave.
heletoutalong,lohit.
”sheeoher,soonesgrandther,”katherinesaid.
”iure.”hesankbahisseat.”christ.”
”idoagreehyouthere.”theyactuallyagreedonanother
thing⺶hatjackshouldbetheooseerachelfirstndhewas
grateful.enteringapreda,starklysterileroohoserailed
bedheldthepaleshadoanyhadalwaysbeen
brightlyloredfeltbadenoughinprivate.
havinghisoadeit
worse.
notthattherewasa
slidingglassdoor.acurtainthatghthaveveredtheglasswas
pushedbaedicalpersonneluldseerachel.
quietly,heapproaae
againsttheultipleivpolesbesidethebed,plusrachels
elevatedleg,esthesizeofheorlly
sline.
buthiseyesfoundherfacefast,a.thedoctorhadwaed
hingfroehindher,heuldsee
thataroundaraheleftsideartingto
purple.thelortherestofher.hereyeswere
closed,herlipspale,herskinashen,herfrecklesoutofplace.even
herhair,h,naturallyblondandthick,looked
uncharacteristicallyek.
herea,therightone,freeofsuturesand
tubes.herfingersp,herskinol.carefully,hefoldedhis
o.
”rae.jack.”sheslepton.
”rae”heshel”hiskneeswere
shaking.heleanedagainstthebedrail.”eon,aito
isntanyfuntalkingifyoudonttalkback.”he
squeezedherhand.”yourfriendkatherinesaidi.
youusedtosayit,too.sayitnoind.”she
didntve.
”notevenablink”heopenedhishand.”hoovingafinger
toletknototryorareyougoingtokeepus
allguessingaboutyouhearandyoudont”sheshowedno
signofhavingheardhi
nothingnehere,hethought.shehadghtaheadanddoneher
ohingforyears,certainlyforthesixtheyhadbeenapart.so,
didshehearhirhedidnt
knotosay.
liftingherhandtohisuth,hekisseditatohischest.
htheslightestshift,itveredhisheart,fleshontton,but
close.
”feelthat”thebeat.”itsbeenthate
igotthecall.santhaandhopearescared,too.italkedh
thethough.theyllbefine.”issive,he
said,”illcallthegaininalittledidntsound
right,eit
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