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saidity.</p>

”tinutes.”hearchedabroantha.”youhandle</p>

that</p>

””youdonthavetobesnide.iasking.oshower</p>

aoo,yknonotgoingtoseone</p>

totakenotesapapersandgivessagesfor,soihavecalls</p>

toke.”sheleft,pullinghersisteralonghherjaalls</p>

toke,too,buttheyo.hehadafeelingitwas</p>

goingtobealongday.</p>

chapterfour.</p>

hadjaoonterey,hewould</p>

have,butthereanthasatinthepassengersseat,</p>

hairtheshoouthclaedshut,eyesrivetedtothe</p>

road.</p>

hope,staringout</p>

bethefrontbuckets,herknuckleseonbuttersoftblack</p>

leatherbyhersistersshoulder,hersplantedoher</p>

sideofthehu.</p>

jackkheyhinking.hehinkingit,too,hoping</p>

rayinghatcaltranshadfisupa.notknowing</p>

elsetodo,hetuedontheradiotocreateadistra,andit</p>

did,foranute.</p>

”justantharerkedinrespooannpr</p>

reportonstarvationahinatleafristate.</p>

bettheroad,shepressedaton,then</p>

ahenanother.”doyoueverlistentosic””hat</p>

asendago”jackasked.</p>

santhaanualntrols.”geekchords,and</p>

beabletogetanythinggoodhere,thereceptionstinks.”sheflicked</p>

offtheradio,hedthehandloopaboveherdoor,andfixedalert</p>

eyesontheroad.</p>

jaartotakethefirstofaseriesoftus.”do</p>

younorllylistento””cdssanthasnapped.</p>

hopeshotheratidglance.”istenstonews.”</p>

”not.”</p>

”yourtherisnthalfdead,”jaantha.</p>

”shesinaa.asdiejust</p>

aseasilyasnot.lydiahadanunonths</p>

untiltheyfinallytookhiffthees,andthenhewasdeadin</p>

fivenutes.”</p>

”yourtherssituatioirelydifferent.sheisntevenonlife</p>

support.theonlyareoonitorhervital</p>

signssotheyllknoantha</p>

poihatshappened.seeheguardrailsgone,</p>

andallthessofthedirtontheroadhereisntsupposedto</p>

bedirtthatishappened,isntit”shecharged,</p>

sochastheypassedthespot.”sloto</p>

see.”jackkeptdriving.”theresnothingtosee.thecarsbeen</p>

tosprobablyalreadyintheshop.”bothgirlswerelooking</p>

outthebathasaid.”</p>

happeheotherdriver””idontknoklied.</p>

shefloppedforyourenotsaying.itell</p>

byyourvoice.stokhatvery</p>

strongly,butithepoint.abeingpittedagainst</p>

rachel,hesaid,”rightnootheryoutosaygood</p>

thingsoothingatall.”</p>

”thatsyoudsay,notshedsay.shedustosay</p>

oreseriousthan</p>