第12章 父亲的吻（1 / 2）

dad’skiss

父亲的吻

anonymous/佚名

theboardmeetinghadcometoanend.bobstartedtostandupandjostledthetable，spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.“howembarrassing.iamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldage.”

everyonehadagoodlaugh，andsoonwewerealellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.itcamearoundtofrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.someonesaid，“comeon，frank.tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.”

董事会议已经结束了。鲍勃站起身时不小心碰了下桌子，咖啡溅在了笔记本上。“真尴尬。我老了，变得笨手笨脚了。”

每个人都大笑起来。接着我们开始讲述自己最尴尬的时刻。弗兰克正静静地听着别人的故事时，有人说道：“到你了，弗兰克，说说你最尴尬的时刻！”

franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood.“igrewupinsanpedro.mydadwasafisherman，andhelovedthesea.hehadhisownboat，butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.notjustenoughforourfamily，butalsoforhismornanddadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome.”

弗兰克笑了笑便开始说起他小时候的事情。“我在桑河边长大。父亲是个热爱大海的渔民。虽然他有自己的渔船，但仅靠捕鱼来维持生计是非常艰辛的。他拼命地工作，每次出海，他都要捕到足够多的鱼才回来。他不仅要养活我们一家三口，还要养活祖父祖母和家里的其他孩子们。”

helookedatusandsaid，“iwishyoucouldhavemetmydad.hewasabigman，andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.whenyougotclosetohim，hesmelledliketheocean.hewouldwearhisoldcanvas，foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthem，theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.”

他看了看我们接着说：“真希望你们能见一见我父亲本人。他十分高大，由于要拉网和跟海浪作斗争，他练就了一副健壮的身躯。靠近他，你会闻到海的味道。他总是穿着又旧又脏的粗帆布外套和有围兜的罩衫。他的雨帽压得很低，遮住了眉毛。无论我母亲把这些行头搓洗多少遍，还是会有一股海水和鱼腥味。”

frank‘svoicedroppedabit.“whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.thattruckwasolderthanhewas.itwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroad.youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool，iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.

“halfthetime，hewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelchacloudofsmoke.hewouldpullrightupinfront，anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.itwassoembarrassingforme.here，iwastwelveyearsoldandmydadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye！”

弗兰克的声音小了一些：“天气不好的时候，他就会开车送我去学校。那是一辆比父亲更老的载鱼的旧卡车，行驶在路上还会发出咯吱咯吱的响声，隔几个街区你都能听到。当他每次送我去学校时，我都是缩着身子坐在车座上，希望没有人看到我。