TheLittleRedWagon
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Gayle">Gayle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proGREssively">proGREssively</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="Gayle">Gayle</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Flyer">Flyer</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Flyer">Flyer</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="cones">cones</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="overflowed">overflowed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>. <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="check">check</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gayle">Gayle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span>:</p><p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Bonnie">Bonnie</span>,</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span><span word="no">no</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span><span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>,</p><p><span word="Norma">Norma</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>. <span word="Enclosed">Enclosed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="uncashed">uncashed</span> <span word="check">check</span>.</p>
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