吉萊斯皮先生的天使 an angle t r gilleie (第1/5頁)
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安傑拉·斯特吉爾
AngelaSturgill
WhenIwasinseventhgrade，Iwasacandystrieratalocalhositalinmytown。Ivolunteeredaboutthirtytofortyhoursaweekduringthesummer。MostofthetimeIsenttherewaswithMr。Gillesie。Heneverhadanyvisitors，andnobodyseemedtocareabouthiscondition。Isentmanydaysthereholdinghishandandtalkingtohim，helingwithanythingthatneededtobedone。Hebecameaclosefriendofmine，eventhoughheresondedwithonlyanoccasionalsqueezeofmyhand。Mr。Gillesiewasinacoma。
Ileftforaweektovacationwithmyarents，andwhenIcameback，Mr。Gillesiewasgone。Ididnthavethenervetoaskanyofthenurseswherehewas，forfeartheymighttellmehehaddied。Sowithmanyquestionsunanswered，Icontinuedtovolunteertherethroughmyeighth-gradeyear。
Severalyearslater，WhenIwasajuniorinhighschool，IwasatthegasstationwhenInoticedafamiliarface。WhenIrealizedwhoitwas，myeyesfilledwithtears。Hewasalive!IgotuthenervetoaskhimifhisnamewasMr。Gillsee，andifhehadbeeninacomaaboutfiveyearsago。Withanuncertainlookonhisface，hereliedyes。IexlainedhowIknewhim，andthatIhadsentmanyhourstalkingwithhiminthehosital。Hiseyeswelleduwithtears，andhegavemethewarmesthugIhadeverreceived。
Hebegantotellmehow，ashelaytherecomatose，hecouldhearmetalkingtohimandcouldfeelmeholdinghishandthewholetime。Hethoughtitwasanangel，notaerson，whowastherewithhim。Mr。Gillesiefirmlybelievedthatitwasmyvoiceandtouchthathadkethimalive。
Thenhetoldmeabouthislifeandwhathaenedtohimtouthiminthecoma。Webothcriedforawhileandexchangedahug，saidourgood-byesandwentoursearateways。
AlthoughIhaventseenhimsince，hefillsmyheartwithjoyeveryday。IknowthatImadeadifferencebetweenhislifeandhisdeath。Moreimortantly，hehasmadeatremendous5differenceinmylife。Iwillneverforgethimandwhathedidforme:hemademeanangel。
我上七年級的時候，在鎮上的一家當地醫院做義工。夏天，我自願每週工作30～40個小時。通常，我都跟吉萊斯皮先生在一起。從來都沒人探望過他，也沒人關心過他的情況。大多時候，我總是握着他的手，跟他說話，幫他做一切需要做的事。他成了我的一個親密朋友，即使他的反應僅僅是偶爾捏一下我的手。他一直處於昏迷。
