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第27章 生日的承诺The Birthday Promise2（第1页）

第27章生日的承诺TheBirthdayPromise（2）

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Thatbringstomiimemybelovedparakeet，BuckeyeBird，flewintpanwhileybreakfast.Iosedtolethimoutofhiscage，butIhad，andheburhoughtyou’dbesomadatme，butallyoukaboutwasgettientionforthatpoorbird.Thepharmacistthoughtyouwerenutswhebrandofantibioticcreamhewouldreendtorubo.

Speakingoffunnyanimalstories，doyouremypethamster，Browuthedryerhose?YoucalledSears，whereyou’dpurchasedtheclothesdryer，toaskhowwemightgethimoutofthepredit.Theytoldyoutoturnonthemadtheinitialthrustofairwouldpushhimthrough.Wedid，aheHamsterballflewthroughtheair.Daddycaughthiminhisbaseballglove.Itwashardtobelieve，buttheexplodioseeanotherday!

Whidsme...doyourecollectthetimeIblewupthestovewhiletryingtirlScoutgbadge?Ittookayearformyeyebrowsaogrowback.Yousleptwithmethatnightawasn’tmyfault.Still，itwasalongtimebeforeyouleftmealo.

&oldyouthisbefore，butaftermybakingfiasothersharedwithmeasecretaboutthepressurecivenyouasaweddinggift.Thefirsttimeyouusedit，you’dsetthetimerto“high”

andyourdiofthekitlightfixture.GrandmatoldmeittookDaddyaweektoscrapeitofftheg.AtleastIonlylostfacialhair.

Yourmothermusticizedyou，becauseyouuredorpunishedmeforallthefoolishthingsIdidthroughtheyears.YousaidthateverythingerieasachildIhadaionaomyowndrummer.

IthinkI’mstillthatway，Mom.AndthatisexactlywhatItrytofowhenyhtersareyankingmy.They’redoiheymissyou.Bothofthemkeepaphotoofyouintheirlivingrorand，allfiveofthem，willtheir“NanaVirginia.”

Youroudofmygirls.YounevermissedaewhatagoodjobIwasdthemup.IwantyoutoknowhowmuchythatmeaI’thavedohoutyou.

Yhtersbothhaveyourtendernessay.Irememberthetimetheoldestoorunawayfromhome.Sheannouncedoverdishewasleavingtogolivewithhergras，sixblocksaway，becauseIwasmueaolockthekidinherroom.YousuggestedthatIletherworkitoutohatitwouldbealearningexperience.Shepackedsuchaheavysuitcase;shemadeitjustthreeblocksbeforeshecollapsedinfrontoftheneighborhoodbakery.Theownerdroveherhomeirudgaveheradozendoughilllooksatmeinafunny

Mom，doyouthinkthelessohatdayacklightwhentravelingadistawh.Shewastootiredtorecallwhyshewasangryandtoofullofidealdoughnutstocare.

&ly，yranddaughterwaslookingatallthepicturesyou’dtakewoofyouhadtraveledtottenhowmanytriesyou’dvisitedovertheyears.Idoremember，likeitwasyesterday，thecallgotsayingthatyouhadtocutshortyourHawaiianvisionbecauseyou’dbeenhurtbyasurfboardoWaikikiaystity.Yhterstayedupallnightaoyourhem，shemadealltheflightarraogetyouhome.Shewasonlythirteenyearsold.Youweresoproudofher.

Iknowthatfeelingtoday，Mom，whewohersmydaughtershavebee.

Asfrand，allIsayisthattheyhaveanoverabundaherthat，ettingold.Aphotooftheentirefamilysitsonmydresser.Everyonelookssohappy.Westillare.Ithoughtyou’dliketohearthat.It’sdifficultwithoutyou，butIthinkwe’refiingether.

It’sgettinglate，soI’mgoingtoputawayysforhisagaiyear，promise.

Happybirthday，Mom.