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梅利莎·内维利斯MelissaNevels
ThesummerItureeherandI，livinginCorpusChristi，Texas.WerehislittleapartmentonNorthBeae1981.JustafewdaysafterwemovedihisgirlnamedGinawholivedwithsomepeopleinahousebehindus.Isay“people，”
becausetheywereiuffIhadverylittleknowledgeof，inmyiheyoallyhadaJamaiguestwhowouldein，stayafewdays，thenleave.IrealizedsomeyearslaterthesigheJamaivisitor.Ididn’tknowmuchaboutthesepeopleGih，anddidokoowell.Therewerealwaysalotofadultsthathungaround，buttheyusuallywereipartofthehousewherethemusidleftustoourow.
Gihesepeoplebecause，Iguessyoucouldsay，shewashomeless，inasense，shewasaboutayearandahalfyouhay，beautifulsmile，prettyblgreethirteen，sheknewfarmoreaboutthestreetsthansheshouldhave.Shedidn’tkherwas，aherwasadrunk.Shehadaerwhowasmarriedtoamaninthenavy，andlivedi.NobodywantedGime.Ilovedherlikeasister.
Inthebegiledateachotherontheschoolbus.Ginawasatoughkid，andIguessasadefensemeism，shealutonthattough-kidarmorwheeraweekorsoofschool，westartedtalking.Andsiheonlykidintheareamyage，wereallykiogether.Myfolksweredivordbarelyspokeuo.I’djustmoved600milesfromtheonlyhomeI’deverknowninMississippiandIwashomesidshehadnorealhome.Oncewerealizedwebothhadwoundstolick，itclidarable.Shewasagradebehme，sowehadher.Butassoonaswe’dboardtheschoolbusiilitwastimeforbed，weweretogether.
Welivedowasafive-minutewalkfromwherewelived，justamattertheroad.Ifitwaswarm，I’dgetoffthebusandhurriedlydomychoresthathadtobefinishedbeforemymomgothomefromwork.Thenquicklygetintomybathiupwithourtowelsandsmokesahesand.I’djuststartedsmokiGina.Shesmoked，nly，andithher，Ididn’tthinkaboutwhatmymomwoulddoifshefoundout.Inaway，IguessIwaeherfreespirit.ItwaserthatIrealizedtheintensesadhavefelt.
Aboutmidwayintotheschina’ssisteraskedhertoeahemi.Ioodwhyitttoask.SheknewGina’sdwhereshewasliving.Gina’smomstayeddruime，andIthinktheyhadabigfailingout，ahat’swheolivebehindme.Hermomdidn’twaleastthat’s
SoGime.Iwasheartbroken.Butatthesametime，Iythatshewasgoihhersister.Ithoughtthatifshewaswithfamily，she’dbeOK.Wewroteeachotherlettersatleasttwiceaweek，butfourmonthslatershecameback.Igotseveralstinaastowhyitdidn’twork-out.Ihavemyowntheories.
&on，theschoolyearwasingtoay15thbirthdaywasjustaroundtheoma.Ginastayedbehiherpersonsomewhereincorpus，butwewroteletters，aouch.Taftwasonly18milesaway.Afterwewerethereabout6months，Ginawasagainlacetolive，andthenunswerelookingforsomebodytotakehersoshewouldn’tbeplaafosterhome.ThestotisGinastartedhavingathingwiththelady’s（thatshelivedwith）19-year-oldson.Ginawasjustfourteeime，andsheaskedGiually，shesawthisguyoffandonforawhile.Ginawasloose.Sheeratelylookingforsomebodytoloveherintheonlywaysheknewhow.Anditcosther.
Sowebecameherfosterfamily，ofsorts.Iwasworried.MymomandIwerelivingsoskimpilyasitwas.Webarelyhadmoopaythebills，andaeswehadourelectriedofffor.Iwasworriedabouthavingaofeed.ButIlovedher，andmymomfeltsorryforher.Shecouldseealittleinatoo.Wehadsomu!Webothsooes，aogethereveryweekend.Weeveotce，utiionforawholeday，andwemissedhavingourschoolpicturestakenthatday.Intheschoolyearbook，forthatyear，wheremypictureshouldbe，there’salittlecharawithabarrelaroundhismiddleandasignonitthatsays:“photonotavailable.”
Actually，IbelieveitwasoorsthatstartedthebeginnioGina’sstaywithus.Ithinkmymomwasafraidshe’d“ruboffonme”
.I’mamomnowandIbetteruand.
Ginawaswild，andyou’tcageawildanimalf.Shewaswithusabouteightmowaswinteragaiight，andfoodwassalikedthewildlife.Mymomdidn’tallowthetypeoflife，fegirl，thatshewasusedto.SoGinaeoneelsesheknew，andmadearraoleaveus.
&hewasthelasttimeIeversawher.We’dsharedaroomforsomanymonths，andittyaftersheleft.Imissedherterribly.Irememberherputtiuffintothebackofawhiteeverfetwatghershuttheliddown，andturhasmileandsayihisisit，Iguess.”
Ireplied“Yeah...youtakecareofyourself.Don’tdrinkaoomuch.”
Welaughedandhugged.Shesaid，“Speakforyourself!”
Thenwecried.She’dbeefrieerpartoftwoyearsahingihatIwouldneverseeheragain.
Ididmaime.Justoheplattofromours.Thenabouttwoyearslater，Igotaletterfromher，andshewasinMissouri.She’dhadababy，byamarriedman.“Buthelovesme，”
shewrote.Ifeltverysad，andwonderedifshe’deverreallyfindwhatshesodesperatelywashethoughtshewanotnecessarilywhatsheneeded.
Ineverheardfraihesedletter.IwrotebaevergotarespohisdayIdon’tknoeoher，ifshe’salive，orwheresheis.Wheookpartofmewithher.Webecameliketwins，andwhenshewasgolikeI’dlostsomethihi-like.Shewassofulloflife，anddidn’tdwelloiooutwardly.Andwewereclose，wesharedeverything.
Istillthieheseyears.Twoyounggirlsreaanhoodohs.Yeteachpathfamiliartotheother.Shestillhastheabilitytomakemesmile，aeallthatIhaveandallthatIa
在我14岁的那年夏天，母亲带着我住在得克萨斯州的科珀斯克里斯蒂港。
1981年6月，我们在北海滩租下了这套小公寓。
搬进去没几天，我遇到了一个叫金纳的女孩，她与其他一些人住在我家公寓后面的房子里。
我之所以称那些人为“其他人”
，是因为天真的我对他们的了解少得可怜。
有时候，一些牙买加人会去拜访那些人，他们在那所房子里住几天，然后就离开了。
几年后，我才了解了牙买加人的重要地位。
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