第89节
herears,her
hair.herbrokeilliinitscast,butherhands
uldpaint.
hel
asthoughinansovedhereyes.
chaptertytwo.
jaloser.rachelhereyeballsovingbehindtheir
lids.
”rachel”sheuldhavebeendreang.”rachel,eon,
honey.iknoe.openthoseeyes.openthoseeyes.”the
ventntinuedforahenstopped.heed.nothing.
hegrabbedhershoulders,findihinandfrailthatheheld
gently,butheheld.”dontgobacktosleep,rachel.pleasedont.
itstitosheagain,usingtheround
bristlebrushbecausesoooldhertousethebristlefilbert.
”okay.”herevedhishandsandstraightened.”youtosleep,
sleep.itsyoure,idliketotalkhthepeoplewhove
beensokindastoehere.idalsoliketoefora
shots.
itoobuildacareertothepoint
ofbeinginvitedbyagallerylikethat,onlytosleepthroughthe
nthing”hesandstoodback,frustrated
enoughtobeangry.
”shesdoingthisdeliberately,”hetoldfaith.”itsantrol
thing.
shesgettingbackatforyearshoughtirolling
her,butitsherfaultfootspeakingup.shealkedabout
ntrol.didshesayidontlikesanfrancis.idont
toliveinsanfrancis.idonttobealoneinsanfrancis.
sodidshedo
sheleftalaveatasteofoedie.well,i
leaed.isntthatenough”faithsilysledhers,sad
sle.
raejackbroughtthe
girls,herlidsuof
ightopenhereyesand
speofherlifestaringatnothihedoctors
uldapupildilation,buttheycalledthisprogress.jack
eience.
”thatlookstotallygross,”santhasaid.”youale
todothingsatall.eyelidslikethatarentdoingit
ryingtolookuhoselidsandsee
sothingthatghtseeher.shehadbarelystraightenedwhenshesaw
theojack.hehershe
thoughthehadsearandwouldbeangry,whenshesaid,
”hisdidshesendittoyouialwayswondered
was.”
”shekeptit,”jahopetosanthaand
baighthelp.anyonehaveaproblethis”
noonedid.thegirlslessashehehourspassed,
andasreluttoleaverachel.benstoppedby.
janstoppedby.steveandkaraandproddedaedand
talked.nelliestoppedby.
charliestoppedby.dytuedrachel,oaheledback
intoplaceebarelyopeneyes.dunpickedupfaith.
stevealdsfordihey
helsnose.
bynine,jadthegirlsheonlyo.hopealeand
yaanthasod.
still,theye
thingsoverandain,badgeringher,beggingher,halfjl
expe
up.
byten,theyeinsilence.halfway
there,itstartedtorain.jacktuedoffthehighthebankof
ilboxes,dobingintothe
yon.
hepulledinatthehouse.theycliedoutandstoodintherain.
”iakingaion.he
rainatnightethingracheling”
”.
””.”theonlythingtheydidbeforeleavingokthe
ansaanthafroydia,
shelly,andbrendan.thereessagesforjackfroislawyerand
thepotentialhillsbhdetroit,
etoheartheneisinganothercall.therewasno
ssagefrohehospital.
takingrainats,jaellphone,andthelargeflashlightsthat
rachelkeptonhandfortheoutagesthatfaithhadsaid
ineadohe
raireesgehedrops.their
pitpatelledofda
earthandwood.
hopeledtheothespoterseveral
here,theyvedonanthainthelead,butshetued
badhaltedtheothersbeforetheyhadgonefar.
”illtakeyoutoplace,butitisne.youtehere
again.
.closeyoureyes.illleadyou.”
”nuhuh,”jacksaid.”iotyeyesclosed.ifyou
toshare,youshare.
eon,saitstoodarktoseeahellofalot.
ireghingindaylight.”
”hopewould.”
”no,iised.”isofshiningalightin
herfakuldhasexpression.butshetuedand
beganier,overaurseso
uitousthatjathaintehey
arrivedatherplace.itherredhisonehwide
trunksthatspreadandholloraddledunevenground.
santhaescapedfroherainintoone.hopeslippedintoanother
closeby.jacktookshelterinthelargest,thtofthe
others,ineasyviedhislightateach,saallbitsof
lorfroheirslickers,andtuedoffhislight.
thenightoon,nofog,justadense
forestunderahigh,denseverofclouds.thesteadypitpatofrain
asy,as
,hecraved.
hesettledback,prayingthatnothinglive,thennearly
diedethinghithisside.
hete,”hopewhispered.
”shhh.
idonthere.
shellthinkip.butyoursisbetterthanne.”jack
laughed.”dait,hope,youjusttooktenyearsofflife.”buthe
hadanarroundherandher
se,theybothyelled.
