朋友永遠在一起 a friend n the le (第4/12頁)
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“Whatstherush?”Adolfcautioned。“Letthingscooldown。WhenyougetasoldasIam，youfindoutthattimetakescareofalot。Ifthingsgetworse，thenyoucantalktohim。”
Therewasalongsilence。“Youknow，”hesaidsoftly，“IamtalkingtoyoujustthewayIdtalktoaboyofmyown。Ialwayswantedafamily—andchildren。Youretooyoungtoknowhowthatfeels。”
No，Iwasnt。Idalwayswantedafamily—andafather。ButIdidntsayanything，afraidIwouldntbeabletoholdbackthehurtIdfeltforsolong。
Oneevening，Adolfmentionedhis89thbirthdaywascomingu。Afterbuyingaieceoffiberboard，Idesignedabiggreetingcardwithacakeand89candlesonit。IaskedallthecosandmyOfficeCommissionertosignit。Igatherednearlyahundredsignatures。Adolfwouldgetakickoutofthis，Iknew。
Wedbeentalkingonthehoneforfourmonthsnow，andIthoughtthiswouldbeagoodtimetomeetfacetoface。SoIdecidedtodeliverthecardbyhand。
IdidnttellAdolfIwascoming。Ijustdrovetohisaddressonemorningandarkedthecaruthestreetfromhisaartmenthouse。AostmanwassortingmailinthehallwaywhenIenteredthebuilding。HenoddedasIcheckedthemailboxesforAdolfsname。Thereitwas。Aartment1H，some20feetfromwhereIstood。
Myheartoundedwithexcitement。Wouldwehavethesamechemistryinersonthatwehadonthehone?Ifeltthefirststabofdoubt。Maybehewouldrejectmethewaymyfatherrejectedmewhenhewentoutofmylife。ItaedonAdolfsdoor。Whentherewasnoanswer，Iknockedharder。
Theostmanlookedufromhissorting。“Noonesthere，”hesaid。
“Yeah，”Isaid，feelingalittlefoolish。“Ifheansweredhisdoorthewayheanswershishone，thismaytakeallday。”
