agoodbyekiss永别之吻
theboardmeetinghadetoanend.bobstartedtostandupandjostledthetable
spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes."howembarrassing.iamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldage."
everyonehadagoodlaugh
andsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.itcamearoundtofrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.someonesaid
"comeon
frank.tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment."
franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood."igrewupinsanpedro.mydadwasafisherman
andhelovedthesea.hehadhisownboat
butitwashardmakingalivingontheworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.notjustenoughforourfamily
butalsoforhismomanddadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome."
helookedatusandsaid
"iwishyoucouldhavemetmydad.hewasabigman
andhewasstrongfrompullingthesandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.whenyougotclosetohim
hesmelledliketheocean.hewouldwearhisoldcanvas
foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthem
theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish."
frank'svoicedroppedabit."whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.thattruckwasolderthanhewas.itwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroad.youcouldhearitingforblocks.ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool
iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.halfthetime
hewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelchacloudofsmoke.hewouldpullrightupinfront
anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.itwassoembarrassingforme.here
iwas12yearsold
andmydadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!"
hepausedandthenwenton
"irememberthedayidecidediwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop
hehadhisusualbigsmile.hestartedtoleantowardme
butiputmyhandupandsaid
'no
dad.'
itwasthefirsttimeihadevertalkedtohimthatway
andhehadthissurprisedlookonhisface.
isaid
'dad
i'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.i'mtoooldforanykindofkiss.'
mydadlookedatmeforthelongesttime
andhiseyesstartedtotearup.ihadneverseenhimcry.heturnedandlookedoutthewindshield.'you'reright
'hesaid.'youareabigboy....aman.iwon'tkissyouanymore.'"
frankgotafunnylookonhisface
andthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyes
ashespoke."itwasn'tlongafterthatwhenmydadwenttoseaandnevercameback.itwasadaywhenmostofthefleetstayedin
butnotdad.hehadabigfamilytofeed.theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsshalfinandhalfout.hemusthavegottenintoagaleandwastryingtosavethesandthefloats."
ilookedatfrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.frankspokeagain."guys
youdon'tknowwhatiwouldgivetohavemydadgivemejustonemorekissonthefeelhisrougholdsmelltheoceanonfeelhisarmaroundmyneck.iwishihadbeenamanthen.ifihadbeenaman
iwouldneverhavetoldmydadiwastoooldforagoodbyekiss."
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