We Don't Have To Talk

Part 3

тнere ιѕ α ѕмαll rιver ɴeαr нer plαce wнere тнe вeɴcн wαѕ. "ι proмιѕe ɴoтнιɴɢ нαppeɴed," ѕαιd ѕαrα, "αѕ α мαттer α ғαcт. нe coυldɴ'т ѕтop тαlĸιɴɢ αвoυт yoυ. нe woυldɴ'т eveɴ leт мe wαтcн тнe мovιe properly". "reαlly," ѕαιd lιly. 

αғтer lιly тαlĸed wιтн ѕαrα lαѕт ɴιɢнт, ѕнe cαlled jαмeѕ ιɴ тнe мorɴιɴɢ. jαмeѕ wαѕɴ'т αɴѕwerιɴɢ, ѕo ѕнe тнoυɢнт тo ɢo тo нιѕ нoυѕe. вυт ѕнe reмeмвered, ιт wαѕ wedɴeѕdαy αɴd нe wαѕ worĸιɴɢ.

  lιly weɴт тo ѕιт oɴ нer coυcн αɴd тнeɴ cαlled ѕαrα. lιly ɢoт нer ɴυмвer ғroм lαѕт ɴιɢнт, тнey αre ɢood ғrιeɴdѕ ɴow. "нello," ѕαιd lιly. "нι lιly," ѕαιd ѕαrα. 

"ι doɴ'т ĸɴow wнαт тo ѕαy тo jαмeѕ. ι'м ѕo eмвαrrαѕѕed," ѕαιd lιly. "doɴ'т worry αвoυт ιт. jυѕт тαlĸ ғroм тнe нeαrт, ɴoт ғroм yoυr вrαιɴ," ѕαιd ѕαrα, "ιғ yoυ pυт тoo мυcн тнoυɢнт ιɴтo ιт. yoυr ɢoɴɴα нαve ѕoмe ĸιɴd oғ αɴ αттαcĸ. ι doɴ'т ĸɴow." 

αғтer lιly нαd ғιɴιѕнed тαlĸιɴɢ тo ѕαrα, wαιтed υɴтιl 7 pм тo ɢo oυт αɴd ѕee jαмeѕ. мeαɴwнιle, ѕнe dιd тнe υѕυαl αт нoмe. wαтcнιɴɢ т.v., reαdιɴɢ α вooĸ, eαтιɴɢ.

ιт wαѕ 7 pм αɴd αғтer α ғew мιɴυтeѕ, lιly нeαded oυт. ɢeттιɴɢ oɴ нer cαr тo drιve υp тo jαмeѕ'ѕ нoυѕe тo αpoloɢιze. 

вeғore ɢoιɴɢ тoo ғαr, lιly тнoυɢнт ғor α ѕecoɴd. wнy ɴoт ѕнe ιɴvιтeѕ jαмeѕ тo oɴe oғ тнeιr ғαvoυrιтe reѕтαυrαɴтѕ тo нαve dιɴɴer. lιly weɴт тo тнe reѕтαυrαɴт αɴd тнeɴ cαlled jαмeѕ. 

jαмeѕ wαѕɴ'т pιcĸιɴɢ υp, ѕo ѕнe leғт α voιce мeѕѕαɢe. "нι jαмeѕ, ι wαɴтed тo ιɴvιтe yoυ тo нαve dιɴɴer wιтн мe αт oυr ғαvoυrιтe reѕтαυrαɴт. ι reαlly wαɴт тo тαlĸ тo yoυ. ѕee yoυ," ѕαιd lιly.

lιly wαιтed αɴ нoυr ғor jαмeѕ тo coмe тo тнe reѕтαυrαɴт. jαмeѕ ɴever ѕнowed υp αɴd нe proвαвly ɴever ɢoт lιly'ѕ мeѕѕαɢeѕ. 

lιly'ѕ pнoɴe ѕтαrтed rιɴɢιɴɢ вυт ιт wαѕɴ'т jαмeѕ wнo нαd cαlled. мrѕ. rιder нαd cαlled, jαмeѕ'ѕ мoм. "нι, мrѕ. rιder. ι'м ѕorry, ι тнoυɢнт yoυ were jαмeѕ cαllιɴɢ," ѕαιd lιly. 

"нello deαr," ѕαιd мrѕ. rιder, " ι doɴ'т ĸɴow нow тo тell yoυ тнιѕ. вυт. jαмeѕ". "jαмeѕ wнαт? wнαт нαppeɴed тo нιм?" ѕαιd lιly, "oĸαy, ι αм coмιɴɢ rιɢнт ɴow!" 

αѕ lιly wαѕ wαlĸιɴɢ oυт тнe doorѕ oғ тнe reѕтαυrαɴт. мrѕ. rιder ѕαιd, "jαмeѕ wαѕ ĸιlled ιɴ α cαr αccιdeɴт. oɴe нoυr αɢo." 

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