{"id":2009,"date":"2025-06-02T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:04:05","slug":"%e7%ba%b5%e6%a8%aa%e7%be%8e%e5%9b%bd-07-leaving-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=2009","title":{"rendered":"\u7eb5\u6a2a\u7f8e\u56fd \u2013 07. Leaving Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"350\"  src=\"\/\/www.bilibili.com\/blackboard\/html5mobileplayer.html?isOutside=true&#038;aid=714777490&#038;bvid=BV1jX4y1G7sk&#038;cid=314536283&#038;p=54\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"no\" framespacing=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca, Dad wants to see you. I&#8217;m on the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll write to you from California, I&#8217;ll see you when I come home. Goodbye, Aunt Molly. Take care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dad? Kevin, where are you? Rebecca!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What? I&#8217;m in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s going on? Dad&#8217;s downstairs, he wants to show you something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show me? Show me what? You&#8217;ll see, come on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin, I&#8217;m busy packing, what&#8217;s this all about? Ask Dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s this? It&#8217;s your new car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dad! You&#8217;re joking! I. . . I can&#8217;t believe it! This is for me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need a car, don&#8217;t you? And you deserve it. It&#8217;s a little present from Kevin and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ugh! Not so tight! And here&#8217;s the title to the car, and I paid for the car insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m just speechless. You speechless? Kevin, when&#8217;s the last time your sister was speechless?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not in a long time. So are we going for a ride? What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s perfect. My first car, I can&#8217;t believe it! So?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get in! This car&#8217;s great, Dad, but I bet you spent a fortune on it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not really, I got a good deal. Try the horn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s got a good radio and tape deck, everything a musician needs on a long trip. Look at that view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna miss this place. Sure you&#8217;re. Boston&#8217;s been your home for twenty-eight years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I think about leaving, I get butterflies in my stomach. You&#8217;ll be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, you&#8217;ll be ok. I hope so.<br><br><br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br><br><br>You&#8217;re talking to yourself. It&#8217;s an old habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boy, you have a lot of bags. Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t take all this stuff. Well, but what if I need it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope we can fit all these suitcases into the car. We have to! Oh, I have some things to show you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of what needs to be done on a regular basis put out the garbage, recycle the glass and the cans, the newspapers and the cardboard, don&#8217;t put anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dad&#8217;s on my case about all of that. You need to help him keep the place clean, buy the groceries. I&#8217;m starting to realize how nice it is to have a big sister around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s gonna be kind of strange without you. Hi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you all packed? Almost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want you to have this. Dad . . . another present? What is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom&#8217;s necklace, do you really want me to have this? It&#8217;s beautiful. Thanks, Dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry your mother isn&#8217;t here to say all the right things, so I&#8217;ll try, myself. It&#8217;s ok, Dad, you don&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your home if you ever need help or change your mind or anything . . . remember, we&#8217;re here. Thanks, Dad. Thanks for everything, I love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll miss you, God knows. Well, you&#8217;d better get some sleep, you&#8217;ve got a big day tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Night, Dad. Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For crying out loud. Your sister won&#8217;t be able to see! All right already! Are there any more bags?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, this is it. I&#8217;ll put these in the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK. Hey, guys, where is she?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, she&#8217;s still here. Hey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, I couldn&#8217;t let you go without saying one last goodbye and to give you this. Ah, yes, the mystery present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, Sandy, a diary! It&#8217;s perfect! I want you to write down all the good stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about the bad stuff? Oh, absolutely! I want it all in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And remember, since I gave you the diary, I get to read it. Over my dead body!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, I have something for you, too. Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See, a little something for good luck. A four-leaf clover! I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a key ring for your new car. Thanks, Kevin, I guess it&#8217;s that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll see you, Sis. Don&#8217;t get lost. I&#8217;ll try not to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re going! I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well. Well, call us tonight and tell us how you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will. And have a good trip, Becky. Don&#8217;t worry about us. Just be careful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your guitar. Oh, put it in the back seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, don&#8217;t pick up any hitchhikers except for the cute ones! Bye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bye, Rebecca. 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