The first time I left my mother, I was five years old. She told me I couldn’t go out to play I picked up my toys. Who could put up with such ? “I’m running away,” I announced. “Oh, dear, I’ll you. But if you really want to , I guess I shouldn’t stop you. ” Mother got my red coat from the cupboard and my white gloves in a pocket. She walked me to the , kissed me good-bye, and the door behind me. Off I went. As I the house next door, my footsteps . It struck me for the first time that I had no where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around. on our front steps, I began to consider my immediate . But as the afternoon wore on, I didn't from my place.
Mrs. Ford, our neighbor, took out her rubbish and called, “Hi, honey! How are you doing?”
“I'm ,” I said, and my lips started to tremble.
“You are? Well, I won't you then,” she said, and went back inside.
As darkness fell, I decided to be . I knocked on the door, and when Mother opened it, I walked past her. “I' m giving you another ,” I said, as she enveloped me in a warm hug. I ran away again.
But I , and that’s different. When I left for college, Mother waved until my train pulled out of sight. When I got to the college, I found a she had hidden among my sweaters that read, “We’re so proud of you!”
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A.an experiment |
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A.highway |
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A.passed |
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A.followed |
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A.feeling |
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A.Reading |
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A.safety |
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A.show |
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A.running away |
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A.lesson |
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