”shepiaybeiaybeiaybethisisasreadyasilleverfeelhesntgerry,butitexpeiledsadlyatherther
“nrutanybdy,ijustyuhappy”
“thanks,”llysletherssftsulder“ijustntkne”
asfrtingashertherakingherdeasdayutgerry
therestfllysfaly,nusannebyheygreetedherhugsandkissestheygatheredarundthetreeandexchangedgiftsandllyall;shehadnttheenergytcarebutthetearsixturefhappinessandsadnessapeculiarsensatinffeelingalneyetlved
llysneakedathefalyssheuldhaveanttherself;herheadbleftughtsthatneededtbesrtedandfiledshefundherselfinherldbedrtaringutthethedarkblusterydaytheseahreateningandllyshudderedatitspwer
“sthisiswhereyuwerehiding”
llytuedtseejarshesledarundhersulder
“srry,”hesaidsftly
llyraisedhereyebrpressed,andntinuedtstareahead
henddedthielfslelikethis,lly,ivebeenassrry”
llytuedtfaek”
heclsedhiseyessl“ikndidnthandletheuatinshardtdealhgerryyuknw”
“dying,”llyfinishedfrhi
“yeah”heclenchedandunclenchedhisjaedit
“ite,yukn“butyuhelpedpackaeanddetheucheasier,”llysaid,feelingnfused“yuefrthat,suddenlydisappear”
“gd,thatself“gettingrifhisthingsjusttreup,beingintheuseandhitbeingtherejustgttandtheninti”heshruggedhissuldersandblushedattheridiculusnessffinallyexplaininghisfeelings
“yufl,japinghilayfullyinthestch“asifricharduldevertakeyurplace”
hesled“h,intknverypallypallythesedays”
llybeepeplehaventfailedtsurpriseatallduringthisachance,jack”
hestareutttheseaandnddedslingthis
llysarundhindfeltthefaliarfrtinghugfherbrtherhuggingllyeventighter,jaylittlesister”
“hey,yurlittlesisterisingjustfinenheruch,”shesaidsadlyasshen
theysatealandllysutheredatthespreaffdbefreher
“igtaneilfriaratday,”declanannunced
everynehedandaahed
“shesentthispicturefherself”hepassedarundtheptgraphhehadprinteff
llysledatthesightfhersisterlyingnthebeacheatingbarbecuedchristsdinnerentllypedthatiledandstudiedit
“theyresayingitghtsnas,afterall;thetifgivingandeheating
“n,itsnstldfrthat”
llyfrbetldtsnw”
heliblanedailderbefreitcansnw,”heexplained
llygiggled“riinusallinintheantarcticanditsnild”
abbeygiggled
“thatstheatterffactly
“everyusay”llyrlledhereyes
“hesright,ailedateaedsatisfiedtheyrknallsabbeyraisedhereyebrllyandtheysharedtheirsecretlkfsck
“yuevegetablesabli
everynelkedatfranksplateandlaughenceagainitwasasefgravy
“haha,”franksaid,takingthebhissn“anyclsettheseatgetany,”headded
“tgetgravy”llyteasedandtheyalllaughedagain
“snw,silly,”hesaid,grabbingher