(Mandy自从和老朋友们重新见面后，整个人陷入了一种迷幻状态，似乎她虽然在这个世界上好好地活着，但似乎有一半魂魄留在了某个遥远的，偏僻的，古早的，隔离的，陌生的，熟悉的时空里。洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑，似乎她总是在问，“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢？”走丢了……她的每一个微笑都在说，“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”……在孙先生拜访后第二天，Mandy摔了Nichole心爱的大熊猫勺子，第三天她忘了去接Oscar放学，第四天她忘了烧饭，那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。洛可嘉忍无可忍，决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。“Youarenotyourselfthesedays.”saidLock，lookingdirectlyintohereyes.“Idon‘tquietfollowyou.”returnedMandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.“Youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn‘tyou”Lockwasruthless.“That‘ssountrue.”Mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.“Wannaatalk”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld.“Theyhaven‘tchangedmuchsincewelastsawoneanother.”atlastMandydecidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome.“TheyWhomintheworlddoyoureferto，thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily”Lockdemanded.“Don‘tbesorude.”Mandywasfinallycheeringupalittlebit.Locklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.”Mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“Nonsense.Howdareyou.....”Lockpickeduphismobile，“Minerva，howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot”TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthescreen，“Sinceyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，whichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatseriouslylaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.That‘swhyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”“Thanks，Minerva.That‘swhatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LocknoddedtotheAI，asifshecouldsee.Actullyshedidnoticethat，shewavedbackhappilyandwasoff.LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible，“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuchmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”Mandylamented，“HowdoyouknowthisisthebestformeIcouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l“Idon‘tthinkit‘stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision.”Therewasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“Stopcomparingwithothers‘livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey‘dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon‘tdeservethebestoflife”Locksensedsomething，“Don‘ttwistit.YouknowwhatImeant.Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HowIwishtobesixteenagain，carefree.”Lockcamenearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghiswheelchairbehind，“Thepointis，whateverhappenstoyou，fromnowontosixtyorninety，youwillalwayshaveus.”Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisworldlooksatmewithviciouseyes.”“Youcanalwayscountonus，”Lockpromised，“Igiveyoumyword.There‘snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandcherisheveryminute.”MandyleanedagainstLock‘sshoulder，totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“Iwon‘tfallforit.TheylookasifworriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostcrashed.”shelookedatLockandwassuddenlystartled，“Iwasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn‘thavetoldthemhowIbrokedown......Iwouldneverletthemreceivethewrongmessageasifmylifewereajoke.”“Don‘toverrespond.”Locksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshowedconcernsaboutourlife.Themorepatheticwelook，thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe‘rereallylike.”“Yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyconvincedmetopitymyself.Howcanonebesomean”Locksuggested，“I‘vecomeupwithanidea.Whydon‘tweholdaparty”Hehesitated，“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily”“No，noneofthemdo.Peopledon‘tgetmarriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogivecommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.“So，thatsettleseverything.”Locksmiledback，“Weinviteabunchofkids.”“DoweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinOscar‘skindergarten”Mandyasked.“Oh，ofcoursewedo，”announcedLock，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblackinthechildren‘shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren，andmeaswell.”Locksatbackintothewheelchairasquicklyashiskneesallowedtocarryhim，whichamusedMandylikehell.“Sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon‘tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodcourse”Lockquestioned.“That‘sreallyniceofyou.Allofmyfriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshowthattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh.“IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortwoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered，“Theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.” , )