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In the Truck

           ReallyI’mnot.I’mjustsortofshookup."TheywerepassingaSIDEWINDER15mi.sign,andWendyrelaxedalittle.Fromhereonintheroadwasbetter.

           "Iwanttoaskyouonemorequestion,Danny.Iwantyoutoansweritastruthfullyasyoucan.Willyoudothat?"

           "Yes,Mommy,"hesaid,almostwhispering.

           "Hasyourdaddybeendrinkingagain?"

           "No,"hesaid,andsmotheredthetwowordsthatrosebehindhislipsafterthatsimplenegative:Notyet.

           Wendyrelaxedalittlemore.SheputahandonDanny’sjeans-cladlegandsqueezedit."Yourdaddyhastriedveryhard,"shesaidsoftly."Becausehelovesus.Andwelovehim,don’twe?"

           Henoddedgravely.

           Speakingalmosttoherselfshewenton:"He’snotaperfectman,buthehastried…Danny,he’striedsohard!Whenhe…stopped…hewentthroughakindofhell.He’sstillgoingthroughit.Ithinkifithadn’tbeenforus,hewouldhavejustletgo.Iwanttodowhat’sright.AndIdon’tknow.Shouldwego?Stay?It’slikeachoicebetweenthefatandthefire."

           "Iknow."

           "Wouldyoudosomethingforme,doc?"

           "What?"

           "TrytomakeTonycome.Rightnow.Askhimifwe’resafeattheOverlook."

           "Ialreadytried,"Dannysaidslowly."Thismorning."

           "Whathappened?"Wendyasked

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