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editallbanorahsfiercely,heapplauded
”areyouallright”sheasked,glancingathi”areyouokay,david”
henodded,stillnotquitetrustinghielftospeak
”hesgood,”hesaidatlast,barkingthe”hesgood”
”yes”shenodded”thatsakiss”thatbeuldhappenhehasafetopracticestill,andifhegivesiteverythinghehaswhoknows”
paulbothestagehhisguitartheapplauseswelledhigh
”everythinghehas”davidrepeated”ifitdoesnt”
”ifitdoes”
”idontknothinkhestooyoungtoshutdoors”t
”hessotalented,davidyouheardhiifthisisadooropening”
”buthesonlythirteen”
”yes,andhelovessichesayshesstaliveheguitar”
”butitssuchanunpredictablelifecanhekealiving”
norahsfaceoney”
”itobeseatterhopaultogethurt”
norahopenedheruthtospeak,buttheauditoriureaninadarkreddresscaonhherviolin,andtheytuedtheirattentiontothestage
davidanandallthoseusiont:againdavidlethielfbelievethatthingsedtocatchhielfhepulledanorah,steppingback
”youself:stiff,aloof”youastic,son”
”thanksiwaskindofnervous”
”youdidntseeervous”
”notatall,”norahsaid”youhadagepresence”
paulshookhishandsathissides,loosely,asiftoreleaseleftoverenergy
”rkllerinvitedtoplayattheartsfestivalisntthatthebest”
rkllerarinstructor,hagroationdavidfeltanothersurgeofpleasure
”yes,itisthebest,”norahsaid,laughing”thatsabsolutelythebest,indeed”
shelookedupandcaughtpaulspainedexpression
””sheasked”isit”
paulshifted,shovinghishandsinhispoean,yourenotexactlyateenager,okay”
norahflusheddavidselfhadsetintionsonyyearsago
”thatsnoother,”hesaid,takingonpaulsanger”iyoutoapologizerightnow”
paulshrugged”rightsureokaysorry”
”likeyouanit”
”david”norahshandnoakeafederaleandarshallsaybedukesparentseovertoo”
”no,”paulsaidheantnonorahatthecrowdedfoyer
”reallyyoudontily”
”idonte”
foranttheystood,anislandofsilen
”allrightthen,”davidsaidatlast,”letsgoho”
thehouseovingtothebathroondbackagain;theyheardhisdoorshuttingsoftly,thetuofthelock
”idontunderstand,”norahsaidshehadslippedoffhershoesandshelookedveryslltohiveryvulnerable,standinginherstockingfeetintheddleofthekitchen”heedsohappyandthen”
”no,”hesaid”let”
heeeringhoovedusiistakeadeaheknoptyuedonthelight,abreezecaughtthepaleecurtainandliftedittotheceiling
”hesgone,”hetoldnorahshesfolded,ingfortheteakettletoboil
”gone”
”outtheostlikely”
shepressedherhandstoherface
”anyidea”
sheshookherheadthekettlestartedto
”idontknoaybe”
davidandpulledthekettlefrohebuer
”iurehesokay,”hesaid
norahnodded,thenshookherhead
”no,”shesaid”thatsthethingireallydontthinkheis”
shepiothergavenorahtheaddressofapostshoy,andnorahreachedforherkeys
”no,”davidsaid,”illgoidontthinkhestotalktoyourightnow”
”ortoyou,”shesnapped
buthesaontsothingthen,herlonghoursatheirttage,theliesandtheexcusesandtheclothesonthebeachhisliestooshenoddedonce,sloightsayordo,ofhoightbeforeverchanged
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editallbanorahsfiercely,heapplauded
”areyouallright”sheasked,glancingathi”areyouokay,david”
henodded,stillnotquitetrustinghielftospeak
”hesgood,”hesaidatlast,barkingthe”hesgood”
”yes”shenodded”thatsakiss”thatbeuldhappenhehasafetopracticestill,andifhegivesiteverythinghehaswhoknows”
paulbothestagehhisguitartheapplauseswelledhigh
”everythinghehas”davidrepeated”ifitdoesnt”
”ifitdoes”
”idontknothinkhestooyoungtoshutdoors”t
”hessotalented,davidyouheardhiifthisisadooropening”
”buthesonlythirteen”
”yes,andhelovessichesayshesstaliveheguitar”
”butitssuchanunpredictablelifecanhekealiving”
norahsfaceoney”
”itobeseatterhopaultogethurt”
norahopenedheruthtospeak,buttheauditoriureaninadarkreddresscaonhherviolin,andtheytuedtheirattentiontothestage
davidanandallthoseusiont:againdavidlethielfbelievethatthingsedtocatchhielfhepulledanorah,steppingback
”youself:stiff,aloof”youastic,son”
”thanksiwaskindofnervous”
”youdidntseeervous”
”notatall,”norahsaid”youhadagepresence”
paulshookhishandsathissides,loosely,asiftoreleaseleftoverenergy
”rkllerinvitedtoplayattheartsfestivalisntthatthebest”
rkllerarinstructor,hagroationdavidfeltanothersurgeofpleasure
”yes,itisthebest,”norahsaid,laughing”thatsabsolutelythebest,indeed”
shelookedupandcaughtpaulspainedexpression
””sheasked”isit”
paulshifted,shovinghishandsinhispoean,yourenotexactlyateenager,okay”
norahflusheddavidselfhadsetintionsonyyearsago
”thatsnoother,”hesaid,takingonpaulsanger”iyoutoapologizerightnow”
paulshrugged”rightsureokaysorry”
”likeyouanit”
”david”norahshandnoakeafederaleandarshallsaybedukesparentseovertoo”
”no,”paulsaidheantnonorahatthecrowdedfoyer
”reallyyoudontily”
”idonte”
foranttheystood,anislandofsilen
”allrightthen,”davidsaidatlast,”letsgoho”
thehouseovingtothebathroondbackagain;theyheardhisdoorshuttingsoftly,thetuofthelock
”idontunderstand,”norahsaidshehadslippedoffhershoesandshelookedveryslltohiveryvulnerable,standinginherstockingfeetintheddleofthekitchen”heedsohappyandthen”
”no,”hesaid”let”
heeeringhoovedusiistakeadeaheknoptyuedonthelight,abreezecaughtthepaleecurtainandliftedittotheceiling
”hesgone,”hetoldnorahshesfolded,ingfortheteakettletoboil
”gone”
”outtheostlikely”
shepressedherhandstoherface
”anyidea”
sheshookherheadthekettlestartedto
”idontknoaybe”
davidandpulledthekettlefrohebuer
”iurehesokay,”hesaid
norahnodded,thenshookherhead
”no,”shesaid”thatsthethingireallydontthinkheis”
shepiothergavenorahtheaddressofapostshoy,andnorahreachedforherkeys
”no,”davidsaid,”illgoidontthinkhestotalktoyourightnow”
”ortoyou,”shesnapped
buthesaontsothingthen,herlonghoursatheirttage,theliesandtheexcusesandtheclothesonthebeachhisliestooshenoddedonce,sloightsayordo,ofhoightbeforeverchanged
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