The rough hands 那双布满老茧的手
<p><span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="totuck">totuck</span>（卷起，挤进）<span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>, <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="me">me</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="annoy">annoy</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>, "<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>!" <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="motherclose">motherclose</span> <span word="out">out</span>（结束）<span word="my">my</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goodnight">goodnight</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="itlurked">itlurked</span>（潜伏，埋伏）, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="seventies">seventies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="theremedy">theremedy</span>（补救，治疗）<span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="orsoothe">orsoothe</span>（安慰，缓和）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scraped">scraped</span> <span word="knee">knee</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>... <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="stains">stains</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="could">could</span>...</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="handhesitantly">handhesitantly</span>（迟疑地，踌躇地）<span word="run">run</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="gently">gently</span>, <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="mybrow">mybrow</span>（眉）.</p>
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