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冰淇淋女孩 The Ice Cream Girl（第1页）

冰淇淋女孩TheIceCreamGirl

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Eleanordidn'tknorongwithGrandma。Shewasalwaysfthings，likewheresheputthesugar，whentopayherbills，andwhattimetobereadytobepickedupfroceryshopping。

“What&#withGrandma?”Eleanorasked。“Sheusedtobesueatlady。Nowshelookssadandlostarememberthings。”

“Grandma'sjustgettingold，”Mothersaid，“Shehtno>

“What'sitliketogetold?”Eleanorasked。“Doeseverybs?WillI?”“Netsthiheygetold，EleahinkGrandmamayhaveAlzheimer'sdisease，andthatmakesherfetmore。utherinanursihepropereeds。”

“Oh，Mom!That'sterrible!She'llmissherownlittlehousesomu'tshe?”

“Maybe，butthereisn'tmuchelsewedo。She'llgetgoodcarethereandmakesomenewfriends。”

Eleanorlookedsorrowful。Shedidn'tliketheideaatall。

“wegoaen?”sheasked。“I'llmisstalkingtoGrandma，evenifsheds。”

“Weweekends，”Motheranswered。“Wetakeherapresent。”“Likeicecream?Grarawberryicecream!”Eleanorsmiled。

“Strawberryicecreamitis!”Mothersaid。

&imetheyvisitedGrandmainthenursinghome，Eleaocry。

“Mom，almostallofthepeopleareinwheelchairs”shesaid。

&obe。Otherwisethey'dfall，”Motherexplained。“NowwhenyouseeGrandma，smileandtellherhowniceshelooks。”

Grandmasatallbyherselfiheroomtheycalledthesunparlor。Shesatlookingoutatthetrees。

Eleanrandma。“Look，”shesaid，“webroughtyouapresent——yourfavorite，strawberryicecream!”

GrandmatooktheDixiedthespooingwithoutsayingaword。

“I'msureshe'senjoyingit，dear。”Eleanor'smotherassuredher。

“Butshedoesn'tseemtoknowus。”Eleanorointed。

“Youhavetogivehertime，”Mothersaid。“She'sinnewsurroundings，aomakea。”

ButtheheyvisitedGrandmaitwasthesame。Sheatetheicedsmiledatthem，butshedidn'tsayanything。

“Grandma，doyouknowwhoIam?”Eleanorasked。

“Yirlwhsmetheicecream。”Grandmasaid。

&I'mEleanor，tranddaughter。Don'tyourememberme。”Sheasked，throwingherarmsaroundtheoldlady。

Graly。

“Remember?SureIremember。Yirlwhsmeicecream。

SuddenlyEleahatGrandmawouldneverrememberher。Grandmawaslivinginaworldallherown，inaworldofshadowymemoriesandloneliness。

“Oh，howIloveyou，Grandma!”shesaid。JusttheearrolldownGrandma'scheek。

“Love，”shesaid。“Irememberlove。”