你真漂亮，她说 Beautiful, She Said
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bashed">bashed</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deformed">deformed</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="wrinkled">wrinkled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disfigured">disfigured</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Nana">Nana</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="twinkled">twinkled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="splendor">splendor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span>. <span word="Beautiful">Beautiful</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="Nana">Nana</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Alzheimer">Alzheimer</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fragmented">fragmented</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospice">hospice</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hospice">hospice</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="uncontrollable">uncontrollable</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gut">gut</span>-<span word="wrenching">wrenching</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospice">hospice</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="request">request</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="aunts">aunts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hallway">hallway</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="Nana">Nana</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="fluffy">fluffy</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="slouched">slouched</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>, <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="numbly">numbly</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="morphine">morphine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="darted">darted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="Nana">Nana</span> <span word="looked">looked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p>
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