‘Gail lived down the street from him when he and Aunt Marion lived in Jamestown.’ Abby sat down on the edge of the bed. ‘Is she his age?’ she ...asked. ‘Actually, she’s closer to my age than his, I think,’ her husband said. ‘So she’s a lot younger than he is,’ Abby observed. ‘I guess so,’ her husband replied. ‘I hadn’t really thought about it. I mean, Uncle John always seemed a lot younger than he is and all. I guess, probably, Gail is quite a bit younger than Uncle John. She’s probably not much. The media helicopters were so thick it was a miracle there were no midair collisions. They followed the convoy all the way to Morton Field.The first stop was to Morton so they could get the SUVs. Marcy and three of her administrators along with their clerks met us there. It was cold and they wanted the lease paperwork and temporary tags completed fast so they could get back to the office and heat. It was so cold, they was quickly decided to move the proceedings to the Morton meeting room.I was. O-to besh drink korechhilo tai besh ghamchhilo mone achhe. Tarpor-e o amar panty-ta pa diye goliye nilo. Ami tokhon shiver kore uthchhilam, in anticipation. Surprisingly amar byatha lagbe tagbe bole kono chintai hoyni. Kebol oke bhitore chaichhilam. O tokhon or mukh diye amar gud ta ador korte shuru korlo. Ek ekta caress jeno ek ekta prochondo anonder dheu ene dichchhilo. Tobe ami ar parchhilam o na, pray dom bondho hoye ashchhilo. O amay ador korte korte nijer pant ar inners khule phelechhilo.. Ewart. Just as well… didn’t want him to get any ideas about her. She wasn’t a tramp… like her sister seemed to be. Going away to college and thinking she was better than… Eliza stared out the window. How could she think of her sister like that? If it wasn’t for her, they’d still be living in that firetrap of a house trying to find something to eat. Whatever Bethany Rose was doing, Eliza vowed that moment to say nothing ever again and be grateful for what came their way… whatever came her way..
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