Every Kind of Heaven (2007)
“Ava knew he was going to ask her what was wrong, and what was she going to say? That she’d done it again. It was all her fault. She’d brought this misery down on herself.
“Thanks for coming,” he said, breaking the silence between them. “I hope my mom wasn’t too much. She comes across a little sharp, but she’s a softy down deep. My grandparents love you. I think you’ve got lifelong customers. Granddad wants to order a cake for his birthday next month. You might want to start thinking up somethin...g with a golf theme.”
“I’ll get right on it.” Her voice sounded strained, but it was harder than she thought to hold back so much pain. The thing was, when you’d been struck by misfortune as much as she’d been, you learned to cope. There was that first initial hit that hurt deep, but then shock set in and it didn’t hurt so much. You could figure out how to cope until the shock wore off. And she was just about there. She could feel the press of hot, sharp emotions slicing through the defensive layers of her heart.MoreLess
“Thanks for coming,” he said, breaking the silence between them. “I hope my mom wasn’t too much. She comes across a little sharp, but she’s a softy down deep. My grandparents love you. I think you’ve got lifelong customers. Granddad wants to order a cake for his birthday next month. You might want to start thinking up somethin...g with a golf theme.”
“I’ll get right on it.” Her voice sounded strained, but it was harder than she thought to hold back so much pain. The thing was, when you’d been struck by misfortune as much as she’d been, you learned to cope. There was that first initial hit that hurt deep, but then shock set in and it didn’t hurt so much. You could figure out how to cope until the shock wore off. And she was just about there. She could feel the press of hot, sharp emotions slicing through the defensive layers of her heart.MoreLess
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