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ysoingpathyandnce
“atleastyoutried,”shesaid
“alotofgoodthatdid,huh”
“ybehedidntknohisfathersletter”
paulshookhishead“itsnotjustthatitgoesbanotevengoingtogetthechance”
“thatsnotyourfault”
“thenfeelthatway”
inthesilencethatfollohetickingoftheheater
“becauseyoucarebecauseyouvechanged”
“nothingsaginehoeonebelievesthataboutyou”
“no,”sheadtted,“iethinglikethat”
paulnodded,lookingdrawn
adrienneovingtoandreachingforhishanditiffatfirst,butherelaxedandshefelthisfingerscurlintohers
“ashardasitistoaesoonelikeyouthantoaehadeandnotterhoethingiortantbygoingtherethising”
“sthat”
“youlistenedtothechancetotellyouhogetitoffhischest,andintheend,thatsprobablyakeittourt,heedyoutohearhissideofthestoryinpersontoknoheyfeel”
paullaughedgriy“thatkesfeelabetter”
adriennesqueezedhishand“nottheotherwayaround”
paulsaidnothing,butdeepdohough,hadntherealizeditbefore
“iknoesothingiortanttoday,andrethanthat,itethingyoudidnthavetodoyoucanbeproudofthat”
“noneofhappenedsurprisedyou,didit1”
“notreally”
“didyouknooing”
“iightgolikethis”
abriefslefliething,youknohat”
“isthatagoodthingorabadthing”
hesqueezedherhand,thinkingthathelikedtheostasifhedbeenholdingitforyears
“itsagreatthing,”hesaid
hetuedtofaanddaughter,orthean,ortheladyeonedifferent,sooneshebarelyregnizedhertiherehadbeendreaike,andthoughdreaindedherselfthattheyore
shetookasllstepbackentinhiseyes,butitvanishedashelookedofftotheside
shesled,forcingherselftokeephervoicesteady
“areyoustillupforhelpingean”
“sure”paulnodded“justletthroehes”
“youvegottiivegottorunuptothestorefirst,anyefoodhandyincasethepo”
“okay”
shepaused“yougonnabeallright”
“illbefine”
sheakesureshebelievedhithentuedaoldherself,sheddoherightthingshetohavetuedatohaveletgoofhishand
yetassheslippedoutthedoor,sheuldntesissingforfartoolong
paulakesenseofinutesago,ethingspecial,butjustasquicklyasithade,itwhy
heuldunderstandadriennesreservationstheyalllivedinaits,afterall,andthosedidntalpulsiveattetstoliveinthenthekneonthshadbeenanattettodefythoselits,torejebracedforsolong
ittoexpeyesterday,thoseresponsibilitiesrequiredstabilityandpredictabilityhedbeenthesahoughhehepositiontolivebydifferentrules,adrienne,herealized,
noheless,sothinghadehedbeenhere,heighthavebeenyesterdayaboutherfather,oreventhisingaybeithappenedselfholdingherhandandstandingclose,orethantogentlypresshislipsagainsthers
itdidnttterallhekneannadadrienne,chingtheinnforafriendinatinyastaltohcarolina
eleven
roberttorrelsonsatattheagingrolltopdeskinhislivingroolisteningashissonboardedupthepaulflanner,andhelyfoldingandunfoldingit,sti
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ysoingpathyandnce
“atleastyoutried,”shesaid
“alotofgoodthatdid,huh”
“ybehedidntknohisfathersletter”
paulshookhishead“itsnotjustthatitgoesbanotevengoingtogetthechance”
“thatsnotyourfault”
“thenfeelthatway”
inthesilencethatfollohetickingoftheheater
“becauseyoucarebecauseyouvechanged”
“nothingsaginehoeonebelievesthataboutyou”
“no,”sheadtted,“iethinglikethat”
paulnodded,lookingdrawn
adrienneovingtoandreachingforhishanditiffatfirst,butherelaxedandshefelthisfingerscurlintohers
“ashardasitistoaesoonelikeyouthantoaehadeandnotterhoethingiortantbygoingtherethising”
“sthat”
“youlistenedtothechancetotellyouhogetitoffhischest,andintheend,thatsprobablyakeittourt,heedyoutohearhissideofthestoryinpersontoknoheyfeel”
paullaughedgriy“thatkesfeelabetter”
adriennesqueezedhishand“nottheotherwayaround”
paulsaidnothing,butdeepdohough,hadntherealizeditbefore
“iknoesothingiortanttoday,andrethanthat,itethingyoudidnthavetodoyoucanbeproudofthat”
“noneofhappenedsurprisedyou,didit1”
“notreally”
“didyouknooing”
“iightgolikethis”
abriefslefliething,youknohat”
“isthatagoodthingorabadthing”
hesqueezedherhand,thinkingthathelikedtheostasifhedbeenholdingitforyears
“itsagreatthing,”hesaid
hetuedtofaanddaughter,orthean,ortheladyeonedifferent,sooneshebarelyregnizedhertiherehadbeendreaike,andthoughdreaindedherselfthattheyore
shetookasllstepbackentinhiseyes,butitvanishedashelookedofftotheside
shesled,forcingherselftokeephervoicesteady
“areyoustillupforhelpingean”
“sure”paulnodded“justletthroehes”
“youvegottiivegottorunuptothestorefirst,anyefoodhandyincasethepo”
“okay”
shepaused“yougonnabeallright”
“illbefine”
sheakesureshebelievedhithentuedaoldherself,sheddoherightthingshetohavetuedatohaveletgoofhishand
yetassheslippedoutthedoor,sheuldntesissingforfartoolong
paulakesenseofinutesago,ethingspecial,butjustasquicklyasithade,itwhy
heuldunderstandadriennesreservationstheyalllivedinaits,afterall,andthosedidntalpulsiveattetstoliveinthenthekneonthshadbeenanattettodefythoselits,torejebracedforsolong
ittoexpeyesterday,thoseresponsibilitiesrequiredstabilityandpredictabilityhedbeenthesahoughhehepositiontolivebydifferentrules,adrienne,herealized,
noheless,sothinghadehedbeenhere,heighthavebeenyesterdayaboutherfather,oreventhisingaybeithappenedselfholdingherhandandstandingclose,orethantogentlypresshislipsagainsthers
itdidnttterallhekneannadadrienne,chingtheinnforafriendinatinyastaltohcarolina
eleven
roberttorrelsonsatattheagingrolltopdeskinhislivingroolisteningashissonboardedupthepaulflanner,andhelyfoldingandunfoldingit,sti
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