SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingto 31 inordertopaythehightuitionformybrotherandme.Theydon’tactinthe32waysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Intheiropinion“Iloveyou”istoo33forthemtosay.SendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine’sDayisevenmoreoutof34.
Onedaymymotherwassewingaquilt.Isatdownbesideher.“MomIhaveaquestiontoaskyou.Isthere_35 betweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice.Shedidn’tanswerimmediately.She 36 herheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.
IwasveryworriedbecauseIthoughtIhad_37_her.Iwas38_andIdidn’tknowwhatIshoulddo.ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:
“Susan”shesaidthoughtfully“Lookatthisthread.Sometimesit__39_butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequilt_40__.Iflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbeathread.Itcanhardlybeseen_41butit’sreallythere.Loveis42_.”
IlistenedcarefullybutI__43_heruntilthenextspring.Atthattimemyfathersuddenly_44seriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospitaltheybothlooked__45_.Itseemedbothofthemhadhadaseriousillness.Aftertheywerebackeverydayinthemorningandduskmymotherhelpedmyfather46__onthecountryroad.
“Dadhowareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday.
“Susandon’t_47 me.”hesaidgently.“TotellyouthetruthIjustlikewalkingwithyourmom.”_48_hiseyesIknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.
OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsand49.ButfromthisexperienceIunderstandthatloveisjust_50_inthequiltofourlife.Loveisinsidemakinglifestrongandwarm.