看不见的线LoveIsJustaThread
佚名Anonymous
&imesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetwees。EverydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyiopaythehightuitionformybrotheraatheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV。Intheiropinioooluxuriousforthemtosay。Sendioeachotheroine’sDayisevehequestion。Finallymyfatherhasabadtemper。Wheiredfromthehardwork，itiseasyforhimtolosehistemper。
Oneday，mymotherwassewingaquilt。Isilentlysatdownbesideheraher。
“Mom，Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou，”Isaidafterawhile。
“What?”shereplied，stilldoingherwork。
“IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice。
Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwithsurpriseinhereyes。Shedidn’tahenshebowedherheadanduedtosewthequilt。
IwasveryworriedbecauseIthoughtIhadhurther。IwasiembarrassmentandIdidn’tknowwhatIshoulddo。ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:
“Susahoughtfully，“lookatthisthread。Sometimesitappears，butmostofitdisappearsihethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable。Iflifeisaquilt，thenloveshouldbeathread。Ithardlybeseeime，butit’sreallythere。Loveisinside。”
IlisteI’tuahespring。Atthattime，myfathersuddenlygotsiotherhadtostaywithhimialforamoheyreturhehospital，theybothlookedverypale。Itseemedbothofthemhadhadaseriousillness。
&heywereback，everydayinthemanddusk，mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyoryroad。Myfatherhadle。Itseemedtheywerethemostharmoniouscouple。Aloryroad，thereweremaifulflrassahesulyglistehroughtheleaves。Allofthesemadeupthemostbeautifulpitheworld。
&orhadsaidmyfatherwouldretwomonths。Butaftertwomoill’twalkbyhimself。Allofuswereworriedabouthim。
“Dad，howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday。
“Susan，don’tworryaboutme。”hesaidgently。“Totellyouthetruth，Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom。Ilikethiskindhiseyes，Iknowhelovesmymotherdeeply。
&houghtlovemeasakisses。Butfromthisexperienderstandthatloveisjustathreadiofourlife。Loveisinside，makirongand>
有时我怀疑，父母之间是否存在着真爱。每一天，他们都疲于奔命，为我和弟弟赚学费。我从没见他们有过任何我在书中或电视中看到的浪漫举止。在他们看来，将“我爱你”这句话说出口都太奢侈，更别说在情人节互赠鲜花了。父亲脾气很糟，特别是经过了一天工作的劳累之后，他那糟糕的脾气更容易发作。
有一天，妈妈正在缝被子，我安静地坐在旁边看着她。
“妈妈，我有个问题想问你。”过了一会儿我说。
“什么问题啊？”她答道，而手里的活儿却没停下。
“你和爸爸之间有爱情吗？”我压低声音问道。