nths,lly,”shestfeltlikeiledatherenuragingly“thenyuthinkthatybehesnttherightkinfpersnfryu”
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wnbesideher“srry,l”
“hey,yntneedtbesrryatall,”shesaid,squeezingherhand“yusuldhavetldallthiseinsteafkeepingitallinside”
“butthisisnlynrparedtshappenedtyuifeelstupidevencryingabutit”sheears,angryhherself
llyeneyulveisalatteriftheyrealiver”sheuldntfinishthesenteneanything”
“itsjustthatyuvebeensbrave,lly,intkncryingverastupidbyfriendinlynths”
“brave”llylaughed“iwish”
“yesyuare,”ciarainsisted“everynesayssyuvebeensstrngthrugheverythingifiewhere”
“ntggivingideas,iledather,hhadcalledherbrave
“yurek,tugh,arentyu”ciarasaidudyingherface
llylkeelstintheirerthanllyhadeverseenher,satbyhersidepatientlyaingllysreply
“k”llyrepeatedthequestintherselfshelkedaheadatthellelnely,iired,iad,iappy,iucky,inlucky;illindifferentthingseverydayfthe”
shelkedthersisterandsledsadly
“andyurebrave,”ciaraassuredher“andcalndinntrlandanized”
llyskherheadslntbraveyurethebraveneyingfrnedaytthenext”
beingbrave,lly”
“yesyuare,”llyinsisted“alltsethingsthaty,likejuingutfairplanesandsnrecrazythingsherlittlesisterdid
ydearsisterthatsntbrave,thatsflishanybdycanbungeejffabridgeyuulit”ciaranudgedher
llyseyeserrifiedatthetught,andsheskherhead
ciarasvicesftened“h,yue,theresnthingbraveabutit”
llylkedathersisterandtchedhertne“yes,andifyurhusbanddiedytheresnthingbraveabutittheresnciceinvlved”
ciaraandllystaredateacther,ahethersbattle
allfraandhuggedhertightly“”
llytughthersisterlkedlikesuchachildhherbiginncentblueeyesshefeltliketheyhchildrenagain,sittingntheflrheyusedtplaytgetherduringtheirchilddandheyheyeenagers
theysatinsilencelisteningtthesundsutside
“ethingyuatabutearliern”ciaraaskedquietlyrechildishvicellyhadtlaughathersisterfrtryingttakeadvantage
“n,fetabutit,itutsidether,deessage,andhefressage:beredthenightbefre
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thistughtnindedllyftherisedherselfnttletitdieunderhercareshethreicrd