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atssupposedtobeenoughybeilljustgoaebackanandnoexplanationhinkofthat”
thereeeredthedisanyeveningssinadeithobeforednightbusiness,shealary,selfverystill,chingher,listening,ingtosee
”shesjustachild,”hisfathersaidatlast”shessixteenandpregnant,andsheleaveherthere”
histhersighedpauliginedherrunningahandthroughherhair
”isthisadlifecrisis”sheaskedquietly”isthatthisis”
”adlifeyoldhousethatdoesntfeellikeainnotinlovehheritsnotlikethatitneverwillbe”
paullookedatroseryherheadeethiseye
”idontknoothersaidsloalllu,herprognosisisgood,butitslignant”
”ididntknosorry”
”no,donttouch,david”
”whoshersurgeon”
”edjones”
”edsgood”
”hedbetterbedavid,yourdlifecrisisisthelastthingineed”
paul,listening,felttheplay,thesicvingbetsotheydidntneedtospeakshedclosehereyesandstretchoutinthesagihehouther
”e,norahillstay,ifyouoveoutbutiaryaogo”
thereotheringheevertoanswer
”e”heasked,startlinghielf”about”
”paul”histhersvoice
”righthere,”hesaid,pieandrosery”
”oh,goodgrief,”hisfathersaidsendslater,he
paulstoodandfacedhi”ioingtojuilliard,dadtheycalledlastgoing”
heusi;heuldaladehislivinganotherandreasonableandresistant,sothatpaululdgiveventtohisangerheense,ready,buttohissurprisehisfatheronlynodded
”goodforyou,”hisfathersaid,andthenhisfaonthisforeheadsyou,thengogoandworkhardandbehappy”
paulstooduneasilyontheporchalltheseyears,eachtiheandhisfathertalked,hedfeltheysteriouslygonebutheillrunning,giddyanduncertain,inopenspace
”paul”hisfathersaid”iroudofyou,son”
everyonenoearsinhiseyes
hedidntknobarrasshielf,andthenherulyrunning,theguitarstillinhishand
”paul”histherotherandhisaunt,andheeeredhisfatherinthefoyer,his,butstilleoneelsebehind,halfsarystoodlistening,herarfolded,herhair,setfree,fallingoverhershouldersnoaginedherinthathousesetintothehill,talkingforsonylonghours,sohoall
soheran
itferry,spool,theirporthehouseheyankedthedoorshutandadjustedtheseat,givinghielflegrooheputtheguitarontheseatbesidehitheakeupandeaybe,orthebankheputthecaringearandbackedup
stillnothing:noshouts,nosirenshegearedintodriveandpulledaway
hehadntdrivenesstoodthere,okywhenhekissedher
theguitarslippedhepulledoverandstrappeditinhaseat
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atssupposedtobeenoughybeilljustgoaebackanandnoexplanationhinkofthat”
thereeeredthedisanyeveningssinadeithobeforednightbusiness,shealary,selfverystill,chingher,listening,ingtosee
”shesjustachild,”hisfathersaidatlast”shessixteenandpregnant,andsheleaveherthere”
histhersighedpauliginedherrunningahandthroughherhair
”isthisadlifecrisis”sheaskedquietly”isthatthisis”
”adlifeyoldhousethatdoesntfeellikeainnotinlovehheritsnotlikethatitneverwillbe”
paullookedatroseryherheadeethiseye
”idontknoothersaidsloalllu,herprognosisisgood,butitslignant”
”ididntknosorry”
”no,donttouch,david”
”whoshersurgeon”
”edjones”
”edsgood”
”hedbetterbedavid,yourdlifecrisisisthelastthingineed”
paul,listening,felttheplay,thesicvingbetsotheydidntneedtospeakshedclosehereyesandstretchoutinthesagihehouther
”e,norahillstay,ifyouoveoutbutiaryaogo”
thereotheringheevertoanswer
”e”heasked,startlinghielf”about”
”paul”histhersvoice
”righthere,”hesaid,pieandrosery”
”oh,goodgrief,”hisfathersaidsendslater,he
paulstoodandfacedhi”ioingtojuilliard,dadtheycalledlastgoing”
heusi;heuldaladehislivinganotherandreasonableandresistant,sothatpaululdgiveventtohisangerheense,ready,buttohissurprisehisfatheronlynodded
”goodforyou,”hisfathersaid,andthenhisfaonthisforeheadsyou,thengogoandworkhardandbehappy”
paulstooduneasilyontheporchalltheseyears,eachtiheandhisfathertalked,hedfeltheysteriouslygonebutheillrunning,giddyanduncertain,inopenspace
”paul”hisfathersaid”iroudofyou,son”
everyonenoearsinhiseyes
hedidntknobarrasshielf,andthenherulyrunning,theguitarstillinhishand
”paul”histherotherandhisaunt,andheeeredhisfatherinthefoyer,his,butstilleoneelsebehind,halfsarystoodlistening,herarfolded,herhair,setfree,fallingoverhershouldersnoaginedherinthathousesetintothehill,talkingforsonylonghours,sohoall
soheran
itferry,spool,theirporthehouseheyankedthedoorshutandadjustedtheseat,givinghielflegrooheputtheguitarontheseatbesidehitheakeupandeaybe,orthebankheputthecaringearandbackedup
stillnothing:noshouts,nosirenshegearedintodriveandpulledaway
hehadntdrivenesstoodthere,okywhenhekissedher
theguitarslippedhepulledoverandstrappeditinhaseat
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