洛蓝的西游记 仁善心
作者:不懂拐弯的小说      更新:2024-01-22

  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.

  “Idon‘tquietfollowyou.”returnedMandy,turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.

  “Youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager,didn‘tyou”Lockwasruthless.

  “That‘ssountrue.”Mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.

  “Wannaatalk”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld.

  “Theyhaven‘tchangedmuchsincewelastsawoneanother.”atlastMandydecidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome.

  “TheyWhomintheworlddoyoureferto,thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily”Lockdemanded.

  “Don‘tbesorude.”Mandywasfinallycheeringupalittlebit.

  Locklaughed,“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving,evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.”

  Mandysmiledforthefirsttime,“Nonsense.Howdareyou.....”

  Lockpickeduphismobile,“Minerva,howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot”

  TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthescreen,“Sinceyouaskedsir,thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage,whichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally,andthatseriouslylaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.That‘swhyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”

  “Thanks,Minerva.That‘swhatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LocknoddedtotheAI,asifshecouldsee.Actullyshedidnoticethat,shewavedbackhappilyandwasoff.

  LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible,“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuchmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”

  Mandylamented,“HowdoyouknowthisisthebestformeIcouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l

  “Idon‘tthinkit‘stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision.”Therewasanedgetohisvoice,buthestayedcool,“Stopcomparingwithothers‘livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey‘dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”

  Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone,“AreyoutellingmeIdon‘tdeservethebestoflife”

  Locksensedsomething,“Don‘ttwistit.YouknowwhatImeant.Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”

  Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream,“HowIwishtobesixteenagain,carefree.”

  Lockcamenearertoher,andhuggedher,leavinghiswheelchairbehind,“Thepointis,whateverhappenstoyou,fromnowontosixtyorninety,youwillalwayshaveus.”

  Mandyburstintotears,“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisworldlooksatmewithviciouseyes.”

  “Youcanalwayscountonus,”Lockpromised,“Igiveyoumyword.There‘snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandcherisheveryminute.”

  MandyleanedagainstLock‘sshoulder,totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“Iwon‘tfallforit.TheylookasifworriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostcrashed.”

  shelookedatLockandwassuddenlystartled,“Iwasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn‘thavetoldthemhowIbrokedown......Iwouldneverletthemreceivethewrongmessageasifmylifewereajoke.”

  “Don‘toverrespond.”Locksaid,“Theyareyourfriends,andtheyshowedconcernsaboutourlife.Themorepatheticwelook,thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe‘rereallylike.”

  “Yes,someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyconvincedmetopitymyself.Howcanonebesomean”

  Locksuggested,“I‘vecomeupwithanidea.Whydon‘tweholdaparty”Hehesitated,“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily”

  “No,noneofthemdo.Peopledon‘tgetmarriedthesedays,Iguesstheyareafraidtogivecommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.

  “So,thatsettleseverything.”Locksmiledback,“Weinviteabunchofkids.”

  “DoweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinOscar‘skindergarten”Mandyasked.

  “Oh,ofcoursewedo,”announcedLock,“Thereareplentyofkids,Asian,Latino,andblackinthechildren‘shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren,andmeaswell.”Locksatbackintothewheelchairasquicklyashiskneesallowedtocarryhim,whichamusedMandylikehell.

  “Sincetheyaresokind,suretheydon‘tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodcourse”Lockquestioned.

  “That‘sreallyniceofyou.Allofmyfriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshowthattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”Mandybitherlips,tryinghardnottolaugh.

  “IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortwoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered,“Theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”