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teethknohis
handouchingthingsheshouldntbe
touching
”no;”shesaid;tryingtoslipoutfronderhihe
thetruckearlier;butshehherlegswide;andhis
ehishipsovingrhythcally;
alloforhishand;hrubbedandopened
”illdoityfingerfirst;”hesaid;breathinghard;andshe
startedtosquiritoreshepushedathisshoulders
forleverage;buthisfingerfolloingher
shetriedtoscraleback”letgo””illgetyouready”i
feelsick;”shecried;anditruethroughthenauseaandthe
dizziness;shefoundhishairandpulled
”inthegroin;hertherhadalwayssaid;and
santhadidit
itdidnttterthatsheuldntdoitveryhard;butitvedhibr 》
enoughforhertougatthetruckdoor;andfallout
”thehelldyoudothatfor”teagueyelledthroughtheopen
door
butshedhadenoughofsicanddancingandbeer;andrethan
enoughofteaguerunyantuggingherclothingbackintoplace;she
ran
shestuledinthegrass;caughtherself;and
barreledonsheranthroughasllretch;ranuntilshe
uldntbreathe;thenstoppedandeonespitch
blaach;shebackeduptothedarkhouse;
sliddootheground;tuedsidethewood;anddrewher
kneesherstoch;she
sdoookshallohs;listeninghardin
between
sheuldnthearteague;uldntseeteague;buttherewasanoisein
herheadandhereyesstayinoneplacelongenoughforher
ndtofigureoutshesaw
shelostthebattleachandthrewupagainassoonas
shethehousehed
thestreetfroehindatreeandsahetruck;sheranin
shehopedheoppositedirectionshetuedaerandsat
ontheedgeoftheroadtoregainstrengthinherlegs;thenforced
herselfupandranuntilsheroundedanotherersheretchedagain
andsanktotheground;prayingthatnoonewouldseehershewasin
aresidentialareashehadnoideaarting
tohurtifshedbeenabletodigahole;shebedin
andpulledthedirtinoverhershefeltsickandearrassedand
scared
shestartedoffagain;clutchinghershoestoherchestandwalkingin
herstoeson
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第71节
streetsignsand
failingshetuedoneerjustasapickupapproached;andducked
behindashrub;butitteaguestruckshewalkedon;feeling
sickindeeperuedanothererandanotherpickup
passedshedidntduckae;justkepthough
shekneewonderingwhereshe
etruckpasseda
thirdti;reslowly;shewasuneasy
”hey;baby;”saidavoioredangerousthan
teagues;andsuddenlyshedhadenoughofbeingaloneterrified;she
tuedinatthenearestbledinherpurseasthoughfor
thehousekeyshetruckdroveoff;shestoleaway
sheranthelengthofseveralblocksthroughpeoplesbackyards;and
ergeddesperatetofindaphoneshefeltsiit
again;andother
keptothera;andshe
uldntcalllydia;aftersheddone;andshedidnthavea
phone
shelistened;tryingtoseparateouttraffitheotherones
inherheadsheherblockandlistenedagain;thenheaded
inthedirectionshethoughtherheadhurt;her
breastshurt;herstochhurt;herfeethurtlookingbehindherwhen
shethoughtsheheardanothertruck;shessedabreakinthesidewalk
andfellonher;andthathurt;too
sheiginedighthappenifthosenfoundher;orifteague
didsheigined;freezinginthenight
air;kingittoingandnotknotodothen
refrightenedbythenute;e;shebeganto
crysoftlysheeshereachedtheendof
anotherblockandregruzedthenaonthestreetsignthankgod
thankgodthankgod;sherredandstartedrunningagainit
rethanfivenutesbeforeshefoundherphonesheliftedthe
receiver;dialedthenuer;andedforherfathertoanswer
chapterseventeen
jackaninstantjolthe
didnthavetolookattheclocktoknoethingwaswronghe
hadsenthopetobedatdnight;rethananhourbeforeeither
rachelwas
droppingpaletteandbrush;hegrabbedupthephone”hello”there
epickup”heswallowed
hardnotrachelrelieffear”happened”
”idontfeelgood”
”toochtodrink”itheleastoftheevils
”ifeelsickcanyoue”hewasalreadywipinghishands
”rightnoeasetofcross
streets;heaskedforthehouseaddress
”itsapayphone;”shecried”canyouesoon”heulddothe
driveinthirtyfivenutesifhepushedit;butapayphone”are
youalone”hehelleandhadhedone
”hurry;daddy”
”santha;doineedtocallanaulanceorthepoliceisthere
trouble”ijusteho””okay;son
ovendifanyonestops;calltheps;
okay”shesaidashaky”okay”hehadathought”givefive
nutes;thencallinthecar”hesureallhad
happened;buthedidntagineheraloneandsick
forthelengthofhisdrivebettertotalkherthroughtheti
thatorranintoanotherkindoftrouble;he
uldcallanaulancehielf
”idontknober;”shewailed
hetoldheranddeherrepeatit”fivenutes;okay””okay”
hehungupthephoofinda”can
ie”hedidntanstookherhandand;snatchinguphis
inthekitchen;ranhherouttothecar
fivenutespassed;thenten;andthecarphonedidntringhe
grippedthehecarasfastasheuldthrougha
shiftingfog;prayingsheillbetherewhenhearrived
”okay;”hesaidtohope”doyouknohatidont”
”nothing
””loyaltyes;youknoytoyoursister
rightnoeanshelpinggetherhosafeandsound”
”shekneeyou
heoneoaskwhereshewasgoing”
”ididanditdidntgetveryfar”soheehope;
butthatfairhopeitwashisjob;andhehad
bungledit
atleastsanthahadhadthesensetocall
itoingelthestreets
anthahadnad;spotted
thephonebooth;pulledupfast;andsahingheleftthecar;
lookingineverydireighthavebeenstanding;
eall
”daddy”forallherturityandbravado;shewasawispofagirl;
huddledonthefloorofthephonebooth;hertearstreakedfacelooking
greeninthenightlight”issedupthenuer;”shecried;
”uldntreeritgothroughitriedeverything”he
knelt;liftedherupandintohisarhoperanbesidehindhelped
hiitherintothefrontseatandstrapherin;thenranaroundthe
carandsnakedbehindthedriversseatintothebackheslippedoff
hisjacketandveredsanthaup;becauseshebling;bare
ardandbareshoulderedinthenippynightairthenheputahand
onthetopofherhead
”doal”heaskedsoftlyhehadntseenbruisesor
blood;buthest
sheshookherhead”ijustdranktooch”
”e”shebegantocry”heedodothings蘒
didnt”jacksh