【】thinkhekne”

“oh,god,”hollysaid.“ellsawful”

“shesaidshefouosartedlaughingagain.

“oh,iorry,daniel,shereallyisridietis.”hollyshookherheadoverhersister.

daaredpasthollysshoulderusent.“lookslikeyourfriendishavingagoodnightanyway.”

hollyshedjherbesidethestage.herprovocativeposeshadobviouslyworked.

“ohno,notthehorribledjetoeoutofthetoilet,”hollygroaned.

“thatstonnorfroublinf”danielsaid.“hesafriendofne.”

hollyveredherfaearrassnt.

“hesonightbecausethekaraokeoutliveontheradio,”hesaidseriously.

“”hollynearlyhadaheartattackforthetethatnight.

danielsfaile.“onlyjoking;justedtoseethelookonyourface.”

“ohgod,dontdothatto,”hollysaid,puttingherhandonherheart.“havingthepeopleinhereheariirecityasusedlookinhiseye.

“ifyoudontndasking,ifyouhateitsoch,er”heaskedcarefully.

“oh,hilarioushusbandthoughtitpetition.”

daniellaughed.“youthinkingiryingtopoisonhishthataion.”heoheshotglass.

hollylookedaroundtheclubandsled.“yeah,hesdefinitelyhere...sowhere.”

sixteen

hollyseaindertogetherlifeintososortoforder.dayseitore.shetriedtofindaroutinesheuldhappilyfallintosothatshefeltlikeshebelongedinherbodyandherbodybelohislife,insteadofbiebileforhoursiingroorelivingeverysihatsheandgerryhadshared.sadly,shespentstofthattithinkingabouteveryargunttheyhadhad,bainsteadofstayingho.she,,enightsinsteadofkinglovetohisheontshekneeriesuldbeofthegoodtis,butthebadtiskeptingbacktohauheyhadallbeensuchae.

andnobodyhadtoldthehattheye.

thenthereileonherfaesheuldheredbattlingind.itusherbody.

friendsandfalyedtobepassihingelse.sheindoverailshereastheyfeltreal.

deepdoaltofeellikethis,shedidntparticularlythinksheind.shekneery.ittingtothatdaythathehardpart.

shereadandrereadgerrysieroverandover,analyzingeash,anditwaskillingher.

nooingsthatdedasthoughtheeoutofhibeation,takenabigstretdayaetoopenalltheetogetupearlyileandsayhelloinsteadofhidingunderlayersofclothesdestinatioinationandigntheetostophidinginthedarkandtoholdyourheaduphighandefaehthetruth.

junealshtaterfroerry.

hollyhadsatoutinthesun,revelinginthenepsofgerryshandsthatbeloohihatreihehouse,andbesideeaitread:

ps,iloveyou,holly,andiknoe.youdontneedbelongingstoreerby,youdontneed

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