第84节
【】otherwas
late.shefiguredshedtleointercepther.that
entarysore.
offshe.shehnfideilshereachedtheer,
theandranuntilsheha
bus.nooneelseeantthateitherthebushadjust
eorthereall.itdidntrunduringtheer.she
uldntreeray.
foralongti,shestoodtherehherbak,
thinkingthatshesandthatit
titheydidsothing.sheshiftedfrototheother.she
satdofoottofoot
likearuhingwas
happening.sheknewas.
sheshruggedoutofthebackpado
seeifshehadenoughneyforataxisdeliveredandthe
buscadoheroad.
bauerhurriedin.sodidbates,on,andeveryoneelseonthe
flooronitorshowed
irovedoxygenation,thegaspinger,andwhileherlips
thesoftpinkthatjackloved,theyelyless
blue.
thereightstillbeatose,but
everythingindieive.
longaftertheyillgrinning,breathingoneloud,
relievedsighafteranainstrachelshand.then,becausehe
ohugherandithadbeentoolong,heslidhisarunder,
carefullydretedherupperbodytohis.shefeltthin
andli,hisryfleshedheroutandgavehershape.sheslled
hospitale,hisohreadsofpaintthinner,his
iginationsuppliedlilies.heclosedhiseyesoearsand
gaveseveralreiensesighs.
hedidntkno
all.
herineiling.
verygently,hesettledrachelintothepilloouldhaveswo
herlipsorepinkthantheyhadbeenkedherup,
andguessedthatitholdingher,perhapsfroeaessorthe
geofposition.inanycase,itifyingsight.
”steveetheneherinesaid.”hewasnearly
asexcitedasietothebed.”thisisagoodsign.a
goodsign.”jackthoughtso,too.asfarasthedoctorswere
hediehadfinallykickedin.asfarasjackwas
nhelhadbeenlisteninginonhisionhdavid
andhadreactedhasho.hewasgrinningagain,
grinningstill.hefeltsotired,sogood,soshocked.”katherine,i
justdeepsiredjob.”
”you”hetoldheraboutdavidsvisit.”wellbedissolving
thefir”
”gro.besides,
youhaveana.youhenever,wherever.”
”yeah,toofbigsur,butthatsrachelsturf.
foralliknoe.”
”isthatyouthink””idontknotothink,sinceshe
isnttalking.youreherbestfriend.youveheardherside.doyou
thinkshednsidergivingitary”katherineheldupher
hands.”notplacetosay.”
”youknoeahint.”
arrying”
”rerrying,”jacksaid,sia
teon.sayit.
ibigboy.”
”itsnotthat.itsthis.onecrisisisover,buttheoes
on.
youeriesofhohebestof
tis.butifitisnteverlikethatagainifshewakes
upandtalk””hroughthisbefore.”
”abraihatshetthinkthe
oifshetuandittakesto
paint
ortookaal,ordriveacar,orbathe””whyareyouobsessed
eanstoloverachel.”
”butistic””iot,”shecried,thenposed
herselfandsaidaquieter”iot,butiuldbe.iuldassu
cerhasspread.forayearortydiagnosis,ipanicked
everytiifeltapain.thenidecidedthathopetero
go.ichoosetobelievethatilllivetogrothereareno
guarantees.ifibeeinvolvedeooknohat.”
ahhh.jaderstood.shesheoask
stevebauer.jackuldarguethatrachelssituationore
trautic.ifkatherinehareeofcer,
thereentandressionand,still,thepossibilityof
sogoodti.ifrachelentallydiherewouldbe
nothing.
no.thatething.butitwouldbe
different.
heguessedthatdunhadexperiencedhfaith.lifeafter
theact.dungedjobs.heleaedtodo
thingsaroundthehouse.hegaveupchofheir
lives,allbecausehelovedfaith.
ifthatold,leatheryountainnulddoit,jack
certainlyuld.
ohingtrust
thatanyoneelseuldtakecareofherthewayhewould.
hesaidaquiet”youdidntansyquestion.doihaveace
isthefeelingthereoherinelookedpasthit
sothingandbrightehenfroostasquickly.
jacktuedtofindhopeatthedoor.herhairessofblond
hlessandsy.wideeyeshel.
hestartedtosheranpasttothebed.”ikne”she
ile.”ikhingwas
happening,onlyididntknok,
juingupanddoiling,sgkisson
thecheek.
raightened,shebreatheoutasatisfiedsighandlooked
triuhantlyfroacktokatherineandback.
jackfeltasthoughheoughttosldher,butheuldntfigureout
for.itherinehroatandsaid,
”uh,jack,ybeyoushouldhoolbeforetheycalltheps,
aheheshyou”katherioretutok
hadtocallhislaorebraidsin
rachelshair.bythetisheannouncedshekwas
starved.hetookhertolundoontereyauedtothe
h
...
