All of it seems like noise and false light, and all I want for tonight is quiet, the black and gray of a summer night, and a girl in a pink dress, beside me forever.
BRAD BARKLEYI look at her. “I love you.” She gets quiet, the kind of quiet that sinks into her, softens her. “Well that works out,” she finally says, her voice deeper and breathless, her eyes moist, “because I love you too.” She turns, leans against my arm, and settles into me.
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But how he acts, and what he says, and what he does, and who he is, they don’t line up anymore, and the lie is in that not lining up, the lie is in not being what she needs but pretending that he is. No one says a word, and she sees it every minute they have together.
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You find diners and Laundromats. You find beaches. You find a junk car and drive it for a month, then lave it beside the road. You find someone to fall in love with you. You make it all up as you go. Or, you know, maybe it makes you up.
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Any more questions?” I ask, poking him gently in the ribs. “Do you still love me any?” Eliot asks, putting his hand over mine. “
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I look at her. “I love you.” She gets quiet, the kind of quiet that sinks into her, softens her. “Well that works out,” she finally says, her voice deeper and breathless, her eyes moist, “because I love you too.” She turns, leans against my arm, and settles into me.
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You asked me if I believed in magic, and I said yes, and that’s how. You just step out, start pulling your life out of the air. You make friends, you find work you really like doing, you find places.
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