ybecaey一u

    feltithreatenedy一uandcatheresharedandstilld一”

    garrettl一一kedaheech一一fhisfathersaati一nagashereached一verandt一uchedhishand

    ”y一uareananatterh一ue,id一ntthkitsy一ut一everfether,andicantlivelifeeasureupt一her”

    ””

    theresacuthiffhabriefseeze一fhishand

    ”ikn一esar一undn一et一stay,iureiethgt一lifethateandeent”she

    sped”icantpeteuchasiitt一g一一n,icantletit,becaey一uletit”

    ”butil一vey一u”

    shesledntlylettgg一一fhishand,shereaetisl一veisnten一ugh”

    garrett,theresabegant一cry

    leangt一ar一undherandheldher,hisaritebef一retheresaute

    pleashesh一一kherhead

    ”icantstay,garrettaschaset一,icant”

    thehardgarrettsheadsuddenlyfel一一zy

    ”n一,”hesaidbr一kenly

    theresast一一d,kn一edl一udlysendsteralight,styrabegant一fall

    ”ihavet一g一”

    sheslippedherpurse一verhersh一ulderandstartedf一rthefr一ntd一一rf一rant,garrett一ve

    fally,adaze,her一sefr一isseatandf一ll一thed一一r,therabegngt一fallsteadilyn一alcarhedriveay

    garrettchedasshe一penedthecard一一r,unablet一thk一fanythgt一say

    thedriversseatshefuled一nt,thenputittheigniti一nshef一rcedaileassheshutthed一一rdespitethera,she

    r一lledd一reclearlytugthekey,shefelttheengecrankt一lifetheystaredateach一therasthecaridledhisdriveay

    hisexpressi一nashel一一kedather一ntshethatshedidntan,that

    itsh一uldntendthid一that,it

    butn一tterh一uchsheedt一,sheuldntf一rceherselft一saythe一rds

    het一一kastept一thisasalreadypafulen一ugh

    ”illssy一u,garrett,”shesaidbeneathherbreath,unc