don’t wait to give daddy a hug

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1、Don’tWaittoGiveDaddyaHugThenightwassoftandwarmasIlaygazingattheceiling.Thewholehousewasquite,exceptfortheoccasionalcoughingfrommyowncongestedthroat,Ilayonthesofaexaggeratingmyillnessaschildrenarelikelytodo.TomorrowIwouldprobablybedead.Mamasaiditwouldgoaway,butshecouldbewrong,couldn’tshe?The

2、hardbluelumpsofthetatteredsofabeneathmybodywereagreatcomforttome.Iwasgladtobeoutofmyownbedroomandnearertothatofmymother.Afterall,ifIshouldchokeduringthenight,shewouldn’tbeabletohearme.ItwasimperativethatIbeascloseaspossible.Mamaunderstoodthat,oratleastshepretendedto.Shehadtuckedmeinmethodic

3、allyseveralhoursbeforeandshewasnodoubtconfidentthatIwaslongsinceasleep,butIhadfartoomanythingstothinkaboutgotosleep.Iwasthinkingofthehospital.WehadgonetherethatafternoontovisitmyfartherforValentine’sDay.WehadtogothedaybeforetheactualholidaybecauseMamasaidwecouldn’tgetoutofschooltogoonMonday

4、.Thehospitalwasahugeplace.ItseemedtomelikeagiantcastlewhichIwouldbelostinforeverifIwasn’tcareful.EverythingwaswhiteandIrememberedseeingallkindsofladiesdressedupinfunnywhitethingswithalltheirhaircoveredupwithsomesortofcloth.Iaskedwhotheywere,butIdon’tthinkIshouldhavebecausemymotherlookedrath

5、erembarrassedandhushedme.Ifoundoutlaterthattheywerenuns.Ithoughtnunswereonlyfoundinconvents.Thatconfusedmeforawhile,butIsoonfoundsomethingelsetoarousemycuriosity.Daddywasinahighbedthatwasfoldedinhalfsomeway.Icouldn’tunderstandit,butIsureIcouldhaveonelikethat—thenwhenMamatoldmetoliedownandgo

6、tosleepIwouldn’tbecausemybedwouldn’tletme.Thatwouldbefun,forachange.Helookedalrighttome.Ididn’tknowwhyhekeptgoingtothatplaceanyway.Hecouldn’tlikeitbetterthanhomebecausehedidn’tevenhaveatelevisionthere.Isatasquietlyaspossible.MytroublewasthatIwantedtohughimandIwasafraidofwhatMamawouldsayifIc

7、limbeduponhisbedtodoit.Ididn’tknowwhyshewouldmind----Ionlyknewshewould.SometimesshesaidIwastoorough.ButIwassuchalittlegirlandDaddywassobig…howcouldIhurthim?Ithoughttheremustbesomeotherreasonwhyhecouldn’twrestlewithmelikeheusedto.Maybehewastootired.Mypare