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itinutebeforeheleaed,hrelief,thatrachelwas
stillalive,atose,andh
uedpride,thatsanthahadhadthehaltocallthe
hospitaloionssoearlyin
theday,chlessthreesuchheftyoleasthiserewas
gone.hedidnttohavetoanalyzethat.
pushingtheversaside,hetothehe
fra,andpeeredout.ingfogfilledtheyon,butitwas
differentfrohefogthatfilledhisurtyardiy.thisone
er,gewasflannelgrayandfuzzygreen,andfora
uandistoodthereand
oved.nothingged.hesaoss,and
fog.hiseyeslapsedintoasleepystare.
”daddy”helookedoverhisshoulderatthedoor.hopesfacewas
allthatshhanarroe.
”idontfeelgood,daddy.stochhurts.”justthatquickly,so
didjacks.hestraightened.”hurts,asinpain”ifitwas
appendicitis,he.
”no.notpain.”
”ache””iguess.”hetothedoorandtouchedhercheek.”you
dontfeelfeverish.
thihingyouate””idontknoifigoto
schoolandstartfeelingsick,theyllhavetocallyou,andifyoure
intheaybeishouldjuststayinbed.”she
didntlooksi.shedidntfeelsi.thefreckles
shehadiedfroayskin.”dontyou
toseeyourther”hereyesoing,i
edgenuineenoughabout
that.
soithadtobethecat.”
thinkshefeelsgood,either.ifistayhere
hher,thetter.”jackrubbedthebackofhis
osay”hatsoundsfine.
exceptorroherorthe
dayafterthat”thecatgetbetterinaday
ortuinevere,youuldsstherestof
thesyoudoing
that.”
”butifigotosoguineverewillbehere
aloneforawhole,longday.”
”didntsaayshedsleepstoftheti”aeknod.
”.itleaveherall
alone.
not...
notnhhishair,butthe
gestureseedieeventohisoheputanarroundher
shoulders.theyfeltsllandfrailushirtthatreachedher
kneesandwasnearlyaswide.
barebitsofskinnylegshohetshirtendedandher
sbegan.”ikhinkof
asolution.ifchildrenhe
backgrouoarchitecture,not
parenting.”youllbehherallsay
anything,justlookedupathifearonherfadthebeginning
oftearsinhereyes,herofadehieelgreat.
hehadathought.”say”hopegavea
oneshoulderedshrug.
”efrochool””no.butshedbehereto
cheguinevere.”ahoutsaying.hewas
droppingthegirlsatsel,headingnorthtontereyand
thehospital,drivingnaintosanfrancis,backdooget
thegirlsatschool,uptothehospitalagain.bigsuryfive
nutessouthofcarl.
itdidntkeseoaddniynutes,roundtrip,toallthat
otherdriving,justforthesakeofthecat.
”itleaveheralone,daddy,”hopebegged.”notallday.not
lyingthereallalone,all
daylong””ysdifferent.therearedoctorsandnurseshe
realizedhehadfallenintoatrapwhenshebegannodding.
sighing,hegavein.buthereallydidntissingschool
䁖kay,largelybecausehereallydidnttohavetodrivedetherdday.therehadtobeanotheraboutdun”
ifthened,heulddothis.”thinkhed
cheher”hopelookedskeptical.”hesgo,too.buthe
eshoforlunch.”shebrightenedrginally.”iuldask.”
dunhadaunterofferthathopelikedeveer,thoughjackhad
noideauandter
offspendingthedayatdunsthanatherownhouse.
”hehasfaith,”
push.
hehadbeenhearingaboutdunsfaithforyears.thegirls
ntiointhesabreathansna,sooftenthatjack
hadactuallyaskedrachelherdunbelooacult.
bigsurhaditsshareoffreespirits,aginghippies,sunworshipers,
heold.rachelhadlaughedroundly.
sodunatteredretojackhatin
therushtogetdressedandcarrythecat,litter,andfoodtothe
sllranchthreeheroad,hopefotabouther
stochache.
jacke
out,hesaid,”thanks.thisansalottoher.”
”hoother
””thesa.ieadingtherenow.”
”bettercallben.”
”beforedunuldansaken
thebignshandandhreverence.
itepicture㧏eautifulhope,hsunnyblondhair,hazelgold
eyes,andnoatouchoflorunderherfreckles,and
dun,elyhhisbigebeard,longears,and
leatheryhands.
”illeforherlater,”hopewassaying.
thebignnodded,gaveherhandasqueeze,andnudgedhertoward
jack.
thehospital,rachelhe,lyingon
crispellingasaicasshehadthedaybefore.
hehadbroughtatubeofandbeganrubbingit
ontothosestretchesofherskinthatwerebare.
”better,”hesaid
flattered.idhavethoughtyouch.”hetouchedlotionto
hercheeks,hebruise.”bladbluehere,
”hetoldher.”iftheydidntkheydbewwho
hityou.
goodthingithathehadeverraisedahand
torachel䁖rtoeitherofthekids.for,everotherfaultshehad,
thatohesonofanaviddisciplinar>ugian,hehad
seenenoughraisedhandstolasthilifeti.”illbetyouhavea
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