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吻我們兩個熟睡的孩子,但他們卻沒有醒來對她說“祝您好運”或者“我愛您,媽媽”。到了醫院,簽完一些檔案後,我看她換上一件褪了色的棉袍和一雙襪子,似乎手術室最大的傷害是寒冷。
她撲到我懷裡哭著說不做手術。我握著她的手,注射器扎進她的手臂,淚水很快停住了,那原本清澈,機靈的雙眼,現在滿是恐懼,慢慢地合上了。
我痛苦而慌亂地與她吻別,然後,看著她穿過那道無情的門,被推進手術室。我整天待在候診室,用校對稿子來分散我的焦慮。
快傍晚了,她才回到病房,胸前纏著一大片繃帶,我想她會喜歡那個外科醫生精心而巧妙地給她纏的繃帶。我想起我們的孩子還是嬰兒時,她為他們的搖籃縫製床單。這些繃帶看起來親切又安全可靠——不像我想的那麼粗糙。
燈光昏暗的房間裡,充斥著強烈的消毒水味兒。我坐在她旁邊,感到我們的生命是如此息息相關。我,也是病人,茫然地盯著窗外灰粉色的雲彩掠過午後的天空,感到心力交瘁。
差不多快七點了,她微微動了一下,聽到她的呻吟,我移到床邊,從桌子上的水罐裡拿出一點冰片,輕輕觸了一下她的嘴唇,拂開她額前被汗水沁溼的灰白頭髮。
“我愛你。”我說。
聽到這些話,她慢慢地睜開眼睛,目光開始很模糊,沒有焦點,很快,她敏銳地認出我來,嘴角浮現出一抹溫柔的笑。
“我也愛你。”她呢喃道,眼睛又閉上了。我幾乎筋疲力盡。回想起第一次見到她的情景。彷彿又回到了年輕時代,那個陽光燦爛的早上。她就是我的至愛。我再一次發自內心地說道,她就是我的至愛。
Moments of Love
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When I first saw her; she was walking across the med…school quad。 I stood motionless Anonymous as if stunned; following her with my eyes。 She is the one; I said to myself。
愛的時刻(2)
It was the first day of school。 When I asked a classmate about her; he told me to forget it。 She has a boyfriend; he said。
A few months later I heard she’d ended her relationship。 But I waited at least half a year to ask for a date。 When I telephoned her dormitory and asked nervously for her; I transposed the syllables of her first and last names into ludicrous garble。 “Dinner on Saturday?” I proposed; embarrassed and expecting rejection。 “I would enjoy that;” she answered; sounding pleased。
On Saturday I greeted her at the dorm and was again entranced by her lovel