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otho,essheofeoreathoonce,though,yuntrainedeyes,ithatherfacewasflushed
eakeittosendbasethereethingnioreirealizedthatjaehadbeensunderstoodherentirelife,notonlyby,butbyeveryonejaeplythenistersdaughter,sooneieehopesanddoubtsthatihadatleast,thatsed,untilshefinallytold
illneverforgetthatdaybeportantindiefroehadheraroopedthroughne,andoresloebeeerthinking,thattheyfinallykne,asfateanyastalnities,thingsiddleofer
sheesothingididntexpestrange,dontthey,”shefinallysaid,breakingthesilence
“ean”iasked,eventhoughikneheanswer
“peopleatschool”
“no,theydont,”ilied
ikissedhercheekasisqueezedherarlittletightertosheehow
“areyouokay”iasked,nceed
“iine,”shesaid,regainingherposureandkeepingthesubjectontrack
“eafavor,though”
“anything,”isaid
“isetotellthetruthfrooeanalways”
“sure,”isaid
shestoppedsuddenlyandlookedrightat“areyoulyingtorightnoisethatfrooellyouthetruth”
sohoetoregretit,sinighthavebeencausedby,butthenirealizedthatihadnteventouchedherthere
“peoplethinkitrange,dontthey”sheaskedagain
breathingoutinlittlepuffs
“yes,”ifinallyansetosayit
“ostdespondent
ithoughtaboutit“peoplehavedifferentreasons,”isaidvaguely,doingbestnottogoanyfurther
“butyfatherorisitbecauseitrytobenicetopeople”
ididntanythingtodohthis
“isuppose,”alittlequeasy
jaeseeddisheartened,andtlefartherinsilence
“doyouthinkitrange,too”sheasked
theadeaeikissedher,and,shelookeddotheground
iputfingerbeneathhereagain“youreaieyourebeautiful,yourekind,youregentleyoureeverythingthatidliketobeifpeopledontlikeyou,ortheythinkyourestrange,thenthatstheirproble”inthegrayishglobleneething,andisuddenlyrealizedthatheartilinguster,knoie,”isaidtoher“yourethebestthingthateverhappenedto”
iteideversaidtheeerofiediatefalyaginedsayingittosooneelse,idsohooresureofanythingassoonasisaidtheieboineiyararoundher,ethatareeredthatshedbarelytouyeieisedherthatie“please”
“butido,”isaid,thinkingshedidntbelieve
shebegantoso,sosorry”
throatsuddenlydry
“entforhertostopeshekissedgently,alstlikethebreathofapasserbyonaycheek
“youcantbeinlovee,landon,”shesaidthroughredandswolleneyes
“anbefriends,e”
“”ishoutedhoarsely,notunderstandinganyofthis
“beverysick,landon”thenceptprehendsheryingtosay
“soyoulltakeafewdays”
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otho,essheofeoreathoonce,though,yuntrainedeyes,ithatherfacewasflushed
eakeittosendbasethereethingnioreirealizedthatjaehadbeensunderstoodherentirelife,notonlyby,butbyeveryonejaeplythenistersdaughter,sooneieehopesanddoubtsthatihadatleast,thatsed,untilshefinallytold
illneverforgetthatdaybeportantindiefroehadheraroopedthroughne,andoresloebeeerthinking,thattheyfinallykne,asfateanyastalnities,thingsiddleofer
sheesothingididntexpestrange,dontthey,”shefinallysaid,breakingthesilence
“ean”iasked,eventhoughikneheanswer
“peopleatschool”
“no,theydont,”ilied
ikissedhercheekasisqueezedherarlittletightertosheehow
“areyouokay”iasked,nceed
“iine,”shesaid,regainingherposureandkeepingthesubjectontrack
“eafavor,though”
“anything,”isaid
“isetotellthetruthfrooeanalways”
“sure,”isaid
shestoppedsuddenlyandlookedrightat“areyoulyingtorightnoisethatfrooellyouthetruth”
sohoetoregretit,sinighthavebeencausedby,butthenirealizedthatihadnteventouchedherthere
“peoplethinkitrange,dontthey”sheaskedagain
breathingoutinlittlepuffs
“yes,”ifinallyansetosayit
“ostdespondent
ithoughtaboutit“peoplehavedifferentreasons,”isaidvaguely,doingbestnottogoanyfurther
“butyfatherorisitbecauseitrytobenicetopeople”
ididntanythingtodohthis
“isuppose,”alittlequeasy
jaeseeddisheartened,andtlefartherinsilence
“doyouthinkitrange,too”sheasked
theadeaeikissedher,and,shelookeddotheground
iputfingerbeneathhereagain“youreaieyourebeautiful,yourekind,youregentleyoureeverythingthatidliketobeifpeopledontlikeyou,ortheythinkyourestrange,thenthatstheirproble”inthegrayishglobleneething,andisuddenlyrealizedthatheartilinguster,knoie,”isaidtoher“yourethebestthingthateverhappenedto”
iteideversaidtheeerofiediatefalyaginedsayingittosooneelse,idsohooresureofanythingassoonasisaidtheieboineiyararoundher,ethatareeredthatshedbarelytouyeieisedherthatie“please”
“butido,”isaid,thinkingshedidntbelieve
shebegantoso,sosorry”
throatsuddenlydry
“entforhertostopeshekissedgently,alstlikethebreathofapasserbyonaycheek
“youcantbeinlovee,landon,”shesaidthroughredandswolleneyes
“anbefriends,e”
“”ishoutedhoarsely,notunderstandinganyofthis
“beverysick,landon”thenceptprehendsheryingtosay
“soyoulltakeafewdays”
... </P></TD>