It had been over two months since Alan died in jail. It was just after Christmas. Lydia and John were on their way back to Tennessee. They had been to Virginia for Christmas. John got to meet Lydia's family. John 说 to Lydia, "Thanks for advising me not to mention that I was raised Catholic. I really dodged a bullet with your family." Lydia smiled and said, "You're welcome. I figured my grandmother would try to save 你 if 你 did." He asked, "Why did your grandmother become so religious, Lydia?" She said, "I wish I knew. 你 never know which direction people with dementia will go. Some become fanatically religious, and others turn the opposite direction." After a pause, she said, "I thought it was funny when she kicked my aunt and uncle out of her house." John laughed. He said, "That was bloody hilarious. I'm glad we were there to see it." She said, "I'm glad about that, too." He said, "I just wish we could've gotten your grandmother to understand that we're asexual, repulsed 由 sex, and even though we're living together, we're not going to have sex." Lydia said, "My grandmother is old-fashioned. Couples didn't live together until marriage in her day. We can't make her understand modern America." He said, "I guess you're right, love. As for me, I think marriage is rubbish." She said, "Yeah. Who says 你 have to get married to 爱情 each other?" Lydia and John kissed. After that, Lydia said, "I just hate that my grandmother is getting 更多 demented." John said, "I know, darling. It's hard to see someone 你 爱情 deteriorate like that." After a pause, he said, "You know, our friend, Pattie, released her new album. I think we should go purchase a copy." Lydia smiled and said, "I like that idea. It'll give me something happy to focus on."
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Old Fashioned German Shepherd
I wear a mask,
Around those I'm not close to.
It's the only thing,
That I can think to do.
To some I may seem cynical and arrogant,
And others see me laugh and act like a clown.
The truth is that I am down.
Beneath this mask,
My tears fall like rain.
Though I do not cheat and usually don't lie,
I have feelings and can cry.
What they will never know,
I am in so much pain.
It's a miracle I'm even sane.
If not for my friends,
There'd be no one there,
Because I'm the queen,
Of 未回答的 prayers.
Even extended family will never see,
The real me.
I say to them,
I wear a mask around you,
Because to cry in your presence,
Is the worst thing I could do.
My mask only comes off,
For immediate family and friends.
That's how it'll always be,
Until the end.
Around those I'm not close to.
It's the only thing,
That I can think to do.
To some I may seem cynical and arrogant,
And others see me laugh and act like a clown.
The truth is that I am down.
Beneath this mask,
My tears fall like rain.
Though I do not cheat and usually don't lie,
I have feelings and can cry.
What they will never know,
I am in so much pain.
It's a miracle I'm even sane.
If not for my friends,
There'd be no one there,
Because I'm the queen,
Of 未回答的 prayers.
Even extended family will never see,
The real me.
I say to them,
I wear a mask around you,
Because to cry in your presence,
Is the worst thing I could do.
My mask only comes off,
For immediate family and friends.
That's how it'll always be,
Until the end.
