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aost
sensitiveobreakthenews.
chapterthree.
jackdidn”tseechoftherestofthedrive.fogntiofloat
acrosstheroad,liftingandledterrain,
allopseofseastagrayeronhis
righthostofchaparralagainstrohisleft,butanashen
palllayasthihisndasihe
seeddense,aheavyonshouldersthatiredandtense.
ityfourhourssincehehadlastslept.lifehadbeena
nightre.
andnoofacethegirls.
partofhitillpicturedhisdaughtersasthetotle
nkeysbeforethingsfellapart.theyore
blondnooreadolesalethan
nkey.yetthesaoldsothingteddeepinhischestwhenever
theiascaup.
theybabies.hugsalonebeenough.buthugshadnt
doforaorecautiousthanad
noanyrespects.
thinkingaboutthatashedrovethroughthefog,hehadasudden,
brutalsehelitsofhisrelationshiphhisdaughters.
takingtheoavie,ortochaoo
breakfastinsausalitoatfredshing.fillinginforrachel,
dealinghheavydutystuff,eanother.hefacedatrialby
fire.
thirtynutessouthofthea
thesea.itsroadarkedbyanoakgroveandabankofilboxes
ninedeep.onlyohenihe
left.
thisyearityearithadbeen
rachelsbutteryelloanthaspurple.
hetuedoffthehighb.theroad
eep.ithuggedthehillsideandwound
steadilyuphatcareeneddownandaround
intoprivatehos.thehigherhedrove,thethihefog.oak
yieldedtosyadrone,ixedfartheronuph
cedar.
redehereachedrachels.
herhoeanderedovera
sllspaceofthehillside,upabithere,dothere.pulling
inhgraveldrive,heinute
hestoodthereuove,breathinginsothingdifferent,drawn
toit.freshair,hedecided,snappingtohaneffort.he
stretchedandrubbedhisfacehhishands.heneededashave,a
shoesleep.hegothefound
inside.
shadblanchedledtothefront
door.
hisloafersechoedinthesilehedidoraponthe
door.itopenedbeforehereachedit.thenfillingitsfrawas
farolderthanjackhadexpectedidsixties,heguessed,frohepure
eofhishairandbeardandhisheredskin㧏uther
detractedfroispresence.hean,tallerthanjacks
o
puttingoutahand.
itethis.
”thegirlsareasleep,”dunblighsaidinthesahardvoicehe
hadusedonthephohatithingtosoften
it.
”hoatose,”jackreplied,lo
thegirls.”hernditionisntcritical.
herbodyis.”
”prognosis”heshruggedandhitchedhistoheinsideof
the.”theycalddoakeit””no.”dunpushedbeefy
arintoaflan.”theyjustselvesout.”hestrode
pastjack,ttering,”igotodo.”jackraisedahandinthanks
andgoodbye,butdunhadalreadyrouhehouseandriding
uptheforestedhillside.”ingyou,too,pal,”he
ttered.
goinginside,hequietlyshutthedoorandleanedagainstittogethis
bearings.
itethathehadbeenthisfar.stoften,whenhe
pietatadonaldsjustnorthof
saheinstanceshehethree
ofthetthebankofilboxes.he
ulduntononehandtheishehadbeentothe,
andthen,onlytothedoor.
froherehedhadglisesoflor.nopsebecaablur
ofnaturalurethaters,
edontheopeoakit,
butthebacksheforest.theview
herepler,regeohiseye.paleshaftsofsunbroke
throughtheredingtoheforest
floor.
soundlesslyuntingseveralstepstotheleftofthelivingroohe
.betheguy
postersohas
naussedbutety.
upseveralrestepsandondohehall,anotherdoorwasajar.
thisrooaderlorsontheerfeelentirely.both
girlswoheadsofblondhairaswild
astheirthers.hopeantharawled.ina
gulleybethathadtobethecat.
hethreeshoain
roondsankintothesofa.slippingloedhishead
againstitsback.hiseyesclosed,hisbodybeggingforsleep,buthis
going.inutesheandlifting
thekitphone.
hecalledthehospitalfirstand,speakingquietlyhthei.c.u
nurse,leaedthatrachelsnditionhadntged.
hecalledhispartho.inrespooabreathless
greeting,hesaid,”ill,”davidsunggasped,
andjathathadbeenfilledh
exerciseequipntafterdavidslastakenoffhthe
chippeableandchairs.
”sorrytointerrupt,”hesaid,”butihaveaproblerachelwasina
carcrashlastnight.iohthegirls.”
”downwhere
inbigsur”thebeatoreadllslobigsur.esseg
eetinghereintkindacarcrash””a
badone.”jackkepthisvoicelohefarendofthe
livingrooothathehegirlsappeared.”shes
inaa.”
”jesus.”
”istoppedatthehospitalothe
girlsbac
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