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TheFlowerinHerHair
贝蒂·B.杨斯BettieB.Youngs
Shealwaysworeaflowerinherhair.Always.MostlyIthoughtitle.Aflowerinmidday?Towork?Toprofessioings?Sheiringgraphierinthelarge,busyofficewhereIworked.Everydayshe’dsailintotheofficewithitsextra-moderncrispdécaflowerinhershthhair.Usuallycolor—atedwithherotherwisesuitableattire,itbloomed,asmallparasolofvividhelargebackdropofdarkbruhereweretimes,likeatthepanyChristmasparty,wherethefloweraddedatouchoffestivityandseemedappropriate.Buttowork,itjustseemedoutofplaore“professionally-miheofficewerepractidignantaboutit,andthoughtsomeootakeherasideandihe“rules”
iakenseriously”
inthebusinessworld.us,myselfihoughtitjustanoddquirk.
Tomyknowledgenooheyoungwomanastowhyafloaoworkeafact,weprobablywouldhavebeenmoreioquestionherhadsheshownupwithoutit.
Whichshedidoneday.Whenshedeliveredaprojeyoffice,Iqueried.“Ihereisnoflowerinyourhairtoday,”
Isaidcasually,“I’msousedtoseeihatitalmostseemsasifsomethingismissing.”
“Oh,yes,”
sherepliedquietly,iohisarturefromherusualbrightandperkypersonality.Thefolledmetoask,“Areyouokey?”
ThoughIingfora“Yes,I’mfine.”
respoively,Ikreadedohihanamissingflower.
“Oh,”
shesaidsoftly,ressiohreandsorrow.“Todayistheanniversaryofmymother’sdeath.Imisshersomuch.IguessI’mabitblue.”
“Iuand,”
Isaid,feelingpassiowantioemotionalwaters.“I’msureit’sverydifficultforyoutotalkabout,”
Iued,thebusiofmehopingshewouldagree,butmyheartuandingthattherewasmore.
“No,it’sokay,really.IknowthatI’mextraordioday.Thisisaday,Isuppose.Yousee...”
aellmethestory.
“Mymotherknewshewaslosiotually,shedied.Iwas15atthetime.Wewereveryclose.Shewassoloving,sogiving.Becausesheknewshewasdying,sheprerecordedabirthdaymessageIwastowatcheveryyearonmybirthday,fromage16untilIreached25.Todayismy25thbirthday,andthismIwatchedthevideoshepreparedforthisday.IguessI’mstilldigestingit.Andwishingshe
“Well,myheartgoesouttoyou,”
Isaid,reallyfeelidealofempathyforher.
“Thankyouforyourkindness,”
shesaid.“Oh,andaboutthemissingfloweryouaskedabout.WhenIwasalittlegirl,mymotherwouldoftenputflowersinmyhair.Onedaywhehehospital,Itookherthisbeautifullargerardeuptohernosesosheellit,shetookitfromme,andwithoutsayingaword,pulledmeclosetmyhairandbrushingitfrommyface,plamyhair,justasshehaddonewhenIwaslittle.Shediedlaterthatday.”
Tearscametohereyesassheadded,“I’vejustalwayswornaflowerinmyhairsimademefeelasthoughshewerewithme,ifonlyinspirit.But,”
shesighed,“today,asIwatchedthevideodesighisbirthday,initshesaidshewassorryfornotbeihereasIgreedshehadbeenagoodparent,andthatshewouldlikeasignthatIwasbeingselfsuffit.That’sthewaymymhtthewayshetalked.”
Shelookedatme,smilingfondlyatthememory,“Shewassowise.”
In,“Yes,shesoundsverywise.”
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