wn”
“toofast,”hollysaidquietly.“itfartoofast.”
hollycrossedtheroadandntinuedonhercausedhollytosothegrasss.theirlaughsechoeddohestreetandhollysteppedintoherhouse.
“ok,gerry,”hollyannounindessage.ifyoureallyreallyanit,thengivesosortofsign,andifnotillpletelyuandthatitistakeandthatyouhaveind,”shesaidtteroffaingtoseeifanythinghappened.nothingdid.
“okthen,”shesaidhappily.“youdeastake,iuand.iessage.”shelookedaroundtheroogainandohehisisyourlastce...”
thelightsoreeacrosstheroadflehegardengiggling.suddenlythelightsflickeredandoutagaioppeddangandtheirfacesfell.
hollyrolledhereyes.“illtakethatasanidontknow.”
shesatdougofteatothaakeacupoftea.
shehadthreeasholidays,eantthatifshehadto,sheedpossible.shehopedthatbythetiofdenisesbersheadeadecisionaboutasalone,andshe.
fortynine
“ok,etoputit”ri.atrailofpineneedlesledallthedoor,dothehouseagaintodaytogetridofthessaaredatthetreeelledsofresh,butda,essy.
“holly”ri.
shegiggled,“youlooklikeatalkingtree,richard.”allsheuldseeuhetreereselingaskinnylittlebrop.
“holly,”hegrunted,losinghisbalanceslightlyuhe.
“ohsorry,”shesaidquickly,suddenlyrealizingthathetofallover.“overbythewindow.”
shebitherlipandadehisothewindow.
“therenoeppingbacktotakealookathiswork.
hollyfrolooksalittlebitbare,dontyouthink”
“eitofurse.”
“well,iknooaned.
“itoldyoutobuyatreeearlier,holly,notleaveituntilchristseve.anyhathebestofabadlot;isoldthebestonesweeksago.”
“isuppose,”hollyfroastreeatallthisyear.sheoodtoadeheraybeitreeinsteadofapolehafewpineneedleshangingoff.
sheuldntbelieveitasevealready.shehadspefeetryingtogetthejanuaryissueofthegazinereadybeforetheyalltooktheirsheeetingifheevercalledtheoffialledtheoffiearlyeveryday.
shedidntioberude,butsheitothinkthingsthrough.ok,soitostfeltlikeshehinkingdehardsstaresnappedherbacktoreality.
“sorry,”
“isaidetohelpyouderateit”
hollysheartfell.thatas,openabottleofethetree...
“eh...no,itsok,risureyouvebetterthingstobedoingnow.”
“issedoutonthatthisyear...”hetrailedoff.
“oh.”hollyhadhoughtaboutrihristsasbeingdifficulttoo,sheooselfishlycaughtupinherownworries.
“okthen,iled.
richardbeadandhelookedlikesuhild.
“oh,buttheonlythingisiottoosureaewhere...”
“noproble”hesledenuragingly.“thatusedtobejobtoo.illfindthe”hebouhestairstotheattic.
hollyopenedabottleofredas”playedsoftlyinthebackground.richardretuedhablakslungoverhisshoulderandadustysantahaton.“hohoho”
hollygiggledandhandedhiisglassofwine.
“nono,”hedriving.”
“youhaveoneglassatleast,richard,”shesaid,feelingdisappointed.
“nono,”herepeated,“idontdrinkanddrive.”
hollythreerichardleftshehadfihebottleandae.hopingithoughtittheplaybutton.
“hisharon,itsdanielnnellyhere.sorrytobotheryou,butihadyourphonenuerfronthsagoaboutenteringhollyintothekaraoke.e..essagefor.denisehasbeensobusyentsthatikneeer...”helaughedslightlyandclearedhisthroat.“any
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