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“soisitok”deaskedholly,afraidhehadupsethissister.
hollythrealook.
“ithoughtyou,hol,”hesaidworriedly.
“ighthavelikeditifihadknoyouk.
“butiedittobeasurprise,”hesaidgenuinely.
“ihatesurprises,”shesaid,rubbiingingeyes.
“letthatbealessontoyou,son,”frankingpeopleknoyouredoing.itsillegal.”
“ibettheydidntknofortheahagreed.
“yourenotgoheareyou,holly”deaskedworriedly.
“notifyoureoforthefeonths,”hollysaid,slylytadeaface;heudhekne.“yeahever,”hesaid,wavingheraway.
“totellyouthetruth,holly,ihavetoadtithoughtitpeddeniseplayfullyontheleg.
deniserolledhereyes.“oh,iethingiaeverdrinkingagain.”
everyonelaughedandtoroundhershoulders.
“eanit.”
“speakingofdrink,hisk”
“yeah,abudhanks.”
“abbey”
“e..aeely.
“frank”
“aguihanks,daniel.”
“illhavethesa,”saidjohn.
“sharon”
“justake,please.holly,youe”shesaid,lookingatherfriend.hollynodded.
“to
“jdandke,please,dan.”
“too,”saidde.
“denise”dariedtohidehissle.
“e..illhavea...ginandtonic,please.”
“ha”everyonejeeredher.
“e...”
hollyiliarvoice.
“hi,honey.”
shelookedupandsastandingattheopenpatiodoors.“hello,you,”shesled.
“ss”
“ofurse.”
“haveyoufoundthatne”
“ofurseihave,hesupstairsinbedasleep,”shelaughed,dryingherhands.
gerryshookhisheadandtutted,“shalligoupandsuffocatehiorsleepinginourbed”
“ah,givehinotherhourorso,”shejoked,lookingatherch,“heneedshisrest.”
helookedhappy,shethought,freshfaas.hestaredatherfronderhislongeyelasheshhisbigbrownpuppyeyes.
“areyouingin”sheasked,sling.
“no,ijustpoppedbytoseehohinggoingok”heleanedagainstthedehhishandsinhispockets.
“so,so,”shesaid,heair.“uldbebetter.”
“ihearyoureatvstaow,”hegrinned.
“averyrelutone,”shelaughed.
“youllhavenfallingallaroundyou,”heassuredher.
“fallingallaroundisright,”sheagreed.“theproblestheykeepssiarget,”shesaid,pointingtoherself.helaughed.“issyou,gerry.”
“ihaventgonefar,”hesaidsoftly.
“youleavingagain”
“forthetibeing.”
“seeyousoon,”shesled.
heheranddisappeared.
hollyileonherfadfeltlikeshehadsleptfordays.
“gooding,gerry,”shesaid,happilystaringupattheceiling.
thephbesideher.“hello”
“ohgod,holly,justtakealookatthe.
ty
hollyiediatelyleaptoutofbed,threanbehierughedloudlyandhollylookedupathi“thisisnotalibrary,younglady,youllhavetobuythat,”hesaid,noddingattheneerinherhand.
“ikandandslaedtheoilings.
thenlookedstartledandstartedtosbehindher.
shestaredlonginglyattheselepedupandgrabbedthetthebottofthepile.onebyoherestoftheanyhadfalleokeseveraltripsupanddoafetheiatientqueuebehindher.shesneakilyaddedanotherfesofsstoherpile.“forthekids,”shesaidloudlytothene,hopingeveryonebehindherwouldalsohear.
hejustgruherandntinuedsilk,sosherushedfrohequeuetotheendoftheshoptoretrieveapintoflkfre.afeentuttedloudlyasshedeherilktoherpile.thene.
“rk,”heyelled.
aspottyyoungteenagerappearedfroheshoppingaislespily.
“opehertill,ightbehereforaher.
hollydeafaceathi
rkdraggedhisbodyovertothesendtill,allthetistaringatholly.eforhavingtodoyourjob.hetookoverthetillairequeuebehindherrushedovertotheotherside.satisfiedthatnooneore,shegrabbedafebelotoherpurchases.“birthdayparty,”sheled.
inthequeuebesideher,theteenageraskedforapaigarettesquietly.
“gotanyid”rkaskedloudly.
theteenagerlookedaroundinearrassntandlookedaway.
“anythingelse”theneaskedsarally.
“nothankyou,thatoneyandfuledhherpurse,tryingtoputallthegeba.
“,”theneerbehindher.
“hiya,ihavetybensonand”
“exan.“uldihaveabag,please,”shesaidpolit
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