hebyshavinganyfit
“sisitk”declanaskedlly,afraidhehadupsethissister
llythrealk
“itughtyu,l,”hesaidwrriedly
“ighthavelikeditifihadknyuk
“butiedittbeasurprise,”hesaidgenuinely
“ihatesurprises,”shesaid,rubbingherstingingeyes
“letthatbealessntyu,sn,”frankingpepleknyureingitsillegal”
“ibettheydidntknfrtheahagreed
“yurentgnnatelltheareyu,lly”declanaskedwrriedly
“ntifyurenicetfrthenextfenths,”llysaid,slylytadeaface;heuckandhekne“yeahever,”hesaid,wavingheraway
“ttellyuthetruth,lly,ihavetadtitughtitpeddeniseplayfullyntheleg
deniserlledhereyes“h,iethingiaeverdrinkingagain”
everynelaughedandtrundhersulders
“eanit”
“speakingfdrink,hischair“jack”
“yeah,abudhanks”
“abbey”
“eaeely
“frank”
“aguinness,thanks,daniel”
“illhavethesa,”saidjhn
“sharn”
“justake,pleaselly,yue”shesaid,lkingatherfriendllyndded
“t
“jdandke,please,dan”
“t,”saiddeclan
“denise”danieltriedthidehissle
“eillhaveaginandtnic,please”
“ha”everynejeeredher
“e”
llyiliarvice
“hi,ney”
shelkedupandsastandingatthepenpatirs“hell,yu,”shesled
“ss”
“furse”
“haveyufundthatne”
“furseihave,hesupstairsinbedasleep,”shelaughed,dryingherhands
gerryskhisheadandtutted,“shalligupandsuffcatehirsleepinginurbed”
“ah,givehintherurrs,”shejked,lkingatherch,“heneedshisrest”
helkedhappy,shetught,freshfaashestaredatherfrnderhislngeyelasheshhisbigbrwnpuppyeyes
“areyuingin”s
“n,ijustpppedbytseehinggingk”heleanedagainsttherledgehhishandsinhispckets
“s,s,”shesaid,heair“uldbebetter”
“ihearyureatvstw,”hegrinned
“averyreluctantne,”shelaughed
“yullhavenfallingallarundyu,”heassuredher
“fallingallarundisright,”sheagreed“theprblestheykeepssingthetarget,”shesaid,pintingtherselfhelaughed“issyu,gerry”
“ihaventgnefar,”hesaidsftly
“yuleavingagain”
“frthetibeing”
“seeyusn,”shesled
heheranddisappeared
llyilenherfaceandfeltlikeshehadsleptfrdays
“gding,gerry,”shesaid,happilystaringupattheceiling
thepnerangbesideher“hell”
“hgd,lly,justtakealkatthe
ty
llyiediatelyleaptutfbed,threanbehindtheunterughedludlyandllylkedupathi“thisisntalibrary,yunglady,yullhavetbuythat,”hesaid,nddingatthenewspaperinherhand
“iknthestandandslaedtheilings
thenlkedstartledandstartedtsbehindher
shestaredlnginglyattheselepedupandgrabbedthetthebttfthepilenebyherestftheanyhadfallenshehadtkeseveraltripsupanafetheiatientqueuebehindhershesneakilyaddedantherfesfsstherpile“frthekids,”shesaidludlytthene,pingeverynebehindherwuldalshear
hejustgruntedatherandntinuedsilk,ssherushedfrhequeuettheenfthesptretrieveapintflkfrhefridgeafeentuttedludlyasshedeherilktherpilethene
“rk,”heyelled
aspttyyungteenagerappearedfrnefthesppingaislespily
“penthethertill,ightbeherefraher
llydeafaceathi
rkdraggedhisbdyvertthesendtill,allthetistaringatllyefrhavingtyurjbhetkverthetillandtheentirequeuebehindherrushevertthethersidesatisfiedthatnnere,shegrabbedafebeltherpurchases“birthdayparty,”sheled
inthequeuebesideher,theteenageraskedfrapacketfcigarettesquietly
“gtanyid”rkaskedludly
theteenagerlkedarundinearrassntandlkedaway
“anythingelse”theneaskedsarcastically
“nthankyu,thatneyandfuledhherpurse,tryingtputallthechangebackin
“next,”theneerbehindher
“hiya,canihavetybensnand”
“exan“uldihaveabag,please,”shesaidplit