奇迹的代价
<p><span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Miracle">Miracle</span></p><p><span word="Tess">Tess</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precocious">precocious</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tearful">tearful</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span> <span word="desperation">desperation</span>, <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Tess">Tess</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="jelly">jelly</span> <span word="jar">jar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="even">even</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="Carefully">Carefully</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jar">jar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="way">way</span> 6 <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rexalls">Rexalls</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Store">Store</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pharmacist">pharmacist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="Tess">Tess</span> <span word="twisted">twisted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="disgusting">disgusting</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="muster">muster</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="jar">jar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banged">banged</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>? <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pharmacist">pharmacist</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p>
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