After River by Donna Milner

Author:Donna Milner [Milner, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Literary
ISBN: 9781443401838
Google: CuRa8NoWneoC
Amazon: B0055DKRU0
Barnesnoble: B0055DKRU0
Goodreads: 13623310
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

‘Natalie?’ I woke to the soft knock at my door and Carl’s voice calling my name.

In the late afternoon darkness, it took a moment to realize where I was. I reached over and switched on the bedside lamp. The door opened and Carl leaned in.

Beautiful, sweet-faced Carl. He was the first one to cry in front of me. He sat down on the bed and put his arms around me.

‘I’ve missed you, you brat,’ he teased. ‘And I miss the old beggar too,’ he attempted a laugh, failed and wiped at his tears.

Then he asked, too wistfully for my teasing brother, ‘When did it all start to go so wrong?’ He sighed, ‘I expected it to last forever, you know, the way it was when we were growing up. What did we ever do to deserve this?’

I stared at him, not knowing how to answer his rhetorical question.

Then I reached up and touched his face. ‘Nothing,’ I whispered. He had done nothing to deserve the way things had turned out. But I had.

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