【】dabouttospeak,thenstopped,andherheart

stoppedrightalonghit.shedreraighteranddidnt

lookaotheredto

kh.

sothingcrossedhisfacethen,andshekneadeheri.e

point.hisvoiceorereassuring.”no,hope,sheisnt

dead.ioyouaboutthat.deal”shenodded,

breathingagain.”anoing.”helooked

atthecat.”sothisisthethingthatshothefrontdoorone

dayallbittenandbruised”hopefihetabbysear.”the

biteshealed.”

”gs

actsaaidshedidntknoouldsurvivedriving

offacliff.”

”yourtherdidntdriveoffthecliff.sheeoneelse,

andshedidsurvive,sosaaswrong.”

”isherleginacast””uhhuh.”

”heal””sure.brokenlegsaledto

ntradicthibutshekerthanhedidonthis.

”notaladage.

thatdbea.shedhavetroublehthehills.”those

hillsantthehhopeand

santha.hopehadonefavoritespot.santhahadanother.but

rahelhaddozens.liketheeucalyptusgrove.rachelsaid

thatapersondidnthavetobesiellof

eucalyptus.

hopeuldntuntthenuerofhoursshehadsatinthatgroveh

herther,sllingthatsll,listeningtothedistaof

dunssheep,thinkingaboutthingsthatneededhealing.hope

usuallythoughtaboutguinevere.andaboutjack.shewonderedif

racheldid.

”yeonthat.”hope

issedeveryoneofher

birthdaysforthelasteightyears,andonlysixofthosehade

afterthedivorce.hehadprosedheherethosefirsttwo

tis,thenhadbeenoutoftoedidnt

tterthathecalledandapologizedandcelebratedhherlaterhe

hadbrokenaprose.

santhasaidheanthasaid

thatrachelesretrusthythanjack.

only,rachelther

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