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【】uhesends. jackdidntknotodo.heenedandunsure,as terrifiedbythegratingsoundsracheldeashehetingeof herskin. forati,hesilystoodaroundeachofthegirls,but theyired.eventually,theysatdohebed,thegirls ononeside,jatheother.hetriedtothinkofthingstosay, butitseediortant,soiortant,tolistentothosegasping sounds,toheartheslightestagihattherewerewords intheresowhere. ”shesoundsauzful,”santhaonepoint. jaodded.heheldrachelshand,oasionallytoueor heedthoughtitironirapesonthesideof herfah etohirolongago eryfraghendthey ergedanyway.deargod,helpher . ..giveherstrength...ietherheal...serveyouagain.. . thesendhan,andthegaspinginished.”hangin there,”jackrred.”youlihel.breathelongand sloadeadrysound. ”anthaasked. ”ond.whenyouwerebo.i achedher.hanginthere,rachel.youdoit.breathelongand sloe.” ”yellingandsiled.”actually,yes. youbirth. veryvocal.youletuskhing,allright.” ”e”hopeasked. ”lessvocal.”hissleerieswere s. ”insouch,sowehad toguess.youguysolaidyou b.” ”hoell”hopeasked. ”theoved.sareactiveeventhen.” ”butislidouteasier.” ”senddeliveriesarelikethat.shehadto.” heheardthatbreathingagain,asloudasever.hisslefaded. ”longandslohere,angel.youredoinggood,youredoing good.”katherinearrivedlookingpale,upset,andtotallydifferent fronyotherkhadseenher.herfaurls adozenshadesofbeigecaughtupinaponytail. sheupsuitandsneakers.onlyherfingeails eventhen,lighter.theywerepink. jacktookfortinherpresence.evenpaleandupset,shenveyed petence.shekhing he. sheewar. thegirlstothecafeteriafordrinks,shesaid,”thanks forcalling.iessageassoonasigot back.”shedeageneralgesturetoe, apologetietoshower.” ”youlookgreat,”hesaid.askepticallook,he added,”ierious.allnatural.veryrachel.thanksf.” hetouhelslips.theyed,airgratinginandout. ”ididntexpectthis.thegirlsareprettyshakey shaken.” ”thediely. ”ivebeenpraying.itsthefirsttiinyears.idontto loseher,katherine.doyouthiohearthat”katherine lookedathindsighed.”yourenotabadlookingguy.needa haireedashave.butyouupgood.so,yeah.shed tohearit.ypoint, ”jacksaid,butthegirlsretuedthen,andheriookher teahthanksandsuggestedthatjacktakethegirlsbacktothe cafeteriaforbreakfast,hefiguredhedleavewellenoughalone. ”hi,there.”katherinehebedrail,lettingrachel knoingforher,evebauerwalkedin.shehad knoitiided tokeupandusse.shefigureditetogivehi previeoroussideoftheanshewas. ”shappeninghere”sheasked,straightening. ”clot.drip..” ”ahh.thanks.”heapproachedthebed,studiedrachel,thenthe nitor.headjustedthesolutiondrippingfroheivbag,then leanedinandsaidinavoiceloudandauthoritativeenoughtobeheard overherbreathing,”rachelipeedingupthedrip.youfeel thege,butitshouldhelp. ”katherinesensedhisworry.”shouldshehavealreadyresponded” hekedtheore.” ”hoethinglikethisaffecttheaitsof it””it.itynot.”hetuedhisblueeyesonher,along allsle.”howareyou””nervous.” ”ilattered.” ”nervousaboutrachel,”shesaid,fogagainonherfriend.there adeh everybreath. ”invious.hoshehad neverhadafriendlikerachel.”ifeellikeiveknownherforever, uchalike.” ”youlookrealikenohanusual. ””ashenskinbluelips””unadoed.youlookpretty.”jackhad saidthesathing,butitfeltdifferentingfroteve. shesqueezedraeagain.” ”no.justsayinginforthelonghaul.”beforesheuldbeginto analyzethat,hesaid,”soyouandrachelarealike.tellhow.” katherineulddothat.”shesanonlyi.shegrewup iy.sodidi.shehatedit.sodidi.””why””in ratoawayoflifeshe didntlike.” ”inyours””ifeltlost.ilikebuingintopeopleiknow.” ”likerickltzer”rickheahesiologist hea.sheshouldhaveknoeveice.”likerick,”she adtted,sinyingitakehiurious.”ialsolike privahere,andyoureintheddleof nowhere. forsoonelikerachel,thatsiortant.shesartistic.wehave thatinn,too.” ”thenitisntjusthedeaspeedysnippingtion. ”no.itisntjust.”sheheldhisgaze.”theresanartt andstylinghair.eveninthat,rachelandiarealike.” ”ho.wespendourprofessional livestryingtoutthebestandstbeautifulofnature hastooffer.”shelookedatrachelagain,suddefulof shesaw. ”idontthinkshedlikethesebluelips.” ”we ...