”isantharowdingin.”i
an,like,hinkisoutherejasonpuleeze.”jackwas
laughinga
...
hair.herbrokeilliinitscast,butherhands
uldpaint.
hel
asthoughinansovedhereyes.
chaptertytwo.
jaloser.rachelhereyeballsovingbehindtheir
lids.
”rachel”sheuldhavebeendreang.”rachel,eon,
honey.iknoe.openthoseeyes.openthoseeyes.”the
ventntinuedforahenstopped.heed.nothing.
hegrabbedhershoulders,findihinandfrailthatheheld
gently,butheheld.”dontgobacktosleep,rachel.pleasedont.
itstitosheagain,usingtheround
bristlebrushbecausesoooldhertousethebristlefilbert.
”okay.”herevedhishandsandstraightened.”youtosleep,
sleep.itsyoure,idliketotalkhthepeoplewhove
beensokindastoehere.idalsoliketoefora
shots.
itoobuildacareertothepoint
ofbeinginvitedbyagallerylikethat,onlytosleepthroughthe
nthing”hesandstoodback,frustrated
enoughtobeangry.
”shesdoingthisdeliberately,”hetoldfaith.”itsantrol
thing.
shesgettingbackatforyearshoughtirolling
her,butitsherfaultfootspeakingup.shealkedabout
ntrol.didshesayidontlikesanfrancis.idont
toliveinsanfrancis.idonttobealoneinsanfrancis.
sodidshedo
sheleftalaveatasteofoedie.well,i
leaed.isntthatenough”faithsilysledhers,sad
sle.
raejackbroughtthe
girls,herlidsuof
ightopenhereyesand
speofherlifestaringatnothihedoctors
uldapupildilation,buttheycalledthisprogress.jack
eience.
”thatlookstotallygross,”santhasaid.”youale
todothingsatall.eyelidslikethatarentdoingit
ryingtolookuhoselidsandsee
sothingthatghtseeher.shehadbarelystraightenedwhenshesaw
theojack.hehershe
thoughthehadsearandwouldbeangry,whenshesaid,
”hisdidshesendittoyouialwayswondered
was.”
”shekeptit,”jahopetosanthaand
baighthelp.anyonehaveaproblethis”
noonedid.thegirlslessashehehourspassed,
andasreluttoleaverachel.benstoppedby.
janstoppedby.steveandkaraandproddedaedand
talked.nelliestoppedby.
charliestoppedby.dytuedrachel,oaheledback
intoplaceebarelyopeneyes.dunpickedupfaith.
stevealdsfordihey
helsnose.
bynine,jadthegirlsheonlyo.hopealeand
yaanthasod.
still,theye
thingsoverandain,badgeringher,beggingher,halfjl
expe
up.
byten,theyeinsilence.halfway
there,itstartedtorain.jacktuedoffthehighthebankof
ilboxes,dobingintothe
yon.
hepulledinatthehouse.theycliedoutandstoodintherain.
”iakingaion.he
rainatnightethingracheling”
”.
””.”theonlythingtheydidbeforeleavingokthe
ansaanthafroydia,
shelly,andbrendan.thereessagesforjackfroislawyerand
thepotentialhillsbhdetroit,
etoheartheneisinganothercall.therewasno
ssagefrohehospital.
takingrainats,jaellphone,andthelargeflashlightsthat
rachelkeptonhandfortheoutagesthatfaithhadsaid
ineadohe
raireesgehedrops.their
pitpatelledofda
earthandwood.
hopeledtheothespoterseveral
here,theyvedonanthainthelead,butshetued
badhaltedtheothersbeforetheyhadgonefar.
”illtakeyoutoplace,butitisne.youtehere
again.
.closeyoureyes.illleadyou.”
”nuhuh,”jacksaid.”iotyeyesclosed.ifyou
toshare,youshare.
eon,saitstoodarktoseeahellofalot.
ireghingindaylight.”
”hopewould.”
”no,iised.”isofshiningalightin
herfakuldhasexpression.butshetuedand
beganier,overaurseso
uitousthatjathaintehey
arrivedatherplace.itherredhisonehwide
trunksthatspreadandholloraddledunevenground.
santhaescapedfroherainintoone.hopeslippedintoanother
closeby.jacktookshelterinthelargest,thtofthe
others,ineasyviedhislightateach,saallbitsof
lorfroheirslickers,andtuedoffhislight.
thenightoon,nofog,justadense
forestunderahigh,denseverofclouds.thesteadypitpatofrain
asy,as
,hecraved.
hesettledback,prayingthatnothinglive,thennearly
diedethinghithisside.
hete,”hopewhispered.
”shhh.
idonthere.
shellthinkip.butyoursisbetterthanne.”jack
laughed.”dait,hope,youjusttooktenyearsofflife.”buthe
hadanarroundherandher
se,theybothyelled.
”isantharowdingin.”i
an,like,hinkisoutherejasonpuleeze.”jackwas
laughinga
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