“BANG!”thedoorcausedareverberation(回声)．ItwasjuststandingtherewithFatherstandingononesideandIontheotherside．
Wewerebothingreatanger．“Neversetfootinthishouseagain!”stormedFather．WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet．
Thestreetlightswereshiningratherdesolately(凄凉的)．Iwanderedaimlessly．
Ayoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme．IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandharmonious．
Butnow…Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingold．Wedifferinourwaysofthinking．Healwaysimposeshisopinionsandcodesofbehavioronme．WheneverIdosomethingwrongheneveradmitsit．Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds．Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened．
Iwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinmind．Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight．AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany．WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon．
Infactitwasnothing．Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps．Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless．IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps．Ican’tstandhisoutrageous(蛮横的)words:“Icanthrowyouawayletalonetheseoldpapers．”
Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s．
Dadwasalwayslikethis．Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself．Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret．Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers．
Thiswashowhealwayswas．Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnature．
Thelightwasstillon．“AmIwrong?”Iwhisperedmaybe…WiththekeyinhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen．AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor．AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks．IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall．Love–issecondtonone．
1.Decidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassage．
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