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shewondered.“She’snevergoneofflikethatwithitwithmeaheadoftime.Besides,IwaothehospitaltoseeDaddy.”
Iassuredmymotherthatherdaughterwouldesoon.“Besides,”
Isaid,“Marthaisacleverlittlegirl.Shetakecareofherself.”
“SheneedsadressforSunday,”
mymothersaid.
“It’sonlyThursday,”
Ireplied.“Plentyoftime.”
“Wheredidyoulearntotakeoverakitlikethis?”
mymotheraskedasIfixeddinight.“It’soeandstaywithme.Doyouhaveafamily?”
Haviedasapanion,ifnotadaughter,Isettledintoaihmymother.
Fridaymwewenttothehairdresser,thechiropradthegrocerystore.IoverheardLyhehairdresser,saytomymother,“It’syhteretostaywithyou.”
“That’snotmydaughter.”
mymotherfided,“shehasthesameshe’snotmydaughter.”
Lynnelookedquicklyatmetoseeifshehadmisuoodoneofus,andIgaveheraruefulsmile.
Onthewayhomemymothersaid,“Lyyhter.”
“Youdon’tmind,doyou?”
Iasked.
“No.”
shesaid.
Itwasn’tuntilmybrotherSaturdaythatIwasreizedaspartofthefamily.“Bobwilltakethisbed,andyousleepinyouroldroo”
mymothersaidthatnight.Itfeltgoodtobelegitimateagain.
“Yousee,”
myfathersaidtheday,“Marthahasbeehetime.Therewasoworry.”
“Buttherewasaher>
“Iwrotethenote,”
Iexplaieittocalmyouwhenyouweresoanxious,”
andprehensionflientinmymraduallydimmingeyes.
当我们坐在医院的走廊里等待父亲接受检查时,母亲说:“我一直为玛莎担心。
我们把她留在院子里玩,也没有告诉她我们去哪里。
真希望她不会正坐在什么地方哭泣呢。”
我擦干母亲脸颊上挂满的泪水,试图打消她的担心:“我就是玛莎,我就陪在您的身边啊。”
“不,你不是。”
母亲回答说,“你不是我的小玛莎。”
在尽力去适应父亲突然致残的事实时,过去和现在一直都存在的被抛弃的恐惧笼罩着我们。
前天晚上我们接到电话,父亲摔了一跤,髋部受了伤,并且准备在第二天做更换髋关节的手术。
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