第88节

    【】sllintheair.

    “oveon,”hollysled.

    “ofurseyoudo.butitstbesodifficult.oh,hooherface,lookingappalled.

    hollysledandspokethroughgrittedteeth,“yes,itsdiffioveon.anyovingoergoandjoinfriends,”shesaidpolitelyanddashedoff.

    “youallright”danielaskedasshejoinedherfriends.

    “yesiihankyou,”sherepeatedforthetenthtithatnight.sheglancedoveratjennifer,alefriendstalkingandstarihollyanddaniel.

    “ihavearrived”aloudvoiie,thepartyanil,standingatthedoorsheldhighintheair.“ihaveonaroundtheroojustadehiseneis“hilariously”shollytodanielaupleoftis.heshookdanielshandstiffly,peckedhollyontheklyasthoughshepihroatangrily.thathadbeenveryrude.

    hisiledtidlyoverathollyfroinutesdoaalktoherrealfriends,thepeopleedherforthepastyear.

    hollyidlaughtertofaceaverysadlookinghelen.

    “hi,helen,”shesaidhappily.

    “ho.

    “ohiine,”hollynodded.“youshouldlistentothisstory,itsveryfunny.”shesledandntiolistentosharon.

    heleherhandonhollysaruallytappedheragainafterafeinutes.“ian,hoegerry...”

    hollygaveuplisteningtosharon.

    “sinean”hollyuoodthatpeoplesotisfeltaeonehadbroughtthesubjectuptheelvestheyuldatleastbeadultenoughtocarrytheihproperly.

    helenappearedtohollysquestion.“ididnttosay...”

    “itsok,helen;iveaeptedthatthatshappened.”

    “haveyou”

    “ofurseihave,”hollyfrowned.

    “itsjustthatihaventseenyouforaverylongtisoiogetworried...”

    hollylaughed.“helen,istilllivearoundtheerfroouinthesahouseasbefore,hophonenuerisstillthesa,asisbilenuer.ifyoueihatdifficultforyoutofind.”

    “ohyes,butididnttointrude...”shetrailedoffasifthationfootseeinghollysihefuneral.

    “friendsdontintrude,helen,”hollysaidpolitely,butshehopedshehadgottenherssageacross.

    helenscheeksblushedslightlyandhollytuedaoanswersharon.

    “keepaseatbesideyou,oruntotheladiesagain,”sharonasked,doingalittledahespot.

    “again”deniseblurtedout.“youinutesago”

    “yes,ontholdbabypushingdoothetoilet.

    “itsnotainustonths,becauseothereanthatthebabyonthsoldonths.andusuallybabiesareetheyreone.”

    hollyfroentyourselfhthoughtslikethat”

    denisefro,“iightthough,arenti,to

    “yeslove,”hesledslyather.

    “.

    thebelletotaketheirplathediningareaandthe.hollytookherseatandplahairbesidehertoreserveitforsharohechairtositdown.

    “sorryhelen,butsharoosavethisseatforher,”hollyexplainedpolitely.

    helenissively.“oh,sharonind,”shesaid,plonkingherselfdoadeherlipindisappointnt.hollyapologizedandtionedovertohelenasherexouthaeogag.hollygiggled.

    “ieannounpressed.

    “isthereanyreasonbe”hollyrepliedtartly.

    jaearetortthatafe.shedidntfindhiunnyahoughsheandgerryhadalongthosepeoplebeingstupid.

    “areyouok”danielaskedquietlyfroesideher.

    “yesiihankyou,”shereplied,takingasipofwine.

    “oh,youdonthavetogivethatbull**anse,”helaughed.

    hollysledandgroaned.“peoplearebeingveryheirsyathies,”shelobaeofthetobedevastatedbeickedjenniferandrolledhereyes.“aherearethepeople.”daniellisteoherpatiently.

    hehseverye.”

    “aher.shelovedtohearstoriesaboutherfroanielahetuchtheyhatedhe

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