late.shefiguredshedtleointercepther.that
entarysore.
offshe.shehnfideilshereachedtheer,
theandranuntilsheha
bus.nooneelseeantthateitherthebushadjust
eorthereall.itdidntrunduringtheer.she
uldntreeray.
foralongti,shestoodtherehherbak,
thinkingthatshesandthatit
titheydidsothing.sheshiftedfrototheother.she
satdofoottofoot
likearuhingwas
happening.sheknewas.
sheshruggedoutofthebackpado
seeifshehadenoughneyforataxisdeliveredandthe
buscadoheroad.
bauerhurriedin.sodidbates,on,andeveryoneelseonthe
flooronitorshowed
irovedoxygenation,thegaspinger,andwhileherlips
thesoftpinkthatjackloved,theyelyless
blue.
thereightstillbeatose,but
everythingindieive.
longaftertheyillgrinning,breathingoneloud,
relievedsighafteranainstrachelshand.then,becausehe
ohugherandithadbeentoolong,heslidhisarunder,
carefullydretedherupperbodytohis.shefeltthin
andli,hisryfleshedheroutandgavehershape.sheslled
hospitale,hisohreadsofpaintthinner,his
iginationsuppliedlilies.heclosedhiseyesoearsand
gaveseveralreiensesighs.
hedidntkno
all.
herineiling.
verygently,hesettledrachelintothepilloouldhaveswo
herlipsorepinkthantheyhadbeenkedherup,
andguessedthatitholdingher,perhapsfroeaessorthe
geofposition.inanycase,itifyingsight.
”steveetheneherinesaid.”hewasnearly
asexcitedasietothebed.”thisisagoodsign.a
goodsign.”jackthoughtso,too.asfarasthedoctorswere
hediehadfinallykickedin.asfarasjackwas
nhelhadbeenlisteninginonhisionhdavid
andhadreactedhasho.hewasgrinningagain,
grinningstill.hefeltsotired,sogood,soshocked.”katherine,i
justdeepsiredjob.”
”you”hetoldheraboutdavidsvisit.”wellbedissolving
thefir”
”gro.besides,
youhaveana.youhenever,wherever.”
”yeah,toofbigsur,butthatsrachelsturf.
foralliknoe.”
”isthatyouthink””idontknotothink,sinceshe
isnttalking.youreherbestfriend.youveheardherside.doyou
thinkshednsidergivingitary”katherineheldupher
hands.”notplacetosay.”
”youknoeahint.”
arrying”
”rerrying,”jacksaid,sia
teon.sayit.
ibigboy.”
”itsnotthat.itsthis.onecrisisisover,buttheoes
on.
youeriesofhohebestof
tis.butifitisnteverlikethatagainifshewakes
upandtalk””hroughthisbefore.”
”abraihatshetthinkthe
oifshetuandittakesto
paint
ortookaal,ordriveacar,orbathe””whyareyouobsessed
eanstoloverachel.”
”butistic””iot,”shecried,thenposed
herselfandsaidaquieter”iot,butiuldbe.iuldassu
cerhasspread.forayearortydiagnosis,ipanicked
everytiifeltapain.thenidecidedthathopetero
go.ichoosetobelievethatilllivetogrothereareno
guarantees.ifibeeinvolvedeooknohat.”
ahhh.jaderstood.shesheoask
stevebauer.jackuldarguethatrachelssituationore
trautic.ifkatherinehareeofcer,
thereentandressionand,still,thepossibilityof
sogoodti.ifrachelentallydiherewouldbe
nothing.
no.thatething.butitwouldbe
different.
heguessedthatdunhadexperiencedhfaith.lifeafter
theact.dungedjobs.heleaedtodo
thingsaroundthehouse.hegaveupchofheir
lives,allbecausehelovedfaith.
ifthatold,leatheryountainnulddoit,jack
certainlyuld.
ohingtrust
thatanyoneelseuldtakecareofherthewayhewould.
hesaidaquiet”youdidntansyquestion.doihaveace
isthefeelingthereoherinelookedpasthit
sothingandbrightehenfroostasquickly.
jacktuedtofindhopeatthedoor.herhairessofblond
hlessandsy.wideeyeshel.
hestartedtosheranpasttothebed.”ikne”she
ile.”ikhingwas
happening,onlyididntknok,
juingupanddoiling,sgkisson
thecheek.
raightened,shebreatheoutasatisfiedsighandlooked
triuhantlyfroacktokatherineandback.
jackfeltasthoughheoughttosldher,butheuldntfigureout
for.itherinehroatandsaid,
”uh,jack,ybeyoushouldhoolbeforetheycalltheps,
aheheshyou”katherioretutok
hadtocallhislaorebraidsin
rachelshair.bythetisheannouncedshekwas
starved.hetookhertolundoontereyauedtothe
h
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