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我的姐妹金纳The Story of Gina（第1页）

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梅利莎·内维利斯MelissaNevels

ThesummerItureeherandI，livinginCorpusChristi，Texas.WerehislittleapartmentonNorthBeae1981.JustafewdaysafterwemovedihisgirlnamedGinawholivedwithsomepeopleinahousebehindus.Isay“people，”

becausetheywereiuffIhadverylittleknowledgeof，inmyiheyoallyhadaJamaiguestwhowouldein，stayafewdays，thenleave.IrealizedsomeyearslaterthesigheJamaivisitor.Ididn’tknowmuchaboutthesepeopleGih，anddidokoowell.Therewerealwaysalotofadultsthathungaround，buttheyusuallywereipartofthehousewherethemusidleftustoourow.

Gihesepeoplebecause，Iguessyoucouldsay，shewashomeless，inasense，shewasaboutayearandahalfyouhay，beautifulsmile，prettyblgreethirteen，sheknewfarmoreaboutthestreetsthansheshouldhave.Shedidn’tkherwas，aherwasadrunk.Shehadaerwhowasmarriedtoamaninthenavy，andlivedi.NobodywantedGime.Ilovedherlikeasister.

Inthebegiledateachotherontheschoolbus.Ginawasatoughkid，andIguessasadefensemeism，shealutonthattough-kidarmorwheeraweekorsoofschool，westartedtalking.Andsiheonlykidintheareamyage，wereallykiogether.Myfolksweredivordbarelyspokeuo.I’djustmoved600milesfromtheonlyhomeI’deverknowninMississippiandIwashomesidshehadnorealhome.Oncewerealizedwebothhadwoundstolick，itclidarable.Shewasagradebehme，sowehadher.Butassoonaswe’dboardtheschoolbusiilitwastimeforbed，weweretogether.

Welivedowasafive-minutewalkfromwherewelived，justamattertheroad.Ifitwaswarm，I’dgetoffthebusandhurriedlydomychoresthathadtobefinishedbeforemymomgothomefromwork.Thenquicklygetintomybathiupwithourtowelsandsmokesahesand.I’djuststartedsmokiGina.Shesmoked，nly，andithher，Ididn’tthinkaboutwhatmymomwoulddoifshefoundout.Inaway，IguessIwaeherfreespirit.ItwaserthatIrealizedtheintensesadhavefelt.

Aboutmidwayintotheschina’ssisteraskedhertoeahemi.Ioodwhyitttoask.SheknewGina’sdwhereshewasliving.Gina’smomstayeddruime，andIthinktheyhadabigfailingout，ahat’swheolivebehindme.Hermomdidn’twaleastthat’s

SoGime.Iwasheartbroken.Butatthesametime，Iythatshewasgoihhersister.Ithoughtthatifshewaswithfamily，she’dbeOK.Wewroteeachotherlettersatleasttwiceaweek，butfourmonthslatershecameback.Igotseveralstinaastowhyitdidn’twork-out.Ihavemyowntheories.

&on，theschoolyearwasingtoay15thbirthdaywasjustaroundtheoma.Ginastayedbehiherpersonsomewhereincorpus，butwewroteletters，aouch.Taftwasonly18milesaway.Afterwewerethereabout6months，Ginawasagainlacetolive，andthenunswerelookingforsomebodytotakehersoshewouldn’tbeplaafosterhome.ThestotisGinastartedhavingathingwiththelady’s（thatshelivedwith）19-year-oldson.Ginawasjustfourteeime，andsheaskedGiually，shesawthisguyoffandonforawhile.Ginawasloose.Sheeratelylookingforsomebodytoloveherintheonlywaysheknewhow.Anditcosther.

Sowebecameherfosterfamily，ofsorts.Iwasworried.MymomandIwerelivingsoskimpilyasitwas.Webarelyhadmoopaythebills，andaeswehadourelectriedofffor.Iwasworriedabouthavingaofeed.ButIlovedher，andmymomfeltsorryforher.Shecouldseealittleinatoo.Wehadsomu!Webothsooes，aogethereveryweekend.Weeveotce，utiionforawholeday，andwemissedhavingourschoolpicturestakenthatday.Intheschoolyearbook，forthatyear，wheremypictureshouldbe，there’salittlecharawithabarrelaroundhismiddleandasignonitthatsays:“photonotavailable.”

Actually，IbelieveitwasoorsthatstartedthebeginnioGina’sstaywithus.Ithinkmymomwasafraidshe’d“ruboffonme”

.I’mamomnowandIbetteruand.

Ginawaswild，andyou’tcageawildanimalf.Shewaswithusabouteightmowaswinteragaiight，andfoodwassalikedthewildlife.Mymomdidn’tallowthetypeoflife，fegirl，thatshewasusedto.SoGinaeoneelsesheknew，andmadearraoleaveus.

&hewasthelasttimeIeversawher.We’dsharedaroomforsomanymonths，andittyaftersheleft.Imissedherterribly.Irememberherputtiuffintothebackofawhiteeverfetwatghershuttheliddown，andturhasmileandsayihisisit，Iguess.”

Ireplied“Yeah...youtakecareofyourself.Don’tdrinkaoomuch.”

Welaughedandhugged.Shesaid，“Speakforyourself!”

Thenwecried.She’dbeefrieerpartoftwoyearsahingihatIwouldneverseeheragain.

Ididmaime.Justoheplattofromours.Thenabouttwoyearslater，Igotaletterfromher，andshewasinMissouri.She’dhadababy，byamarriedman.“Buthelovesme，”

shewrote.Ifeltverysad，andwonderedifshe’deverreallyfindwhatshesodesperatelywashethoughtshewanotnecessarilywhatsheneeded.

Ineverheardfraihesedletter.IwrotebaevergotarespohisdayIdon’tknoeoher，ifshe’salive，orwheresheis.Wheookpartofmewithher.Webecameliketwins，andwhenshewasgolikeI’dlostsomethihi-like.Shewassofulloflife，anddidn’tdwelloiooutwardly.Andwewereclose，wesharedeverything.

Istillthieheseyears.Twoyounggirlsreaanhoodohs.Yeteachpathfamiliartotheother.Shestillhastheabilitytomakemesmile，aeallthatIhaveandallthatIam.

在我14岁的那年夏天，母亲带着我住在得克萨斯州的科珀斯克里斯蒂港。

1981年6月，我们在北海滩租下了这套小公寓。

搬进去没几天，我遇到了一个叫金纳的女孩，她与其他一些人住在我家公寓后面的房子里。

我之所以称那些人为“其他人”

，是因为天真的我对他们的了解少得可怜。

有时候，一些牙买加人会去拜访那些人，他们在那所房子里住几天，然后就离开了。

几年后，我才了解了牙买加人的重要地位。

对于与金纳一起住的人，我了解得不太多，后来也没有兴趣去了解。

许多成年人经常会聚在那所房子的附近，不过他们只是在那所房子门外的前面，那里有音乐，我们这些孩子则自由地玩耍。

金纳比我小一岁半，我想，人们会说，她是因为在某种意义上无家可归，才与这些人住在一起的。

金纳是一个长相漂亮的女孩，有着美丽的笑容、漂亮的金发和蓝色的眼睛。

虽然才13岁，可是她对街道的熟悉程度已经超出了同龄孩子。

金纳不知道她的父亲是谁，她的妈妈是一个酒鬼。