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“isaidn”shefilledherglassreer
“ahen,denise,yuknisenttlaugh”sharnsaiditsseriuslythatllyfeltbadfrsling
denisestudiedbththeirfaces,tryingtdecidehertheyuldbetrusted
“h,k,”shesighedludlyandledsthingveryquietly
“vinginclser
“ney,hearyu,yquiet,”sharnsaid,pullingherchairinclser
deniselkedarundtherestauranttkesurenbdyvedherheadintthelyingutintheseafrslng,bussunbut”
“h,”sharnsaid,sittingbackinherchairabruptly
llylkedainffdenisehadjustsaid
theree
“see,isaidyuhlaugh,”denisehuffed
“hey,laughing,”sharnsaidshakily
therehersilence
llyuldnthelpherself“justkesureyuputplentyfsuncreanitsthatitesntpeel”thetfinallybrkewn
denisejustnddedherheadandtstplaughingshehadteinfact,urslaterasshelaynthesfabedtryingtsleepshestilled
thelastthingsheheardbefresheartrerkfrlly:“kesureyulienyurfrnt,denise”thisrelaughter
“hey,lly,”sharnerrw”
“ean”llyasked,yawning
“theletter”sharnreplied,surprisedthatllydidntreeriediately“nttellthatyuft”
llyreachedherhandunderherpillarundfrtheletterinneurshepengerryssixthletterfurseshehadntftten
thenextingllythesunfsharnthrhetiletsheflllyrubbedherbackandheldherhairback
“yk”sheaskedersharnhadeventuallystpped
“yeah,itsjusttsebldydreaihadallnightidreaiannaraftandallsrtsfthingsithinkitseasickness”
“ihadtsedreatiterday,it”
sharnndded“ievergingnaraftagain,”shesledweakly
denisearrivedatthebathrralreadydressedinherbikinishehadbrrteasingher,asshedealfpain
ingpl,deniseandsharnjinedthebarbiebrigadeprtantletter
shepsitinedherselfaalltheexadeherselffrtablenherbeachtrentactselvesintthel,crystalingandalreadythesun
llycarefullypulledtheletterutfherbagastughitstdelicatethingintheellsftheessage
hilly,
ipeyurehavingstn,reergladyugttseeitintheend
apparently,ifyustandattheveryenfthebeayurtel,andlkarundtheerttheleft,yullseealightuseildthatsanypepleknisaidhi
ps,ilveyu,lly
hshakinghands,llyputthecardbackinttheenvelpeandsecureditsafelyinapcketfherbagshefeltgerryseyesnherasshestdupandquicklyrlledupthebeachtbthercksssheuldseearundtheer
andthereitwas
exabeverthertalktneanther
gerrysatbesideher
heyevenhaveheldherhand
llyfelthappyenughtheadbaedlikeaverydifferentplacefrheneshehadleftlastilyuttjhn,inginthecar
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llygaveherafriendsabighugandakissanddeherptyusethereustysllinsideandshevedtthekitchenpatirstletthefreshaircirculate
shefrzejustassheuingthekeyintherandstareutside
herentirebackgardenhadbeenrelandscaped
thegrassedfrergardenedandinthee