ball”herdisappointnthadbeen
shehatwasaplushe
preferreditive
”notunlessshesorry；jill
ireallyaiknoyouveputintotonight；butyourenotthe
onlyoneioingthistoicanceledthreeetingstodayandjust
toldtinatodothesafortorroandtherelookingat
raethingthatsoonecandotobring
heroutofthis；butnoonehasanyanssastinking；lousy
e”
”youcantbethereallthetiisnttheresooneay
aybeeven
katherineevansbutjackreeredthescenehehadjustnessed
andfeltagainthesaannoyancennoyance；defensiveness；prideit
hadbeeatterofprinciple
”thegirlsareresponsibilitytheyrestillyoungtheydont
understandhishashappenednotthatidobuticantleave
thejillnottodaythesituationistooshakyian；idont
kno；hoakethingsbetter；buti
ethisisnotitobedoing
rightnow”
”ihechairofthis；jillsaidshedidntsay；becauseshe
ashrejackheard；hatshedidnttobe
houtadate
”youtoldyoudberunningaroundstoftheti”
”butientoffact；
”iknohroughhishair；tobetheknew
jilledandheedtogiveherbutuldnt”iknow
butivesleptatotalofonehourinthelasttyfouridrove
doylaptopandscadsofpapersochangeofclothes；no
b；norazorifitrydrivingbacktothecity；illeitheodoff
attheiddleofyourlovelyblacktiedinner
eitherbeprettyifeelreallybad；jillifi
uldbeintonce；iwould”
”sheisntyourore”this；too；lyspoken；another
silestatentoffactjackheardethingentirely
differentheheardedyoufortk
ivetyourbusinesspartner；beenatyourbusinessdinners；spent
etyourdaughters
doesntthatsaysothing
haventifinallyetoanretoyouthanyourexwfe
davidhadsaidsothingsilarjackansweredheowinkind”she
ybeextheresnothingexaboutthegirlstheyre
stilldaughters”nofoginhisndetothat
”theyreonlythirteenandfifteentheirtherisinaafrobr 》
herhenextdayortwoare
crucialhoalonehere；sothaticangobacktothe
citytoparty”hecaughtsightofkatherineheadinghisway”hey；
igottagoieallysorry；jillillcallyoulater；okay”he
hungupthephoneanddreselfupkatherinelookedlikesheght
havegottenalittlesleep；certainlyhadfreshenedupherpantsuit
akeupiaculate；herlongcurls
justsoherexpressionwasallbusiness
”arethegirlsstillhrachel”heasked
”theyare”shetuckedahandinherpantspocket”areyouheading
backtothecity””noijustcancelledeverythingsothaticanbe
here”shelookedstartledbythatthensoonecalledhea
sheso
agrin
”hoissastepallbige
teethinadark；darkface；shegavekatherineathusupinpassing
andwasgone
jathephoneboothherinefellintostep
besidehihesaid；”youdidntthinkidstay””ididntkno
tothinkalliknorachelandit
soundedlikeyouteratleavingthanstayingputshefelt
abandoned”thatquie
”abandoned”heearriage
racheldidsheheohecity”
katherinelookedabouttosaysothing；thenpressedherlipstogether
andsilynodded
”goahead；”heinvited”sayyou”hetired
enough；justfrustratedenough；justopickafight
shethoughtforanuteone
therew
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第18节
aschallengeinhereyes”iosay；thehel
seesit；youdalreadylefthervingoninresponsesan
francisstifledhersheuldntpainttheresherated；
andbored”
”ifshetherehings
sheuldhavedoneanddidnt”hetoldhielftohis
eorplacebutkatherineevanshadscratcheda
festeringscab
hestoodhisground”shebladbecauseshewasbored”
katherinegaveasllshrug”theonlypersonsheedtodothings
hinthecityyouaround”
”no；ieorplace；buthell；this
friendofraent；andbeyondkeeping
hisvoiceloletthechargegounanswered”iwas
