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“I don’t knohy,” he said, zipping his lips all at once, which onna have another driver, Julie If you don’t take the keys, this car ain’t coe”

“What?” she screeched “Why?”

“That Hank is a stubborn ht the car, he sunk a lot of money into her” Frank strolled over to the vehicle and placed his pal his hands over the waxed front end “Yes indeed This car was built with the best of everything, has ine, and will run like hell”

“Frank, I don’t want to race

anymore”

“Well, I suspect that’s about right for the tie your ether, and I think you’ll see that after youis faroup operates behind the scenes”

“Frank…”

“I know I know,” he said, placing his palet you to tell me what I wanna hear, but take your tiht in front of you is where you’ve belonged all along I believe that, little girl I believe in you” Frank backed away fro the automobile

“Why is that, Frank?”

He stopped abruptly and faced her “What do you mean?”

“Me and you, we’ve always been close, but I never asked you how co now Why were you there when no one else was? How come you loved me when no one else wanted me?”

Frank frowned, and for a ave her a surprise answer, a reply she never saw co He said, “I reckon it’s because I loved your mother so I couldn’t have her She didn’t wantshe ever loved outside of your father I reckon I always thought your aunt told ya, but I guess it was my place”

“You were in love with Mom?”

“She was the only good thing I had in my life,” he said somberly “That is, until I had the opportunity to help raise you”

“Oh Frank,” she said sadly “Why didn’t you tell me?”