仁善心

Mandy自从和老朋友们重新见面后，整个人陷入了一种迷幻状态，似乎她虽然在这个世界上好好地活着，但似乎有一半魂魄留在了某个遥远的，偏僻的，古早的，隔离的，陌生的，熟悉的时空里。 洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑，似乎她总是在问，“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢？” 走丢了…… 她的每一个微笑都在说，“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”…… 在孙先生拜访后第二天，Mandy摔了Nichole心爱的大熊猫勺子，第三天她忘了去接Oscar放学，第四天她忘了烧饭，那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。 洛可嘉忍无可忍，决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。 “Youarenotyourselfthesedays.”saidLock，lookingdirectlyintohereyes. “Idon“tquietfolloyou.”returnedMandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly. “Youantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn“tyou?”Lockasruthless. “That“ssountrue.”Mandyouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye. “annaatalk?”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundserefirmlyheld. “Theyhaven“tchangedmuchsinceelastsaoneanother.”atlastMandydecidedtospilloutallthataslingeringonhermind——bearingtheeightisearisome. “They?homintheorlddoyoureferto，thosehoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily?”Lockdemanded. “Don“tbesorude.”Mandyasfinallycheeringupalittlebit. Locklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemouldtradehattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.” Mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“Nonsense.Hodareyou.....” Lockpickeduphismobile，“Minerva，homanyphotosofthekidshaveegot?” TheAIpoppedupfromnohereonthescreen，“Sinceyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，hichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatseriouslylaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.That“shyIsuggestdeletinghalf......” “Thanks，Minerva.That“shatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LocknoddedtotheAI，asifshecouldsee.Actullyshedidnoticethat，sheavedbackhappilyandasoff. LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible，“Ibelievehatyouhavealreadyonedeighsmuchmorethanhatyouthoughthadlost.” Mandylamented，“Hodoyouknothisisthebestforme?Icouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l “Idon“tthinkit“stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouillalaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision.”Thereasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“Stopcomparingithothers“livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhisifeshouldhavebeencontentedithhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey“dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.” Mandyremarkedithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon“tdeservethebestoflife?” Locksensedsomething，“Don“ttistit.YouknohatImeant.Yououldneverbeabletofigureouthatthebestishenyoueresixteen.” Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HoIishtobesixteenagain，carefree.” Lockcamenearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghisheelchairbehind，“Thepointis，hateverhappenstoyou，fromnoontosixtyorninety，youillalayshaveus.” Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisorldlooksatmeithviciouseyes.” “Youcanalayscountonus，”Lockpromised，“Igiveyoumyord.There“snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandcherisheveryminute.” MandyleanedagainstLock“sshoulder，totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedhereight.“Ion“tfallforit.TheylookasiforriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostcrashed.” shelookedatLockandassuddenlystartled，“Iasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn“thavetoldthemhoIbrokedon......Iouldneverletthemreceivetherongmessageasifmylifeereajoke.” “Don“toverrespond.”Locksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshoedconcernsaboutourlife.Themorepatheticelook，thefunnieritouldbehentheyknohate“rereallylike.” “Yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyconvincedmetopitymyself.Hocanonebesomean?” Locksuggested，“I“vecomeupithanidea.hydon“teholdaparty?”Hehesitated，“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily?” “No，noneofthemdo.Peopledon“tgetmarriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogivecommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends. “So，thatsettleseverything.”Locksmiledback，“einviteabunchofkids.” “DoeknootherkidsbesidesthoseinOscar“skindergarten?”Mandyasked. “Oh，ofcourseedo，”announcedLock，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblackinthechildren“shospital.Thisillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren，andmeasell.”Locksatbackintotheheelchairasquicklyashiskneesalloedtocarryhim，hichamusedMandylikehell. “Sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon“tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodcourse?”Lockquestioned. “That“sreallyniceofyou.Allofmyfriendsouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshothattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh. “IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered，“Theyoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”