第16部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

it。　His　heart　pounded　in　his　ears　as　they　jogged　down　the　sidewalk　past　Sixth；　then　Seventh；

Eighth；　and；　finally；　Ninth　Avenues。　Between　Ninth　and　Greenwich　the　traffic　cleared；　so　Bree　ran

in　the　street。　Ignoring　the　hot　blasts　of　exhaust　from　the　oning　buses；　Dan　followed　behind；

jogging　toward　the　shimmering　Hudson　River；　just　two　blocks　away。

Hang　in　there；　he　told　himself。Just　make　it　to　the　river。　Just　keep　going　。　He　had　no　idea　how

he？d　make　it　all　the　way　down　to　Battery　Park；　on　the　tip　of　Manhattan；　but　first　things　first：　he

had　to　get　to　the　river。　His　feet　throbbed　inside　his　not…quite…broken…in　ice　blue　New　Balance

bought…for…ten…bucks…at…the…Paragon…Sports…sale　running　shoes。　He？d　wiped　so　much　sweat　from

his　forehead　that　he　was　scared　that　he　might　be　pletely　dehydrated。　He　was　dying　for　a　drink

of　water。　He　was　dying　to　sit　down。

Maybe　he　was　just　plaindying　？

They　dashed　across　the　West　Side　Highway　and　into　Hudson　River　Park；　where　a　wide；　paved

jogging/rollerblading/　bike　path　ran　from　midtown　to　Tribeca。　They　weren？t　the　only　ones　taking

advantage　of　the　clear；　sunny　day？hundreds　of　people　were　running　and　rollerblading；　bicycling；

and　strolling　hand　in　hand。　Bree　beat　him　across　the　street　and　wove　through　the　crowd　until　she

reached　the　chain…link　fence　that　presumably　kept　people　from　diving　right　into　the　river。　She

kicked　her　legs　up　in　front　of　her；　jogging　in　place　as　she　waited　for　Dan　to　catch　up。　Despite　the

heat；　she　was　barely　sweating。

Dan　hurled　himself　in　Bree？s　direction。This　is　great　；　he　told　himself。　He　felt　great！　The　sun　was

bright；　the　air　was　fresh；　and　there　was　a　breeze　blowing　in　off　the　ri