盒子里的爱
<p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="bubbled">bubbled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torrent">torrent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="contain">contain</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span>."</p><p> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wilted">wilted</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span>?<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="waited">waited</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valentine">valentine</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="voices">voices</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1947, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="punitive">punitive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p> <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="crepe">crepe</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lace">lace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="shoebox">shoebox</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="project">project</span>."</p>
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