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uldbeanyones.”shestrodeintothehall.
”sheshouldntdothat,”santha
baedieraightened.he
sidetoside.”thatisthe
point.butthentheresrphyslaove
everythinghere,shellbereadytoveback.
holdthefort,”hesaida.
rachelsbreathingained.
santhatothedoorandlookeddohehalljustasjacktued
intora.iherdire,severalnurses
ered,headstogether.lydia.
backatthebed,shecurledherfingersovertherail.justthinking
aboutthefiasoftheproshefeltlostandsidscared.the
bestpart,thebestpart,e.shedidntknoany
oftheotherdadsiveashershadbeen.so
itaybeheeforherif
hedbeenaybeifrachelwokeup
hewouldbegoneagain.
but,boy,ithadbeenniinded
heroftisbeforethedivorce.
thebluetintaroundraery.
”ogod,reerhalloes.
hersheyskissesandakeup
outoffoandflourbluelipspurplelips””sa
sheknotosay,shetuedrightbackto
rachel.illthereany
ingthe
sahorrorsanthahadfeltseeiherlikethisforthefirst
ti.
”ething”santhatheivpole.”itsup
there.oforittowork.”
”oh.”shesaroundherddle.”doesshekno
lastnight””youan,didtellinghercausethis”it
thevoteofnfidehaneeded.”no,lydia.ihaventtold
her.shedidthisallonherown.
””youdonthavetogetangry.shedbeupsetaboutlastnight,and
youknoanthalookedatherthen.”doyoukno
lastnight””youetosayinfrontofyour”yeah,
ieti.betterwhen
sheuldntspeak.
lydiakepthereyesonrachel.”youtoiansbutleftthereh
teagueandgotsosloshedyoupassedout,sohedroveyouho.at
least,thatsteaguesaidbacktotheparty.heended
uparissafoarkchill.
rksandasusin.hepioing.”
”andtoldeveryohatstory”nightre
”toldandaandshellyand.isittrue””no,itisnottrue.i
didsloshedorpassout,andteaguedidnotdriveho.he
forrape,handsdo
pasttheattetedstage.iranae
sloshedtryteague.andstoned.fathere.”
lydiaseyes””iedtocall
you,butididntthinkyoudcare.”lydialookedsuddenlycloseto
tears,andtotallylikethesanthaloved.”youre
stupid,youknohat”shecried.
santhatosayshe,whenhopewalkedinloaded
dohcards,signs,andpictures.jackfollohvasesof
floohefloorand
openedherar.
santhasaidtolydia,”urphyslato
help
”jasophisticated,loyallydiastayed.he
uldnthelpbutthinkthatifsanthauldghlifeh
friendslikethisone,sheainly
hadaroledeliher.rachelhadfayeandcharlie,dinah,
jan,andeliza.shehadbridgefriends,andfriendsatthegirls
school.shehadben.andshehadkatherine䎱horetuedhan
incrediblygoodlunch.
stevebauerarriveder.hecheckedrachelschart,the
nitor,andtheivdrip.heliftedherlidsandstudiedherpupils.
hecalledhea,thenleanedcloserandcalleditagai
theroooorderans.ihenecessary
equiphreegirlsouttowalkaround
inthesun.
heandkatherihehall.
hestuckhishandsinhispocketsandbleafrustratedbreath.
”shellkeit,”katherineinsisted.”therearetoonypeople
akeherlive.”
”thepointisntjusttokeherlive.itstokeherand
behoughtaboutfaithbligh.”sheuld
whole.
youaskedonceiddothen.ithinkidbedestroyed.”
”ission.”no.i
uldhergaze.iten
and.”barrassed.
”nhasrisentotheoccasion,”shedeclared.thewordswereno
sooofheruththanhereyesfle.”oh,
n,”sherred,foldingheraronherchest.
jackfolloevebauer,alteately
.and
thereapritcheeks.
”didisssothing”heasked.
sheboadeastrangledsound.”dontask.thisisso
nottherightti.”hedisagreed.ifthatstrangledsoundshehad
dee.”iuldusea
lift.
kesle.”she
kisser.ile.helikedthedoctor.
theslefadedeant.”ah.theoldbreast
thing.”shesettledagainsttheagain.
shekeptherarfoldedandhervoicelotrytotouch
thebutheatterofti.”jack
triedtoigineheifhehoughtabout
raberedarrivingatthehospitalthat
ing,unpreparedforhehinkyoushouldtell
hiifit””byfeelyes.
silineinearesaliheres
adifference.”
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