第51节
nurse
squeezedrachelsarrolbooshoulder.sheobeing
ent,wereyou
sayinganythihavereaklookedat
katherine.
”alkingaboutpersonalstuff,butewalked
tothedoor.ihuggedyou.”hearchedabroaybeshewas
jealous.”froindycaaquiet”lesseretionsthanthathave
pulledpeoplefros.”stilltokatherine,jacksaid,”sheandi
aredivorced.shebejealous.”itherio
archabroshedidntelaborateandhedidntask.shehad
appointhink.
chayterterkatheri,jacksaton
rachelsbed.hetrahers,andtracedthenew
scar.
heputtheirhandspalopalthenfittedherpalohisjaw.he
thoughtaboutthesighthave
had,andighthavebeehoughtaboutuntrysid
aboutjealousy.ahoughtaboutagined
katherinehadlivedthrough.
”hinkuch,”hetoldrachel,andrealizedthat
katherinehadsaidthesathing,indifferehan
once.
shtbesloheuptake,
buthehopeless.
fayeliebernileashersilver
hair.
herpantsuiteshebroughtahugetin
ofhobakedrugelach,plusabagntainingthes.”you
havee,haveyou”sheasked,stoppings
suspendedhalfhroughunloadingthebag.
”.”sheheldouttepaper
”theyrefrolizasshop.ourkeyhstuce
andtoto,andstard.theotherisroastbeefhboursin.
choose.”
”ogether,shookher
head.”iheleastliberatedofrachelsfriends.ifiwereyou,
idpiaynotbegivenaeagain.”hehad
feltfortablethestart,aevenresonow.
sling,hereachedfortheonehrbonthehanks.
thisisatreat.”fayeproducedtone.
”seenoiling,shesaidtorachel,”asexhusbands
go,heisntsobad.”thesledfaded.shetouhelscheek.
”shellbefine,”jacksaid.”assoonasthebruiseinsideishealed
enough,shelleafterthat.”
fayenodded.foranuteshedidntsayanything.thenshepresseda
handtoherchest,sookadeepbreath.afterasend
one,shesaid,”doyouknoondaynighthefirst
bookgroupetingthatracheleverssedinfiveyears.thats
sothing.”
”itantthatchtoher””toher,toallofus.”hegaveherthe
chaiearestrachelandpulledupasendone.hewasdone
retreatingtotheeby.theyucha
sourationaskatherinewas.
hebitintohissandhoughtfully,andshy”
”eansoinute.
”because.wehaveourown
livesanddoings,butwevegrown
ethinghappensouch
onpersonalissues.
youopenup.iprobablykterthansoiseeevery
day.ithinkitsthefactthatourlivesaresoseparatethatgives
usthefreedoospeak.”
”instantrapportkindofthing””notinstant.ittookawhilefor
soofustofeelfortableadein
theurseofdiscussions.ittookthatlongto...bond.”she
sled.”tritethatso
trust.uhereareadozenotherbookgroupsin
town.”
”allbecauseofoprah”fayekled.”oursstartedyearsbefore
hers.soofthosedozenotherbookgroupshavebeengoingteas
longasours.iveheardofgroupsthatareintotheirsend
geion.andoursarentfanclubs.
afraidtodiscussthedownsideofbooks.”shefrowned.
”theresaneed.”
”fordo.”reflective,shetooka
biteofhersanditba
itsethingslikekoliveina
nity.
upstairs,tiliesacrossthestreet,ase
ofgrandparentsdootherhadabuiltinsupport
group.thenonebyoneourparentsboughthousesahe
suburbs,andarriedandlivedwhereverour
husbandstookus,andsuddenlythesupporte
pushedthekidsadefriends
othersdoingthesa,andhekids
greostyoung
enheirsupproup”jaturedrachelba
sanfrancis.”theirhusbandsandkids
”fayesledsadly.”notgoodenough.ndontknoen
feel,andkidsarekids.eheren.”slingre
brightly,shetouhelsarndaskedherifshereered
plainandsile.
”itsalittlebookbyaaneh
theash,”shetoldjack.”thereshefindsgroupsofenwholive,
itytoeachother.theytalkallday,
helpeahores,bahotherup.itsthekindof
supportsysteherestofususedtohave,butlost.”jackhad
designedalanguageterforallegeinlancaster.siwas
intheheartofashuntry,hekhingaboutthesect.
”onyourlife,
”fayedeclared.”ilikeluxuries.buttherearetis
lonely,yhusbandisplayinggolfandiherewerea
ybackyardandothereninneighbbackyards
ingtotalkthe.”
”butbackyardsarefossip.bookgroupsareforintellectual
discussion.”
”theyiling.
”intelleeswhenwe
disesebookshave
sochatigettoourselvesatall.othersare
onlygoodasfailed.facilitators.hehadnever
heardthetersedquitethathesupposeditfit.
