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s tu ff D ad dy! N o— ”
“ E il e en , i t’ s j u st M erc u ro ch ro m e, a n d i t d oesn ’t s tin g — ”
“B e a b ig g ir l,” R ach el s a id . “I t’s j u st—”
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“N o-n o-n o-n o-n o-— ”
“ Y ou w an t t o s to p t h at o r y our a ss w il l s tin g,” L ouis s a id .
“ S he’s t ir e d , L ou,” R ach el s a id q uie tl y .
“ Y eah , I k now t h e f e elin g. H old h er l e g o ut.”
R ach el p ut G ag e d ow n a n d h eld E il e en ’s l e g , w hic h L ouis p ain te d w it h M erc u ro ch ro m e i n s p ite o f h er
i n cre asin gly h yste ric a l w ails .
“ S om eo ne j u st c am e o ut o n t h e p orc h o f t h at h ouse a cro ss t h e s tr e e t,” R ach el s a id . S he p ic k ed G ag e u p. H e h ad
s ta rte d t o c ra w l a w ay t h ro ugh t h e g ra ss.
“ W onderfu l,” L ouis m utt e re d .
“ L ou, s h e’s — ”
“ T ir e d , I k now .” H e c a p ped t h e M erc u ro ch ro m e a n d l o oked g rim ly a t h is d au ghte r. “ T here . A nd i t r e all y d id n’t
h urt a b it . F ess u p, E lli e .
“ it d oes! I t d oes h urt! I t h urrr r— ”
H is h an d i tc h ed t o s la p h er a n d h e g ra b bed h is l e g h ard .
“ D id y ou f in d t h e k ey s? ” R ach el a sk ed .
“ N ot y et,” L ouis s a id , s n ap pin g t h e f ir s t- a id k it c lo se d a n d g etti n g u p. “ I’ll — ”
G ag e b eg an t o s c re am . H e w as n ot f u ssin g o r c ry in g b ut r e ally s c re am in g, w rith in g i n R ach el’ s a rm s.
“ W hat’ s w ro ng w ith h im ?” R ach el c rie d , t h ru sti n g h im a lm ost b li n dly a t L ouis . I t w as, h e s u ppo se d , o ne o f t h e
a d van ta g es o f h av in g m arr ie d a d octo r— you c o u ld s h ove t h e k id a t y our h usb an d w hen ev er t h e k id s e e m ed t o