第13章他在某一个角落等我Charlie（2）
IfmydaughterorItriedtopickCharlieupandholdhim，hewouldquicklyscamperawayaraightbacktowherehewasleastwanted。CharliewasanaesmyhusbandwasalmhttothepoifailurewhenCharliewouldsilentlycreepupbehindtheredjumpovermyhusband’sheadandintohislap。AsmanytimesasCharliedidthis，myhusbandreparedfortheoverheadassault。TherewasoCharliewouldplaywithmydaughteraookalotofg。Wewouldstandinfrontofdwaverownsbadforth。Charlie’stailwouldbegintosway。Thenhewouldpositiohelaunchbyrogbadforth。Eventuallyitehussgandrunningthroughthehouseapursuit。Charliehadaparticulardislikeforallfemales，Ithink。IhadaladythatceaweektoeandCharlieclearlyhatedher。shearrivedbeforeIhadfinisheddressingforwork，andhadgoairstogetthebedlineiihebedroomdoorways。Theattackwasswiftawasablscreamthatwouldwakethedead。Fromthatdayon，IhadtomakesurethatCharliewasoutofthehousebeforethegladywouldeinside。Evenso，Charliewasnhwithher。Hekshewouldeoutsidetoputthetrashinthegarbage。Charlieatieed，andhenailedheragain。otakethetrashout。
Charlielivedhislifeprettymuchlikebewao。Ifhefeltromantic，hewhborhoodinsearaleysisterhadafemaledogandwantedatewithherdog。Wheimewasright，IgrabbedCharlie，puthiminthedoffwewenttomysister’s。Ohere，weclosedthegaragedoorandstoodbacktowatantifold。NeverhaveIheardsugandhowling！Badforththeywehecars，dartihere，itsouheywerekilliher。ThisisnIthought。IndignantthatCharliew，mysistersaid，“Yisobviouslygay。”
“No，notatall。”Ireplied，“Charlieisjustalittlechoosy。Wejustasmallpapersack’shead，that’sall。”
dIwehalittlehuffy。Somuchforthat。NeveragainwouldIputCharlieupforsuchridi，weekslater，mysistercalled。Herdoghadonelonepup，andhelookedexactlylikeCharlie！
AsCharliegotolderhesloweddownsiderably。Hewasmorettojustswishhistailwhenhesaerearby，ratherthangoforthehuplaythegamewithmydaughterandmeanymore。Icouldlookiell，somethingwasjustnht。Afterathhexaminatio，IwasiCharliehadkidneyfailure。HisadviceutCharlieoutofhismisery。Thereisnocurehesaid。
&heomaydaughterwasnoteasy。ShewasateeoputCharlietosleepwasunthinkable。EverydayshewouldtakeCharlietothevetandhewouldbehydrated。Thiswentonforalmostamonth，butCharliedider。Imadeabedfortheutilityroom，hislitterboxsatunused。Charliewastooweaktogetoutofhisbed。Theonlytimehewasoutofite。
MyhusbandaweshouldputCharlieoutofhismisery，butmydaughterdputupsuchafussthatwealwaysbaeveragainwillIletananimalsufferthatloogo。Wego。
EvenmyhusbandwhoprofessednottolikeCharliewasdetermioproperlyburyhim。HehadbeguntobuildaforCharlie。ThenoutoftheblueCharliecameoutoftheutilityroom。Itwasthefirsttimehehadwalkediwoweeks。HeslotomeandIpickedhimupandheldhiminmylap。Forthefirsttimeheletmestrokehisheadwithetaway。WesatlikethisforwhatseemedlikeaverylohenCharliedecideditwastimetoleave。SlowlyhewalkedtothebadasIlethimout，hepausedonthedeckashewatchedmyhusbandbuildingthe。Hedesdedthesteps，thenturnedameoime，andthenhewasgone。
ewthathishourhade，hesaidhisgood-byes，andthendidwhatallofGod’screaturesdo。Hewenttplace。Hislittlewasturoaplanteraheyearshasbeenthehomeferaniums，butitstruepurposeistoremindusofCharlie。