pepleateverypssiblebarrassedsharnaleventuallythetearsstppedfalling
“thanks”
“iurbestfriend,lifinthelpyu,thenile
“suppseisuldbehelpingself”
“pah”sharnspat,issively“indalltsepeplealinantrtfhelpingyurselfanyway”
shealherightthings
“yeah,allgrieveut”
“yckdisgusted“annlytnthsafteryurhusbandisldinhisgrave”
“h,stptherellbeplentyfthatfreple,there”
“prbably,butscretherearehehanleaingtbehappyagain”
“suppse”
“prseyulleat”
“prse”
“thanksfringrund,sharn,ireallyenjyedthechat,”llysaid,gratefullyhuggingherfriend,akenthedayffbehher“ifeelaltbetteralready”
“yuknilyily,”shejked,“butatleasttherestfuscan”
“h,iknyicant”
“prseyullcallarunratleastgetutftheusenceinawhile”
“prse”llyrlledhereyes“yurebeginningtsundlike”
“h,lkingutfryk,seeyusn,”sharnsaid,kissinghernthecheek“andeat”sheadded,pkingherintheribs
llyes,thenrelaughing,thenrecryingagainsharngaveherperspective,tllyhadnteventughtabutthefactthatsharnandjhnhadlsttheirbestfriend,thatherparentshadlsttheirsninlpingarunrrendedtbeginitbyllectingthatenvelpe
fur
llystartedherfridayingisndexentptybed,butthereallbreakthrughfrthefirsttiinvertnths,shehadind,asshedideverying,tthefaindfrthepasttenurss
shesfrtablyinherfavritebluejeans,trainersandababypinktshirtsharnhadbeenrightabutheradeafairrrshelkeduglyshehadblackcirclesunderhereyes,herlipserfirstthingtgherlcalhairdressersandpraytheyuldsqueezeherin
“jaysus,lly”herhairdresserleexclaid“akeanhereinacriticalnditin”hehispathhepulleutthechairfrherandpushedherintit
“thanks,leifeelreallyattractivenuttered,tryingthideherbeetrtlredface
“ixuptheusual;lin,getthefil;tania,getlittlebagftriytergencysurgeryperhapshewas
“hsrry,le,ididntantssupyurday”
“furseyudid,lve,erushinginhereatlunchtinafridayentthelpe”
llyguiltilybitherlip
“ah,butiitfranyneelsebutyu,lve”
“thanks”
“usthavebeenfiftyyearsld,yethisskinatchedhisneylredskin,andhealakeaanfeellikecrap
“terrible”
“yeah,yulkit”
“thanks”
“aheyfhereyullhavehingsrtedihair,nthearts”
llysledgratefullyathisddlittled
“butjaysus,lly,inginthefrntrdidyuseetheagiuttndressedaslantfarffsixty,idsayhandedagazinehjenniferanistnnthever
“itlklikethat,shesays”
llylaughedathisiressinhehadthefventsallgingatthesati
“jaysus,isays,ihairdressetaplasticsurgenthenlyhatisifyucututthepictureandstapleittyurhead”
“nle,yudidnttellherthat”llysuthdrppedinsurprise
“furseididtheanneededtbetld,sureihelpingherseenagerthestatefher”
“buthereyesshehadntlaughedlikethatfths
“ifliagfrherandcaacrssalvelypicturefjanllinstldheritedhappyenughhthat”
“le,sheterrifiedttellyushehatedit”
“ah,ares,ihaveenughfriends”
“ntknhy,”llylaughed
“ntve,”lerderedsuddenlylehadbeegetherinncentratinasheseparatedllyshairtgetitreadyfrlringthatsendllyintstitchesagain
“ah,en,lly,”lesaidhexasperatin
“iestartedandnusent
“ialadusenneeverlistenst”
shelaughedevenharder
“h,irry,leintkne,ijustcantstplaughing”lly