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杰里与洛林·比德尔曼
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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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