divorce.</p>
thedivorceisoldnews.”</p>
”theyrethinkingaboutit,”katherineinsisted,allpretenseof</p>
hunchesgone.”idanthasobsessedhit.shesresenting</p>
authorityanyostteenagersdo.itstheage.shesbeen</p>
pushishrachel,andure,</p>
takierbeingoutofherdailylifeforsolong.shes</p>
probablythinkingthatyoudonthavetherighttotellherto</p>
do.”</p>
”didshesaythat””no.butidguesssheswwhyyoure</p>
here.”sheraisedherbroildsingsong,”ive</p>
yself.”shegentlyretuedrachelsheadtothepillow</p>
andbeganbrushingthehairinfront.</p>
jainute,lookeddorachel,then</p>
back.”a.whereelsewouldibe””shesyour</p>
extingthat.isitanunnsciousslip”</p>
”rachelandisharerethanadecadetogetherandts</p>
onlynaturalthatiere.dontkereofitthanitis.”</p>
”itisre,ifyoustillloveher.”hedidnot.”ed</p>
forsixyears.ibarelyknoshesdoneall</p>
thatti.hoanidontknoengto</p>
ries,sotis.youbethefirst.”</p>
”youreazing.”hedidntanitasaplint.</p>
shestoppedherbrushingandsled.”isthisanhtilove</p>
fightingfriendsbattlesselves,and</p>
raile</p>
rachel.</p>
”atleastifsheslistening,shelllikeknohe</p>
girls.</p>
theyvealpriority.”</p>
”yup,andrightnoine.”</p>
”doyouknon</p>
thinguptodunsthising.</p>
hopehearofleavingitalonealldaylong.”</p>
”shelovesthatcat,”katherinesaid,sadnoudiedrachel.</p>
”thethoughtofitdyingbeforesevenworse.</p>
<oneahingshe</p>
loves.</p>
”hereyesthis.”sotheresanotheres</p>
intoplay.shefeltabandonedbyyou.sheabandonthatcat.</p>
thatsohereasonssheabsolutelyrefusedtoletthevetputthe</p>
poorthingtosleep.”</p>
”becauseofthedivorce”hethoughtthatalittle.</p>
”knoithink”heuldnttohear.</p>
”ithinkyoureheretokeupforallyoudidntdobackthen.”</p>
”ierebecausethegirlsneed.”</p>
”andraessake.”katherinesled.”itsguilt.”</p>
”guiltfearofabandonntchrist,youhaveusallfiguredout.</p>
areyouashrink””close.”shesetthebrushonthebed</p>
stand.”ihairdresser.”ofallthethihoughtsheght</p>
havesaid,thatone.</p>
”yourekidding.”</p>
”whylooklikeahairdresser.”she</p>
laughed.”likeididntlooklikeafriendofrachels””a</p>
hairdresser.”heuldntbelieveit.”thelasttiepped</p>
footinahairsalonhedayofourwedding.</p>
shesatinyshrug.</p>
”apparently,shesaheerrorofher</p>
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