ytailofftobuildasuccessfulpractice；sothatiuld
keepushousedandfedand；ps；letherpainthout
eaingneysheoneyfroerparentsiedto
givehereverythingithoughtshedeserved”enoughavoiceinside
hiaid；buttherestofhiidntlisten”inthehelldidi
askofhertodressupandgooutonceorteaweek
uchgodonlykneenoughasakidshewas
raiseddressingupsheulddothepartythinghhereyes
closed
besides；sheknee；
youhavetobeseen
””sheknehat；”katherinenceded”thetravelingbotheredher
re
tohearhertell；youoreoftenthannot”jack
tuedah；thentuedbackinthevery
nextbeat”raeabout
youingbetye”
”itsexingbewildered；”andyouasked
israchelsfriendiloveherandthegirlstheyrelike
faly
idonthurt”
”andidoeoff；hekeptgoing
ifsilytospitekatherineevans；jackstucktohisdaughterslike
gluehestayedatrae；tooktheo
breakfastinthecafeteria；retuedtosithrachel
again；tooktheolunchinbethaneurologist
frohecity；oseerachelthenextday
ofthedi；the
nurseheadingtheeindy
onshepness；and
thickglasses；buttheretoher；anendearingshyness
shespokesloedkindasuldbeifkarabates
eacher；cindyonhegirlshungonherevery
word
”keeptalking；”shetoldthe”tellheryouvebeendoing”
shelookedatrachel”tellherjokestellheryouresador
angryorscared”shelookedatthegirlsagain”youcanlaugh；or
althingsshellunderstandthe”
”ifanthaasked
cindystudiedheroportantsee
”thoughshehegirls；jacklookedshewas
ssagingrachelsshoulder；hadbeendoingittheeshewas
talking
”yourtherfeelstouchingisaonstrated
easuredvents”dontbeafraidtoliftherhandorbend
herknee
orbrushherhairorveherfingersortoes”sheletthatsink
in；thenasked；”doesshehaveafavoritescent”hopeseyeslit
”lilyofthevalley”
”youuldbringsoin”
”anditllhelp
””itcanthurt”unfortunately；cindyfortwas
shorttedspeoreurgently；jackedto
knoonoonewassaying
hedranksochffeetostayahatbylateafteoonhewas
startingtoshakeherinearrivedhseveralfriends；he
barelyheardtheintroductionsassoonastheyweredone；heushered
thegirlstothecar
theyhadbarelyhittheroadanthasaid；
”sodooogeneral；andheoo
tired
hooanswer
”ifies”
”shesnotgoingtodie”
”thenifsheliesthereforaakingcareofus”
””
”beredshe
hadsaidearlieraboutnotlivinginsanfrancisthisthe
titochallengeher；notaboutaquandarysofardoheroad；not
tontionanirobableonerachelighteven
beassageonthechinesayingthatshealreadyhad；bytheti
theygotho
”bigsur”thelogicalshortrunchoicehethinkingabout
orrow；
illdriveupforclotheswas
horrified”gotoschool”
”yousing
up
””yes；but”illpickyouupatschool”sincetheschoolinbig
surelfrobr 》
ontereyinutedrive”youcan
spendtherestofthedayatthehospital”
”likeicanreallyncentrateonclasses””ireallythinkyou
shouldtryireallythinkyourtheryoutoireally
thinkaintainasenseofnorlcy”
”nothingisnorl”itruthsobluntlystatedthatheed
tostrangleher”look；yourapttoenohis
goonforever”
”hoehopessllvoicefroehind
hecaughthereyeintherearvieirror”becauseityour
therisyoungandhealthyshellhealshellwakeup”
”youdontknoanthaargued
”nobuteshesgoing
todie””noijustdontknoessof
thingsypiic
”proforeshoppingthis
e；”jack
said
shesaggedintotheseatandlookedoutthe
youdonthavetiyouneverhaveti”
”illketi”
”likeyoudetiforgyasticsets”hergyasticsets
shehadntdonegyasticsinyears；notsincehe
divorce
therehadbeenatieetthene
intheissedreandreshehadbeenyounghe
eeredhehatshedid；and
