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."he'sonhisway?"

"aswespeak.hearrangedtohavethetrialpostponeduntilnextweek.ifhe'snotinnewbernyet,he'sclose."

"whatdidyousaytohim?"

"notmuch.butheknew.hehaditallfiguredout.herememberedmytellinghimaboutnoahalongtimeago.”

allieswallowedhard,"didyoutellhimiwashere?"

"no.andiwon't.that'sbetweenyouandhim.butknowinghim,i'msurehe'llfindyou.allittakesisacoupleofphonecallstotherightpeople.afterall,iwasabletofindyou,"

allie,thoughobviouslywearied,smiledathermother."thankyou,"shesaid,andhermotherreadiedforherhand.

"iknowwe'vehadourdifferences,allie,andthatwehaven'tseeneyetoeyeoneverything.buti'm-yourmotherandthatmeansi’llalwaysloveyou."

alliewassilentforamoment,then:"whatshouldido?"

"idon’tknow,allie,that'suptoyou.butiwouldthinkaboutit.thinkaboutwhatyoureallywant.”

allieturnedaway,hereyesreddening.amomentlaterateardrifteddownhercheek."idon'tknow..."shetrailedoff,andhermothersqueezedherhand.

annelookedatnoah,whohadbeensittingwithhisheaddown,listeningcarefully.asifoncue,hereturnedhergaze,noddedandlefttheroom.

whenhewasgone,annewhispered,"doyoulovehim?"

"yes,ido,"allieansweredsoftly,"verymuch."

"doyoulovelon?"

"yes,ido.ilovehim,too.dearly,butinadifferentway.hedoesn'tmakemefeelthewaynoahdoes."

"noonewilleverdothat,"hermothersaid,andshereleasedallie'shand."ican'tmakethisdecisionforyou,allie,thisone'sallyours.iwantyoutoknow,though,thatiloveyou.andialwayswill.iknowthatdoesn'thelp,butit'sallicando."

shereachedinherhandbagandremovedabundleoflettersheldtogetherwithstring,theenvelopesoldandslightlyyellowed.

"thesearethelettersthatnoahwrotetoyou.ineverthrewthemaway,andtheyhaven'tbeenopened.iknowishouldn'thavekeptthemfromyou,andi'msorryforthat.butiwasjusttryingtoprotectyou.ididn'trealize...”

allietookthemandranherhandoverthem,shocked.

"ishouldgo,allie.you'vegotsomedecisionstomake,andyoudon'thavemuchtime.doyouwantmetostayintown?”

allieshookherhead,"no,thisisuptome."

annenoddedandwatchedherdaughterforamoment,wondering.finallyshestood,wentaroundthetable,leanedoverandkissedallieonthecheek.shecouldseetheconfusioninherdaughter'seyesasallieembracedher.

theystoodtogetherforanotherminute,justholdingeachother.

"thanksforcoming,alliesaid,“iloveyou."

"iloveyoutoo."

ashermothermadeherwayoutofthelivingroom,alliethoughtthatsheheardherwhisper,"followyourheart,”butshecouldn’tbesure,

noahopenedthedoorforannenelsonasshewentout.

“goodbyenoah,"shesaidquietly.henoddedwithoutspeaking.therewasn'tanythingelsetosay;theybothknewthat.sheturnedfromhimandleft,closingthedoorbehindher.noahwatchedherdimawaywithoutlookingback.shewasastrongwoman,hethoughttohimself,andheknewthenwherealliegotit

noahpeepedintothelivingroom,sawalliesittingwithherheaddown,thenwenttothebackporch,knowingthatsheneededtobealone.hesatquietlyinhisrockerandwatchedthewater

afterwhatseemedlikeaneternityheheardthebackdooropen.hedidn’tturntolookather—forsomereasonhecouldn’t-andhelistenedasshesatinthechairbesidehim.

“i’msorry,"alliesaid."ibadnoideathiswouldhappen."

noahshookhishead."don'tbesorry.webothknewitwascomingtosomeformoranother."

"it’sstillhard.”

"iknow."hefinallyturnedtoher,reachingforherhand."ishereanythingicandotomakeiteasier?"

sheshookherhead."no.notreally.ihavetodothisalone.besides,i'mnotsurewhati'mgoingtosaytohimyet."shelookeddownandhervoicebecamesofter."iguessitdependsonhimandlowmuchheknows.ifmymotherwasright,hemayhavesuspicions,buthedoesn'tknowanythingforsure."

noahfelttightnessinhisstomach.whenhefinallyspokehisvoicewassteady,butshecouldhearthepaininit."you'renotgoingtotellhimaboutus,areyou?"

"idon'tknow.ireallydon't.whileiwasinthelivingroom,ikeptaskingmyselfwhatireallywantedinmylife."shesqueezedhishand."anddoyouknowwhattheanswerwas?theanswerwasthatiwantyou.iwantus.iloveyouandialwayshave."shetookadeepbreathbeforegoingon."butialsowantahappyendingwithouthurtinganyone.andiknowthatifistayed,peoplewouldbehurt.especiallylon.iwasn'tlyingwhenitoldyouthatilovehim.hedoesn'tmakemefeelthesamewayyoudo,buticareforhim,andthiswouldn'tbefairtohim.butstayingherewouldalsohurtmyfamilyandfriends.iwouldbebetrayingeveryoneiknow...idon'tknowificandothat."

"youcan'tliveyourlifeforotherpeople.you'vegottodowhat'srightforyou,evenifithurtssomepeopleyoulove."

"iknow,"shesaid,"butnomatterwhatichooseihavetolivewithit.forever.ihavetobeabletogo

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