herdark,rnticrestaurantanddanielhadrefusedteatinanyfthecasual,brightlylitcafés
insideitlunusinthediestaurant
“theykeyusick,ntthey”daniellaughed,fllhetable
“aakesad”
danielhadntheardher,asheenu“areyuhaving”
“iingthaveacaesarsalad”
“yuenandyurcaesarsalads,”danielteased“arentyuhungry”
“ntreally”sheskherheadandblushedasherstchgruledludly
“ithinksbdydisagreeshyhere,”helaughed“intthinkyuevereat,llykennedy”
justnthyu,shetught“ijustnthaveaverybigappetite,thatsall”
“yeah,rethany,”helaughed
llytriedtntrlthenversatin,steeringitintsafeterritry,andtheyspenttheeveningtalkingabutthelaunatinshelefttherestaurantfeelingaltlesspanickedabuthavingtrepanickedabutfrtableanthatsheainnlyedtbeherfriendsheillstarvingaftereatingnlyafetuceleaves
shesteppeutsideftherestaurantfrabreatffreshairelygenerusn,thereallintiterestauranterightngerry
shefrzeandtriedthideherfablinghtheendsfhertrusers
“lly,isthatyu”sheheardthefaliarviceshestaredattheteettheireyes
“hellthere”shetriedtsundsurprisedeadyingherselftherfeet
“anasked,givingherafeeblehug“areyingstandinguthereintheld”
llyprayedthatdanielstayedinsidefrantheriledshakily,pintingattherestaurant
“h,ansaid,sling“itsashaissedyu,entgether”
“yes,yesitsasha”
“tingherntheback“itsgdtgetutanthingsnyurwn”
“ually”sheglancedattheragain,prayingthatitpen“yes,itsnicetthat”shetraileff
“thereyuare”daniellaughed,steppingutside“itughtyuhadrunffn”helselyarundhersulders
llysledathiedtfacetheuple
“hsrry,ididntseeyuthere”danielsled,tuingtfacethe
theuplestaredbackathitnily
“ehdaniel,thisisjudithandcharlestheyregerrysparents”
frty
llypressepanyalleveningandshesuldntbeenjyingherselfbee
sheheldherhanduptherheadandssagedhertelesshehadaheadaakeeyentvefrhetrafficlightsheygreen
shestppedateverysinglesetftraffibileandcalledsharn,knand
“hell”
“hijhn,itslly,canispeaktsharn”shesaid
“srrylly,shesasleepishesbeenabslutelyexhausted”
“n,ntrrw”
“isitirtant”heasked,wrried
“n,”shesaidquietly“itsntirtantatall”shehungupandiediatelydialeddenisesnuer
“hell”denisegiggled
“hiya,”llysaid
“areyk”denisegiggledagain“tstp”shee
“yeah,iineijustcalledfrachatbuticanhearyurebusythere,”shefrcedalaugh
“kthen,illcalltrrw,l”shegiggledagain
“kthen,b”llydidntevengettfinishhersentenceasdenisehadhungup
shesatatthetraffipandpressherftheacceleratr
shedeberedciarahereandhereyesfilledhtearsnceagainshehadnbdy
sherangtherbellanddecla