第7节 (第1/1页)

    【】lastti.”hollyilyhadalovedbytheabundaheirlove.

    thelastjobhollyhadhadeballinasolientitseedunigiogotooing.

    hollyaherrelaxed,fallinginandoutofionforafeilhollyfinallybuiltuptheuragetoaskfortheenvelope.

    “oh,ofurse,love,ipletelyfotaboutit.ihopeitsnothingiortant,itsbeenthereforalongti.”

    “illfindoutsoonenough.”

    theysaidtheirgoodbyesandhollyuldofthehousequicklyenough.

    perotherhadntdescribeditveryanenvelopeatallbutathickbroypedontoastickersosheuldntevehein.andabovetheaddresshidboldthelist.

    herstoherlife,aostartthinkingaboutexisting.ifithiheefuturebutatleastsheuldholdontoafreshry.arythate.

    hertrelingfingersgentlytoreatthesealofthepaissedafeiliarhandingonaloosepageuhepileofenvelopes.

    itgerry.

    five

    hollyheldherbreath,andiliarhand.

    darlingholly,

    idontkerhasfoundyousafeahy.youenotlongagothatyouuldntgoonalone.you,holly.

    youarestrongandbraveandyouestogetherandyoudelife...youdelife.ihaves.butiaustaore.reeroureries,butpleasedontbeafraidtokesore.

    thankyoufordoingthehonorofbeieallygrateful.

    e,knohyou.

    loveforever,

    yourhusbandafriend,

    gerry

    ps,iprosedalist,sohereitis.thefolloustbeopenedexaeer,iookingoutforyou,soiwillknow...

    hollybrokedoeti;reliefthatgerryehoallonths.itissedrent.insideallcardhgerryshandingonit.itread:

    
    ps,iloveyou...

    hertearstuedtolaughterassherealizedhergerryk

    hollyreadandrereadhisletteroverandoverinaosuonhiathehousetheyhesea.

    sheer.shethoughtabouthotoanssofotothetoilet,justiehechosetoleaveher.ent.

    buthealaohangon.hehadbaffledthedhout,asheerethanheneededher.sheobeneededsosheuldfeelshejustidlystandingby,utterlyhelpless.

    onthesendoffebruaryatfourooing,hollyheldgerryshandtightlyahinuraginglyashetookhislastbreathasheto,tolovehindtobelovedbyhiandreliefthatthelastthinghesailingdo,enuraginghindassuringhitoletgo.

    thedaysafterthatakingthefuneralarrasaingainghisrelativesandoldsainedsosolidandcalhroughitallbecauseshefeltthatsheuldfinallythinkclearly.sheonthshissufferihatfeelingdidntarriveuntilshetollectherhusbahate.

    andthatfe

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