A goodbye kiss 永别之吻
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="Meeting">Meeting</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jostled">jostled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="spilling">spilling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="clumsy">clumsy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>."</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="Frank">Frank</span>. <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>."</p><p><span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nets">nets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>, <span word="foul">foul</span>-<span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bibbed">bibbed</span> <span word="overalls">overalls</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brow">brow</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>."</p><p><span word="Frank">Frank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wheeze">wheeze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rattle">rattle</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="belch">belch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>!"</p>
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