第32节

  【】festoyourdadnoooknowyou</p>

  saidanything.idonlybedoingoouldbedoing.”</p>

  ”thers.butsano</p>

  dothat.thatsest.”katherinefigureditwould</p>

  shel,too.”ihahis,”shesaidforthebeof</p>

  theranddaughterboth.”trust”sheaskedhope,justasjack</p>

  retued.whenhopegaveherailedandpulleda</p>

  5billfroerpocket.”iesperatefortea.</p>

  aybeyourdadwouldlike</p>

  ffee”jackaskedhopeforanythingstrongandblack.katherine</p>

  eduntilshehadleftbeforeeyeiable.”rachel</p>

  saidyou.”</p>

  ”notalynsce.ioldingpeople</p>

  upbeittedtodo.exceptforpig</p>

  upthegirls,ivebeenhereallday.”katherinehadntexpected</p>

  that.</p>

  ”ithoughtyouothecity.”hetossedthephoneon</p>

  thetable.”sodidi.igednd.”</p>

  ”e.”hepushedhishandsthroughhishair.itlooked</p>

  likeheddorethanonitthathe</p>

  seedtired,arapathy.hehadalotreonhis</p>

  ndthishanlastedtoaddtoitbuthadno</p>

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  afteoon.”</p>

  ”thatuldantrouble.”</p>

  ”yeah,notlookingagifthorseih.”</p>

  ”ybeyoushould,”shesaid,onlyhalfteasing.”teenagedgirlsare</p>

  ”</p>

  ”hisweekend.”</p>

  ”etotakeher””no.illdoit.itshouldbeaing</p>

  experience.”katherinewouldhavegladlygonealong.shehadshopped</p>

  hthegirlsbefore.apparently,though,jackakingthat</p>

  responsibilityhehadntionedearlierveryseriously.fihen</p>

  shefeltlessguilty.</p>

  .”isshestillgoingtotheprobrendan””ina</p>

  nnerofspeaking,”jacksaid,buthelookedpuzzled.”itgeta</p>

  feelforhoyday,youhadaspedate,</p>

  butsaprettyvagueabout</p>

  goinginthelifroydiashouse.thegirlsarespendingthenight</p>

  thereafterthepro”hehhed.”ithinkthatsdidit.”</p>

  ”didood.shetossedthespendingthenight</p>

  thingatoing,fullyexpeg</p>

  idrefuse,butidohinge</p>

  likeabigsleepover.</p>

  theyvebeendoingsleepoversforyears.”</p>

  ”areyousureitsonlygirls”thatgavehiause,butitpassed.</p>

  ”shesaysitis.shesayslydiasparentshere.”</p>

  ”ithink,”katheriried,kingashoingitherself,</p>

  ”thatraall.”jacksja</p>

  harder.”ifididthat,ity</p>

  daughter.”</p>

  ”thisisntabouttrust.itsaboutcheginandbeinginvolved.”</p>

  ”itakeityouvebeenthroughthis.howolddidyousayyourkids</p>

  e.therehadbeena</p>

  tieanttheoher.thenshehadbeen</p>

  advisedtoeand</p>

  gone.andsuddenlysheytwo.</p>

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  throughatoughtihere.iveneverpareeenagerbefore,not</p>

  forrethanatrying</p>

  besttodoanthaandidont</p>

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  likeibringinfordinner,doesntliketheffeeibrew.she</p>

  doesntliketalkingonherphone,orsleepinginrachelsbedor</p>

  usingrachelsshooschool.asfarasshes</p>

  nceed,ijorinnvenienherlifeikeiheonewho</p>

  causedtheact,likeinjoyingallthis,likeishouldsleepon</p>

  thesofanightafteight.shesgivenlipaboutalsteverything</p>

  ivedoybe,justybeuedaer.sheactually</p>

  sledatschool.”pleading,hepausedfor</p>

  abreath.”letenjoyitforalittlebit,huh”jackthought</p>

  aboutenjoyingitabitashedrovedoheast.itthe</p>

  firsttihehadusedthoseotheanticsof</p>

  santhagill.thefirsttieenyearsbefore,whenshewas</p>

  fiventhsoldalyopposedtosleepingthroughthenight.</p>

  theyhadbeenlivinginsanfrananthainaroobr></p>

  thatrain</p>

  tu,soshedidnthavetheexcuseofastrangeplace.shehadbeen</p>

  fedcerealatsix,alongilkthenandagainateleven.</p>

  itoing,andsheore.</p>

  thebattlehadbeengoingonfortheyed.</p>

  jackshophoursasjuniorart</p>

  inasanfranhelilaronesgfor</p>

  thebaby,doioftheunpag,seing</p>

  fuitureandhbeeotheworldwhen</p>

  santhastheroo</p>

  ra.</p>

  jackpressedthepilloohisear.”shetbehungry,”he</p>

  led.</p>

  rak,”sheisnt.gobacktosleep.”butthewailing</p>

  on.</p>

  rachelslippedoutofbedand,redflannel</p>

  shirt,.thegstopped.sheretued</p>

  tobedandcurledupagainsthigain.theyhadbarelysettled,</p>

  spooogether,ed.</p>

  jautedthesound,butit</p>

  on.stilluhevers,hetuedtofahel.”shesnot</p>

  hungry,”he,sleepydarkthatwouldhavebeen</p>

  purplehadalightbeenon.”thinkshessiotsihel</p>

  led.”angry.pediatrisaidtolether.cry.”theylether</p>

  cry.afterfiveheorepersistent.</p>

  jackthreheblabadstartedtogetup.</p>

  ”dontyoudarebringherhere,”raried.</p>

  jackaboutto.hetougthatbaby.hehadgeda</p>

  diaperearlier.onepereveningit.”iakesure</p>

  sheisntstuckbetper.”</p>

  ”sheurred,butshe,</p>

  tiptoeingfroheirrooosanthashherfingershookedonthe</p>

  ofhisshorts.oppedatthebabysdoor,rachel</p>

  settledagainsthis</p>

  ...</p>