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The engineer paused, lowering his head I watched hi upon the street's surface Looking up, the engineer continued "She tried to get out She did, she tried to get out She ran out of time She just ran out of tiht line I cringed when I felt the crash" The engineer returned to his study of theto tell Diane?" Steve asked We were sitting in his car at the intersection of Cee Streets We both stared at the darkened house at the end of Cemetery Street

"Shannie burbled" I said

"She what?" Steve asked

"She burbled She did soot herself killed" In short sequence, all the lights inside the house at the end of Ceroaned

"She knows," Steve sighed "Man, her life just changed Fuck"

I glanced at Steve as his car crept towards Diane's driveway I wasn't coht, besides providing whatever coe that clai upon the scene

"You kno she's going to react," I told Steve as we approached the front door "I don't know if I can handle this" Pausing, I took a deep breath before knocking

The door swung open I fell upon my heels as I ed, more weather beaten Shock deepened the crow's feet aside Diane's green eyes, which were dull and bloodshot "Ja under her thin nose As we embraced her blond hair cascaded over the front of her shoulders Through my tears I noticed that even their hair shter to her chest, itself heaving with sobs She rested her head upon hter seeht of stairs and floated across the kitchen floor Only in the eternal absence of one did I gain this understanding of the other At that er live in Beyford I loved Diane like are replica of who Shannie could have been

It didn't takeon Steve's part to dissuade Diane fro Shannie's remains "She wouldn't have wanted me to see her like that," Diane whispered hoarsely "You know, I always had this feeling, this feeling that so would happen to her She was always so carefree, terribly carefree Reckless"