她留下了一團糟 he left a behd (第1/10頁)
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傑兒。馬努斯
JayeW。Manus
Iwatchherbackhernewtruckoutofthedriveway。Theickuistoolarge，tooexensive。Shedrefusedtoconsideraracticalcomactcarthatgetsgoodgasmileageandiseasytoark。Itsbecauseofme，Ithink。Sheboughtittositeme。
Sheddroedoutofcollege，andIdmadehercomehome。Allsummerlongshedbeenanunstablecloudofgasolinefumes，lookingforamatchtosetheroff。Wedfoughtaboutherjob，aboutleavingschool，aboutherboyfriendandherfuture。Shedcriedalotandrebuffedallmyattemtstocomforther。
“Imtwenty，almost，”shedtoldmesooftenthatmyteethached。“Iamanadult!”
EachtimeIsilentlyrelied，No，youarenot。Youstillwatchcartoons，andexectmetodoyourlaundry，andaskmetoickutoothasteforyouwhenIgotothegrocerystore。
Nowsheisgone，offtobeanadultfarawayfromme。Imgladshesgone。Shesimossibleandcrankyanddifficulttogetalongwith。Iamsickoffighting，tiredofhertantrums。
Herfatherisangry。Hewatchestelevisionandwillnotseak。Heheledherwiththedownaymentonthetruckandgotheragooddeal。Hesliedhercashbeforesheleft。Iwanttosay。Ifonlyyouhadntheledherbuythetruck，shewouldstillbehere。Itsalie。
“Iamnevercomingback，”shetoldme。“Imagrown-unow。Iwanttolive。”
Whathadshebeendoingfortwentyyears?Existinginsusendedanimation?
