第90节
【】gain.hepifillingasingleredwood
trunk,ajules,andbodiesnotverydifferentfrohe
juleonthehilliographthatlayfacedohels
draheaded.ohyeah,exhaustiondid
that,butthereoretoit.craedinapitkholehhis
daughters,orethanafeudandthesllofwood
andrainats,hehadrecapturedsothihoughtforever
lost.
itrendingthought.arachelknehe
threeoftheere.
sheuldnt,ofurse,unlesssheabove,
butherefused,absolutelyrefused,tobuyintothat.no.shewas
stillinaa,ahephoneinhispocketrangtosayshe
hadpossiblyknoheywere.hewas
fantasizingagain.butboy,hefeelingreal.
itstayedreal.rachelheytraipsedbackthrough
theselvesoff.shetookashower
atchedhis,helpedhiakehot
goodnightand
follointothebedroo
heshookoffthefantasybedintobed,butitretuedina
flash.hesatupandstaredintothedark.hethoughtabouthoired
hehisch.
ithirty.hehadasuddeodrivebacktothe
hospital.
hecalledthereinsteadandoldthatrachelhadntwoken.
helaydoforthehospital,lay
doe.hecalledthehospital.
helaydoupaheinued,
peacefuland,restorative.ait,feltrachel.
uedathethedoor.shedidnt
sayanything,justhungontheknobandlookedathi
”areyousensingthings”heasked.
shenodded.
”,too.”heranhishandsthroughhishair.soybetheyh
goihingsochthatitbecarealintheir
nds.
theonlythinghekhebeabletofall
backtosleep.”akeadrive”hopeedsideo
thebackseat.santha,hahedoor
andafisttoher.hereyeslosed.
jackkeptbothhandsohegas.
therainhadsloinutespast
sunriseonagrayday.traffioonespoke.
jaalplace
intheparkinglot,thenbackedoutandpickedanotherspot.theold
onehadntight.helookedatthegirls,daring
theoask.herdid.
astheyleftthe,
buthedidnthavethepatieofortheelevator.hefoundthe
stairsandtookthee,hegirlstrottedclose
behind.theysorachelsfloor,strodequicklydohehall,
aoherroondsohelphidespiteallcautionary
thoughts,heexpectedtoseerachelproppedhigher,hhereyesopen
a,andasleintheworks.
hestoppedjustiheroosantha,hopeonhis
right.rachelelittlebitopenthat
theyhadbeenthenightbefore.
”hopecalled.
santha”noge”jackswallowed.hisbodydrained
ofenergyalikerubber.
disappointntlaythihisthroat.
heapproachedthebed.sittingbyrachelship,heputanarn
eithersideaveherthelightest,softestkissonthe
uth.
”happened,daddy”hopeasked.
”idontknoourselvesh
ing.
””thisisgettingold,”santhaplained.
heletoutabreath,thenspokehangryforce.”youretoyingh
us,rathe
bedandtothesendslaterhethebed,
arstraddlingrachelagain.
thistihestared.helookedatherlongandhard,o
openthosebarelyopeneyes.herlipsauve,
herhairgold.therestofherhanpale,andthin.
hentiostare.sothinghere.hereyeswere
dartingaround.hesaespot
e,a
tinyfrown.
hepouredhielfintoitthisti,diggingdeep,cursingherfor
punishingthe,willingherfinally,
finally,finallyahegirlscall,buthedidnt
respond.everythinghehadusedonrachel.
anotherfroe.hereyesbeganvingreslohis
breathhegirlsspoke.againheignored
it.
eon,rachel,eon,eon,rachel.
herlidsfluttered.theyshut,thenpressedtogether.slohey
rose.
jackbehindhithere
all.rachelseyesstayedonhisface,stayedthereso
longthathehalffearedsheatose.thenhereyesbroke
froisandvedpasttohope.
”y”hopecried.
hereyesshiftedtosantha,igod.”when
thoseeyesretuedtohitheyovedher
fingersintoaloosefistbinside.puzzledeyesto
hope,tosantha,andba.jackothinkshe
ghthaveaesiailed.ina
voicethatveryrachel,sheasked,”sdoing”he
huggingrachel,talkingandlaughingatthesati,andthoughjack
feltthesaexuberaheydidaohugher,too,hegave
theoothisostiortantthing,afterall,racheland
hergirls.shehanothershoutof
relief,helefttotellthedoctorsthenews.
katherineedupright,e.
”wideawake”sheasked.
”bering””shesnfusedabout
happenedanddayitis,andshesak,
thatisthebestneevebeenby””hesonhisway.”
