the music swelled and soared, then softened. fwares, the justness of weights and measures, the prices ofcommodities, and the observance of prohibitions. She slipped one arm around his waist and squeezed him tight as anotherflood of tears came-not for Josh, but for herself and for the tornfabric of the life that had once seemed so perfect. The Lumina started grudgingly, growling and coughing.
And you never checked your answering machine? No, he whispered as Josh's voice played inside his headDad, can youcome and get me from hockey? Mom's late and I manna go home. God, please no. He wished they could havebeen suspended in that moment indefinitely. Paul followed her, hands in his pockets, feet seeming to drag across theBerber rug.
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