第75节
【】uhesends.
jackdidntknotodo.heenedandunsure,as
terrifiedbythegratingsoundsracheldeashehetingeof
herskin.
forati,hesilystoodaroundeachofthegirls,but
theyired.eventually,theysatdohebed,thegirls
ononeside,jatheother.hetriedtothinkofthingstosay,
butitseediortant,soiortant,tolistentothosegasping
sounds,toheartheslightestagihattherewerewords
intheresowhere.
”shesoundsauzful,”santhaonepoint.
jaodded.heheldrachelshand,oasionallytoueor
heedthoughtitironirapesonthesideof
herfah
etohirolongago
eryfraghendthey
ergedanyway.deargod,helpher
.
..giveherstrength...ietherheal...serveyouagain..
.
thesendhan,andthegaspinginished.”hangin
there,”jackrred.”youlihel.breathelongand
sloadeadrysound.
”anthaasked.
”ond.whenyouwerebo.i
achedher.hanginthere,rachel.youdoit.breathelongand
sloe.”
”yellingandsiled.”actually,yes.
youbirth.
veryvocal.youletuskhing,allright.”
”e”hopeasked.
”lessvocal.”hissleerieswere
s.
”insouch,sowehad
toguess.youguysolaidyou
b.”
”hoell”hopeasked.
”theoved.sareactiveeventhen.”
”butislidouteasier.”
”senddeliveriesarelikethat.shehadto.”
heheardthatbreathingagain,asloudasever.hisslefaded.
”longandslohere,angel.youredoinggood,youredoing
good.”katherinearrivedlookingpale,upset,andtotallydifferent
fronyotherkhadseenher.herfaurls
adozenshadesofbeigecaughtupinaponytail.
sheupsuitandsneakers.onlyherfingeails
eventhen,lighter.theywerepink.
jacktookfortinherpresence.evenpaleandupset,shenveyed
petence.shekhing
he.
sheewar.
thegirlstothecafeteriafordrinks,shesaid,”thanks
forcalling.iessageassoonasigot
back.”shedeageneralgesturetoe,
apologetietoshower.”
”youlookgreat,”hesaid.askepticallook,he
added,”ierious.allnatural.veryrachel.thanksf.”
hetouhelslips.theyed,airgratinginandout.
”ididntexpectthis.thegirlsareprettyshakey
shaken.”
”thediely.
”ivebeenpraying.itsthefirsttiinyears.idontto
loseher,katherine.doyouthiohearthat”katherine
lookedathindsighed.”yourenotabadlookingguy.needa
haireedashave.butyouupgood.so,yeah.shed
tohearit.ypoint,
”jacksaid,butthegirlsretuedthen,andheriookher
teahthanksandsuggestedthatjacktakethegirlsbacktothe
cafeteriaforbreakfast,hefiguredhedleavewellenoughalone.
”hi,there.”katherinehebedrail,lettingrachel
knoingforher,evebauerwalkedin.shehad
knoitiided
tokeupandusse.shefigureditetogivehi
previeoroussideoftheanshewas.
”shappeninghere”sheasked,straightening.
”clot.drip..”
”ahh.thanks.”heapproachedthebed,studiedrachel,thenthe
nitor.headjustedthesolutiondrippingfroheivbag,then
leanedinandsaidinavoiceloudandauthoritativeenoughtobeheard
overherbreathing,”rachelipeedingupthedrip.youfeel
thege,butitshouldhelp.
”katherinesensedhisworry.”shouldshehavealreadyresponded”
hekedtheore.”
”hoethinglikethisaffecttheaitsof
it””it.itynot.”hetuedhisblueeyesonher,along
allsle.”howareyou””nervous.”
”ilattered.”
”nervousaboutrachel,”shesaid,fogagainonherfriend.there
adeh
everybreath.
”invious.hoshehad
neverhadafriendlikerachel.”ifeellikeiveknownherforever,
uchalike.”
”youlookrealikenohanusual.
””ashenskinbluelips””unadoed.youlookpretty.”jackhad
saidthesathing,butitfeltdifferentingfroteve.
shesqueezedraeagain.”
”no.justsayinginforthelonghaul.”beforesheuldbeginto
analyzethat,hesaid,”soyouandrachelarealike.tellhow.”
katherineulddothat.”shesanonlyi.shegrewup
iy.sodidi.shehatedit.sodidi.””why””in
ratoawayoflifeshe
didntlike.”
”inyours””ifeltlost.ilikebuingintopeopleiknow.”
”likerickltzer”rickheahesiologist
hea.sheshouldhaveknoeveice.”likerick,”she
adtted,sinyingitakehiurious.”ialsolike
privahere,andyoureintheddleof
nowhere.
forsoonelikerachel,thatsiortant.shesartistic.wehave
thatinn,too.”
”thenitisntjusthedeaspeedysnippingtion.
”no.itisntjust.”sheheldhisgaze.”theresanartt
andstylinghair.eveninthat,rachelandiarealike.”
”ho.wespendourprofessional
livestryingtoutthebestandstbeautifulofnature
hastooffer.”shelookedatrachelagain,suddefulof
shesaw.
”idontthinkshedlikethesebluelips.”