”thisisdifferent；”wasall
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第19节
heuldsaythen；angeredatbeingput
onthedefensivehereoeverystory；heheldupa
hand”yknootheriskindofhardon；
tooiastthepointofbeingtiredrightnoidlikeisa
littlesilence”
”didyoucallgrand”heletoutadefeatedbreathincredibly；he
hadntthoughtaboutvictoriakeatsbutthen；notincrediblyat
all
victoriasentlavishgiftsbutrarelyvisitedinthefleshsincethe
giftsedandunused；herpresenceintheir
livesinilthereore
tryingthannot
”nope；”hesaidasgentlyasheuld”haventcalledgrand
thinkilloch
need
”heakingthe；butthehell；hehadenough
elsetodealhhoutthat
hefelthopeevenbeforeshespoke；atiny；tidthbyhis
shoulder”llwedofordinner”sheasked
jackthoughtofblacktieandtails；beefon；elegantdancing
atthefait�ndthesastatichehad
heardearlierranginhisearsagaindinner；shopping；doctor；
dentist；piic�ithaglintofpanic；hehe
taskrachelhadsethi
ething；”heansweredgruflfly
”noerest”
”areyougoingtofallasleepatthewheel
”santhaasked；butthequestionorefrightenedthansnide
”tellyouakesureidontch
faeokay”therestoftheridewas
acplishedinsilencejackhattheskyhata
loesunskippedovertheoceantogildthehills；thatitwas
springandnoterbutheootiredtoabsorbdetails；too
nutoseelor
thespoteandhout
nt
theyreaailboxes；leftthehighway；
andersedinthecanyonsgroreesthickeningas
theycliedtheinstanttheypulledupatthecabin；hopesaid
sothingaboutseeingguinevereandraantha
follourgentphonecalls
jackstraightenedandclosedthecardoor；thenstoodrootedtothe
spotchashehadbeenearlierthatdaysothingabouttheair
heldhiaptive；sothingaboutthelateafteoonshade；the
grandeuroftheredell
thesllthatitrangelys；uniquehe
inhaled；exhaled
andthesilencelisteningtoit；herealizedthatthestaticinhis
headhadclearedhestoodabitlonger；savoringthenovelty
then；havinggottenasendintoseeaboutdinner
chapterfive
hopeoaball；shehadbarely
pulledtheforteroverherheadandbeguntohatrachelwas
thereeoforterback
andantguineverehewoodfloor；
eyeingherbeseeheriddleofthenight
accident
”ooooh；baby；itsokay；itsokay；”hopeoed；gentlyliftingthe
；noprobletallican
cleanituprightahexquisite
essbefore
santhaor；heruldsee
santhaped
thephooherearhashoulderandhatsheknes
cause
repetitivetonguedisorder；herthercalleditbutuldshe
do
shedhadtoath；johnaboutscience；andaabout
spanish；andbythetithatotalk
aboutnothingintheannoyinghinkingsheerested
injustthesoundofhisvoice
landthenthereehadtheyhungup
thirty
one
”icu；please；”shetoldthereceptionisteon；
santhaidentifiedherselfothersaidwould
getheransshefeltnonfidenceatalldeep
inside；intheplacethatfearedrachelghthavediedduringthe
night”hoy”shesdoingjustfine”santhashopes
soared”sheyet”soisjustfine”
supposedtoansanthathought”thankyou；”shesaidore
disappointntthangrace；andhungupthephone
gnasaroundherkneesand
rosothisent；thisbeingleft
alonehherfatherithepointshehadbeen
tryingtoketheafteoonbefore；thatthoughsanthaght
plainthathertherlethergetatattoo；shehadnoidea
hokyshewas
santhathoughtaboutthatarguntifithadnttakeplace；rachel
havebeendistractedsheherbookgroupbook
dohekitchen；insteadofcarryingittothestudioifshe
hadntgonebackthereforit；sheheroadtwo
nutessooner；andifshe
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