第48节

    【】each.luxury.thesun,sand,seaandgerryallinoneday.

    “holly,takeye,ohollysthoughts.

    “iahug.

    “iknojustalittleiled.“youenjoyyourself,holly,youdeservetherest.”

    johnastheydraggedtheirluggageacrosstheroadandintothedeparturelounge.

    hollypausedassheehedoorandtookinadeepbreath.shelovedairports.shelovedthesll,shelovedthenoise,andshelovedtheosphereaspeoplee.shelovedtoseepeoplearrivingandbeiediliesandshelovedtoallgiviionalhugs.itaazing.queuingatthebgate,shefeltlikesheepark,likeaedlittlechild.

    hollyfolloelylongchequeue.

    “itoldyoueearlier,”deniseaned.

    “ountofti,”reasonedholly.

    “yeah,butatleasttheresabarthere,”explaineddenise,“anditstheonlyplaokein,”sheled.

    “goodpoint,”hollythoughtaloud.

    “hingtoyoutnotgoingtobedoinganycrazydrinkingorhavinganyybook,enjoyafeealsoutandgotobedearly,”sharonsaidseriously.

    deniselookedathollyinshoeoneelse,holdoyouresharonsbagsarestillpackedandjohntbetoofardoheroad.”

    hollylaughed.“no,ihavetoagreehsharononthisone.ijusttogoandrelaxandnotdoanythingtoostressful.”

    deedlikeachild.

    “oh,dontsurethereherkidsyethatyouplayh.”

    dehreeifihaveanythingtodeytes.”

    sharonandhollysniggered.

    afterthirtynutesofqueuingtheyfinallyadanbuyingalifetisupplyofcigarettes.

    “e”denisesaidthroughgrittedteeth,eyeingupthegirlattheendofthebar.

    “probablybeinutes.”

    “noholy,girls.”deuedba.“iotbeingparanoidhere,sheisdefiaringatus.”

    “hen,yougoovertoherandaskherifshestotakeitoutside,”hollyjokedandsharonsniggered.

    “oh,hereshees,”denisesangandtuedherbacktoher.

    hollylookedupandsa.“youbettergetthoseknuckledustersout,denise,shelookslikeadangerousone,”hollyteasedandsharonchokedonherdrink.

    “hithere”thegirlsqueaked.

    “hello,”sharonsaid,tryingnottolaugh.

    “ididntantoberudebystaring,butijusthadtoeoverawasreallyyou”

    “itsallright,”sharonsaidsarally,“intheflesh.”

    “oh,ijustknepedupa.unsurprisinglyhercheststayedstill.“frieellingioverthere.”shetuedaroundandpoiheendofthebaraherfourspicegirlstesdy...”

    sharonchokedain.

    “...andiustthebiggestfanofallofyou,”shesquealedexanicurednailinhollysface.

    hollyopehtospeakbutdykeptontalking.

    “andyouplayherlady”shepoidenise.“andyou”shesquealedevenlouder,pointingatsharon,“youhthataustralianrockstar”

    thegirlslookedateahairandsatdotheirtable.

    “yousee,inactressself...”

    deniserolledhereyes.

    “...andiakione”

    hollyopehtoexplainthattheyatressesbutdehertoit.

    “oh,project,”shelied.

    “oh,hoastidyclappedherhands.“sitabout”

    “well,ing.”

    dylookedlikesheygod”

    “frankie,”sharoninterrupteddenise,“sofrankieandusareallgoingtohollywood.”

    hollyuldntholdherlaughin.

    “oh,dontndher,dy,shesjustexcited,”explaineddenise.

    “hetableandnearlyhadheartfailure.“etoo”

    denisegrabbedherbpassandshoveditinherbag,asifthatakeadifference.

    “ioingthereyfriends.theyrejustoverthere,”shetuedaroundagainandagainandtheyapalace.aying”

    hollysheartsank.“oh,itquitereerthena,girls,you”shelookedtosharonanddenisehwideeyes.

    theyshooktheirheadsvigorously.

    “ohe”shesqueakedsoloudlythatthesurroundingtablestuedtostare.shegaveeachofthegirlsabighugandtotteredoffbacktoherfriends.

    “lookslikeiserably.

    “oh,itdoesnttter,”perkedupsharon,alist.“ignoreher.”

    theyallstoodupandheadedovertothebgate.astheydetheirdiatelydivedintotheseatonthefarsideoftheaisle.sharonsatdoureosito.

    “ohfabyougettositbeside”dysqueakedatdenise.dehreylookandplonkedherse

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