仁善心

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.

“They?Whomintheworlddoyoureferto，thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily?”Lockdemanded.

“Don'tbesorude.”Mandywasfinallycheeringupalittlebit.

Locklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.”

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

Lockpickeduphismobile，

“Minerva，howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot?”

TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthescreen，“Sinceyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，whichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatlaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.That'swhyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”

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

LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible，“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuchmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”

Mandylamented，“Howdoyouknowthisisthebestforme?Icouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l

“Idon'tthinkit'stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceor”Therewasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“comparingwithothers'livesandmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey'dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”

Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon'tdeservethebestoflife?”

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

Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HowIwishtobesixteenagain，carefree.”

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

Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisworldlooksatmewitheyes.”

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

MandyleanedagainstLock'sshoulder，totallyheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“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，andinthechildren'shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren，andmeaswell.”Locksatbackintothewheelchairasquicklyashiskneesallowedtocarryhim，whichamusedMandylikehell.

“Sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon'tminddonatingsomeforthegoodcourse?”Lock

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

“IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortwoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered，“Theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”