Мелисса Марр – Graveminder (страница 1)
Graveminder
Melissa Marr
To Dr. Charles J. Marr, teacher and poet, uncle and inspiration, thank you for years of conversation, letters, and encouragement for my lit-love. I love you, Uncle C.
Contents
Prologue
MAYLENE PUT ONE HAND ATOP THE STONE FOR SUPPORT; PULLING…
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BYRON MONTGOMERY HADN’T BEEN INSIDE THE BARROW HOUSE IN YEARS.
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REBEKKAH HAD SPENT THE BETTER PART OF THE DAY OUT WALKING…
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WILLIAM SLID HIS PHONE ACROSS THE DESK, FARTHER OUT OF…
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WILLIAM STOOD IN THE QUIET OF THE PREPARATION ROOM. MAYLENE…
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WHEN BYRON PULLED INTO MAYLENE’S DRIVE AND SHUT OFF THE…
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CHRISTOPHER HAD DRIVEN FROM MAYLENE’S HOUSE DIRECTLY TO RABBI Wolffe’s.
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AFTER TAKING CARE OF ERRANDS AND GOING FOR A LONG…
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REBEKKAH STOOD AT THE BAGGAGE CAROUSEL. THE AIRPORT WAS MOSTLY…
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NICOLAS WHITTAKER WASN’T THE SORT OF MAN TO PATROL THE…
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BYRON THOUGHT ABOUT THE THINGS HE OUGHT TO TELL REBEKKAH,…
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ONLY A FEW HOURS LATER, REBEKKAH WOKE AFTER A FITFUL…
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REBEKKAH WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS, ACCEPTING CONDOLENCES AND listening to…
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DAISHA STAYED OUT OF SIGHT DURING THE FUNERAL. SHE’D STOLEN…
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AS THEY WALKED TOWARD THE CAR, LIZ HELD ON TO…
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BYRON HAD BEEN SO FOCUSED ON WATCHING REBEKKAH THAT HE’D…
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DAISHA STEPPED INTO THE BUILDING, CROSSING THE THRESHOLD WITH the…
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REBEKKAH WAS GRATEFUL FOR BYRON’S SILENCE AS THEY RODE THE…
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SILENTLY, BYRON FOLLOWED HIS FATHER. WILLIAM HADN’T BEEN WILLING to…
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DAISHA WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE FUNERAL HOME WHEN SHE FELT…
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REBEKKAH SAT AT MAYLENE’S WRITING DESK. SEVERAL PAPERS WERE stacked…
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BYRON SAT AT THE TABLE WITH CHARLIE AND HIS FATHER.
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DAISHA LIFTED HER HAND TO KNOCK ON THE TRAILER DOOR.
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AS THEY WALKED BACK TOWARD THE TUNNEL, BYRON TRIED TO…
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IN A FEW HOURS, AMITY HAD TAUGHT REBEKKAH ABOUT MIXING…
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FLIP THE SIGN, WOULD YOU?” PENELOPE CALLED OUT FROM THE…
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LATE THAT NIGHT, HE SAT AT HIS PARENTS’ KITCHEN TABLE …
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REBEKKAH HAD TRIED TO SLEEP BUT COULDN’T. AFTER A FEW…
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REBEKKAH STOPPED. HER KNEES FELT WEAK. “YOU’RE NOT CRAZY, ARE…
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BYRON?” REBEKKAH TRIED TO FOLLOW HIM, BUT WAS STOPPED BY…
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