hanoverSquare(追忆似水年华)
canitreallybesixty-twoyearsagothatIfirstsawyou?
Itistrulyalifetime,Iknow。butasIgazeintoyoureyesnow,itseemslikeonlyyesterdaythatIfirstsawyou,inthatsmallcaféinhanoverSquare。
FromthemomentIsawyousmile,asyouopenedthedoorforthatyoungmotherandhernewbornbaby。Iknew。IknewthatIwantedtosharetherestofmylifewithyou。
IstillthinkofhowfoolishImusthavelooked,asIgazedatyou,thatfirsttime。Irememberwatchingyouintently,asyoutookoffyourhatandlooselyshookyourshortdarkhairwithyourfingers。Ifeltmyselfbeingimmersedinyoureverydetail,asyouplacedyourhatonthetableandcuppedyourhandsaroundthehotcupoftea,gentlyblowingthesteamawaywithyourpoutedlips。
Fromthatmoment,everythingseemedtomakeperfectsensetome。thepeopleinthecaféandthebusystreetoutsidealldisappearedintoahazyblur。AllIcouldseewasyou。
AllthroughmylifeIhaverelivedthatveryfirstday。many,manytimesIhavesatandthoughtaboutthatthefirstday,andhowforafewfleetingmomentsIamthere,feelingagainwhatisliketoknowtruelovefortheveryfirsttime。ItpleasesmethatIcanstillhavethosefeelingsnowafterallthoseyears,andIknowIwillalwayshavethemtofortme。
NotevenasIshookandtrembleduncontrollablyinthetrenches,didIforgetyourface。Iwouldsithuddledintothewetmud,terrified,asthehailsofbulletsandmortarscrasheddownaroundme。Iwouldclutchmyrifletightlytomyheart,andthinkagainofthatveryfirstdaywemet。Iwouldcryoutinfear,asthenoiseofwarbeatdownaroundme。but,asIthoughtofyouandsawyousmilingbackatme,everythingaroundmewouldbebeesilent,andIwouldbewithyouagainforafewpreciousmoments,farfromthedeathanddestruction。ItwouldnotbeuntilIopenedmyeyesonceagain,thatIwouldseeandhearthecarnageofthewararoundme。
Icannottellyouhowstrongmyloveforyouwasbackthen,whenIreturnedtoyouonleaveintheSeptember,feelingbattered,bruisedandfragile。weheldeachothersotightIthoughtwewouldburst。IaskedyoutomarrymetheverysamedayandIwhoopedwithjoywhenyoulookeddeepintomyeyesandsaid“yes“tobeingmybride。
I“mlookingatourweddingphotonow,theoneonourdressingtable,nexttoyourjewellerybox。Ithinkofhowyoungandinnocentwewerebackthen。Irememberbeingonthechurchstepsgrinninglikeacheshirecat,whenyousaidhowdashingandhandsomeIlookedinmyuniform。thephotoisoldandfadednow,butwhenIlookatit,Ionlyseethebrightvibrantcolorsofouryouth。Icanstillremembereverydetailoftheprettyweddingdressyourmothermadeforyou,withitsfinedelicatelaceandprettypearls。IfIconcentratehardenough,Icansmellthesweetnessofyourweddingbouquetasyouhelditsoproudlyforeveryonetosee。
Irememberbeingsooverenjoyed,whenayearlater,yougentlyheldmyhandtoyourwaistandwhisperedinmyearthatweweregoingtobeafamily。
Iknowbothourchildrenloveyoudearly;theyareoutsidethedoornow,waiting。
doyourememberhowIpanickedlikeamadmanwhenJonathonwasborn?Icanstillpictureyoulaughingandsmilingatmenow,asIclumsilyheldhimfortheveryfirsttimeinmyarms。Iwatchedasyourlaughterfadedintotears,asIstaredathimandcriedmyowntearsofjoy。
Sarahandtomarrivedthismorningwithlittletessie。canyourememberhowwebothhuggedeachothertightlywhenwesawourtinygranddaughterforthefirsttime?Ican“tbelieveshewillbeeightnextmonth。Iamtryingnottocry,mylove,asItellyouhowbeautifulshelookstodayinherprettydressandredshinyshoes,sheremindsmesomuchofyouthatfirstdaywemet。Shehasherhaircutshortnow,justlikeyourswasallthoseyearsago。whenImetheratthedoorhersmilewrappedaroundmelikeawarmglove,justlikeyoursusedtodo,mydarling。
Iknowyouaretired,mydear,andImustletyougo。butIloveyousomuchithurtstodoso。
Aswegrewoldtogether,Iwouldteaseyouthatyouhadnotchangedsincewefirstmet。butitistrue,mydarling。Idonotseethewrinklesandgreyhairthatotherpeoplesee。whenIlookatyounow,Ionlyseeyoursweettenderlipsandyouthfulsparklingeyesaswesatandhadoutfirstpicnicnexttothatsmallstream,andchasedeachotheraroundthatbigoldoaktree。Irememberwishingthosefirstfewdaystogetherwouldlastforever。doyourememberhowexcitingandwonderfulthosedayswere?
Imustgonow,mydarling。ourchildrenarewaitingoutside。theywanttosaygoodbyetoyou。
Iwipethetearsawayfrommyeyesandbendmyfrailoldlegsdowntothefloor,sothatIcankneelbesideyou。Ileanclosetoyouandtakeholdofyourhandandkissyourtenderlipsfortheverylasttime。
Sleeppeacefullymydear。
Iamsadthatyouhadtoleaveme,butpleasedon“tworry。Iamcontent,knowingIwillbewithyousoon。Iamtoooldandtooemptynowtolivemuchlongerwithoutyou。
Iknowitwon“tbelongbeforewemeetagaininthatsmallcaféinhanoverSquare。
Goodbye,mydarlingwife。
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