Iwassittingatthebarofalocalrestauranthaving__36__andtakingabreak.Aprettygirlwholookedabout25walkedinandsatdowninabooth(饭馆的小隔间)__37__forherfriend.Itdidn’ttakelong__38__Isawshewastryingtostay__39__fromotherpeople’sgazes(注视)andmyheartsank.Youcouldseeherhairwas__40__and,atsuchayoungage,shewasreceivingchemo(化疗).
Isattherewatchinghertryingtoremaincomposed(镇静的)andshewashavinga__41__timeofit.I__42__forher,imaginingwhatitmustbeliketogothroughthisandyetIknowsomeofher__43__.
YouseeI__44__mywife,theloveofmylifejustafewshortyearsagoandwatchedherslowlyfadeaway.Ineededtogiveamessageof__45__tothisgirl.Buthow?WhatcouldIdo?
Thenit__46__tome!IcalledoverherwaitressandexplainedthatIwantedtobuythegirlandherfriend’slunchbutIalsotoldhernottotellheritwasme.Ialso__47__thewaitressanotetogivetothegirl.
Thenote__48__asfollows:
“Someonetodaythoughtyouwerebeautiful;someonetodaythoughtyoursmileglowed__49__excitement;someonetodaythoughtyoureyes__50__uptheworld;someonetodaycaredandwantedyoutoknowthis.Enjoytherestofyourday,prettyyounglady.”
About15minuteslater,theyounggirlaskedforher__51__andIwatchedasshewastolditwaspaidfor.Sheaskedwhy?Who?Whatfor?Thewaitresssimplyhandedherthenoteand__52__toherthegentlemanwhodiditleft.
Iwatchedassheslowlyreadthenote.Hereyestoreup,foronlyamoment,andthencamethesmile!Ahuge,beautiful,hopefulsmile!Shelituptheroomandthensatupstraight,not__53__whosawher.
It’snot__54__welookorwhatwehave;it’snotourhousesorhowmanycarswehave;norisithowmuchmoneywecanearn.It’sallabouthowmuchwecareandwhatwedo,__55__it’smakingsomeonefeelprettyonlyforamoment.