heartdothateither,shesaid,”howdoyou</p>
standit””standtheingitsstandardprotolfor</p>
headinjuries.doyoulivenearby””notterribly,”shesaid,</p>
realizingindwas.</p>
”youlookfaliar.”</p>
”yousaeyesterday.”</p>
”youlookedfaliarthen,too.”heseedgenuinelypuzzled.”ybe</p>
irong.</p>
sotisind,youstart</p>
thinkingyoureeritfrourtherback.youveneverworked</p>
here</p>
””no.”toshoho,theway</p>
shehadshokgillhesaid,”ihairdresser.”theploy</p>
backfired.helookedintrigued.”areyounoonterey”she</p>
shookherhead.</p>
”youhavespeularhair.”sheshotabeseegglanceskyward.</p>
”ierious,”hesaid.</p>
”thatse.iittinghereupsetbecausebestfriend</p>
isinyourhospitalinaaandtheresnothingyouoryourstaff</p>
dotohelpher,andyourenotighair”slefading,hebacked</p>
off.”itnt.”</p>
”ite.”</p>
”no.</p>
edicaldetailsof</p>
yourfriendscaseadeetyprosesabouther</p>
revery.ihat,ideaion.youdohave</p>
speularhair.niails,too.holikethatif</p>
youre.</p>
”rubbergloves.”</p>
”isityouroshesayingso.shedidnt</p>
knoorsfelttheyuldaskallthequestions.itwasone</p>
steprevedfrtobetor,”alling</p>
theirpatientsbyfirstna.</p>
”inghewouldanswer.</p>
buthedid.”pay.pagroveosh.</p>
anotherdoanagedotquite.</p>
”iboughtalittlehousetheresevenyearsago,”hesaid.”itsright</p>
dotheer.”</p>
”doyouhavefaly””oneexer,</p>
allgroovedout.</p>
thatsurprisedher.despitethegrayinghair,hisskinooth.</p>
sheinhisdforties.”howoldareyou”</p>
”fiftythree.”andgei.</p>
”hok.</p>
feelingsuddenlyoffbalance,shesighedandrosehhertea.”old</p>
enoughtoknoyfriend.idonthave</p>
long.bye.”thereenteenagersingforjackwhenhepulled</p>
upatthesbledintothe</p>
tinybackseat.</p>
”ho”itiohisansweras</p>
lightasheuld.”prettygood.stillasleep.”santhaslipped</p>
intothepassengersseat,pointingattheothersurb</p>
attheopendoor.”thesearefriendsjoshua,adashelly,</p>
heather,brendan,anda,seth,andyouknotoknow</p>
hois.didshe”hehadraisedahandingeneral</p>
greeting.”.butshesokay.”</p>
”isshegettier”askedthegidleaninginclosestto</p>
santha.</p>
heguessedithedidkthat</p>
itatteredifhehadtherbefore.shearbonpy</p>
oftheothe</p>
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