Suncatchers
“Something in the chill of Jewel’s voice and the frozen blue of her eyes told Perry that this was more than a washing machine overflow. She was supporting herself with one outstretched hand against Perry’s front doorjamb. Her breath was coming in shallow gasps.
Later Perry couldn’t remember the act of moving toward her, but somehow he found his hands grasping her shoulders—partly, he thought, to steady her but also to prepare himself for what was coming. In the fleeting moment before she spo...ke again, he chastised himself for forgetting during these past few months how shaky the course of a day could be. He had allowed himself to be caught off guard, and he had vowed almost a year ago never to let that happen again. When Dinah had calmly announced her defection that morning, he had reminded himself thereafter to expect only the worst from a day. Thereafter he had begun waking each morning with a sense of dread, tiptoeing through the day’s routine, wondering at what moment the next blow would fall, reminding himself that anything pleasant was only temporary, only a decoy to tease him into relaxing his vigil.MoreLess
Later Perry couldn’t remember the act of moving toward her, but somehow he found his hands grasping her shoulders—partly, he thought, to steady her but also to prepare himself for what was coming. In the fleeting moment before she spo...ke again, he chastised himself for forgetting during these past few months how shaky the course of a day could be. He had allowed himself to be caught off guard, and he had vowed almost a year ago never to let that happen again. When Dinah had calmly announced her defection that morning, he had reminded himself thereafter to expect only the worst from a day. Thereafter he had begun waking each morning with a sense of dread, tiptoeing through the day’s routine, wondering at what moment the next blow would fall, reminding himself that anything pleasant was only temporary, only a decoy to tease him into relaxing his vigil.MoreLess
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