hihheknotogo””sure.”his</p>
voiiledback.”ae”</p>
hopesatonherbedrooloor.abooklayopenbesideher,butshewas</p>
studyingheradeher,hadifferent</p>
onth.guineverep</p>
littleball,kingpreciousfewsounds.</p>
radli,sheroseandoutiogfeet</p>
tofiher.heorthekit,</p>
othersbedrooshefoundhin</p>
thestudio.</p>
hesfolded.hewas</p>
deepiration,studyingvasesthathehadlineduponthe</p>
oppositesideoftheroo</p>
shestoodquietlybythedoor,tellingherselfthatybesheshould</p>
leaveandebacklater.butshealk.</p>
”hi,sie,”hesaidandlookedatherfeet.”he</p>
boots</p>
””inrooareyoudoing”sheasked.</p>
”lookingatyourthersstuff.shesgood.”</p>
”areyoureallygoingtofinishherpictures””idontknowas</p>
justathought.otherbeangrye</p>
ifidid”hopedidntthinkso.shehadnteverheardrachelsay</p>
anythingbadaboutjack.saoldhershejustlistening,but</p>
shewas.</p>
”daddy””,sorrohink</p>
ysgoingtosjusttakinglohanihad</p>
hopeditwould.”</p>
”uch.theyreing,too.theyre</p>
pleasedthatshesinghatifrachel</p>
gettihebadstuffsheodoh</p>
hercat.sheraisedherarsothatsheuldrubherfa</p>
guineveresfur.itething</p>
right.</p>
”guineveresgettinge</p>
anyre.iclap,andshedoesuherhead.shesgoingto</p>
diesoon,daddy.”hepushedathe,and</p>
rubbedguineverebetheears.”issheinpain””no.shed</p>
ohroathurt.shehadtoforce</p>
the.”daddy,llidohoughtfora</p>
nute.”youllbesad.youllgrieveforher.”that</p>
hopeant.”ean,itjust...</p>
throlikeshehibones.”helookedcross.”you</p>
shouldntbeplish</p>
anything.thiselikeshesreadytodie.”but</p>
hopefelttheurgencyofit.”sheis.ikno,daddy.ifeel</p>
it.”</p>
”yourejustscared.”</p>
”no,”sheinsisted.”itshappening.</p>
soigoingtodo”hefrourossnowas</p>
unsure.”doyoutodo””itoburyher.”he</p>
sinute.sheuld</p>
seethathedidntknoantha.hedidnt</p>
thinktheheydid.</p>
”okay,”hesaid,surprisingher.”youburyher.therestbea</p>
petceterysohopedid</p>
cetery.shedidnttohavetogodrivingtoseeguinevere.she</p>
edtheearby,edguioknohatshewasnearby.</p>
”orheforest,”jacksaid,glangoutthe</p>
window.</p>
”souch,hope</p>
thought,nodding.</p>