朋友永遠在一起 a friend n the le (第5/9頁)
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“No,justafriend。”
“Imreallysorry,”hesaidquietly,“butMr。Methdieddaybeforeyesterday。”
Died?Adolf?Foramoment,Icouldntanswer。Istoodthereinshockanddisbelief。Then,ullingmyselftogether,Ithankedtheostmanandsteedintothelate-morningsun。Iwalkedtowardthecar,misty-eyed。
Then,roundingthecorner,Isawachurch,andalinefromtheOldTestamentleaedintomymind:Afriendlovesyouatalltimes。Andeseciallyindeath,Irealized。Thisbroughtamomentofrecognition。Oftenittakessomesuddenandsadturnofeventstoawakenustothebeautyofasecialresenceinourlives。Now,forthefirsttime,IsensedhowverycloseAdolfandIhadbecome。Ithasbeeneasy,andIknewthiswouldmakeiteveneasierthenexttime,withmynextclosefriend。Slowly,Ifeltawarmthsurgingthroughme。IheardAdolfsgrowlyvoiceshouting,“Wrongnumber!”ThenIheardhimaskingwhyIwantedtocallagain。
“Becauseyoumattered,Adolf,”Isaidaloudtonoone。“BecauseIwasyourfriend。”
Ilacedtheunoenedbirthdaycardonthebackseatofmycarandgotbehindthewheel。Beforestartingtheengine,Ilookedovermyshoulder。“Ad