入夜。
gumiaoxishichuanzhehongsehunsha，mingtiantajiuyaohexianglianqiniandejiyunianjiehunle。
tazhengmanxinqidaituimenquzhaojiyunian，buliao，gangzoudaomenbian，quetingjian‘peng’deyisheng，yixiangyouyademuqin，shensejiaozhuochonglejinlai。
yibazhuazhutadeshou：“miaoxi，nixianbiejiehun，rangyunianqupeipeinimeimeihaobuhao？mengyaoyouyiyuzheng，tazhidaonimenyaojiehundexiaoxi，binggengzhongle……jiusuanmaqiunile！”
hongranyixia，rutongbingshuijiaotou，bagumiaoxidexiyuemiedeyiganerjing。
“ma！yunianshiwaikeyishengyoubushixinliyisheng，sunmengyaofabing，weishenmeyaorangyunianqu？”
yueshuo，tayuejuedehuangmiu：“zicongsunmengyaolaidaowomenjia，wojiuyizhirangbu，shibushiwodeyiqiezhiyaotaxiangyao，nimendouyaowoxisheng？”
gumukuijiubiekaiyan，zuishangqueyijiushuo：“mengyaodeyiyuzhengzheizhendehenyanzhong，tayizhizaizican，mamadayingni，zhiyaotabingqinghaozhuan，jiurangjiyunianhuilaigennijiehunhaobuhao？”
gumiaoxizhijuedexintouyoubeitongleyidao。
haibudengtahuanguolai，menwaijiuyouchongjinlaiyiren。
是她的哥哥，顾宽。
gaodadenanren，yikaikoujiushixunma：“miaoxi，ninengbunengdaduyidian！womenshiyijiaren，mengyaohaohaohuozhenandaobuhaoma？”
“nikebiewangle，niqianmengyaoyitiaoming！”
gumiaoxiliangqiangyibu，rutongbeidashanyazhuxiongkou，nanyihuxi。
15suineinian，sijilaosunsongtashangxuefashengchehuo，weilejiutasiqu，sunmengyaoshilaosunweiyidenver，gujiabianbatajielaizhaogu。
ketazenmeyemeiyouxiangdao，sunmengyaoyilai，tadeshijiedoubianle。
buzhidaocongshenmeshihoukaishi，zhiyaoyihesunmengyaoduishang，jiushitabudongshi，tajiuderangbu。
rangyifu，rangfangjian，rangfumu，haiyou……
zhijianhenhenqiajinshouxin，gumiaoxisisidingzheyanqianliangweibizijidexuemaiqinren，yiziyijujujue——
“woqiansunmengyaodeming，yinianqianyijingwalekeshenzangjita，xianzai……wojuebuhuibaweilaidezhangfuyerangjita！”
hualuo，jiyunianhurancongmenwaizoulejinlai。
tadeshensehuianbuming，shenshanghaichuanzhemingtianyaojiehundexifu。
simuxiangdui，gumiaoxikanchutameijianzangzhedeyouyu，xintouchaneigedeng，xiayishichongguoqu，qiujiubanlazhenanrendeshou。
“yunian，nikuaigentamenshuo，mingtianshiwomendehunlihuiruqijuxingde，duima？”
“miaoxi，mengyaozheiyicizhendebingdehenyanzhong……”
gumiaoxibuzijueyongliwojinjiyuniandeshou，tawangzhezheigecengjingshuozuiaitadenanren，yanzhongyibianyibianqiqiu。
zuihou，nanrenhaishiyidiandiantuikaita：“dengwohuilai。”
tamensangerenzhejimanghuangdilikai。
wuneizhishengsiyibandejijing，gumiaoxihaoxiangbeiquanshijiepaoqi。
像一个落幕的小丑。
zhiyaoduishangsunmengyao，tahaoxiangmeiyourenheshengsuan。
hude，bizimengdiliuchuxue，‘pada’luozaidishang，genhunshayiyangxianyandehongse。
tahuangmanglakaichouti，kechoutilimeiyouzhijin，yingmushiyifenciyandeaizhengbaogaodan。
yizhenxinjiaobidetananyihuxi，taningzheshouzhongdexueji，beiliangninan：“jiyunian，wobuzhidaowohaiyouduoshaoshijiannenggoudengni。”