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”e”itontoftruthhehadbeen
sleepinginrachelsbed
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theingingandhatsdoneand
shesregainedfullbladdertone;shesyours”jackwasas
easyasthat”bestguess;hoanydaystillshesout””three
sheshouldbehobysunday”thegirlssleptsoundlythatnight
jackkneeveryfeheirordeal
edenoughaboutrachelsato
bejacksfutureroleintheirlives;buthesurewas
heeonlyinshortstretches;brokenby
restlessnessandfearheesduringthe
nightrachelreinedoutofherabethy
sleep;sheingpudding
fridaying;hetothehospitalaloneherivpolewasgone
herhairpandly;herfacewasshinyde
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etycupofffeeshehenehin
andsllashopeinahugegentatshirttheweddingbandwas
stillonherfinger;butshelookedstartledtoseehi
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despiteallthathadbeen;ingedanintrusiononher
turfifshethere;shehadtolethinow
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toochofittheyllbeherethisafteoon》shenodded
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nodded”uhhuhtheyhecastinplasticittle
bulky;plasterandcrutchestheyregivingaerproofone
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””thatsgood”heslippedhishandsinthepocketsofhisjeansand
lookedaround”doyouneedanythingcandyalagazines””no;
thanksiineothecity””idont
knoehelp”
”thegirlscanhelp
schoolinafeeeks”
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unlessyoudratherhavesooneelseifyoudratherhaveanurse;
illhireone”
”thatghtbebestifyouhavetogetbacktothecity”adeepdark
holeinghisinsideshehadjustsaidthathedidnthaveto
go;hadnthehadntanythingthegirlssaidregisteredhher
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thebed”iyoutakinganotherhehalljackcantake
you”
”itilltiredfrohelastone”
”youategoodoreinhereinalittletenyou
upalittlethereyouhestrongeryoullbeandthefaster
thepluingartupagainassoonasthathappens;youcango
ho”heheldoutahand
shesighed;tookit;andpushedherselftoaseatedpositionwhenshe
eadythere;hehandedherafurryredslippershefitteditto
herfootendingstiffly;jackthoughtstevegaveherasingle
crutch;helpedherup;thengavehertheotherhcrutches
inutehherheaddown
”okay”steveaskedquietlyjackenviedhiheinticy
shenoddedandtookseveralunevensteps
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”alittle;butitsokay;”shesaidhervoicehe
restofherlooked
”issheupforthis”jackaskedheiginedherfallingandhurting
herselfre
butstevekeptanarroundherback;preventingthat”shecantgo
hountilsheis”heyreachedjack;hesaid;”yourtheywalked
sloinglydoherridor
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there
”heyreachedtheend;hesaid;”youredoinggreat;”andwhen
theysingleword
anse
they;shehadbrokenintoashehelpedher
intobedandaskedifsheneededanythingsheshookherheadand
closedhereyes
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stills;oldjacksheyet
pletelyrelaxed
”shesgreat;”hesaidandpushedopenthedoorforsantha;who
protlyrepeatedthequestion”shesbeenupandhobblingaround
hadasandhforlunch”
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”about””stuff;daddy;”hopesaid;leaninginbetheseats
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yourlivinghusandall”hehadfiguredtheytingat
thatitfolloerallofthegoodthingstheyhadtoldrachel
thedaybefore”isyourseatbeltfastened;hope””well;did
you
”santhaasked
jackdartedglancesintherearvieirroruntilheheardtheclick
thatsaidhopeedin
”dad”
”no;santhaothersjustbeen
throughanordeal”hehadbeentellinghielfthatallday
”shesncentratingongettingupandeatingherfirstpriorityis
gettingho”
”ean””areyoustaying””that
depends”
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caughthopeseyesintherearvieirror
sheingforhisansoo
”onthingsthatyourtherandidecidetodo;”hefinallysaid
”buttheresaofotherstgothinkaboutbeforewe
thinkaboutthat;soidappreciateitifthetkedoff
okay””sodad”sbeenhereallday”santhaasked
theyhadntbeentherefivenutesjackthewindowlooking
out;listeningtothegirlstellrachelaboutschoolhehunghishead
hequestion;pursedhislips;ed
”hehas;”rachelsaid”itstrickygettingusedtocrutcheshe
eupanddoeshebroughtahotfudgesundae
””o”hopeaskedinobviousdelight
”uhhuhitstillsleepingalotfunny;youdthink
aftersixteendaysibetired”
”ithinkdadshouldstayanthasaid”youknow;like;
afteryougetho”jackputahandtothebackofhisneck
”alkaboutthatlater;”rachelsaid
”aybehointwodayshesreallyagoodguy;
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”ineversaidhe”
”ybeyouneedtohearhissideofthestory”
”santha;”jack
hopesaid;”hedideverythingean;heca
rightdothecitythatfirstdayandshoppedandokedand
droveusaroundheevendrovefaithtoseeyoudidyouknowhedid
that””no;”rachelsaidgratefulto
hi”
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ja”blondhairflying;shelookedathibr 》
fast”youdid””ileftitforfor;saitworking
foranyre;soigaveitupdontlaythatonyourther;too
itsnotlikeiutofyphonesbeenringingicanget
clientsnohatiuldntgetbeforenewdoorsareopennow”he
stoppedhedidntknohatithe
edtotellrachel
”fine;”santhasaid;staringathihisveryo
eyes
”butifyougobagoing;too”
”santha”rachelcried;soundingtotallydispleased;evenhurt
”icanlivebothplaces;cantiand;anyway
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help;andbesides;ivingherei
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