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gntrol”itsjustherway.
””thankgodoesntdothat,”santhasaid.”idlose
nd.
”hopeadjustedthepillowaslike
that,ievertalk.idjustgettired.”
”thatsprettychoid,”jacksaid,ghopepull
afistfulofsothingfroerpocket.”sheladywheni
ther.haveyougotthere””unshelledpeanuts.”sheput
severalinrachelshandandverycarefullyfoldedherfingersaround
the”thereatthepiic.oves
peanuts.”shestartedcragone.
santhascrebsalloverthe
sheets.
”tojaother
shutup,didyoutalkalotbecauseyoursdidnt”jackthought
back.
”no.nooalkedhouse.”
”yparentsdidntit.theydidntthinkwehad
anythingtooffer.”
”theytoldyouthat””notaspolitely.butthathegistof
it.
””talkedatall”itazing,
jackrealized.drivingbatheastroadthatnight,hethought
abouteetingrachelinthatlaundrotintu,
nearlyeighteenyearsbefore.shehadopenedhipbination
ofquiet,sistry,andshehadopenedup
herself.theytoldeachotherthingstheyhadnttoldanyoneelse,and
beeselfperpetuating.
theysharedfeelingsandfears.itunication,
interspersedadespecialbythatexgeof
hohought.
atsopointtheyhadstoppedtalkiriedtolookbad
figureouthepianoi㧏utthenhe
reachedtheriverinakethegirlsto
dinner,andbythetitheygotho,heedtopaint,andthenhe
.
thenight”ssubjectedaveyroostinglow
inasycaretree.heralehhis
larger,curvedpluandbluegrayfeathers,thefelehher
reducedfeaturesandscaledbelly.usingacrylidapaletteknife,
shehadrecreatedtheexacttextureofthefeathers.evenbeforejack
studiedthephotographsaffixedtothebackofthevas,hek
thebackgroundhadtobethedullertansandbrainst
ultaneouslycauflagedandcrisp.
hehadhesantaluciasduringthatol,rainyseason,and
justice.thenherealizedthatthejustice
hadbeendoneinrachelsrenditionofthequails.heale
danaballerinaintotheair,
suppherinherlanding.
severalyearsago,thatghthavebotheredhibuthehadanain
hiso.supprachelthis
good.
hehcare,butitflolusively,
ingnothingascrispasthepalettekhere
bers,ochers,siennas,
andgrays,xingandtguntilhehadtherightfeelfora
backgroundthatthequails.
bythetiheheadrenalineandhard.
tiredashewasawhilebeforehefellasleep.
hopeoing.shestoodforati
egjacksleep.
slippingafleecejackethtshirtandherbootsonherfeet,
sheletherselfoutofthehouse,pickedahandfulofnewlybluelupine
froheroadside,andranthroughtheforesttoguineveresgrave.
shebrushedthedirthherhanduntilitlookedartful,and
carefullyarrahefloould
like.
then,sittingonherheels,shesaroundherkneesand
roages
randthersfadedandeigesofsanthafaded.
closinghereyes,shefocusedonrachelandjadthesafetyshehad
felttle.
sheedthatagain.
santhahadplaosleepherusualsaturdayinglate,butshe
anduldntfallbacktosleep.her
headotions.theproafirst,shewas
totallyexcited.butsheakingherfeelguilty
aboutlydia,andfuriousatthegrandthersfivingheray
kindoffeeling.thatetyfeelingdeheroreabout
rachel.
shessedher.theydisagreedonlotsofthings,butatleastrachel
cared.santhaothers
didnt.thereily.
santhayone.ifshebe
.shebeheroot
toheroottoheroottowear
thethreeinchheelsheatherhadlenther.ifsheyone,she
beazitonherforehead.oraboutto
drink.orabouttodoeaguekissedher.
racheloldhertodo.butrachelthere,only
jadthatannoyedher.
jacksetoffearlyanthahadpleadedexhaustionand
stayedho,andapartofhio.thatpartwas
tiredofthedrivetoiredofsterilerridors,hushed
silenonotonyofvisiting
aatoserachel.
butnotvisitingherhedaysvisitwouldbe
short.hehadprosedsanthatobebaoonhfood.
theystoppedatelizasforhotffeeandbroughtitalong,vingthe
ellhher.
theyputonatshirtthatelizahadsent,ithadrachelsnaspelled
inlarge,handpaiters.inyscissorstocut
exquisitelydetailedsnoepapershehadbrought,they
talkedabouttheothers,aboutsanthas
pro
thenhopehuheivpoleandellher
aboutthequails.”jackhesitated.hehadnttoldrachelaboutdoing
anypainting.hopelovedantharefusedeven
tolook.ifhevieersasthetwosidesofhiswife﨟ope
thensenserachel,santhatheetionalone㭎efearedthaton
thisissue,rachelghtsideantha.
suddenlyitstruckhihatthatghtbegood.iftherewere
psyightshock
heroutofit.ifshedidntfinishingherpaintingsdidnt
.
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