【】ouldjusttellhollythatioingdoyfalyingalas.ieadingdoorroobile,iknoenuer...soifyou...”

hegotcutoffandhollyessagetobeplayed.

“eh,sorrysharon,itsagain.eh...dahatis.ijustgotobileeifshee.ikhingstothinkaboutso...”hepaused.“anytergobefetcutoffagain.illseeyouallatthehanks...bye.”

thesendssagedeellihatdanielessageherbrotherdeessagedanielagain.

“hiholly,itsdanielhere.yourbrotherdeber.ienuer,yetiveasneakingsuspiivehaditallalongycalls.idontkoyou.”silenotherdeepbreathandexhalation.“ok,hatsall.bye.”

hollypressedplayagain,lostinthought.

shesatinthelivingratthetreeandlisteningtoastree.

fifty

“happychrists,love”frahedoortoashiveringhollystandingonthedoorstep.

“happyixedasdinnerokingiindedhererryas.itetogetherthestressesofilyandenjoytheirtialone.shessedhioach.

shehadvisitedthegraveyardthatingtoahappythatsheother;thatsheaidofhonoratdehiaalkedaboutheeentiondaniel.shehadfeltpeculiarstandialkingtoherself.sheedeepspiritualfeelingthatheherehherandlisteningtohervoice,butshereallyjustfeltlikeshealkingtraywall.

hersituationasday.thegraveyardhadbeenpackediliesbringingtheiragedthersandfatherstovisittheirdepartedspouses,youngenlikehollyen...shehadotherbrokedoanhadquicklydriedhereyestoprotehildren.hollyanuldfirengthtocarryhthedaypedintohollysheadregularlythatday.

allinall,ithadntbeenagoodday.

“oh,happybrauy,too.elizabethsfacetheheatofthekitahofherbodyedhollysheart.

“iorry.”shetodothat.”

“hush,”elizabethsaidsoothingly,hugginghereventighter.shedidosayanythingre;justbeingtherewasenough.

hollyhadotherthepreviousother,iddleofkingtheakeforthefolloellfilledtheair.

thentelizabethlaideyeshter,hollykhingasserviettesastrees.thereasilytogetpetitiveover,cholatebiscuits,beerandily.

“ind,love”hollystherasked,pushingaplateofcholatebiscuitstowardher.

hollysstootherotherlisteiently.

“soho”elizabethasked,studyingherdaughtersfa,ireallydobut...”sheshruggedagainandtrailedoff.

“isitbeotheraskedgently.

hollyrubbedherforeheadroughly.“oh,idontkno,idontfeellikeiknoore.”shethoughtforae,healakeslaugh;hekesfeelgoodaboutself..

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