Reyauood.OldHesselhadbeenamonster,adrunk,awife-beater,atraffienwhohadforcedhisownsonintoperjury.Butnomatterhowmuchrotwasinhissoul,hewasstillthemanwhohadraisedhim.
ReyapcedaglovedhandonKurt''''''''sshoulder,hervoicemuffledbythemask.
"Let''''''''sgo."
Kurtsniffedloudly,thesoundeginhisrespirator.Henoddedondturnedaway.
Insideaweatheredshedheshore,theystrippedofftheprotectivesuits.
Reyayahegasmaskfromherfadtookadeep,greedybreath.paredtothechemicaldeathiaheshed''''''''sair—heavywithrot,dampwood,andbrilikeafreshmountainbreeze.
Kurtstoodthere,watgher.Helookedrattled,hiseyeswide,whileReyaseemedterrifyinglycalmthroughitall.
"So,"heasked,hisvoicetremblingslightly,"whatdowedo?WhatdoItellmymomwhensheasks?WhatdoIsayifthecopseknog?"
Reyapaused,sidering.
"Youtellthemthetruth,"shesaid."Yourfatherismissing."
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