”thethingis,”fayeon,”thatwenever
...
squeezedrachelsarrolbooshoulder.sheobeing
ent,wereyou
sayinganythihavereaklookedat
katherine.
”alkingaboutpersonalstuff,butewalked
tothedoor.ihuggedyou.”hearchedabroaybeshewas
jealous.”froindycaaquiet”lesseretionsthanthathave
pulledpeoplefros.”stilltokatherine,jacksaid,”sheandi
aredivorced.shebejealous.”itherio
archabroshedidntelaborateandhedidntask.shehad
appointhink.
chayterterkatheri,jacksaton
rachelsbed.hetrahers,andtracedthenew
scar.
heputtheirhandspalopalthenfittedherpalohisjaw.he
thoughtaboutthesighthave
had,andighthavebeehoughtaboutuntrysid
aboutjealousy.ahoughtaboutagined
katherinehadlivedthrough.
”hinkuch,”hetoldrachel,andrealizedthat
katherinehadsaidthesathing,indifferehan
once.
shtbesloheuptake,
buthehopeless.
fayeliebernileashersilver
hair.
herpantsuiteshebroughtahugetin
ofhobakedrugelach,plusabagntainingthes.”you
havee,haveyou”sheasked,stoppings
suspendedhalfhroughunloadingthebag.
”.”sheheldouttepaper
”theyrefrolizasshop.ourkeyhstuce
andtoto,andstard.theotherisroastbeefhboursin.
choose.”
”ogether,shookher
head.”iheleastliberatedofrachelsfriends.ifiwereyou,
idpiaynotbegivenaeagain.”hehad
feltfortablethestart,aevenresonow.
sling,hereachedfortheonehrbonthehanks.
thisisatreat.”fayeproducedtone.
”seenoiling,shesaidtorachel,”asexhusbands
go,heisntsobad.”thesledfaded.shetouhelscheek.
”shellbefine,”jacksaid.”assoonasthebruiseinsideishealed
enough,shelleafterthat.”
fayenodded.foranuteshedidntsayanything.thenshepresseda
handtoherchest,sookadeepbreath.afterasend
one,shesaid,”doyouknoondaynighthefirst
bookgroupetingthatracheleverssedinfiveyears.thats
sothing.”
”itantthatchtoher””toher,toallofus.”hegaveherthe
chaiearestrachelandpulledupasendone.hewasdone
retreatingtotheeby.theyucha
sourationaskatherinewas.
hebitintohissandhoughtfully,andshy”
”eansoinute.
”because.wehaveourown
livesanddoings,butwevegrown
ethinghappensouch
onpersonalissues.
youopenup.iprobablykterthansoiseeevery
day.ithinkitsthefactthatourlivesaresoseparatethatgives
usthefreedoospeak.”
”instantrapportkindofthing””notinstant.ittookawhilefor
soofustofeelfortableadein
theurseofdiscussions.ittookthatlongto...bond.”she
sled.”tritethatso
trust.uhereareadozenotherbookgroupsin
town.”
”allbecauseofoprah”fayekled.”oursstartedyearsbefore
hers.soofthosedozenotherbookgroupshavebeengoingteas
longasours.iveheardofgroupsthatareintotheirsend
geion.andoursarentfanclubs.
afraidtodiscussthedownsideofbooks.”shefrowned.
”theresaneed.”
”fordo.”reflective,shetooka
biteofhersanditba
itsethingslikekoliveina
nity.
upstairs,tiliesacrossthestreet,ase
ofgrandparentsdootherhadabuiltinsupport
group.thenonebyoneourparentsboughthousesahe
suburbs,andarriedandlivedwhereverour
husbandstookus,andsuddenlythesupporte
pushedthekidsadefriends
othersdoingthesa,andhekids
greostyoung
enheirsupproup”jaturedrachelba
sanfrancis.”theirhusbandsandkids
”fayesledsadly.”notgoodenough.ndontknoen
feel,andkidsarekids.eheren.”slingre
brightly,shetouhelsarndaskedherifshereered
plainandsile.
”itsalittlebookbyaaneh
theash,”shetoldjack.”thereshefindsgroupsofenwholive,
itytoeachother.theytalkallday,
helpeahores,bahotherup.itsthekindof
supportsysteherestofususedtohave,butlost.”jackhad
designedalanguageterforallegeinlancaster.siwas
intheheartofashuntry,hekhingaboutthesect.
”onyourlife,
”fayedeclared.”ilikeluxuries.buttherearetis
lonely,yhusbandisplayinggolfandiherewerea
ybackyardandothereninneighbbackyards
ingtotalkthe.”
”butbackyardsarefossip.bookgroupsareforintellectual
discussion.”
”theyiling.
”intelleeswhenwe
disesebookshave
sochatigettoourselvesatall.othersare
onlygoodasfailed.facilitators.hehadnever
heardthetersedquitethathesupposeditfit.
”thethingis,”fayeon,”thatwenever
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