Женщины

Chapter 74

           Hewasgoingtomakeit.

           "Youstillloveyouroldlady,don’tyou?"Iasked.

           "Christ,yes."

           "Iknowitdoesn’thelp,buttrytorealizethatit’shappenedtoallofus,atleastonce."

           "Thatdoesn’thelp."

           "Onceawomanturnsagainstyou,forgetit.Theycanloveyou,thensomethingturnsinthem.Theycanwatchyoudyinginagutter,runoverbyacar,andthey’llspitonyou."

           "Cecelia’sawonderfulwoman."

           Itwasgettingdarker."Let’sdrinksomemorebeer,"Isaid.

           Wesatanddrankbeer.Itgotreallydarkandthentherewasahighwind.Wedidn’ttalkmuch.Iwasgladwehadmet.Therewasverylittlebullshitinhim.Hewastired,maybethathelped.He’dneverhadanyluckwithhispoemsintheU.S.A.TheylovedhiminAustralia.Maybesomedaythey’ddiscoverhimhere,maybenot.Maybebytheyear2000.Hewasatough,chunkylittleguy,youknewhecoulddukeit,youknewhehadbeenthere.Iwasfondofhim.

           Wedrankquietly,thenthephonerang.ItwasCeceliaagain.Thetornadohadpassedover,orrather,around.Billwasgoingtoteachhisclass.Iwasgoingtoreadthatnight.Bully.Everythingwasworking.Wewereallfullyemployed.

           About12:30pmBillputhisnotebooksandwhateverheneededintoabackpack,gotonhisbikeandpedaledofftotheuniversity.

           Ceceliacamehomesometimeinthemid-afternoon."DidBillgetoffallright?""Yes,heleftonthebike.Helookedfine.""Howfine?Washeonshit?""Helookedfine.Heateandeverything.""Istilllovehim,Hank.Ijustcan’tgothroughitanymore.""Sure."

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