最后的告白WordsfromtheHeart
佚名Anonymous
Mostpeoplehosethreelittlewords“Iloveyou。”Onawhile，theyhearthemjustintime。
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“Oh，IknowBilllovesme，”shesaid，“buthehasosayhelovesme，orsende。”Shesighedahewindowatthetreesiyard。“I’dgiveanythingifhe’dsay’Iloveyou’，butit’sjustnotinhisnature。”
Billvisitedieeveryday。Inthebegitothebedwhileshewatchedthesoaps。Later，whenshebegansleepingmore，hepaddownthehallwayoutsideherroom。Soon，whenshechedtelevisionandhadfewerwakis，IbeganspendingmoreofmyvoluhBill。
&alkedabouthavingenteraogofishing。Heandiehadhey’dbeenebytraveling，untiliegotsick。Billotexpresshisfeelingsaboutthefactthathiswifewasdying。
Oneday，overthecafeteria，Igothimoofwomenandhowweneedromanourlives;howwelovetogetsealdloveletters。
“Doyoutellieyouloveher?”Iasked（knowinghisanswer），andhelookedatmeasifI>
“Idoo，”hesaid。“SheknowsIdo!”
“I’msuresheknows，”Isaid，reagoverandtoughishandsrough，ter’shandsthatweregrippingthecupasifitweretheonlythiohangonto。“Butsheohearit，Bill。Sheohearwhatshehasmeanttoyoualltheseyears。Pleasethinkaboutit。”
Wewalkedbaie’sroom。Billdisappearedinside，aovisita。Later，IsawBillsittingbythebed。Hewasholdingie’shahedate>
TwodayslaterIwalkeddownthehospicewardatoodBill，leaningupagainstthewallinthehallway，staringatthefloor。Ialreadykheheadiehaddiedat11a。m。?
WhenBillsawme，heallowedhimselftosftime。Hisfaceithtearsarembling。Finally，heleanedbastthewallandtookadeepbreath。
“Ihavetosaysomething，”hesaid。“IhavetosayhowgoodIfeelabouttellioppedtoblowhishoughtalotaboutwhatyousaid，andthismItoldherhowmuchIlovedher?andlovedbeioher。Youshouldseenhersmile!”
&heroomtosaymyowoie。There，oable，wasalargeValentineBill。Youkimentalkindthatsays，“Tomywonderfulwife?Iloveyou。”
多数人都喜欢听“我爱你”这三个小巧可爱的字眼。有时他们会在需要时听到。
我看到康尼的那天，她刚被送到收容所的病房，而我则是那儿的志愿者。她的丈夫比尔不安地站在旁边，看着她从轮床被抬到病**。康尼虽然已到了癌症晚期，但仍神清气爽。安顿好她后，我把收容所发放给她的所有用品都标上她的名字，然后又问她是否还需要别的东西。
“哦，”她说，“那么请您告诉我怎样用电视好吗？我很喜欢看肥皂剧，不想错过任何故事情节。”康尼是个追求浪漫的人。她爱看肥皂剧、浪漫小说和言情电影。我们日渐熟识，她向我抱怨说，她有多么失望，与一个常称她“傻女人”的男人共同生活了32年。
“哦，我知道比尔深爱着我，”她说，“可是他从不说他爱我，也从未给我寄过贺卡。”她叹了口气，把目光投向窗外庭院里的树林。“如果他能对我说’我爱你’，让我付出一切我都在所不惜，可是那根本不是他的作风。”
每天比尔都来看望康尼。开始，康尼看肥皂剧时，他就坐在床边陪她。后来，她睡觉的时候多了，比尔便在病房外的走廊踱来踱去。不久后，康尼不再看电视了，清醒的时候也不多了，于是我有了更多的时间与比尔相处。