Pretty Little Dead Girls
“It rang for several minutes, silenced itself long enough to take a breath, and then rang again. Stop hobbled into the house, cheeks still glowing from the wedding. Bryony and Eddie were close behind.
“Hello?” Stop said into the phone. His voice was merry and young, and it reminded Bryony of when she was a child. Stop used to rollerskate with her. He taught her how to climb trees. “Yes, he’s right here. Hold on a second.”
He handed the phone to Eddie. Eddie grinned at him.
“Yeah?” he said.
He didn’t speak for a long time after that, just listened. His face went paler and paler until he rivaled Bryony herself. She pulled a chair over to him and he sat down.
That’s when she knew.
Stop must have realized it, too, because he put his arms around his daughter, smoothing her hair. “It’s not your fault, sweetheart. It’s not your fault.” His newfound youthfulness was a lie, a dreadful deceit, for he was an old man, and old men cannot always hold back their tears. They ran down his face, and Bry...ony hugged him with all her strength before she went to stand behind her new husband of less than fifteen minutes.MoreLess
“Hello?” Stop said into the phone. His voice was merry and young, and it reminded Bryony of when she was a child. Stop used to rollerskate with her. He taught her how to climb trees. “Yes, he’s right here. Hold on a second.”
He handed the phone to Eddie. Eddie grinned at him.
“Yeah?” he said.
He didn’t speak for a long time after that, just listened. His face went paler and paler until he rivaled Bryony herself. She pulled a chair over to him and he sat down.
That’s when she knew.
Stop must have realized it, too, because he put his arms around his daughter, smoothing her hair. “It’s not your fault, sweetheart. It’s not your fault.” His newfound youthfulness was a lie, a dreadful deceit, for he was an old man, and old men cannot always hold back their tears. They ran down his face, and Bry...ony hugged him with all her strength before she went to stand behind her new husband of less than fifteen minutes.MoreLess
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