It was a late Wednesday night when the dreading phone call reached our home. I sat up, somehow terrified, so I could hear the phone call better. To my surprise, I heard my mom burst into tears. “Get the car, Dean! Andrea has been in a car accident.”

    We ran every stop sign on the way to the hospital and our tires screeched around every corner. We got to the hospital, but were not allowed to see Andrea. The next morning, after wearing masks, we were allowed to go to the ICU to see Andrea. Well, the least I could say was that everything was injured in her body and she lost all of her memories. It was a fatal accident.

    Over the next two months, I lived more at the hospital than I did at my house. I watched as Andrea worked so hard to gain back everyday motor skills. She never once complained or pitied herself; her determined spirit was shining through. After two weeks in the ICU and two months of the regular hospital treatment, Andrea was able to come home. She missed several months of school, so it was hard for her to catch up. Andrea had tasks to accomplish, and no matter how hard it was, she stuck with them until the job was done. Though busy with dealing with pain and therapy, she always found time to love and play with me.

    I'll never forget the impact that this incident made on my life. I admire her strong-willed personality and her determined spirit. Today she is perfectly normal, despite the scars and the pins holding her leg in place. I couldn't ask for a better sister, hero, or best friend.

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                                                                                        弯腰的父亲
                                                                                          王春鸣
        ①我的儿子小树和同学打架，失败后向人示威：“我太阳公公的骨头是铁做的。”太阳公公就是我的父亲，他力气很大，一掌下去，砖头应声断开。拍一下桌子，所有的空碗都要一阵乱跳。就是这样的父亲，除了感冒和牙疼，从来看不见他身上有病。养育我们长大的这几十年，他就像个太阳一样在无数的日子里穿梭来穿梭去，教书、挣钱、奔波……浑然圆满，活力四射。
        ②可是，冬天刚来的时候，我回家去看他和妈妈；大清早在橘树下面，我捶了他一拳：爸爸，你为什么不站站直？弓着腰像个老头儿似的？他揉了一下腰，回答我：我每天要到上午十点之后才能渐渐站直，腰椎不行了。
        ③我装作去追一条狗，迅速地离开他。离开我弯弯的父亲。然后，隔了一条田垄又一条河，我远远地，远远地看着我的父亲，弯弯的父亲。
        ④我不想描述他的样子给任何人听，我心痛地等着十点钟的到来。我也不想问他，他的腰是何时开始这样的。问什么，难道问了之后，从前那些我没有在意的弯腰弓背的早晨就不存在了？我经常回去看他，那些下午与黄昏，他将电瓶车开得呼呼生风。他有时候说他血压高，半夜小便困难，我一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出，觉得那都是人家父亲的病，关他什么事。还怪他总是听信报纸和电视里的保健品广告，买了那么多没用的灵芝胶囊虫草含片深海鱼油。他常常粗暴地反击我：我不吃怎么办啊，我已经七十啦！你看好了我一死你妈还能活几天！
        ⑤这些话真没意思。我不和他吵了。
        ⑥父亲也来追那条狗了，狗早不见了，我看着河里面他的倒影，风和流水将那块走动的影子，割得破碎和流畅。蓝天和白云，深不可测地经过父亲水中的身影。我忽然很想念弟弟，如果他此时在，我真想抱着他大哭一场，告诉他，我们的父亲老了。我把眼泪和鼻涕擦在身边的竹竿上，退到林子深处。再早几天，我的五爷爷，比父亲大十岁的他的小叔，忽然在睡梦中去世了。那时我刚刚接到五爷爷要过八十岁生日的邀约，没有人相信他就这样离开了，妈妈说她一闭眼，还看见他活生生地站在窗子外面喊，“胜玉，你开一下门来，我给你带了几个庙里的馒头。”但是，他就躺在那里了，任凭我的表姑们如何哭喊，一动不动。穿着孝衣的父亲那几天没有任何表情，他有时候走到他的小叔灵前，看一看，不流泪，也不说话。那时我就隐约觉得父亲有点老了，他不动声色的背后藏着某种不舍与畏惧。
        ⑦看着五爷爷安详的模样，其实我们都知道，死亡没有那么可怕，可怕的是离别。可怕的是我们自己心里的暗暗害怕，这些都说明，爸爸妈妈真的老了，离别的日子，隐隐约约可以看到了，而更可怕的是父母自己也意识到了。父亲他买回来给我们吃的鱼更大，他将藏着掖着几十年的工资卡密码在晚餐桌上宣布了。父母和子女之间的深情，自孩子幼年而始，经历了一长段的麻木期之后，又在他们晚年，被召唤出来，它岌岌可危摧枯拉朽，炽热如地火却又隐忍不发。
         ⑧那么，那些充斥着报纸和电视的保健品广告，来得更猛烈些吧。我感激它们，使我曾经浑然圆满如太阳的父亲，在晚年放下一切雄心和梦想，一切奔波与劳碌，尘埃落定地，做着唯一一个梦——健康的梦。一个孤独的人，是可以通达和超脱的，但是一个父亲，一个丈夫，他总要未雨绸缪，想着将离别的日子推远一点，再推远一点。
         ⑨我耐心地等待十点钟的到来，一切如表象般圆满……