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on inside。 No flutter at the
edge of the curtain; no
sound of voices or movement。 It faced me vacantly。
The rain started to drizzle; stinging here and there against my skin。 I
couldn't take my eyes off the house。
Jacob would e back。 He had to。
The rain picked up; and so did the wind。 The drops were no longer falling from
above; they slanted at an
angle from the west。 I could smell the brine from the ocean。 My hair whipped
in my face; sticking to the
wet places and tangling in my lashes。 I waited。
Finally the door opened; and I took a step forward in relief。
Billy rolled his chair into the door frame。 I could see no one behind him。
〃Charlie just called; Bella。 I told him you were on your way home。〃 His eyes
were full of pity。
The pity made it final somehow。 I didn't ment。 I just turned robotically
and climbed in my truck。 I'd
left the windows open and the seats were slick and wet。 It didn't matter。 I
was already soaked。
Not as bad! Not as bad! my mind tried to fort me。 It was true。 This wasn't
as bad。 This wasn't the
end of the world; not again。 This was just the end of what little peace there
was left behind。 That was all。
Not as bad; I agreed; then added; but bad enough。
I'd thought Jake had been healing the hole in me—or at least plugging it up;
keeping it from hurting me so
much。 I'd been wrong。 He'd just been carving out his own hole; so that I was
now riddled through like
Swiss cheese。 I wondered why I didn't crumble into pieces。
Charlie was waiting on the porch。 As I rolled to a stop; he walked out to meet
me。
〃Billy called。 He said you got in fight w