blackhead；rightthereonthesideofyouosegarrowsssdoyou
haveaskindoctorlike；ineveeededit；buttheresoneive
heardgreatthingsabout”sheglanigodibr 》
lateseeyouhopetriedtoncentrate；butshehadthatfeeling
sothingriedtodecideheritwas
sothinggoodorbad；sheuldntherheadoofullofthings
thathadtodootherandherfatherhetherhertherwould
hertheydgetbacktogether；hey
did；heydidnt；herrachel
andhopestillssedguinevere；stilloingsachingtohold
her
theclassendedshefiledouththeothers；butheytued
right；shetuedleftsheduandclosed
herselfinastall；butstayedonlylongenoughforthebathrooo
etythensheoutandhehalllikeshehadevery
reasontobeheadedforthedoorgyouholdyourchinupandactlike
youknoyouredoing；peoplehinkthatyoudo；rachel
alalkingaboutgoingtothingslikebirthday
parties；becausehopeknehateveryonearing
there；unlessshepretendedthattheyingforherto
arrivebecauseshehebestpartofthegroupatleast；thats
rachelsaid
hopeheldherchinupandpretendedthereefiledinthe
prinotheringoutsidetotake
hertothedentistshefingeredherjadohesteps；
froohecurbheparentsusuallyed；evenlooked
offdohestreetshecheckedher
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otherwas
lateshefiguredshedtleointerceptherthat
entarysore
offsheshehnfidenceuntilshereachedtheer；
thentueditandranuntilshecatoaspotcha
busnooneelseeantthateitherthebushadjust
eorthereallitdidntrunduringtheershe
uldntreeray
foralongti；shestoodtherehherbackpackonherback；
thinkingthatshesandthatit
titheydidsothingsheshiftedfronefoottotheothershe
satdofoottofoot
likearunnerethingwas
happeningsheknewas
sheshruggedoutofthebackpackando
seeifshehadenoughneyforataxisdeliveredandthe
buscadoheroad
bauerhurriedinsodidbates；on；andeveryoneelseonthe
flooronitorshowed
irovedoxygenation；thegaspinger；andwhileherlips
thesoftpinkthatjackloved；theyelyless
blue
thereightstillbeatose；but
everythingindicineive
longaftertheyillgrinning；breathingoneloud；
relievedsighafteranotheragainstrachelshandthen；becausehe
neededtohugherandithadbeentoolong；heslidhisarunder；
carefullydretedherupperbodytohisshefeltthin
andli；hisryfleshedheroutandgavehershapesheslled
hospitale；hisohreadsofpaintthinner；his
iginationsuppliedliliesheclosedhiseyesonunedtearsand
gaveseveralreiensesighs
hedidntkno
all
herineiling
verygently；hesettledrachelintothepilloouldhaveswo
herlipsorepinkthantheyhadbeenkedherup；
andguessedthatitholdingher；perhapsfroeaessorthe
changeofpositioninanycase；itifyingsight
”steveetheneherinesaid”hewasnearly
asexcitedasietothebed”thisisagoodsigna
goodsign”jackthoughtso；tooasfarasthedoctorswere
nceed；thedicinehadfinallykickedinasfarasjackwas
nceed；rachelhadbeenlisteninginonhisnversationhdavid
andhadreactedhashohewasgrinningagain；
grinningstillhefeltsotired；sogood；soshocked”katherine；i
justdeepsiredjob”
”you”hetoldheraboutdavidsvisit”wellbedissolving
thefir”
”grobesides；
youhaveanayoucanhenever；wherever”
”yeah；toofbigsur；butthatsrachelsturf
foralliknoe”
”isthatyouthink””idontknotothink；sinceshe
isnttalkingyoureherbestfriendyouveheardhersidedoyou
thinkshednsidergivingitanothertry”katherineheldupher
hands”notplacetosay”
”youknoeahint”
arrying”
”rerrying；”jacksaid；sinceita
teonsayit
ibigboy”
”itsnotthatitsthisonecrisisisover；buttheothergoes
