Margaret Walsh személy
Idézetek
Bárhogy is küzdöttem ellene, nem tudtam visszatartani a könnyeimet, amikor megláttam a lefejezett babát.
(első mondat)
– Szóval, mit mondjak neki, Margie?
Rögtön elszállt a jókedvem. Lassan kortyoltam a vizet, miközben a válaszon töprengtem.
– Mondd azt… – Megálltam, és elmosolyodtam. – Mondd meg neki, azt üzenem, hogy az egereknek nincs mobiltelefonjuk.
Des alig bírta bepötyögni az üzenetet a nevetéstől.
44. oldal
"If you didn't care, I wouldn't have to hear about him every damn day since you've been back. If you didn’t care, you’d forget about him the second he was out of sight. Don’t tell me you don’t care, Margie. Des ain’t got time to play pretend.”
I giggled at her. “Did you just refer to yourself in the third person?”
“Don’t change the subject. You know I’m right.”
8. fejezet
“How ungodly early is it?”
“About seven-thirty. I brought you coffee.” I set her mug down on the nightstand and lowered myself onto the mattress.
She rolled over and leaned up, taking the cup and inhaling deeply. “Ahhhh. Yeah, you can totally be my platonic wife. Killer cookies and coffee in bed? I’m sold.”
13. fejezet
I spent years learning that the only opinions about me that really matter are mine and the people I care about. The rest of the world can screw off.
16. fejezet