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Day10

Reunion-4

AfterwardAllietriedtorememberthelasttimesheandLonhadtalkedthisway.

Althoughhelistenedwellandtheyseldomargued,hewasnotthetypeofman

totalklikethis.Likeherfather,hewasntcomfortablesharinghisthoughtsand

feelings.Shedtriedtoexinthatsheneededtobeclosertohim,butithad

neverseemedtomakeadifference.Butsittingherenow,sherealizedwhat

shedbeenmissing.Theskygrewdarkerandthemoonrosehigherasthe

eveningworeon.Andwithouteitherofthembeingconsciousofit,theybegan

toregaintheintimacy,thebondoffamiliarity,theyhadonceshared.

Theyfinisheddinner,bothpleasedwiththemeal,neithertalkingmuchnow.

Noahlookedathiswatchandsawthatitwasgettinglate.Thestarswereoutin

full,thecricketsalittlequieter.HehadenjoyedtalkingtoAllieandwonderedif

hedtalkedtoomuch,wonderedwhatshedthoughtabouthislife,hopingit

wouldsomehowmakeadifference,ifitcould.

Noahgotupandrefilledtheteapot.Theybothbroughtthedishestothesink

andcleanedupthetable,andhepouredtwomorecupsofhotwater,adding

teabagstoboth.

Howabouttheporchagain?heasked,handingherthecup,andsheagreed,

leadingtheway.Hegrabbedaquiltforherincaseshegotcold,andsoonthey

hadtakentheircesagain,thequiltoverherlegs,rockersmoving.Noah

watchedherfromthecornerofhiseye.God,shesbeautiful,hethought.And

inside,heached.

第10天

聚会‑4

，艾莉（Allie）试图记住她和隆哈德（Lonhad）这样说话的最后一次。尽

管他听得很好，他们很少有人争论，但他不是这样说话的人。像父亲一样，

他不愿意自己的想法和感受。她试图解释说她需要更靠近他，但似乎从未有

所作为。但是现在坐在这里，她自己了。天空越来越黑，随着傍晚的

发生，月亮上升了。如果没有任何一个这一点，