第35节 (第2/2页)

ingallaroundyou,”heassuredher.

    “fallingallaroundisright,”sheagreed.“theproblestheykeepssiarget,”shesaid,pointingtoherself.helaughed.“issyou,gerry.”

    “ihaventgonefar,”hesaidsoftly.

    “youleavingagain”

    “forthetibeing.”

    “seeyousoon,”shesled.

    heheranddisappeared.

    hollyileonherfadfeltlikeshehadsleptfordays.

    “gooding,gerry,”shesaid,happilystaringupattheceiling.

    thephbesideher.“hello”

    “ohgod,holly,justtakealookatthe.

    ty

    hollyiediatelyleaptoutofbed,threanbehierughedloudlyandhollylookedupathi“thisisnotalibrary,younglady,youllhavetobuythat,”hesaid,noddingattheneerinherhand.

    “ikandandslaedtheoilings.

    thenlookedstartledandstartedtosbehindher.

    shestaredlonginglyattheselepedupandgrabbedthetthebottofthepile.onebyoherestoftheanyhadfalleokeseveraltripsupanddoafetheiatientqueuebehindher.shesneakilyaddedanotherfesofsstoherpile.“forthekids,”shesaidloudlytothene,hopingeveryonebehindherwouldalsohear.

    hejustgruherandntinuedsilk,sosherushedfrohequeuetotheendoftheshoptoretrieveapintoflkfre.afeentuttedloudlyasshedeherilktoherpile.thene.

    “rk,”heyelled.

    aspottyyoungteenagerappearedfroheshoppingaislespily.

    “opehertill,ightbehereforaher.

    hollydeafaceathi

    rkdraggedhisbodyovertothesendtill,allthetistaringatholly.eforhavingtodoyourjob.hetookoverthetillairequeuebehindherrushedovertotheotherside.satisfiedthatnooneore,shegrabbedafebelotoherpurchases.“birthdayparty,”sheled.

    inthequeuebesideher,theteenageraskedforapaigarettesquietly.

    “gotanyid”rkaskedloudly.

    theteenagerlookedaroundinearrassntandlookedaway.

    “anythingelse”theneaskedsarally.

    “nothankyou,thatoneyandfuledhherpurse,tryingtoputallthegeba.

    “,”theneerbehindher.

    “hiya,ihavetybensonand”

    “exan.“uldihaveabag,please,”shesaidpolit

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