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正文 第23節 文 / [美]BARBARA DELINSKY

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    appointedday,hehadraentstraightfrochoolto

    startving,onlytofihsofthefuiturealreadygone.

    andtheresheeartoear

    asshepoihingfit.hisfury

    didntlastlong.sheake

    lifeeasierforhilord,hehadlovedherforthatstrength.

    strength.independence.selfreliaubboness.

    ”hi.”katherinesvoiback.sheherstrongone,

    heretoseeherfriendeven

    takinghisfrustrationsoutonher.

    ”hi,”hesaid,deterobekind.”hogoing””itdbe

    betterifrachelillsleeping””stillsleeping.ibore

    her.”katheriuallysled.”shesaidyoualways

    b.

    shesaidyouilefaded.

    ”shelooksthesa.isntthereanygedically””none.i

    ajorsourceof

    worry.

    hesoughtkatherihoughtsonahinkishouldcallher

    ther”thesuddencautiononkatherinesfacesaidsheknew

    sothingaboutvictoriakeats.

    ”doyousay,rachel”jackaskeddryly.”shouldicallyour

    hehalfexpepupandononothe

    fauchasblinksaidalotaboutthedepthof

    hersleep.

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    victoriabiheerica.

    sheoreteriallythanpersonallyinvolvedhlife,evenwhen

    itcatoheronlychild.hedoubtedrachelannear

    hernless,perhaps,shewasdying.

    ”illalittlelonger,”hetoldkatherine.”shesboundtowake

    upsoon.nfroanfrancisexanedherandagreedh

    bauersplan.so.”hegruhisisnthoo

    operate.”katheriookahairbrushfrohebedstand.”no,idont

    guessthatitis.ion.thisbrushishers.didy

    it””yes,andyoureonlypartright.nlikeprogress.

    theydontcarehoaybeits

    happening.”hestudiedrachelsface,studiedthepalelasheslyingin

    aperfectcrestbehhereyes,akles,scrapesand

    anuglybruise,aslackuth.

    katherinebeganbrushingrachelshair.herfingeailsflashedasshe

    hegirlsinschool”jackuldhaveshose

    fingeailshadbeenbrohedaybefore.

    todaytheywerered.

    ”yup.insovingthesheetaside,heedlotioninhis

    handsandbeganrubbingitontorachelsuncastedleg.”ididntthink

    rachelssinganotherday.besides,ihadtodriveto

    thecityanddidntherealohee.illpick

    thepinanhour.theyllseeherthen.”heeyedthenitor.

    ”thisishardforthe”katherineslippedanarnderrachelshead,

    gentlyraisedit,andbeganbrushingthehairinback.”ihaveahunch

    thisisonlypartofit.”hepaused.carefully,heflexedrachels

    knee.”ean””ihaveahunchthatyourbeinghere

    raisesotherissues.”

    ”thedivorceuh,idontthinkso.

    theyreother.

    theyre.theyreworried

    aboutonight.theyrenotthinkingaboutthe

    divorce.

    thedivorceisoldnews.”

    ”theyrethinkingaboutit,”katherineinsisted,allpretenseof

    hunchesgone.”idanthasobsessedhit.shesresenting

    authorityanyostteenagersdo.itstheage.shesbeen

    pushishrachel,andure,

    takierbeingoutofherdailylifeforsolong.shes

    probablythinkingthatyoudonthavetherighttotellherto

    do.”

    ”didshesaythat””no.butidguesssheswwhyyoure

    here.”sheraisedherbroildsingsong,”ive

    yself.”shegentlyretuedrachelsheadtothepillow

    andbeganbrushingthehairinfront.

    jainute,lookeddorachel,then

    back.”a.whereelsewouldibe””shesyour

    extingthat.isitanunnsciousslip”

    ”rachelandisharerethanadecadetogetherandts

    onlynaturalthatiere.dontkereofitthanitis.”

    ”itisre,ifyoustillloveher.”hedidnot.”ed

    forsixyears.ibarelyknoshesdoneall

    thatti.hoanidontknoengto

    ries,sotis.youbethefirst.”

    ”youreazing.”hedidntanitasaplint.

    shestoppedherbrushingandsled.”isthisanhtilove

    fightingfriendsbattlesselves,and

    raile

    rachel.

    ”atleastifsheslistening,shelllikeknohe

    girls.

    theyvealpriority.”

    ”yup,andrightnoine.”

    ”doyouknon

    thinguptodunsthising.

    hopehearofleavingitalonealldaylong.”

    ”shelovesthatcat,”katherinesaid,sadnoudiedrachel.

    ”thethoughtofitdyingbeforesevenworse.

    shesapttobefeelingabandonedbyeveryoneahingshe

    loves.

    ”hereyesthis.”sotheresanotheres

    intoplay.shefeltabandonedbyyou.sheabandonthatcat.

    thatsohereasonssheabsolutelyrefusedtoletthevetputthe

    poorthingtosleep.”

    ”becauseofthedivorce”hethoughtthatalittle.

    ”knoithink”heuldnttohear.

    ”ithinkyoureheretokeupforallyoudidntdobackthen.”

    ”ierebecausethegirlsneed.”

    ”andraessake.”katherinesled.”itsguilt.”

    ”guiltfearofabandonntchrist,youhaveusallfiguredout.

    areyouashrink””close.”shesetthebrushonthebed

    stand.”ihairdresser.”ofallthethihoughtsheght

    havesaid,thatone.

    ”yourekidding.”

    ”whylooklikeahairdresser.”she

    laughed.”likeididntlooklikeafriendofrachels””a

    hairdresser.”heuldntbelieveit.”thelasttiepped

    footinahairsalonhedayofourwedding.

    shesatinyshrug.

    ”apparently,shesaheerrorofher

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