anyevent；shesoshepickedanouffltsheloved；soft
pantsandat
hookingtheclotheshangeroverthedoor；shereachedforherbra；
thoughttup
carefully；flexedherankles；slippedahandinsidealongherhipto
eventhestretchthenshereachedforthebraagain
sheheldit；tuedititoriassecrets
sleekestnuersshelookedhitonshelookedsexy
hitonsteve
andhitoffherplasticsurgeonsaidherbreastslookedgoodso
didrachel；heonlyotherpersonintherusted
enoughtoshorustedsteveatleast；shethoughtshedidhe
knehefacedhehadsurelyseenthinkhe
her；screangandli
itesheshoeurage
therroroherright；andcleaoallh
adeep；deepbreath；shesteppedbeforeit；andforthefirsttiin
nthsandnths；tookagoodlonglook
excitentspreaddoeanddidtheirtests
nursesedinenvy；
stoodoutsidelookingin
jackdidntknobesidethebed；
frospotjustbehindrachelsheadhehere；buthe
hefeltreliefandheexhusband；
relegatedtosilenceagain
chaptertythree
rachelergedfroerathinkingitanotherdayofwaking
upind；untilshefoundhihereintheflesh；
inchesfroerface；lookingthought
ethinghadhappenedtooneofthegirls；butshesa
inherperiphery；asaliveandintenseasjacksosheonto
thinkingthatshehadiginedbigsurandsixyearsoflifehout
hilyatthegirls；though；shesahatthey
orebeige；his
jaorecreasedohyes；thosesixyearshad
passedhjackinsanfrancis；hbigsurhinking
nobigsurindandheartsheuldnthave
dreadtheorethansheuldhave
dreadthealonenesssheelydivorcedbuttherewasa
e
shehadputiton；he�ired；
heavy；weak
shealhooexplainarseesheets
andadicinalsllsonoenedaswellas
nfused
butthepeopleshelovedusthavebeen
theohegirlshestayheneverstayed
thinkingthatthershadtobestrong；shesteredaslefor
santhaandhope”sdoing”suddenly；likeapausedvideo
startingtoplay；thetcatolifedisplacingjack；they
beganhuggingher；laughing；chatteringaboutanaccidentshedidnt
reer；aashedidntreer；abrokenleg；abloodclot；
toaning；grosshalfopenedeyes
shedidntreeranyofitsheuldntgraspthefactthatshe
hadbeenlyingthereforsixteendays�houghthedoctorsandnurseswho
edititdidexplainherweaknessand
thethinnessofherfingersshehadlostsixteendays
intravenous
needles；though；shefeltnopainapparentlyshehadsleptthrough
that
thegirlsjabberedonaboutjackstayingatbigsur；jackdrivingthebr 》
toschool；jackbeingatthehospitaleverysingledayjackdidnt
sayanythinghehadbaelosedher
eyes
toochtoosoonhehadethroughasafathersheeful
forthat
sherestedabitlifeeto
havessedtherehingssheohavedoneoneby
one；thosethoughtsbegantongeal
anthaandhopetingonthe
bedoneithersideofher；lookingatherhenedeyes
sheguessedasixteendayahere；”she
said；sling；heirfeaturesabruptlyrelaxedbutsheill
feelingnfusedsheaskeddayofthe
ti
sheaskedhegirlsinschool
”hatoldher”dadsaidwe
uldskip”rachelelsehehadsaidtheyulddo
sundayfathershadah
ney
heeans；ifhehegirlseverydayit
soundedlikehehadsredpointsthetwerepushinghis
virtuesaantha
asedher；shesbeenhelpingdad
takecareofyou；shestle；thena
littleresheitpassed；andthegirlsbegan
again
santhalistedoffallofthepeopleetovisithopetold
heraboutthefloe
santhatoldheraboutfayesbrisketandelizaspecanrollshope
toldheraboutkatherinescrushonthedoctor
anthatoldherabouttheprorachelsickwhenhope
toldheraboutguinevere；rachelcried
jackehelifeshewasused
tonothegirlsandherbutassoonashedisappeared；the
girlsstartedtalkingabouthigain
”hedrovedoiddleofthenightrightaftertheaccident”
”helovestheakesusforwalks”
”hedugaroundforthereylouse
ofaproate；teague
””heevendeaffiinforguinevere”
”heboughtyouaneyoullloveit”
”hefradyourpictures；sotheshowsgoingon”
”hehasntiled
andnodded；thendozedoff；
shedidnttohear
heragain；frozen；scared
”eon；youguys；”shesaid；e”youcant
paniceverytiifallasleep”
”butyoudontknoanthacried；andthetwoof
th
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eroceededtotellheragain；untilsheuldnthelpbutgettheir
drift
”tellabouttheshoed
pictures””fradthenddeliveredthe”hopesaid
santhaadded；”benssettingthingsupu
latelydadstheoneost”beforeracheluldask
aboutthelessthansubtlelobbying；katherinearrivedearkatherine；
aneyeonthegirlsevenifjackhadntshown
upuavekatherine；uallyblushedhedoctorwhohad
earlierintroduthecrush
hopehadntionedkatherineracheledbutthat
thefirstthingsheaskedherinefinallygota
nutealoneshewiggledherringfinger
”s””nokatherine；didyou
callhiftertheaccident””idid；”shesaid；lookingdefiant
”ifiguredyoudhere”
”hereheshutdoe
youknostillhurts”
”youstilllovehithatshurts
thatsalled”
”ithurtstoseehi”
”youdontthinkhefeelsthat；tooyouthinkhesbeenherefor
sixteendaysforhishealth””heshereforthegirls”
”andyou”
”hefeelsobligated”
”hecares”
”caringisntlove；andevenifiteoneandstill
shuttheut”uddled
”hroughthis；katherineyouknowhowifeel”
”sotaketheringoff；”katherinesaid
