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failing.shetuedoneerjustasapickupapproached,andducked
behindashrub,butitteaguestruck.shewalkedon,feeling
sideeperuedanothererandanotherpickup
passed.shedidntduckae,justkepthough
shekneewwhereshe
etruckpasseda
thirdti,reslowly,shewasuneasy.
”hey,baby,”saidavoioredangerousthan
teagues,andsuddenlyshedhadenoughofbeingaloerrified,she
tuedinatthebledinherpurseasthoughfor
thehousekeys.hetruckdroveoff,shestoleaway.
sheranthelengthofseveralblocksthroughpeoplesbackyards,and
ergeddesperatetofindaphone.shefeltsiit
again,andother
keptothera,andshe
uldntcalllydia,aftersheddone,andshedidnthavea
phone
shelisteryingtoseparateouttraffitheotherones
inherhead.sheherblodlistenedagain,thenheaded
inthedireshethought.herheadhurt,her
breastshurt,herstochhurt,herfeethurt.lookingbehindherwhen
shethoughtsheheardaruck,shessedabreakinthesidewalk
andfellonher,andthathurt,too.
sheiginedighthappenifthosenfoundher,orifteague
did.sheigined,freezinginthenight
air,kingittoingandnotknotodothen.
refrightehenute,e,shebeganto
crysoftly.sheeshereachedtheendof
anotherblodregruzedthenaoreetsign.thankgod
thankgodthankgod,sherredandstartedrunningagain.it
rethaesbeforeshefoundherphone.sheliftedthe
receiver,dialedthenuer,andedforherfathertoanswer.
chapterseventeen.
jainstantjolt.he
didnthavetolookattheclocktokhingwaswrong.he
hadsenthopetobedatdnight,rethananhourbefore.either
rachelwas.
droppingpaletteandbrush,hegrabbedupthephone.”hello”there
epickup.”heswallowed
hard.notrachel.relief.fear.”happened”
”idontfeelgood.”
”toochtodrink”itheleastoftheevils.
”ifeelsick.youe”hewasalreadywipinghishands.
”rightofcross
streets,heaskedforthehouseaddress.
”itsapayphone,”shecried.”youesoon”heulddothe
driveinthirtyfivenutesifhepushedit,butapayphone”are
youalone”hehelleandhadhedone
”hurry,daddy.”
”santha,doiocallanaulahepoliceisthere
trouble”ijusteho””okay,son
ovendifaops,calltheps,
okay”shesaidashaky”okay.”hehadathought.”givefive
hencallinthecar.”hesureallhad
happened,buthedidntagineheraloneandsick
forthelengthofhisdrive.bettertotalkherthroughtheti.
thatorranintoanotherkindoftrouble,he
uldcallanaulancehielf.
”idontknober,”shewailed.
hetoldheranddeherrepeatit.”fivenutes,okay””okay.”
hehungupthephoofinda.”
ie”hedidntanstookherhandand,snatguphis
i,ratothecar.
fivenutespassed,thenten,andthecarphonedidntring.he
grippedthehecarasfastasheuldthrougha
shiftingfog,prayingsheillbetherewhenhearrived.
”okay,”hesaidtohope.”doyouknohatidont”
”nothing.
””loyaltyes,youknoytoyoursister
rightnoeanshelpiherhosafeandsound.”
”sheknee.you
heoneoaskwhereshewasgoing.”
”ididanditdidveryfar.”soheehope,
butthatfair.hope.itwashisjob,andhehad
bu.
atleastsanthahadhadtheseocall.
itoihestreets
anthahadnad,spotted
thephoh,pulledupfast,andsahithecar,
lookingineverydireighthavebeenstanding,
eall.
”daddy”forallherturityandbravado,sheofagirl,
huddledonthefloorofthephoh,hertearstreakedfacelooking
greeninthenightlight.”issedupthenuer,”shecried,
”uldgh.itriedeverything.”he
k,liftedherupandintohisar.hoperanbesidehindhelped
hiitherintothefroandstrapherin,thenranaroundthe
dsnakedbehindthedriversseatintotheback.heslippedoff
hisjacketandveredsanthaup,becauseshebling,bare
ardandbareshoulderedinthenippynightair.theahand
oopofherhead.
”doal”heaskedsoftly.hehadntseenbruisesor
blood,buthest.
sheshookherhead.”ijustdranktooch.”
”e”shebegantocry.”heed⺶odothings蘒
didnt.”jacksheartached.”goodgirl,”hesaid,softlystill.
leaningover,hepressedakisstothecrohentued
thee.
hedrovetobigsursloethehourthecar
seedasafeplacebetanthahadbeenand
e.forst
ofthedrive,santhahuddledunderhisjacketa,andit
seedanaturalthingtodohthefogrollingiouchedher
headeveryfeinutes.hetoldhertotellhifshefeltsid
ainedclosedandherbreathingeven.
shedidntlookdrunk.shenvulsing,andtheirred
everysooftensuggestedsleep,notunnsciousness.heuldtell
thatshehadthroedshehadlosteverhadnt
alreadydeitintoherbloodstreaheguessedthatanner
ofsicksheodoh
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