”soa,”shesaidandhurriedintotheshowasonlywhenshe
thatshereeredjacks
dilea.she.sheplaellrachelthat.
shetuedofftheshofillthe
rooirror,sherubbedskincrealloverher
...
trunk,ajules,andbodiesnotverydifferentfrohe
juleonthehilliographthatlayfacedohels
draheaded.ohyeah,exhaustiondid
that,butthereoretoit.craedinapitkholehhis
daughters,orethanafeudandthesllofwood
andrainats,hehadrecapturedsothihoughtforever
lost.
itrendingthought.arachelknehe
threeoftheere.
sheuldnt,ofurse,unlesssheabove,
butherefused,absolutelyrefused,tobuyintothat.no.shewas
stillinaa,ahephoneinhispocketrangtosayshe
hadpossiblyknoheywere.hewas
fantasizingagain.butboy,hefeelingreal.
itstayedreal.rachelheytraipsedbackthrough
theselvesoff.shetookashower
atchedhis,helpedhiakehot
goodnightand
follointothebedroo
heshookoffthefantasybedintobed,butitretuedina
flash.hesatupandstaredintothedark.hethoughtabouthoired
hehisch.
ithirty.hehadasuddeodrivebacktothe
hospital.
hecalledthereinsteadandoldthatrachelhadntwoken.
helaydoforthehospital,lay
doe.hecalledthehospital.
helaydoupaheinued,
peacefuland,restorative.ait,feltrachel.
uedathethedoor.shedidnt
sayanything,justhungontheknobandlookedathi
”areyousensingthings”heasked.
shenodded.
”,too.”heranhishandsthroughhishair.soybetheyh
goihingsochthatitbecarealintheir
nds.
theonlythinghekhebeabletofall
backtosleep.”akeadrive”hopeedsideo
thebackseat.santha,hahedoor
andafisttoher.hereyeslosed.
jackkeptbothhandsohegas.
therainhadsloinutespast
sunriseonagrayday.traffioonespoke.
jaalplace
intheparkinglot,thenbackedoutandpickedanotherspot.theold
onehadntight.helookedatthegirls,daring
theoask.herdid.
astheyleftthe,
buthedidnthavethepatieofortheelevator.hefoundthe
stairsandtookthee,hegirlstrottedclose
behind.theysorachelsfloor,strodequicklydohehall,
aoherroondsohelphidespiteallcautionary
thoughts,heexpectedtoseerachelproppedhigher,hhereyesopen
a,andasleintheworks.
hestoppedjustiheroosantha,hopeonhis
right.rachelelittlebitopenthat
theyhadbeenthenightbefore.
”hopecalled.
santha”noge”jackswallowed.hisbodydrained
ofenergyalikerubber.
disappointntlaythihisthroat.
heapproachedthebed.sittingbyrachelship,heputanarn
eithersideaveherthelightest,softestkissonthe
uth.
”happened,daddy”hopeasked.
”idontknoourselvesh
ing.
””thisisgettingold,”santhaplained.
heletoutabreath,thenspokehangryforce.”youretoyingh
us,rathe
bedandtothesendslaterhethebed,
arstraddlingrachelagain.
thistihestared.helookedatherlongandhard,o
openthosebarelyopeneyes.herlipsauve,
herhairgold.therestofherhanpale,andthin.
hentiostare.sothinghere.hereyeswere
dartingaround.hesaespot
e,a
tinyfrown.
hepouredhielfintoitthisti,diggingdeep,cursingherfor
punishingthe,willingherfinally,
finally,finallyahegirlscall,buthedidnt
respond.everythinghehadusedonrachel.
anotherfroe.hereyesbeganvingreslohis
breathhegirlsspoke.againheignored
it.
eon,rachel,eon,eon,rachel.
herlidsfluttered.theyshut,thenpressedtogether.slohey
rose.
jackbehindhithere
all.rachelseyesstayedonhisface,stayedthereso
longthathehalffearedsheatose.thenhereyesbroke
froisandvedpasttohope.
”y”hopecried.
hereyesshiftedtosantha,igod.”when
thoseeyesretuedtohitheyovedher
fingersintoaloosefistbinside.puzzledeyesto
hope,tosantha,andba.jackothinkshe
ghthaveaesiailed.ina
voicethatveryrachel,sheasked,”sdoing”he
huggingrachel,talkingandlaughingatthesati,andthoughjack
feltthesaexuberaheydidaohugher,too,hegave
theoothisostiortantthing,afterall,racheland
hergirls.shehanothershoutof
relief,helefttotellthedoctorsthenews.
katherineedupright,e.
”wideawake”sheasked.
”bering””shesnfusedabout
happenedanddayitis,andshesak,
thatisthebestneevebeenby””hesonhisway.”
”soa,”shesaidandhurriedintotheshowasonlywhenshe
thatshereeredjacks
dilea.she.sheplaellrachelthat.
shetuedofftheshofillthe
rooirror,sherubbedskincrealloverher
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