My Mother -- The other Woman in My Life
<p><span word="After">After</span> 21 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="her">her</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="for">for</span> 19 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="well">well</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>,"</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="responded">responded</span>, "<span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="hadcurled">hadcurled</span>（卷曲，环绕）<span word="her">her</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asradiant">asradiant</span>（容光焕发的，光芒四射的）<span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>."</p>
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