on
youeriesofhohebestof
tisbutifitisnteverlikethatagainifshewakes
upandcantalk””hroughthisbefore”
”anentbraindage；sothatshecantthinkthe
oifshecantunderstandittakesto
paint
ortookaal；ordriveacar；orbathe””whyareyouobsessed
eanstoloverachel”
”butistic””iot；”shecried；thenposed
herselfandsaidaquieter”iot；butiuldbeiuldassu
thatnextnthoextyearillfindthattheydidntgetitalland
cancerhasspreadforayearortydiagnosis；ipanicked
everytiifeltapainthenidecidedthathopetero
goichoosetobelievethatilllivetogrothereareno
guaranteesifibeeinvolvedeone；hehastoknohat”
ahhhjackunderstoodshesheoask
stevebauerjackuldarguethatrachelssituationore
trauticifkatherineharecurrenceofcancer；
thereentandressionand；still；thepossibilityof
sogoodtiifrachelentallydinished；therewouldbe
nothing
nothatethingbutitwouldbe
different
heguessedthatduncanhadexperiencedhfaithlifeafter
theaccidentduncanchangedjobsheleaedtodo
thingsaroundthehousehegaveupchofheir
lives；allbecausehelovedfaith
ifthatold；leatheryountainnulddoit；jack
certainlyuld
ohingtrust
thatanyoneelseuldtakecareofherthewayhewould
hesaidaquiet”youdidntansyquestiondoihaveachance
isthefeelingthereorgone”katherinelookedpasthit
sothingandbrightened；thenfroostasquickly
jacktuedtofindhopeatthedoorherhairessofblond
hlessandsywideeyeshel
hestartedtosheranpasttothebed”ikne”she
ile”ikneethingwas
happening；onlyididntknok；
juingupanddoiling；sckingkisson
thecheek
raightened；shebreatheoutasatisfiedsighandlooked
triuhantlyfroacktokatherineandback
jackfeltasthoughheoughttosldher；butheuldntfigureout
foritherinehroatandsaid；
”uh；jack；ybeyoushouldcalltheschoolbeforetheycalltheps；
andtelltheheshyou”katherinehadtoretutok
hadtocallhislaorebraidsin
rachelshairbythetisheannouncedshekwas
starvedhetookhertolunchindoontereyandretuedtothe
h
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ospitalintitoopenregiftsfroictoriaottonnightgowns；
perfuandpophosthey
hadvedra；ptlyfell
asleephhisheadonthebednearherhandwhenhewas
titogetsanthahetalkedhhislahegirls
hedrovethegirlsbacktobigsur；okeddinner；andtothe
studio
santhaforaake
calls
jackaltolethergo
hopentinuedtoilhefinallysenthertobed
theyhadfradanothersixpicturesthatnighttwelveweredonein
alltheyuldntdochreuntiljackfinishedpainting
hechoseacanvasdepictingagreategretspreadingitswingsfor
takeoffhistaskurkyduskoftheflorida
evergladesagainstheebirdwaspoisedhehadbarely
takenuppaletteandbrushuedshethat
reachedherkneesandnothingonherlegsandfeet
”everythingokay”heasked
shenoddedherhandswerelinkedbehindhershelookedlikeshe
justedtohangaroundsojackstartedtalkingaboutthe
canvas
hetoldherixedcertainlorsandshoheeffectof
differentbrushes
shechedhedid；nodded；saidthekindofdistracted”uhhuh”
thatsuggestedhedinutesshebegan
akeoneleisurelytu；
thenanothereachti；shestoppedatthedeskbackedagainstthe
wall
”hope”sheshothislethattletoobright；shrugged；
andvedonbutsheespotthreenuteslater
hesetdohingsandtothedeskhislaptophere；
closedseveralshopdra；buttheyinterest
hertheydidntinteresthihehadonlyplannedtostudythebr 》
laterasancessiontohislapleteas
sentwas
signed
”sgoingoninthatprettyheadofyours”heasked
shespokequiouth”theresotherstuff
here
iotsupposedtoknow”
