”katherinesensedhisworry.”shouldshehavealreadyresponded”

hekedtheore.”

”hoethinglikethisaffecttheaitsof

it””it.itynot.”hetuedhisblueeyesonher,along

allsle.”howareyou””nervous.”

”ilattered.”

”nervousaboutrachel,”shesaid,fogagainonherfriend.there

adeh

everybreath.

”invious.hoshehad

neverhadafriendlikerachel.”ifeellikeiveknownherforever,

uchalike.”

”youlookrealikenohanusual.

””ashenskinbluelips””unadoed.youlookpretty.”jackhad

saidthesathing,butitfeltdifferentingfroteve.

shesqueezedraeagain.”

”no.justsayinginforthelonghaul.”beforesheuldbeginto

analyzethat,hesaid,”soyouandrachelarealike.tellhow.”

katherineulddothat.”shesanonlyi.shegrewup

iy.sodidi.shehatedit.sodidi.””why””in

ratoawayoflifeshe

didntlike.”

”inyours””ifeltlost.ilikebuingintopeopleiknow.”

”likerickltzer”rickheahesiologist

hea.sheshouldhaveknoeveice.”likerick,”she

adtted,sinyingitakehiurious.”ialsolike

privahere,andyoureintheddleof

nowhere.

forsoonelikerachel,thatsiortant.shesartistic.wehave