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guineveretippedbackherheadandgaveheranudge
shenuzzledtheinute；gatheringuragevingthe
ttressaslittleaspossible；shesatupandcarefullydrehetabby
intoherarsilently；shebackedoffthebedandstartedforthe
door
stoppingsuddenly；sheretued；pushedherfeetintohers；
andtiptoedfroheroo
thesightofherfatherinthelivingrooroughtinstantreliefshe
hadtheresobadlysanthahadsaidhee
hathehadntbeenthereforaxes；thathewas
toobusyeshedidthat
sotisensedthingsnditnecessarilyingthatbrought
itshehadsensedthatsothingherinehad
calledlookingforrachel；hadfeltanuneaseotherleft
shehadthoughtitguineverethevethadhatthe
endands；andhopehe
ooinsistthatguineveredieatho；hherbutsheedher
thertobetherehappened
itanthahadsaidintothephone；”hi；katherine；”
thathopennectedtheeeriefeelinginsideowellbeing；
andthenithaddroppedoutofherworldshehad
feltthesathingovedtobigsurhouther
fatherhaky；likesheandingononlyoneleg
loherfather；shefoldedher
legsandgentlysettledguinevereinhertshirtedlapthetabby
lookedupather；purringsoftlyhopeiginedthatguineverefelt
thesareassuranceseeingherasshefeltseeingherfather
only；hedidntlookveryessyand
hisbeardpricklytheshadohathehadnt
sleptch；adeheervous
butheethingifrachelwasdead；he
rightupouldnthehaveifshewasdead；he
esoonerouldnthehave
buthopedidntknohereshehadtriedtostay
aotherdidwhenshewasfeelinglonely
ordoeworkso
nytis；andthebooksheheldherthoughtsso
shehadfallenasleep
shehatedthethoughtthathertherghthavediedwhileshe
slept
ifthathadhappened；sheyfortherestofherlife
sheinghering
aroundbehindhislidssendslater；hisensedandhe
jerkedaaredattheceiling；satquicklyup；pressedthe
heelsofhishandstohiseyeshe
intohishairtedher
hesoundedshaky”youshouldhaveeup”
”ifiguredthatifyouuldsleep；okay；”shesaid；holdingher
breath；fortheslightestsignofdenial
”shesokay；”hesaid”sheneedstodoalotofnding；butshes
okay”
”didyoutalkhher””nosheithinkshe
knehere”
”sheisntdead””sheisntdead”
”youresure”hesee
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dabouttospeak；thenstopped；andherheart
stoppedrightalonghitshedreraighteranddidnt
lookaotheredto
knohetruth
sothingcrossedhisfacethen；andshekneadeherie
pointhisvoiceorereassuring”no；hope；sheisnt
deadioyouaboutthatdeal”shenodded；
breathingagain”anoing”helooked
atthecat”sothisisthethingthatshothefrontdoorone
dayallbittenandbruised”hopefingeredthetabbysear”the
biteshealed”
”gs
accidentsaaidshedidntknoouldsurvivedriving
offacliff”
”yourtherdidntdriveoffthecliffsheeoneelse；
andshedidsurvive；sosaaswrong”
”isherleginacast””uhhuh”
”heal””surebrokenlegsaledto
ntradicthibutshekerthanhedidonthis
”notalanentdage
thatdbeashedhavetroublehthehills”those
hillsantthehhopeand
santhahopehadonefavoritespotsanthahadanotherbut
rachelrachelhaddozensliketheeucalyptusgroverachelsaid
thatapersondidnthavetobesiellof
eucalyptus
hopeuldntuntthenuerofhoursshehadsatinthatgroveh
herther；sllingthatsll；listeningtothedistantbleatof
duncanssheep；thinkingaboutthingsthatneededhealinghope
usuallythoughtaboutguinevereandaboutjackshewonderedif
racheldid
”yourlegeonthat”hope
issedeveryoneofher
birthdaysforthelasteightyears；andonlysixofthosehade
afterthedivorcehehadprosedheherethosefirsttwo
tis；thenhadbeenoutoftoedidnt
tterthathecalledandapologizedandcelebratedhherlaterhe
hadbrokenaprose
santhasaidheanthasaid
thatrachelesretrusthythanjack
only；rachelthere
”thisesfrohedoctor；”jackinsisted”herlegwillheal”
hopelooothedguineveresruff；andartingto
silentlyrepeattheantraanthasvoice
cafrohedoor
”here”sheaskedjack
helookedupand；foranute；ddledbyfatigueandnerves；thought
hesalythehairlondbutnolongerasfineas
hopes；noetitwas
partlythefigure；redefinedeveninthesixehehadseen
herlastbeneathatshirtsilartotheohatsonhope；
santhastoodnfidentandassubtlycurvedashertherbutit
hevoicethatclinchedit；theechoofcaution；evenhurt；thathe
hadheardinrachelontheirlastnighttogetherndsuddenlyhewas
bathatnight；sortingthroughtheclosetforties
topackthedoor
heuldseeherclearasday；hhertousledblondhairandgentle
curvesshehadjustleftthestudiotheysharedonthetopfloorof
theirpinkditerraneanstylehointherina；andwaswearingan
oldpairofslieansandoneofhisshirtstheonceeshirtwas
spatteredhadozendifferentlors；nottheleastofhe
aquarineshehadrepaintedtheirbedroonths
beforeherfaceentthatput
hinthedefensiveinaflash
”ithoughtyougoing；”shesaid
”sodidi；butihadtochangeplans”hepushedtiesaroundonthe
rack；lookingforonestogohthesuitshehadlaidout
”eiwashopingyoudbehereforawhile”
hedidnttu；didnttoseeherpallor”so
youjustjustsayno””thatsnottheworks；”
heansoresharplythannecessary；butshesoundedsoreasonable
andhefeltsoguilty；andheired；ithadbeenthatkindof
week
”ivebeenhiredtodesignanventioncenterabignvention
centerthebasicdesignybedone；butthatstheeasypartthe
hardpartisfleshingitoutforfunctionandfit；andtodothat；i
havetofeelthecityre”hetosseddoieandtuedtoher；
pleading”thinkofyourownwork
youkeprelinarysketches；butsodoeseveryotherartistokay
yourskillsetsyouapartbutsodotheakeondepth；
attitude；diuandyoucantkethosechoiceshoutspending
tiinthefieldhercani”shekepthervoicelo
shedidntbaytraveltooneeayear；
becauseihaveresponsibilitieshereyouregoonthhree
tis；ifyougotoprovidencetorrow”
”thisishel
”shelookedclosetotears”itdoesnthavetobe”
”itdoes；ifisonhercheste
reeredthat；reeredfeelingannoyed；becausesheha
slihing；shuttinghiuththatgesture；andstillbarely