”stuff””sketches”
”adeanoffhandgesturetohedesk”behind”
frood；hesahingonlyo
ethingwedged
behinddraggingthedeskforovedasliortfoliohe
setitdoeeringthelasttihehadopeneda
surpriseportfolio
thenhehadleaedaboutachildhehadlost
etrepidation；heopenedthisonendkinlife
dratinghrachel；drawingnudesshehadused
charalonthickivoryragthevieorso；
shoulders；headighthavebeenanonyusbut
thatthebackoftheelbow；all
drahsuchfeelingthatthesorrohingslostrushedthrough
hi
hepausedthescararunawas
sixnthsoldrachelhadseenitandntedonitoncewhenhe
hadeforthegirls
hatsheonesheet
tothenexttothenextsohadbeendonehcharal；othersh
ehadfeaturesasdistinctashisprofile；otherswere
asfacelessasthefirstbuthervoicespoke；ansion
ineachandeveryone
isthefeelingthereorgonekatherinehadntansausehope
arrivedhopesthaveheard
shehadgivenhigift；butbythetihetuedtothankher；she
hadgone
chaptertyone
jackshouldhavebeenusedtobeingped
ashighaseveroingatdawn
hereargill”thevoice
oneoftheresidents
”happened”hecutin；sittingup
”rachelisstartingtove”heterlystillforasend
thenhedaredbreathe；butbarely
”shesovingherfingersand
toes
””vingtheosspontaneousnotinresponse
tondsbsthathavebeendead
inglighter
typiovesinitdefinitely
boostshergcssre”
”eans
”sheybestartingtowakeup”
”ybe；”herepeated；ovedbefore
hehadseenherblink；flinch；ever
”itdoesntalofullahisuldbe
asgoodasitgetsbutitsrethanhought
youd
evenbeforehehunguphetoldtheanicehadsaidhin
fivenutes；theyhecar
theairoutsideoistfogfloatedinpalegraybandsthroughthe
henarrotinghigherinthenehanhe
hadintheold；jaore；butanything
toodistantwasablur
ashetuedontothehighrugglednotto
getcarriedaatoseresponses
oventghtendbeforetheyreachedthe
hospital；havingbeennothingrethanthelastlittlespasinlis
thatoveagainorthiskindofventuldgoon
forever；neverspreadingbeyondfingersandtoes
still；hishopesedgedupalonghthesunbehindthefog
heyarrived；rachelsidetherewasno
signofventpilloillas
ever
fearfi31；jaafacethatwasgrowing
thinnerbytheday”hi；rachelhi；angeltheytoldusyoure
ving
e
evenhavebreakfast；eherefirst”
”ve；”orderedsantha
”sheoveifyoutellherlikethat”
”eon；rachel；”jackaxed”sunsingupitsgonnabea
nianthacried；
pointingatthesheet
”herfoot”jackvedthesheetaherehing；he
tickledhersole
hopesaidaakesherlaugh”
”hoanthaasked
”shesstillatose；”karasaidasshejoinedthe”thevent
isntnsciousitusuallyesinivity
alteatingh
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periodsofrest”
”ah”jackcried；victorious
”heranklejerked””isae；too”energized；he
straightened”dohepowerpeadlady
”hoore””keepdoingyouvebeendoing
sothingsingoutoftheshohe
phonerangtherror；butshewrappedherself
inabathsheetbeforeshepassed
”shesstartingtove；”jacksaidbleandonto
describehedseen”ituldbenothingortheproverbiallast
gasp；butidontighthelpithought
idcallherfriendsandgetthenhereboardherh
stilationenuers”katherinesfirstinstinct
akethecallsherselfthenshetookasloanding
breathandforheraddressbook
fivenuteslater；sheretuedtothebathrootherrorwas
upsheloosenedhertohat
thisore
objectivethatotionalrachelovingrightalong
sheshould；too
butnotyetopeningthedicinechestirror
facedtheandputona
braandablouseveredup；sherelaxedshereachedforpantyhose
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