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杰里与洛林·比德尔曼

JerryandLorinBiederman

Iaminmylatefortiesandhavetwoteenagedaughters。Mylifehasbeendifficultbut,bythegraceofGod,Iamasurvivor。

MygirlsandIsentmuchoftheirchildhoodinsheltersandlivingonthestreet。Thoughweweretogethersixyears,Inevermarriedthegirlsfather。HecouldntholdajobandalthoughIamahardworker,withoutacollegeeducation。Themoneyjustwasntenoughtosuortus。Hesentmostofmymoneyonhardliquor,andhedidntcomehomefordays。

Oneday,afterhethreatenedtokillme(hewasaviolentdrunk),Iackedumybabiesandourbelongingsandheadedforabetterartoftown。IfiguredIwouldgivemygirlsagoodeducation,evenifwehadtoliveonthestreet。

Imanagedtofindajobasawaitressatalocalcoffeesho,andIenrolledmygirlsinagoodublicschool。Myjobdidntayenoughforrent,sowemovedfromsheltertoshelter。Iwasnervousabouttheaddress,soIgotaostofficeboxandusedtheaddressfortheschoolaerwork。

Noonesusectedwewerehomeless。Mygirlswenttoschooleveryday。Iftheshelterwasnearby,wewalked。Ifwehadto,wetookabus。

Mygirlswerealwaysveryresentable。Iletthemgotofriendshousesasmuchasossible,andIoftentriedtobuythemsecialgifts。But,mostly,thelittlemoneywehadwasutawayfortheirfuture。

WehadmadeaactthatwewouldnottellanyonewewerehomelessbecauseIwassurethisfineschoolwouldntallowmydaughtersremainiftheyknewaboutoursituation。

Oneday,severalyearslater,oneofthegirlscamebacktotheshelterandtoldmeherfriendsmotherhadinvitedallthreeofusoverforsuerthenextevening。Imanagedtotalktothedirectoroftheshelterintoallowingmetousethekitchentobakecookies。

Weknockedonthedoorofabeautifultwo-storyhome。Itwassotlessandcomfortable。Mary,themother,wassoareciativeofthecookies。Wehadawonderfulevening,andIknewIhadfoundafriend。

Afewdayslater,Leticia,myyoungest,camehome。AndsaidthatMaryhadaskedforourhonenumber。Shewantedtocallmetogettogether。Leticiatoldherwewerehavingtroublewiththehones,andshewouldhavemecallher。Ihatedthatmygirlshadtolie。

IcalledMaryandagainwegottogetheratherhouse。SheandIbecamegoodfriends。IconstantlytoldherthatIwantedtohaveherovertoourlace,butthenIwouldlieandsaywewerehavingtroublewiththelandlordofouraartmentbuildingorthatsomethingwasntworking,likethestove,theairconditioning,etc。

MarycameintothecoffeeshoonedayandaskedifIcouldsendmybreakwithher。Wetookawalk,andthenshestoedatavacanthouseafewblocksdowntheroad。IthadaForRentsignoutfrontandwasthemostadorablelittlehome。

Marysaid,“Doyoulikethislace?”

“Oh,verymuch!”Iexclaimed。“Butitswayoutofmyleague。”

“Whydontwecallandfindout?”Marysaid。Thisusetme。ItoldherthatthemostIcouldaffordwas$350amonth。

Noonewouldrentahouseforthatlittle—eseciallythishouse。

Thenextday,MarycameintothecoffeeshowithabiggrinonherfaceandaForRentsigninherhands。Shewassoexcitedthatshecouldntholdbackthenews。“Isokewiththeownerofthathouseandguesswhat?Theyrerentingthehousefor$350amonth!Itcouldntbemoreerfectforyouandthegirls。”

Itoldher,“Thatsimossible。Housesrentforthreetimesthatmuchinthisneighborhood。”

Sheexlainedthattheownersdidntreallyneedthemoney。Theyjustneededsomeonewhowouldareciatelivingthereandwouldtakesecialcareofit。

Afewweekslater,wemovedin。WemanagedtogetsomefurniturefromtheSalvationArmy,Shari,myoldest,tookwoodshoinschoolandmadeusafinecoffeetable。Wefixedthelaceu,andIevenlantedsomeflowers,whichmademefeellikeIwaslantingmyroots。Ihoedtostayherealongtime,raisemygifts,andalwayshavealaceforthemtocomehometo。

Butsecrets,Ivefound,dontusuallystaysecrets。Onemonth,Ihadmailedmyrentcheck,butitwasduringtheholidays,andIdidntwantittobelate,soIdecidedtodroitoffatthearoriateostofficebox。

IwasstandinginlineattheostofficewhenIheardafamiliarvoiceaskforaackagefromtheboxwhereIsentmyrent。IeekedaroundthelineandwasshockedtoseeMary!

ShewasthumbingthroughhermailwhenItouchedherarm。Tearswerestartingtoforminmyeyes,andIcouldbarelyseak。“Mary,isityourhousewerelivingin?Didyoudothisforus?”

Sheutherarmaroundmyshoulderandwalkedmeoutside。Bythetimewereachedthesidewalk,Iwassobbing。Iamaverystrongwomanandtearsdontcomeeasily。Ihavebeenthroughalotinmylife,butnoonehadeverbeensokind。

MarytoldmethatLeticiahadsliedandtoldherdaughterwewerehomeless。Shesaidsheneverwouldhaveguessed。Thegirlswerealwayssocleanandwelldressed。Shesaiditwasherandherhusbandsfirsthome,anditwasverysecialtothem,thattheyhadownedthehouseforalongtime,anditwasaidfor。Sheandherhusbandhadtalkedaboutitandwantedtorentthehousetous。ShehadntwantedmetoknowbecauseshewasafraidIwouldthinkitwascharity。

Shariisgraduatingfromhighschoolthisyear,andbecausewewereabletosaveenoughmoney,sheisgoingtocollege。

MaryismyEarthAngel,andIwanthertoknowthatIareciateherkindnessandgenerosity,andthatIloveher。

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