第58节

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    bentlourredsothingjack

    uldnthear.iatiently,hey

    aninthejack.herhairwas

    all.herslewas

    asasthefire.

    ”hello,”shesaid,reuthingthansound.herhandlayonhopes

    head,thehetedafghanveringherlegs.”shes

    sleeping,”sheshehavereassuredjae

    lookattheanandhersile,andhisfearsweregone.

    duneshehadheardthat

    phraseutteredinthesabreathassoladpeace.theanand

    herslesaiditall.dunsfaith.

    jacktookadeep,h.dunsfaith.hefor

    sself.heshouldhaveactedsooner.becilehe

    was.

    releasingthebreathhaselfdepregshakeofthehead,he

    extendedahand.”jackgill,”hesaid.herhandwasfrailinhis,

    buttherepleasedtoetyou.”faith

    nodded.”hopedidnttellyousheing””no.”hegla

    dun,hsudeessthatjackwas

    alltherehuled.dunsfaith.heknown

    hehadntknohickheaded,becausehewasdrivenby

    jealousyilypedto

    naybebecausethegirlshad

    hood.sotherehat.

    dunofthefiresothat

    faithhavetolookup.

    ”itsbeenhardonher,”shesaid,hervoicesosoftandlyricalthat

    itthinkshessleepingnightsvery

    well.

    hooing.he

    kheifiedifanythinghadgedduring

    thenight.”shesthesa.doyouknoed

    thegirlstalkedaboutfaithlikeitafraidive

    beeingtothankyoubeforethis.”

    ”thankfor

    ”theeeasily.faithblighradiatedgoodness.jackfeltno

    threathere,noriskinbaringhisfeelings.”forbeingkindtothe

    girls.fortakingcareofguinevere.”hesputteredoutalaughin

    selfreproach.”iuldntquiteuaer

    offuphereifdunt,

    dun

    wall.

    ”noakessense.”

    ”heesbaeeveryfewhours.

    ”shesledagain.”notthatioinganywhere.”

    ”doyougooutside””oh,yes.iyselfouttothe

    porch.

    theresabeautifulvieuch

    beyondthat.

    ”jaethinghopehadsaidonthevery

    firstingafterrat.hehadbeentryingtoassure

    herthatbrokenlegshealed.shehadbeennvihatit

    alhecase.

    heryingtodecideherheuldaskand,ifso,how

    todoit,epeoplethinkirazylivinguphere,

    butivealhesehills.ifihavetobehisisa

    beautifulplacetobe.dundiusedtovacationherebeforethe

    act.”

    ”hohat””theacttwelveyears.

    askiliftllapsed.legsanyplacesthat

    yspinehadntbeeninjured,

    was.”

    ”iorry.”

    ”dohreediedthatday.iuldhavebeehose,and

    theniissedoutonthelifewevefoundhere.”hereyes

    sparkled.”dunusedtodriveatrueversa.nowi

    do.”hopevedherhead.sherubbedhereyesagainsttheafghan,

    tuedtheoslok.”daddy,

    ”shebreathe,andquicklysatup.

    ”igently.thereherospeak

    inthisho.

    ”lhere.”

    ”selfup,”ybeillknooo.”he

    heldoutahand.”youhaveschool.

    santhasing.”

    ”shehadbreakfasthus,”faithsaidhafondlookathope.

    ”iorryforthat.posedenough.”

    ”iosedoh,no.hopeisnoiosition.shesajoy.thisisthe

    leastido,afterallrachelhasdone.”shereachedforhopes

    freehand.

    ”giveyourtherakissfor,oldthe

    girlsashehustledtheothecar.”thejokesup.

    tellaboutyourndtheblighs.”

    ”theyregoodfriends,”santhasaid.”ypro

    ”,”jastlefoolish

    knotle.

    ”hoheygettobegoodfriends”heasked,bagoutofthe

    drive.

    hopesaid,”vedhere.shestuled

    acrosstheirandfaithheporch.”

    ”aboutpro,”jacksaid,shiftingtodrivedohe

    hill.”youoe.

    bothofyou.noooldfaitherson.”

    ”noooldyoushe.”

    ”youguysletthinkyourtheringdun.”

    ”hat.”hopesaid,”thethingaboutdundfaithis

    thatitneverseerighttalkingabouttheelpstheut,

    doiingandstuff.

    shealhatfaitheaunt.shehasffeeup

    therealot.theysitandtalk.hfaithyoudonteveo

    talkanditfeelsgood.”oingan,andjaew

    eant.faithradiateduanding,ae,cal

    santhasvoicerusion.”dad.otalkabout

    protheresbeenageinplans.”heohear

    reaboutfaith,be,butsantha

    hadanagendaofheroewasgood

    ti.ohyes,heiveaudiencehere,butsowasshe.

    sheuldntstoofflikehesaid.

    hetuednorthontohighsthege””firstofall,

    iotgoinggoinghteague.”jackfelt

    sothingbyhisarlosesttothedoor.hopethe

    antha.

    ”teaguerunyan.hesagreatguy.”

    ”hesch””brendanandiareingalong.itdoesnt

    keanysenseforustobestuhotheredtobe

    ean,everyonesh

    everyoneanying.”

    jackfollolydias

    house””no.thatsthesendge.

    teaguespiov

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