Mandy自从和老朋友们重新见面后，整个人陷入了一种迷幻状态，似乎她虽然在这个世界上好好地活着，但似乎有一半魂魄留在了某个遥远的，偏僻的，古早的，隔离的，陌生的，熟悉的时空里。
洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑，似乎她总是在问，“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢？”
走丢了……
她的每一个微笑都在说，“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”……
在孙先生拜访后第二天，Mandy摔了Nihole心爱的大熊猫勺子，第三天她忘了去接Osar放学，第四天她忘了烧饭，那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。
洛可嘉忍无可忍，决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。
“Youarenotyourselfthesedays.”saidLok，lookingdiretlyintohereyes.
“Idon‘tquietfollowyou.”returnedMandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.
“Youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn‘tyou”Lokwasruthless.
“That‘ssountrue.”Mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.
“Wannaatalk”lokretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld.
“Theyhaven‘thangedmuhsinewelastsawoneanother.”atlastMandydeidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome.
“TheyWhomintheworlddoyoureferto，thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoraquireafamily”Lokdemanded.
“Don‘tbesorude.”Mandywasfinallyheeringupalittlebit.
Loklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandiappedmaninthepiture.”
Mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“Nonsense.Howdareyou.....”
Lokpikeduphismobile，“Minerva，howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot”
TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthesreen，“Sineyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，whihmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatseriouslylaggestheproessingspeedofthemobile.That‘swhyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”
“Thanks，Minerva.That‘swhatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LoknoddedtotheAI，asifsheouldsee.Atullyshedidnotiethat，shewavedbakhappilyandwasoff.
LoksaidtoMandyassinerelyaspossible，“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuhmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”
Mandylamented，“HowdoyouknowthisisthebestformeIouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l
“Idon‘tthinkit‘stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureahandeveryhoieordeision.”Therewasanedgetohisvoie，buthestayedool，“Stopomparingwithothers‘livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeenontentedwithwhattheyhavereeivedfromthegoldfishandthey‘dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”
Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon‘tdeservethebestoflife”() ()
Loksensedsomething，“Don‘ttwistit.YouknowwhatImeant.Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”
Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HowIwishtobesixteenagain，arefree.”
Lokamenearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghiswheelhairbehind，“Thepointis，whateverhappenstoyou，fromnowontosixtyorninety，youwillalwayshaveus.”
Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingeptyouandthekids.Ifeelold.Thisworldlooksatmewithviiouseyes.”
“Youanalwaysountonus，”Lokpromised，“Igiveyoumyword.There‘snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandherisheveryminute.”
MandyleanedagainstLok‘sshoulder，totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“Iwon‘tfallforit.TheylookasifworriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostrashed.”
shelookedatLokandwassuddenlystartled，“Iwasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn‘thavetoldthemhowIbrokedown......Iwouldneverletthemreeivethewrongmessageasifmylifewereajoke.”
“Don‘toverrespond.”Loksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshowedonernsaboutourlife.Themorepathetiwelook，thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe‘rereallylike.”
“Yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyonvinedmetopitymyself.Howanonebesomean”
Loksuggested，“I‘veomeupwithanidea.Whydon‘tweholdaparty”Hehesitated，“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily”
“No，noneofthemdo.Peopledon‘tgetmarriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogiveommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.
“So，thatsettleseverything.”Loksmiledbak，“Weinviteabunhofkids.”
“DoweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinOsar‘skindergarten”Mandyasked.
“Oh，ofoursewedo，”announedLok，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblakinthehildren‘shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledhildren，andmeaswell.”Loksatbakintothewheelhairasquiklyashiskneesallowedtoarryhim，whihamusedMandylikehell.
“Sinetheyaresokind，suretheydon‘tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodourse”Lokquestioned.
“That‘sreallynieofyou.Allofmyfriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedahanetoshowthattheyreallyareforthehandiapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh.
“IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortwoaquaintanesonthepress.”Loksneered，“Theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”
洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑，似乎她总是在问，“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢？”
走丢了……
她的每一个微笑都在说，“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”……
在孙先生拜访后第二天，Mandy摔了Nihole心爱的大熊猫勺子，第三天她忘了去接Osar放学，第四天她忘了烧饭，那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。
洛可嘉忍无可忍，决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。
“Youarenotyourselfthesedays.”saidLok，lookingdiretlyintohereyes.
“Idon‘tquietfollowyou.”returnedMandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.
“Youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn‘tyou”Lokwasruthless.
“That‘ssountrue.”Mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.
“Wannaatalk”lokretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld.
“Theyhaven‘thangedmuhsinewelastsawoneanother.”atlastMandydeidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome.
“TheyWhomintheworlddoyoureferto，thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoraquireafamily”Lokdemanded.
“Don‘tbesorude.”Mandywasfinallyheeringupalittlebit.
Loklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandiappedmaninthepiture.”
Mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“Nonsense.Howdareyou.....”
Lokpikeduphismobile，“Minerva，howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot”
TheAIpoppedupfromnowhereonthesreen，“Sineyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，whihmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatseriouslylaggestheproessingspeedofthemobile.That‘swhyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”
“Thanks，Minerva.That‘swhatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LoknoddedtotheAI，asifsheouldsee.Atullyshedidnotiethat，shewavedbakhappilyandwasoff.
LoksaidtoMandyassinerelyaspossible，“Ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuhmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”
Mandylamented，“HowdoyouknowthisisthebestformeIouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l
“Idon‘tthinkit‘stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureahandeveryhoieordeision.”Therewasanedgetohisvoie，buthestayedool，“Stopomparingwithothers‘livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeenontentedwithwhattheyhavereeivedfromthegoldfishandthey‘dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”
Mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon‘tdeservethebestoflife”() ()
Loksensedsomething，“Don‘ttwistit.YouknowwhatImeant.Youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”
Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HowIwishtobesixteenagain，arefree.”
Lokamenearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghiswheelhairbehind，“Thepointis，whateverhappenstoyou，fromnowontosixtyorninety，youwillalwayshaveus.”
Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingeptyouandthekids.Ifeelold.Thisworldlooksatmewithviiouseyes.”
“Youanalwaysountonus，”Lokpromised，“Igiveyoumyword.There‘snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandherisheveryminute.”
MandyleanedagainstLok‘sshoulder，totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“Iwon‘tfallforit.TheylookasifworriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostrashed.”
shelookedatLokandwassuddenlystartled，“Iwasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn‘thavetoldthemhowIbrokedown......Iwouldneverletthemreeivethewrongmessageasifmylifewereajoke.”
“Don‘toverrespond.”Loksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshowedonernsaboutourlife.Themorepathetiwelook，thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe‘rereallylike.”
“Yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyonvinedmetopitymyself.Howanonebesomean”
Loksuggested，“I‘veomeupwithanidea.Whydon‘tweholdaparty”Hehesitated，“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily”
“No，noneofthemdo.Peopledon‘tgetmarriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogiveommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.
“So，thatsettleseverything.”Loksmiledbak，“Weinviteabunhofkids.”
“DoweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinOsar‘skindergarten”Mandyasked.
“Oh，ofoursewedo，”announedLok，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblakinthehildren‘shospital.Thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledhildren，andmeaswell.”Loksatbakintothewheelhairasquiklyashiskneesallowedtoarryhim，whihamusedMandylikehell.
“Sinetheyaresokind，suretheydon‘tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodourse”Lokquestioned.
“That‘sreallynieofyou.Allofmyfriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedahanetoshowthattheyreallyareforthehandiapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh.
“IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortwoaquaintanesonthepress.”Loksneered，“Theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”