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Confused, I paused outside of Belinda's

bedrooreat animation, but I knew she had no visitor and I also knew I had not had her phone reconnected She laughed again I opened the door slowly--and gazed at her seated at her table, the phone receiver pinched between her shoulder and her head as she polished her fingernails

"Belinda?" I said and she turned, swinging her eyes up at me

"Oh, sorry, Arnold,up Calland cradled the receiver

"What are you doing?" I asked,

"Just talking to some friends," she said "I know, I know I spend tooto Daddy," she said "Don't you like this color, Olivia?" She showed ht hand had a dark red and her left hadto do irls do their toenails? he asks

Hardly anyone ever gets to see them, he says But that's not true Lots of times I walk barefoot or I wear sandals oroh dear," she s

uddenly said "I'm sorry"

"What?"

She picked up the phone again

"Hello I can't talk now, Louise Can you callback to me, "what's up?"

"I hope you didn't forget that you were leaving today, Belinda"

She blinked rapidly and then smiled

"Oh no, I didn't forget, but I haven't had a chance to dosince everyone heard I was going on holiday They're actually all jealous"

"The car is here, Belinda Don't worry about your things I'll have them sent," I said