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Outside my kitchen
window, there are people all over the place. We had lived in this house for a
year and I knew everyone on the block, except Mrs. Miller, the old woman who
lived by herself two doors down. She almost never left the house.
I thought it was time
to get to know her. I carried my baby and set out to meet the neighbor. As I
came to her house, Mrs. Miller's black dog looked at me. The dog was old, but
she was always standing guard. I thought at least Mrs. Miller had someone to
look after her. She needed more than a dog to rely on. I knocked on the front
door.
"Come in!"
Mrs. Miller said when she saw us, feeling a little surprised. "Have a seat
here in the livingroom." I had only just sat down when her phone rang.
Mrs. Miller received two phone calls.
When she answered and
came back, she said, "I'm sorry, dear. It's just the neighbors calling to
check in. Susan on the street was asking if she could pick up my groceries (食品杂货). The boys next door offered to take care of my garden."
"How nice it is,"
I thought. "Do you have children?" I asked. "No. It was just Mr.
Miller and myself until he passed away." "I'm so sorry," I said.
"You must have family. n She replied, "A sister. But we're both in
poor health and it's difficult for us to visit each other." She pointed to
her painful legs.
"Can you get to a
doctor?" I asked. She said, "Oh, there's a nurse who usually comes to
check on my health." Then her face became serious. She added, "Margo
used to pick up my medicine every Monday. But she has just moved out of town."
I knew what she was
thinking: What would she do without Margo?
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"I could take
over for Margo," I said.
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When Christmas
arrived, I decided to help Mrs. Miller prepare for the festival.