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瑪麗安·佩奇·皮爾斯
MaryAnnPecciPearce
OneSundaymorninginJune1959mymotherwalkedintomyroom。“Surrise!”shesaid,roudlyholdinguayellowdresswithblackandwhitestries。“Imadeitjustforyou。Whatdoyouthink?”
Ibitmytongue。HowcouldItellMomitwasthemosthideousdressIhadeverseen?Thetoo-intensecolors,thegaudyrhinestonebuttons,theshinyatentleatherbelt,thehoelesslyout-of-stylebillowyskirt。
“Itserfectforchurch,”mymothercontinuedblithely。“Iwishsomonehadmadeadresslikethisforme。”
Toobadyoucantwearit,Ithought。ButIknewMomhadsentalotoftimeonthedress。Onlytheworldsmostungratefuldaughterwouldrefuse。ReluctantlyIutiton。
AllthroughchurchIrayed,Lord,letmegetoutofherewithoutanyoneseeingme。EseciallyDennisPearce,theboyIhadacrushon。HewasoneofthecutestguysatNetuneHigh。Althoughwewereinsomeofthesameclasses,Dennishadnevertakenanynoticeofme。
AttheendoftheserviceIboltedforthedoor。ButIhadtowaitonthesteswhilemyarentschattedwiththeirfriends。Justalittlewhilelonger……ThenoutofthecornerofmyeyeIsawthePearcearoaching。BeforeIcouldescae,Denniswasrightbesideme。
Istartedgabbingamileaminute,hoingifIketituhewouldntnoticemyhorribledress。“ImgoingtocollegeinSetember,”Isaid。