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”hey,”dukesaid,tuingtoshoaglossy8by10.”thisyou,paul”
paulsatverystill,hisarfoldedaroundhisknees,hisbreathaove,heuldnt.dukeletthephotosliptothefloorandjoiheothers,tleteringphotosaivesallovertheshinypaintedfloors.
hesatvery,verystill.foralongtiheovebutthenhehadved,he,hunchedinaer,againstthefilingcabihisfatherkeptlocked,listeningtoan,youinhere,youokayandanshereionoutsideaheyleft,clatteringdohestairs.paulstoodslhthedarkness,steppingintothegalleryspacefilledhpilesofruinedphotos.hestoodinthegdukeastsilentlydohedrivelegshebarbeforehedisappearedintothestreet.
paul:photoseverytheersfroheuntersandthelights.abottlehadbeenbroken.greenglassess.heright.
heliftedhishand,lookedatthephotobehit,thenpia,stoodoher,holdingahattohisilesontheirfahadjustdeajokeandinanotherinstahershaedonagirlsblondhead,ahisoera.theigelookedstrangelyfaliar.hethepot,earshexhaustion.
hetheterofthelight.
”paul,”hesaid.”thehell”
paulsatup,strugglingtorealizesers.brokenglasslitteredtheroondhadleftdeepsoinglighthhishand.
”goodgod,paul”hisfatherovedoutofthelightatlast,heilyfroheont.thebackagainstthe.
”orequietly.
”sofriendscauessthingsgotkindofoutofntrol.”
”iguess,”hisfathersaid.hepressedonehandtohisforehead.”wasdukehere”
paulhesitated,thennodded.heehelookedattheruinedpaperssothingtightenedlikeafistinhischest.
”didyoudothis,paul”hisfatherasked,hisvoiceoddlygentle.
paulshookhishead.”no.butididntstopthe”
hisfatheodded.
”iterenstructthefiles.ite.youllhavetogiveuprehearsals.”
paulnodded,butthetightnessinhischestgreakestopplaying.”
”thatsnottrue.dait,paul,youknohatsnottrue.”
hisfathershookhisheadandpaulilystandinginfrontoftheloallhouse.
”doyouknohisis”heasked.
”no,”paulsaid,butevenashespokeherealizedthathedid.”oh,”hesaid,pointingtotheboyoeps.”oh.thatsyou.”
”yes.iyfatherrightbehind.andbesideissister.ihadasister,didyouknoeusiother,losingher.”
paulotherlivedinanupstairsroonddeapplepiesandaniureanhehadneverknoother.
”didshedie”heasked.
”theryes.yearslater.yrandfathertoo.they.parentshadhardlives,paul.theydidnthaveney.idontanthattheyeanthatsotistheydidntknoyfather,an.anditpaiher,beyself.iogooutandfixthereallydothat.buthereyofeverythi.youllgotoanyllegeyou.andallyouthinktodoisgetdruggeduphyourfriendsandthroallaway.”
thetightnessinhisstoenthisfathersittiohindtellinghialystoriestoneverend.heuchlightfloodingontothepaperruihepicture.ohappenedyouuldnevergoback.
”iorry,”hesaid.
hisfatheodded,lookingdown.briefly,
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