朋友該做的事 that what friend d (第2/9頁)
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SuddenlyIknewwhatIhadtodo。Afterall，hedeservedit。
Isatacrossfromhim。“Jack，thewayyouvebeentreatingmeiswrong。Iveneverhadanyoneseaktomethatway。Asarofessional，itswrong，anditswrongformetoallowittocontinue，”Isaid。
Jacksnickerednervouslyandleanedbackinhischair。Iclosedmyeyesbriefly。Godhelme，Irayed。
“Iwanttomakeyouaromise。Iwillbeafriend，”Isaid。“Iwilltreatyouasyoudeservetobetreated，withresectandkindness。Youdeservethat，”Isaid。“Everybodydoes。”Isliedoutofthechairandclosedthedoorbehindme。
Jackavoidedmetherestoftheweek。Proosals，secs，andlettersaearedonmydeskwhileIwasatlunch，andthecorrectedversionswerenotseenagain。IbroughtcookiestotheofficeonedayandleftabatchonJacksdesk。AnotherdayIleftanote。“Hoeyourdayisgoinggreat。”itread。
Overthenextfewweeks，Jackreaeared。Hewasreserved，buttherewerenoothereisodes。Co-workerscorneredmeinthebreakroom。
“GuessyougottoJack，”theysaid。“Youmusthavetoldhimoffgood。”Ishookmyhead。“JackandIarebecomingfriends。”Isaidinfaith。Irefusedtotalkabouthim。EverytimeIsawJackinthehall，Ismiledathim。Afterall，thatswhatfriendsdo。
Oneyearafterour“talk，”IdiscoveredIhadbreastcancer。Iwas32，themotherofthreebeautifulyoungchildren，andscared。Thecancerhadmetastasizedtomylymhnodesandthestatisticswerenotgreatforlong-termsurvival。Aftersurgery，Ivisitedwithfriendsandlovedoneswhotriedtofindtherightwordstosay。Nooneknewwhattosay。Manysaidthewrongthings。Otherswet，andItriedtoencouragethem。Iclungtohoe。
Thelastdayofmyhositalstay，thedoordarkenedandJackstoodawkwardlyonthethreshold。Iwavedhiminwithasmileandhewalkedovertomybedand，withoutaword，lacedabundlebesideme。Insidelayseveralbulbs。
