Thirty Girls by Minot Susan

Author:Minot, Susan [Minot, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780385350525
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2014-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

The light from the window was sharpened on the floor into checkerboard squares. He held her draped over him and staggered her, collapsed on his shoulder. There were two single beds, each against the wall, with a narrow space in between. She felt her body all mixed up with his. His breathing sounded asleep, then he spoke.

We don’t do that enough, he muttered.

He said it as if they were a couple with a long history and not people who’d known each other less than two weeks. Then, at the edge of sleep, she wondered, because wonder never stopped even when gratified, if he’d meant the world in general and not specifically the two of them. She wouldn’t ask. Sometimes the answer could snap you in half.

Entering a person’s private terrain was dangerous. You never knew where another person’s tender places were and chances are they were different from yours. You didn’t know the damage you might cause. Maybe the person didn’t even want to be explored. Most people she’d found wanted to be left alone.

But tonight Jane was not feeling how apart she and Harry were.

The throbbing music stopped and the room was extra quiet.

She saw again the parents on the porch, and heard their soft voices under the roof. Each day your child was gone you must think you couldn’t bear it another then the next day comes, and you do.

How far away were the rebels now? What children had been hurt that day or killed?

She was aware of being in a place where others were so much worse off than she, and yet felt content lying against Harry. She would have liked to tell him of her happiness. The feeling rather astonished her. But happiness was hard to express. When happiness was over, she found plenty to say. When it was in you, you felt mute.

Tomorrow they were going to St. Mary’s. She thought how maybe Pierre could film Grace in the car on the way. She didn’t want to miss a thing.

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