【】ilydinner.

“so,.hardoday”shesaidsarally.

“ivebeeninllegealling,”hereplied,kingaface,“andioingbaateightotually.”

“thatsverylate,”saidherfather,pravyalloverhisplate.healravythanfoodonhisplate.

“yeah,butiteiuldgettobooktheeditingsuite.”

“isthereonlyoingsuite,de”pipeduprichard.

“yeah.”evertheionalist.

“andhoanystudentsarethere”

“itsonlyasllclass,therearejusttwelveofus.”

“donttheyhavethefundsforanyre”

“for,students”deteased.

“no,foranothereditingsuite.”

“no,itsonlyasllllege,richard.”

“isupposethebiggeruiesterequippedforthingslikethat,theyrebetterallround.”

andtherehedigtheyingfor.

“.aurersarentinferiortouylecturers,theyreabonusbecausetheyheindustryasuring.inotherheypraetheypreach.itsnotjusttextbookstuff.”

goodforyou,de,hollythought,and.

“iagiheygetpaidhat,sotheyprobablyhavenoebuttolectureaswell.”

“richard,isaverygoodjob;youretalkingaboutpeopleasters...”

“oh,yougetadegreeforthat,doyou”richardazed.“ithoughtitalittleurseyouweredoing.”

destoppedeatingandlookedathollyinshock.funnyhoazedeveryone.

“akesallthosegardeningprograyouhard”hollyinterjected.“theyrenotjustacrotleurse.”

thethoughthadindthattherewasaskillinvolved.

“greatlittleprogratheyare,”heagreed.

“syourproje,de”frankasked.

definishedcheessytogointo,butbasicallyitsonclublifeindublin.”

“ooh,”ciarabrokeherunusualsilendaskedexcitedly.

“yeah,ightjustshoething,”hejoked.

“toseeit,”hollysaidenuragingly.

“thanks.”deputhisknifeandforkdopetitioweek”

“”ciarayelled,hereyesnearlypoppingoutofherhead.

hollypretetoknohealkingabout.

everyoneoohedandaahedandtalkedabouthoeseon,”sheaddressedtherestofthetable.“holy,ifipetitionithinkiellyouall.”shelaughedasifthethought,thethoughtulous.

“holly”helaughed.“isaeodontlie”

hollyputherknifeandforkdoore.

“holly,petitioherasked.

“becauseitsing”

“then”ciaraburstoutlaughing.

sheghtas,shefigured;othererichardohearittoo.

“ok,itsareallypliynainnthsagobeuchasidonttodoit,ifeelihavetoghhit.itsstupid,iknow.”

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hollyfeltparanoidilystaringather,andshenervouslytuckedherhairbehindherears.

“hinkthatsaed.

“yes,”addedher“aosupportyou.”

“no,youreallydonthaveto,itsnobigdeal.”

“theresnoysisterissingingiiohere,”deiara.

“here,here,”saidrichard.“oakaraokebefore,itshouldbe...,”hesearchedhisbrainfortherightword,“...fun.”

hollygroanedandto...,”hesaid,scratghis,“...fun”

“on”richardsaid,takingouthisdiary.

“eh...saturday,”hollylied,andrichardbeganingitdown.

“itisnot”deburstout.“itsuesday,youliar”

“**”hard,chtoeveryonessurprise.“hasaanytippex”

hollyuldnotstopgoingtothetoilet.shetenpraallyhenightbefore.andshelookedjustthe.thereeyes,andherlipsten.

thebigdayhadarrived,herare,singinginpublic.

hollyirrors.buthetoilettoday.thereilyhadbeenassupportiveasever,sendinghergoodluards.sharonandjohnhadeveherabouquetofflopathycard.

hollydressedifitgerryhadtoldhertobuyinaprilandportantthingst.sheuldforeseethenightendingintears.sheteohavepsypoetofagthe**tiestdaysofherlife.

johnandsharohetaxistoppedataredlightsheedjuingoutandrunningfordearlife,butbythetishebuiltuptheuragethelightsethingjustto

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