lyandcalledtoal
”hurry”shecried,hervoicesoloudandstrange”ohal,shesallergic”
shes,andthenshepaused,beehoetheyreachedthehospital,phoebesbreathinginshort,desperategasps
theyleftthecarattheentranceandcarolinegrabbedthefirstnurseshesaw
”itsanallergicreactionoseeadoctoow”
thenursethroughasetofsteeldoorsallhandsthathadgrippedthesohardassheranafterbutterflies,salystill,sheprepared
”areyousure”thenurseasked,lookingupandetinghereyes”areyoureallysureyouetocalladoctor”
eeredtheseditselfintoanger,fierpassivefaceofthenurse,butalcaughther
”callthedoctor,”hesaidtothenurse”doitnow”
heputhisarroundcarolineanddidntletgo,noteofthelorretuedtohercheeksthentheyandsatintheorangeplasticchairs,handinhand,nursesbuzzingandvoicesingovertheinterandbabiescrying
”sheuldhavedied,”broke;shebegantotrele
”butshedidnt,”alsaidfiry
alshand,largeandfortinghehadbeensopatientalltheseyears,hehadebatheroad,andthoughhedbroughtherfloonthsheulddriveaeback,nevergiveheranotherchancetosayyes
sheraisedhishandandkissedhispalstrong,sorougharkedhisthoughts,aspuzzledasifhedjustbeenstunghielf
”ethingitosay”
”iknoarryyou,”shesaid
julyigyy
ikethis”norahaskedjsheeshetookadeepbreathandreleasedit,sandslitheredoutfronderherthesunringtalplateagainstherskinshehadbeenhereforoveranhour,posingandreposing,theberofcruisepackagesinthestateofkentuckylastyearandyethereshesandneckasshelaystill,pressedbeth
todistraightescapefroisownlife
orrorandofhairuckagainstnorahslip,tickling,butsheostillness
”good,”davidsaid,bentoverhiscaraandclickingoffarapidseriesofshots”oh,yes,great,thatsreallyverygood”
”iot,”shesaid
”justafeorenutesostdone”hetoo,otheseaheer,hesandyourepartofthat,norahyoullseeinthephotoillshowyou”
shelaystillbeneaththesun,eeringdaysearlyintheirrriageagined,thatyoungerversionofherself,ingherdreanotthislife,edofgoingshedbeeanexpertatsolvinglastnuteisplaetoahousefullofsilence
”istilldontseeit,”shesaid,herlegsandherar,shakingsandfroerhair”eatall,ifyourehopingilljustdisappearintothelandscape”
”itsaboutperspehisequipnthishairsflushedpsesothingalittleodd,sothingfaliarinyourpartie,andtheyllfindyou”
thereingofftheoceanvedthroughhisdarkhair
