chance,
t
omeether
.Anot
herchancet
ol
i
v
et
hewhol
el
i
f
ei
nt
hose
moment
s.I
'
v
eseent
hedawn,
j
ustwonderwhent
heduskwi
l
l
f
al
l
.
ThedayIcannev
erf
or
get
.Thedaywhent
het
i
meset
t
l
edl
i
ket
hedustand
ev
er
y
t
hi
ngf
el
l
si
l
entl
i
keasea.Thedaywhent
hedawnwasr
i
si
ng!Theday
whenImether
.
.
.
Iwaswal
ki
ngal
ongt
hepat
h,
ki
cki
ngt
hepebbl
emaki
ngsur
ei
tdoesn'
tgo
muchf
araway
.Notcar
i
ngaboutt
hepeopl
et
hatwentpassi
ngbyme,
busy
ont
hei
rcel
l
s,
sui
t
casei
nt
hei
rhands.Whydopeopl
edon'
tl
i
v
ei
nt
he
moment
?Whydot
heygetsot
angl
edi
nt
hef
ut
ur
e,
t
hatt
heyf
or
gett
oun-
wr
apt
hei
rgi
f
t-t
hepr
esent
?Bef
or
eIcoul
dknowt
heanswer
s,
Icr
ashed.
.
.
Thi
si
r
onpi
l
l
ar
!Whomakesi
r
onpi
l
l
ari
nbet
weent
hepat
hs?Ipr
essedmy
f
or
ehead,
andki
ckedt
hepi
l
l
arwi
t
hal
l
myst
r
engt
h,
t
hi
nki
ngt
hati
twoul
d
cause hi
m pai
n!Igr
oaned,
andj
umpedononel
eg.
Andt
henIhear
daf
ai
ntgi
ggl
e,
get
t
i
ngcl
oserev
er
ymoment
.Ther
eshewas,
wi
t
hhersket
chi
ngpadi
nherhands.Idi
dn'
tev
enknowt
hi
sgi
r
l
,
st
i
l
l
her
smi
l
emademewantt
osmi
l
e.ButIwasembar
r
assed,
Iam suchaf
ool
.
ThoughIdi
dn'
thav
eanymi
r
r
or
,
Icoul
dt
el
l
myf
acewasget
t
i
ngr
ed.But
her
eshewasgi
ggl
i
ngawhi
sper
edl
augh,
r
ai
si
nghersket
chpadt
ocov
erher
smi
l
e.HowmuchIwi
shshewoul
dputi
tdown.
Unl
i
keev
er
y
one,
shest
ay
ed."
Nowdon'
tkeeponl
aughi
ngl
i
ket
hat
,
i
tr
eal
l
y
hur
t
sy
ouknow.
"Andsuddenl
yt
hesmi
l
ev
ani
shed.I
'
m suchaf
ool
!AndI
don'
tknowwhyonear
t
hIwoul
ddot
hat
,
butIki
ckedt
hepi
l
l
aragai
n!
Butt
hepai
ndi
dn'
tf
eel
muchaf
t
erher
.Justt
hen,
amanpassedbyher
,
dr
oppi
ngt
hesket
chbooki
nherhands.Bef
or
eshecoul
dr
eachf
ori
t
,
I
pi
ckedi
tup.Myhear
tski
ppedabeat
.I
twasme!
Il
ookedati
tagai
n,
butbef
or
eIcoul
df
l
i
pt
hr
ought
hepages,
shesnat
ched
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