ilydinner
“s,harday”shesaidsarcastically
“ivebeeninllegealling,”hereplied,kingaface,“andiingbackinateightclck,actually”
“thatsverylate,”saidherfather,puringgravyallverhisplatehealregravythanfnhisplate
“yeah,butiteiuldgettbktheeditingsuite”
“istherenlyneeditingsuite,declan”pipeduprichard
“yeah”everthenversatinalist
“andanystudentsarethere”
“itsnlyasllclass,therearejusttwelvefus”
“nttheyhavethefundsfranyre”
“fr,students”declanteased
“n,franthereditingsuite”
“n,itsnlyasllllege,richard”
“isuppsethebiggeruniversitiesterequippedfrthingslikethat,theyrebetterallrund”
andtherehedigtheyingfr
“n,ientandthelecturersarentinferirtuniversitylecturers,theyreabnusbecausetheyheindustryasuringintherheypracticetheypreachitsntjusttextbkstuff”
gdfryu,declan,llytught,and
“iagiheygetpaidhat,stheyprbablyhavencicebuttlectureaswell”
“richard,isaverygdjb;yuretalkingabutpepleasters”
“h,yugetadegreefrthat,yu”richardazed“itughtitalittleurseyuwereing”
declanstppedeatingandlkedatllyinsckfunnyazedeveryne
“akesalltsegardeningprgrayuch,richard”llyinterjected“theyrentjustacrtleurse”
thetughthadindthattherewasaskillinvlved
“greatlittleprgratheyare,”heagreed
“syurprjectn,declan”frankasked
declanfinishedcheessytgint,butbasicallyitsnclublifeindublin”
“h,”ciarabrkeherunusualsilenceandaskedexcitedly
“yeah,ightjustsething,”hejked
“tseeit,”llysaidenuragingly
“thanks”declanputhisknifeandfrkpetitinnextweek”
“”ciarayelled,hereyesnearlypppingutfherhead
llypretendednttknhealkingabut
“ahen,lly”hepersisted“dannytld”hetuedttherestfthetableandexplained,“dannyistheellyhasenteredakarkepetitinintheclubupstairs”
everynehedandaahedandtalkedabutesen,”sheaddressedtherestfthetable“nestly,ifipetitinithinkiellyuall”shelaughedasifthetught,thetughtulus
“lly”helaughed“isaenthelistntlie”
llyputherknifeandfrkre
“lly,petitin”hertherasked
“becauseicantsing”
“then”ciaraburstutlaughing
sheghtas,shefigured;therericharhearitt
“k,itsareallypliynainnthsagbeuchasinttit,ifeelihavetgthrughhititsstupid,iknw”
ciarastppedlaughingabruptly
llyfeltparanidilystaringather,andshenervuslytuckedherhairbehindherears
“hinkthatsaed
“yes,”addedher“andheretsupprtyu”
“n,yureallynthavet,itsnbigdeal”
“theresnysisterissinginginapetitinebeingthere,”declaredciara
“here,here,”saidrichard“akarkebefre,itsuldbe,”hesearchedhisbrainfrtherightwrd,“fun”
llygranedandt,”hesaid,scratchinghischin,“fun”
“n”richardsaid,takinguthisdiary
“ehsaturday,”llylied,andrichardbeganingitwn
“itisnt”declanburstut“itsnexttuesday,yuliar”
“**”cursedrichard,chteverynessurprise“hasanynegtanytippex”
llyuldntstpgingtthetiletshetenpracticallynsleepthenightbefreandshelkedjustthethereeyes,andherlipsten
thebigdayhadarrived,herare,singinginpublic
llyirrrsbutn,einthetilettdaythereilyhadbeenassupprtiveasever,sendinghergdluckcardssharnandjhnhadevensentherabuquetfflpathycard
llydressedintheutfitgerryhadtldhertbuyinaprilandprtantthingstucryingsheuldfreseethenightendingintearsshetendedthavepsychicpetfacingthe**tiestdaysfherlife
jhnandsharnlle,ethetaxistppedataredlightshentelatedjuingutandrunningfrdearlife,butbythetishebuiltuptheuragethelightsethingjustt