t seemed wide. I wondered if I would make it to the other side. Reaching the other side, I turned to find Grampy. There he was, standing exactly where I had left him, smiling proudly. I waved.
\" Go on, hurry up,\" he yelled.
My heart pounded wildly as I walked inside the dark garage.I had been inside the garage before with my father. My surroundings were familiar. I heard the Coca-Cola machine motor humming even before I saw it. I walked directly to the big old red-and-white dispenser. I knew where to insert my dime. I had seen it done before and had fantasized about this moment many times.
The big old monster greedily accepted my dime, and I heard the bottles shift. On tiptoes I reached up and opened the heavy door. There they were: one neat row of thick green bottles, necks staring directly at me, and ice cold from the refrigeration. I held the door open with my shoulder and grabbed one. With a quick yank, I pulled it free from its bondage. Another one immediately took its place. The bottle was cold in my sweaty hands. I will never forget the feeling of the cool glass on my skin. With two hands, I positioned the bottleneck under the heavy brass opener that was bolted to the wall. The cap dropped into an old wooden box, and I reached in to retrieve it. I was cold and bent in the middle, but I knew I needed to have this souvenir. Coke in hand, I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk. Grampy was waiting patiently. He smiled.
Stop right there,\" he yelled. One or two cars sped by me, and once again, Grampy stepped off the curb.\" Come on, now,\" he said, \" run.\" I did. Cool brown foam sprayed my hands.\" Don't ever do that alone,\" he warned.I held the Coke bottle tightly, fearful he would make me pour it into a cup, ruining this dream come true. He didn't. One long swallow of the cold beverage cooled my sweating body. I don't think I ever felt so proud.
我現在知道，35年前那個炎熱夏夜和我坐在破舊的木樓梯上的老人並不高大，但對一個5歲的孩子來說，他卻是一個巨人。我們並排坐著，看著太陽落在繁忙的街對麵那個老德克薩克加油站的背後。除非有大人或至少一個哥哥或姐姐陪著，我從未被允許穿過那條街。
】節章錯無 𝘄𝘁.𝗽𝗼𝗼【
。色顏的車汽的角街過拐輛一下著想猜並，輛車的往過著數們我。通交的忙繁看觀兒那在坐，恤T袖無的他著穿父祖，衣睡小的爽涼著穿我。笑大聲放他時圈煙入插指手將著試我在，圈煙串一出噴地時不他。近靠敢不子蚊的婪貪使味香桃櫻的發散們它，繞旋下上圍周袋腦們我在霧煙色白的出噴裡鬥煙父祖從
父在。方地的呆想我是正，好挺也這，起一在呆父祖與我。的裡那去許允不是我而，玩們伴夥小與角拐在姐姐和兄長個3外另的我，覺睡裡屋在弟兄小個兩的我。樣這是就裡夜天那。適合不而大太是就，小太齡年為因是不說來我於對情事多很，四老的中子孩個6為作，遇境間中的上不夠都頭兩於陷次一又我
