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我不好意思地笑了，她把我抱到怀里。
我们没再说话，只是默默地拥抱了很久。
通常我们拥抱一会儿就会松开，但这次，我决定，或许，我会坚持长久一些。
AsIsatperthesed-floorwindowofourbrickschoolhousethatafterbegantosiheagcar.ThiswasadayI’dlookedforwardtoforweeks：MissPace’sfrade，end-of-the-yearparty.MissPacehadkeptarunningontheblackboardallthatweek，andourine-year-oldhadborderedoiohemuticipated“partyFriday”
hadarrived.
IhadhappilyvoluherwhenMissPacerequestedcookievolunteers.Mom’schocolatechipsreignedsupremeonourblodIkhey’dbeahitwithmyclassmates.Buttwoo’clockpassed，andtherewasnosigoftheothermothershadalreadyeandgsofpundcrackers，chips，cupdbrowherwasmissingina.
“Don’tworry，Robbie，she’llbealongsoon，”
MissPacesaidasIgazedforlornlydow.Ilookedatthewallclotimetoseeitsblautehandshifttohalf-past.
Arouhenedon，butIwouldn’tbudgefrommyatissPacedidherbesttoeaway，butIstayedput，holdingouthopethatthefamiliarfamilycarwouldberoundtheer，gmyrightfullyembarrassedmotherwithatinofherfamouscookiestuderherar
&hreeo’clockbellsoonjoltedmefrommythoughtsaedlygrabbedmybookbagfrommydeskahedoorforhome.
Onthefour-blockwalktoourhouse，Iple.Iwouldslamthefrontdoorup，refusetwhensherushedovertome，aospeaktain.
ThehousetywhenIarrivedandIlookedforaherefrigerathtexplainmymother’sabsefoundnone.Myquiveredwithamixtureofheartbreakahefirsttimeiherhadletmedown.
IwaslyingfaybedupstairswhenIheardherethroughthefrontdoor.
“Robbie，”
shecalledoutabiturgently.“Whereareyou？”
IhearherdartingfrantitorwhereIcouldbe.Iremai.I，shemouhesouepsquigassheasdedthestaircase.
&eredmyroomandsatbesidemeonmybed，Idideadstaredblanklyintomypilltoaowledgeherpresence.
“I’msosorry，honey，”
shesaid.“Ijustfotbusyandfot—plainandsimple.”
Istilldidfiveher，”
Itoldmyself.“Shehumiliatedyotyou.Makeherpay.”
&herdidsomethielyued.Shebegantolaugh.Icouldfeelhershudderasthelaughtershafirstandthesvelodvolume.
Iwasincredulous.Howcouldshelaughatatimelikethis？Irolledoverandfacedher，readytoletherseetherageanddisappoiinmyeyes.
Butmymotherwasn’tlaughingatall.Shewasg.“I’msosorry，”
shesobbedsoftly.“Iletyoudowleboydown.”
Shesankdownonthebedaoweeplikealittlegirl.Iwasdumbstrueversee，mothersweren’tsupposedto.IwohiswashowIlookedtoherwhenIcried.
&elytriedtorecallherownsoothingwordsfromtimespastwhenI’dskiubbedtoes，timeswheherightthingtosay.Butinthatmomentht，wordsofprofundityabandonedmelikeaworn-outshoe.
“It’sokay，Mom，”
IstammeredasIreachedoutarokedherhair.“Wedidhosecookies.Therelentyofstufftoeat.Don’tcry.It’sallright.Really.”
Mywords，asiheysouedmymothertositup.Shewipedhereyes，andaslightsmilebegaear-stainedcheeks.Ismiledbackaulledmetoher.
&sayanotherword.WejustheldeachotherinaloembrawecametothepointwhereIullaway，Idecidedthat，thistime，Icouldholdon，perhaps，justalittlebitlonger.
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