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我没吭声,只是默默地坐在那里,一门心思想着即将开始的会谈。
凯瑟琳肯定没有注意,也不会在意。
可是我起身要拽走博的时候,他却纹丝不动。
接下来,奇迹发生了——凯瑟琳把手放到了博的头上,没有别的举动,只是她的手。
博既没有像往常那样用鼻子蹭,也没有越发用力地摇晃身子,他仍然纹丝不动,像雕塑一样站在那里。
我又坐了下来,心中有说不出的震惊。
随后在那宝贵的10分钟里,我感受着凯瑟琳的手和博的头之间那种生命之源的沟通。
两点半时,时钟响了,我们的15分钟到了,此时凯瑟琳的手缓慢地移回膝上,博也转身走出房间。
那次探访已经过去了10年,博在8年前因中风死在我的怀里。
爱有多种表达方式,每一次我因对某人感到失望而准备离开时,都会想起博对凯瑟琳和对我那坚贞不渝的爱。
既然博能有耐心多待10分钟,那么我坚信我也能。
OnMotwoo'clock,BeauandIwouldarriveattheSilverSpriilwaukee'ssideoftownforanhourofpettherapywiththeseniorswholivedthere.We'dwalkthehallwaysgreetingeveryoneonourwaytothehospitalityroom,whereresidentswouldetopetBeauandbaskiionofthisbeautiful,happy,ten-year-old,y-nine-poundDobermanpinscher.You'dhiswasthesamedogthatarrivedatmydhtyearsearliersobeaten,sdscaredthatassoonashemadeeyetactwithyou,he'dliedownonhisbackwithhisfeetupintheairailyoupettedaofeelingsafe.
Onourfirstvisit,aswewalkedthroughtheary-yellowHallwayOne,Iheardanelderlymaedvoice,thickwithaGermareamingoutofroom112."Ma,Ma,theGermandermandogishere?"
NosoonerdidIhearthevoiawrinkle-faced,six-foot-tall,ogostiaingusatthedoor,swoopinghisbig,openhandandstrongarmacrossthedoorway,invitingusin,"I'mCharlie.Thisismywife,Emma.ei;
WhenBeauheardCharlie'sfrieicvoitirebodywentintohisarywaggingfrenzyandleanagainstyhposition,waitingforapetting,whichwasimmediatelyffromCharlie.Aswewalkedintotheroom,afrailbutlivelyeighty,violet-hairedEmmasatinbed,smiling,pattingherhandonthebed.AllshehadtodoatondBeau,leashedandalwaysobedient,onthebedlyingdownbesideher,ligherface.HereyeswerefulloftearsasCharlietoldusthatheandEmmahadimmigratedtotheUesfromGermanyduringWorldWarIIandhadtoleavetheirbelovedDoberman,Max,behind.Max,agtoCharlie,ittingimageofBeau.
&door,room114,washometoKatherine,awomaiesedtalkingforafewmonthsearlierandhadbeenlivinginaiherwheelchairforthepastmonth.Noamoualkinghadbeeirher.WhenBeauaoherroom,asmalllightwasooherbedandtheshadeswerepulled.Shewassittinginherwheelchair,herbacktowardus,slouchedthevie.
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IfyouknewBeau,you'dkensedswasaoetting.Nothere.HewasasfrozenasKatherine,headgluedtoherlap.Ibefortablewiththelackoflifeinthiswomaheed2:30p.,Irushedtosaygood-bye,stoodupaherelutBeauout.
Iaskedoheheriatonic."Wedon'tknowwhy.SometimesitjusthappenswhenelderlypeoplehavefamilywhoshowheWejusttrytomakeherasfortableaspossible."
Allthewonderfulpeopleandanimalswhoblessedmylifeflashedinfrontofmyeyes,aheyweregoIimagibefeeliandfotten.Iwasdetermiofindawaythroughtoher.
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Ahemostmiraculousthiherine'shaothetopofBeau'sheadahere.Noothermovement,justherhand.InsteadofBeau'saryresponseofnosenuzzlingandincreasedbodywaggiiaue,nevermovingfromhisspot.
Isatbasilentshodfortheenpreinutes,reveledireamoflifeflowiherine'shandandBeau'shead.Astheedhalf-pasttwtheendofourfifteeherine'shalyslidbatoherlap,aurowalkoutofthedoor.
It'sbeentenyearssivisitayearssinceBeaudiedinmyarmsfromastroke.Lovehasmanywaysofshowingitsface.EachtimeIamreadytowalkaersononwhomI'vegivenup,IamremihepowerofBeau'slovieherihme.IfBeaugiveaes,surelyItoo.
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