racheldidnt；becausesheedical
peopleeantkinga
publiightbeachar
shehadbeeneoutoftheashefigured
shee
leavingra；katherinesaadistanceand；
stoppingtalkhanurse；leandoo
studyaputer；straighten；tu；andsleolleague
approachedshefoundsuchpleasureinching
becauseheart；kind；andsensitivebecause
heherightageforherbecauseheherightheight；the
right；therighteverything；physically
hingto
hislleague；andstartedtobedwalkhe
wasgrinningbroadlywhenhearrived
”youoelunch；”hesaid
shegrinnedbackhotohispleasureiousshefelt
itsthatthesatithatshefeltantradictorychill；deep
inside；inaspotsheuldntplace”iknow”hegavehera
onceoverthatraisedboththethandthechill”youlook
great
”heglancedathisch；thensaidinaaxinganbuya
upleoffreehoursthisafteoonadeashow
oflookingatherochthatchillyspotinsidewasgrowing
aced”idontknohursdaysarepacked”
”forgethours；pluraltryonehouranychance”she
alreadystartingofflate；beingherenoonday”his
faceenttodoubttocautionhichwas
anotherthingabouthihathe
feltheelysuspiciousthat
restaurantondays””onlyoffseasonitsopennow”
”thenitsadate
””uhhuh；”shesaid；gratefulforthereprieve”theshopsclosed
ndaysiree”
”illkereservations；sayatoneoclock”shenodded
vigorously
hesledagainhislidslooherlips
heuthedthekindoftinykissthatnooneuldseebuther；andset
offbackdoher
kneesupassheheadedfortheelevator；shelocatedthechillit
waslower
shehadldfeet
bythursdayafteoon；hatrachelwasawakeby
evening；friendsingbytoseefortheelves
jackhadfeltathegirlsandkatherinewere
talkingetorespecther
friendsandtheyhibuthearingtheinghispraisesfeltlike
everyonceina
hen；houtgivingaclueastoshefelt
soheidledinthehallonthephone；callinghislae；
andeliveringahuge
bouquetofballoonsfroictoriancredibleappropriatendh
hopesgleefulhelp；tiedtheorachelsivpolesuperfluousonce
agsun；healedtothedoor；thenleanedagainstthebeyond
itbefore
heenteredtheroo
”happensnoafreeandclear”heshared
thesafearthegirlsdideverytirachelclosedhereyes”iread
aneeoutofaaandwas
talkingily；aslucidasrachelhelapsedbackintoa
athenextdayandlaterdied”stevesaid；”asirecall；that
felloatoseforseveralyearsrachelscaseisre
logicalherheadtooksixteendaysforittoheal
enoughforhertoregainnsciousness
oing；butidontexpecttoseeanything
wrong
shellbeondsforainizechanceoftheswelling
retuing；ybealightonthstoke
surethereisntanother；butthatsit”
”e”itontoftruthhehadbeen
sleepinginrachelsbed
”theiveoutlater；”steveexplained”artherona
liquiddietandveontosoftsolidsoitwell
nitorheroxygenationlevelforanotherday；getheroutofbedin
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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anthetray
tableheldaplatebs；andan
etycupofffeeshehenehin
andsllashopeinahugegentatshirttheweddingbandwas
stillonherfinger；butshelookedstartledtoseehi
”hoandingjustinsidethedoor
despiteallthathadbeen；ingedanintrusiononher
turfifshethere；shehadtolethinow
”better；”shesaid”issed
toochofittheyllbeherethisafteoon》shenodded
”so；”hesaid；”theygotyouupforashoiledand
nodded”uhhuhtheyhecastinplasticittle
bulky；plasterandcrutchestheyregivingaerproofone
later
””thatsgood”heslippedhishandsinthepocketsofhisjeansand
lookedaround”doyouneedanythingcandyalagazines””no；
thanksiineothecity””idont
knoehelp”
”thegirlscanhelp
schoolinafeeeks”
”hen
unlessyoudratherhavesooneelseifyoudratherhaveanurse；
illhireone”
”thatghtbebestifyouhavetogetbacktothecity”adeepdark
holeinghisinsideshehadjustsaidthathedidnthaveto
go；hadnthehadntanythingthegirlssaidregisteredhher
”perfectting；”saidstevebauerasheslippedpastjackandto
thebed”iyoutakinganotherhehalljackcantake
you”
”itilltiredfrohelastone”
”youategoodoreinhereinalittletenyou
upalittlethereyouhestrongeryoullbeandthefaster
thepluingartupagainassoonasthathappens；youcango
ho”heheldoutahand
shesighed；tookit；andpushedherselftoaseatedpositionwhenshe
eadythere；hehandedherafurryredslippershefitteditto
herfootendingstiffly；jackthoughtstevegaveherasingle
crutch；helpedherup；thengavehertheotherhcrutches
inutehherheaddown
”okay”steveaskedquietlyjackenviedhiheinticy
shenoddedandtookseveralunevensteps
”handhurt”steveasked
”alittle；butitsokay；”shesaidhervoicehe
restofherlooked
”issheupforthis”jackaskedheiginedherfallingandhurting
herselfre
butstevekeptanarroundherback；preventingthat”shecantgo
hountilsheis”heyreachedjack；hesaid；”yourtheywalked
sloinglydoherridor
”okay”jackasked；thenafterseveralresteps；”hangingin
there
”heyreachedtheend；hesaid；”youredoinggreat；”andwhen
theysingleword
anse
they；shehadbrokenintoashehelpedher
intobedandaskedifsheneededanythingsheshookherheadand
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