父母和孩子之间,本就无法用几个情感界限分明的词来简单概括,Ethan和父亲有尖锐的矛盾,有对彼此的回避与忽略,可在这些之下,到底还是藏着无法割舍的爱的。
“I didn’t…I didn’t get a chance to see him one last time. I thought it was because he didn’t want to see me. We had a huge fight before I left home, it was awful.”(我没...我没有机会,看他最后一眼,我以为,是他不想见我,我离开家之前,我们大吵了一架,闹得特别难看)
“But you know what? Turned out he wasn’t that bad either. Earlier, my sis told me it was because she was just too busy to call me, not because my dad hated me. Also, I’m mentioned in my father’s will and I got exactly the same as everyone else.”(但你知道吗?事实是,他也没有那么,那么不好,刚才我姐姐告诉我,她只是太忙没时间打给我,不是他恨我,我在我父亲的遗嘱里,得到的和其他人一样多)
Ethan父亲的离世是一场突如其来的意外(烟酒导致的心脑血管急症),令人措手不及,遗嘱不知道是什么时候立下的,总之事发第二天,律师就带着文件及时出现了。
几个孩子并不亲近,甚至可以说很疏远,但姐姐本身是个很好的人,比起另外两个对遗嘱争论不休的,至少她会想起Ethan,让他来告别,没提任何旁的要求,也没把他卷入纠纷。
“How can someone…how dare they just…just…gone without a word? I thought, even if we live apart and no longer cross paths, we could still live our own lives well, for a long time.”(人怎么可以…他们怎么敢说走…就走了呢?我以为,在互不打扰的地方,彼此也可以好好生活很久的)
Ethan痛苦地抱着自己的脑袋,里面好像装了个钉子铁片碎石子做的流沙玩具,“I’m upset but also scared.”(我很难过,也很害怕)
“Luis, Luis, tell me, how the ** am I going to accept the sudden leave of someone that I care about and who cares about me? I can’t, I just can’t. That’s painful. That is so **ing hurt!”(Luis,Luis,告诉我,到底,要tm,怎么接受,一个我在乎也在乎我的人的突然离开啊?我做不到,我接受不了啊!太疼了,这tm真的太疼了啊!)
Luis知道Ethan打小泪腺就比别人发达,但从没见人如此崩溃过,他似乎听出了Ethan的另有所指,便不由联想到,刚刚Ethan说起的那个,在夏天遇到的人。
“I know, I know it’s hard. Ethan, look at me, listen”,他捏着Ethan抖如筛糠的肩膀把人撑起来,“You know it’s not gonna work that way, so, next time, if you still have a chance, try to be with that ‘someone’ before it’s too late.”(我知道,我知道这很难,Ethan,看着我,听我说,你已经知道这样行不通,所以,下一次,在来得及时候,别重蹈覆辙)
Ethan点点头,又摇摇头,“I can’t.”(不能啊…)
“It’s alright! Do it anytime when you are ready. I’m here for you. Whatever, whenever you need, please let me know, okay? You’re in my thoughts and prayers.”(没关系的!等你准备好再去做,在这件事上,哥们绝对挺你)
“Thanks…”
900英里外,纽约周边某个人烟稀少近山的地方,一家主要提供精神和心理治疗的疗养院,文璟住在这里已经八周了。
他喜欢开着窗户看远处不大的湖泊,经常倚在窗边的沙发上,一待就是大半天,即使视野被护栏分割成了不连续的条状。 本章未完,请点击下一页继续阅读! 第2页/共3页
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