Mandylanted，“Howdoyouknowthisisthebestfor?Icouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l
“Idon\'tthinkit\'stherightattitudeforlife.Itseeyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision.”Therewasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“Stopcoaringwithothers\'livesandstopaningforre.Thefishernandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfrohegoldfishandthey\'dbetternotbegforrethantheydeserved.”
Mandyrerkedwithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingIdon\'tdeservethebestoflife?”
Locksensedsothing，“Don\'ttwistit.YouknowwhatIant.Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”
Mandyrredasifshehadbeeninadrea“HowIwishtobesixteenagain，carefree.”
Lockcanearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghiswheelchairbehind，“Thepointis，whateverhappenstoyou，froowontosixtyorny，youwillalwayshaveus.”
Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisworldlooksatwithviciouseyes.”
“Youcanalwayscountonus，”Lockprosed，“Igiveyouword.There\'snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandcherisheverynute.”
MandyleanedagainstLock\'sshoulder，totallyettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“Iwon\'tfallforit.TheylookasifworriedforbutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedtheelvesseeingalstcrashed.”
shelookedatLockandwassuddenlystartled，“Iwasalsttakenin.......Ishouldn\'thavetoldtheowIbrokedown......Iwouldneverlettheeceivethewrongssageasiflifewereajoke.”
“Don\'toverrespond.”Locksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshowedconcernsaboutourlife.Therepatheticwelook，thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe\'rereallylike.”
“Yes，sooftheidtrytoruinself-esteendnearlyconvincedtopityself.Howcanonebesoan?”
Locksuggested，“I\'vecoupwithanidea.Whydon\'tweholdaparty?”Hehesitated，“Doesanyoftheaveafaly?”
“No，noneoftheo.Peopledon\'tgetrriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogivecoitnts.”Mandyfordasleasthoughshefesorryforherfriends
“So，thatsettleseverything.”Locksledback，“Weinviteabunchofkids.”
“DoweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinOscar\'skindergarten?”Mandyasked
“Oh，ofcoursewedo，”announcedLock，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblackinthechildren\'shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren，andaswell.”LocksatbackintothewheelchairasquicklyashiskneesallowedtocarryhiwhichasedMandylikehell
“Sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon\'tnddonatingsodollarsforthegoodcourse?”Lockquestioned
“That\'sreallyniceofyou.Alloffriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshowthattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh
“IsuddenlyreerIhaveoneortwoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered，“Theywoulddietoseeontheveagain.” <div class="bzend"><span>本章结束</span></div> ', ' ')