rofsalthunginthestonthehorizon,lightning,kingthecloudsblinkassheglancedinthatdirection,shenoticedthatpauledtoregistereverything“haveyoueverseenthatbeforelightninglikethat”heasked“notinther,ithappenseverynohen”
“itsfrohefrontsingtogetherisaakesthinkthisstorsgoingtobebiggerthantheyrepredicting”“ihopeyourewrong”
“ightbe”
“butyoudoubtit”
heshrugged“letsjustsayhadiknoing,iriedtoreschedule”“why”
“iotabigfanofstoranyredoyoureerhurricanehazelin1954”“sure,butioreexcitedthanscaredounthitthathard,oratleastoueighborhood”“youreluckyieandiing,afethoughtiteintoit”“isntthateashore”
“notexactly,butiteostofthepeoplehadevacuatedtheisland,butadeourakingsuchabigdealaboutitafterafeesandtherainingdobutilesanhour,andkeptgettingethingthatuldkillusaginerainsurgehit,itoontoboot,andthebiggestingin,onerightafterthenextluckily,thebeach,butesersexplodeonerightafterthenext,andoneofthelineslandednearthecaritesbestthingieverdid”adriennehadnttakenhereyesfroishespoke
“youreluckyyoulived”
“iknow”
onthebeathatlookedlikesoapbubblesinachildsbath“ivenevertoldthatstorybefore,”paulfinallyadded“toanyone,ian”“”
“beeoneelseyoudhavetoknoetounderstandiystudies”shelaughed“idoubtthat”
“itstrueididnt”
astheyesbehindthedunesnootherlightsheshadohestruckherasaghosttown“doyoundifitellyousothing”sheasked“ian,idontyoutotakeitthewrongway”“i”
theytookafeepsasadrienneledhherwords
“eoneelseyousayyouusedtoueastoryinjusttryingtofigureitout”paulhesitated,hedidnthavetoexplainhielf,nottoher,nottoanyone,butashereallykno,inallhisntradictions“youreright,”hebegan,“becauseiaalkingaboutteorpaulflannerthehusbandandfatheotanyofthosethingsrightnojusttryingtofigureoutbeginningtoheanswer”“ithinkeveryonefeelsthatetisbutnotnypeopleovetoecuadorasaresult”“isthatgoing”
they“no,”shesaid,“guessisthatyouregoingsoyoucangettoknowyourson”adriennesahesurpriseonhisface
“itentionedhillnightbutifyouthinkitllhelp,theniladyouregoing”hesled“arkknow”
“hellgetoverit”
“youthinkso”
“ihopesothatsyselfhavingtroubleykids”
paulgaveashortlaughandtionedoverhisshoulder“youtoheadback”heasked“iyearsaregettingld”
theycircledback,follooonblingofthunder
“wasyourexhusbandlike”
“jack”shehesitated,atterjusthappenedtobeeoneelsearried”“iorry”
“soaorisjustoneofthosethingsitrynottothinkaboutit”paulreeredthetearshedseenearlier“doesthatwork”“no,butikeeptryingian,elsecanido”
“youuldaloecuador”
sherolledhereyes“yeah,ehoandsaysothinglikesorry,kids,youreonyourostakingoffforaebeing,iindofstuckatleastuntiltheyreallinllegerightnouch
