Mandy自从和老朋友们重新见面后,整个人陷入了一种迷幻状态,似乎她虽然在这个世界上好好地活着,但似乎有一半魂魄留在了某个遥远的,偏僻的,古早的,隔离的,陌生的,熟悉的时空里。
洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑,似乎她总是在问,“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢?”
走丢了……
她的每一个微笑都在说,“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”……
在孙先生拜访后第二天,Mandy摔了Nichole心爱的大熊猫勺子,第三天她忘了去接Oscar放学,第四天她忘了烧饭,那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。
洛可嘉忍无可忍,决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。
“Youarenotyourselfthesedays。”saidLock,lookingdirectlyintohereyes。
“Idontquietfollowyou。”returnedMandy,turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly。
“Youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager,didntyou?”Lockwasruthless。
“Thatssountrue。”Mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye。
“Wannaatalk?”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld。
“Theyhaventchangedmuchsincewelastsawoneanother。”atlastMandydecidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome。
“They?Whomintheworlddoyoureferto,thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily?”Lockdemanded。
“Dontbesorude。”Mandywasfinallycheeringupalittlebit。
Locklaughed,“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving,evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture。”
Mandysmiledforthefirsttime,“Nonsense。Howdareyou。。。。。”
Lockpickeduphismobile,“Minerva,howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot?”
TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthescreen,“Sinceyouaskedsir,thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage,whichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally,andthatseriouslylaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile。ThatswhyIsuggestdeletinghalf。。。。。。”
“Thanks,Minerva。ThatswhatIneedtolearnforthemoment。”LocknoddedtotheAI,asifshecouldsee。Actullyshedidnoticethat,shewavedbackhappilyandwasoff。
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LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible,“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuchmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost。”
Mandylamented,“Howdoyouknowthisisthebestforme?Icouldhaveledanotherlife。。。。。”l
“Idontthinkitstherightattitudeforlife。Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision。”Therewasanedgetohisvoice,buthestayedcool,“Stopparingwithotherslivesandstopmoaningformore。Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandtheydbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved。”
Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone,“AreyoutellingmeIdontdeservethebestoflife?”
Locksensedsomething,“Donttwistit。YouknowwhatImeant。Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen。”