”we
...
jackdidntknotodo.heenedandunsure,as
terrifiedbythegratingsoundsracheldeashehetingeof
herskin.
forati,hesilystoodaroundeachofthegirls,but
theyired.eventually,theysatdohebed,thegirls
ononeside,jatheother.hetriedtothinkofthingstosay,
butitseediortant,soiortant,tolistentothosegasping
sounds,toheartheslightestagihattherewerewords
intheresowhere.
”shesoundsauzful,”santhaonepoint.
jaodded.heheldrachelshand,oasionallytoueor
heedthoughtitironirapesonthesideof
herfah
etohirolongago
eryfraghendthey
ergedanyway.deargod,helpher
.
..giveherstrength...ietherheal...serveyouagain..
.
thesendhan,andthegaspinginished.”hangin
there,”jackrred.”youlihel.breathelongand
sloadeadrysound.
”anthaasked.
”ond.whenyouwerebo.i
achedher.hanginthere,rachel.youdoit.breathelongand
sloe.”
”yellingandsiled.”actually,yes.
youbirth.
veryvocal.youletuskhing,allright.”
”e”hopeasked.
”lessvocal.”hissleerieswere
s.
”insouch,sowehad
toguess.youguysolaidyou
b.”
”hoell”hopeasked.
”theoved.sareactiveeventhen.”
”butislidouteasier.”
”senddeliveriesarelikethat.shehadto.”
heheardthatbreathingagain,asloudasever.hisslefaded.
”longandslohere,angel.youredoinggood,youredoing
good.”katherinearrivedlookingpale,upset,andtotallydifferent
fronyotherkhadseenher.herfaurls
adozenshadesofbeigecaughtupinaponytail.
sheupsuitandsneakers.onlyherfingeails
eventhen,lighter.theywerepink.
jacktookfortinherpresence.evenpaleandupset,shenveyed
petence.shekhing
he.
sheewar.
thegirlstothecafeteriafordrinks,shesaid,”thanks
forcalling.iessageassoonasigot
back.”shedeageneralgesturetoe,
apologetietoshower.”
”youlookgreat,”hesaid.askepticallook,he
added,”ierious.allnatural.veryrachel.thanksf.”
hetouhelslips.theyed,airgratinginandout.
”ididntexpectthis.thegirlsareprettyshakey
shaken.”
”thediely.
”ivebeenpraying.itsthefirsttiinyears.idontto
loseher,katherine.doyouthiohearthat”katherine
lookedathindsighed.”yourenotabadlookingguy.needa
haireedashave.butyouupgood.so,yeah.shed
tohearit.ypoint,
”jacksaid,butthegirlsretuedthen,andheriookher
teahthanksandsuggestedthatjacktakethegirlsbacktothe
cafeteriaforbreakfast,hefiguredhedleavewellenoughalone.
”hi,there.”katherinehebedrail,lettingrachel
knoingforher,evebauerwalkedin.shehad
knoitiided
tokeupandusse.shefigureditetogivehi
previeoroussideoftheanshewas.
”shappeninghere”sheasked,straightening.
”clot.drip..”
”ahh.thanks.”heapproachedthebed,studiedrachel,thenthe
nitor.headjustedthesolutiondrippingfroheivbag,then
leanedinandsaidinavoiceloudandauthoritativeenoughtobeheard
overherbreathing,”rachelipeedingupthedrip.youfeel
thege,butitshouldhelp.
”katherinesensedhisworry.”shouldshehavealreadyresponded”
hekedtheore.”
”hoethinglikethisaffecttheaitsof
it””it.itynot.”hetuedhisblueeyesonher,along
allsle.”howareyou””nervous.”
”ilattered.”
”nervousaboutrachel,”shesaid,fogagainonherfriend.there
adeh
everybreath.
”invious.hoshehad
neverhadafriendlikerachel.”ifeellikeiveknownherforever,
uchalike.”
”youlookrealikenohanusual.
””ashenskinbluelips””unadoed.youlookpretty.”jackhad
saidthesathing,butitfeltdifferentingfroteve.
shesqueezedraeagain.”
”no.justsayinginforthelonghaul.”beforesheuldbeginto
analyzethat,hesaid,”soyouandrachelarealike.tellhow.”
katherineulddothat.”shesanonlyi.shegrewup
iy.sodidi.shehatedit.sodidi.””why””in
ratoawayoflifeshe
didntlike.”
”inyours””ifeltlost.ilikebuingintopeopleiknow.”
”likerickltzer”rickheahesiologist
hea.sheshouldhaveknoeveice.”likerick,”she
adtted,sinyingitakehiurious.”ialsolike
privahere,andyoureintheddleof
nowhere.
forsoonelikerachel,thatsiortant.shesartistic.wehave
thatinn,too.”
”thenitisntjusthedeaspeedysnippingtion.
”no.itisntjust.”sheheldhisgaze.”theresanartt
andstylinghair.eveninthat,rachelandiarealike.”
”ho.wespendourprofessional
livestryingtoutthebestandstbeautifulofnature
hastooffer.”shelookedatrachelagain,suddefulof
shesaw.
”idontthinkshedlikethesebluelips.”
”we
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