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On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful Apri

  OifulAprilm,onanarrowsidestreetinTokyosfashionableHarujukuneighborhood,Iwalkedpastthe100%perfectgirl.

  Tellyouthetruth,shesnotthatgood-looking.Shedoesntstandoutinanyway.Herclothesarenothingspecial.Thebackofherhairisstillbentoutofshapefromsleep.Sheisntyouher-mustbehirty,notevenclosetoa"girl,"properlyspeaking.Butstill,Iknowfromfiftyyardsaway:Shesthe100%perfectgirlforme.ThemomentIseeher,theresarumblinginmychest,andmymouthisasdryasadesert.

  Maybeyouhaveyourownparticularfavoritetypeofgirl-ohslimankles,say,eyes,racefulfingers,oryouredrawnfoodreasontogirlswhotaketheirtimewitheverymeal.Ihavemyownpreferences,ofcourse.SometimesiaurantIllcatchmyselfstaringatthegirlattheabletominebecauseIliketheshapeofhernose.

  Butnoonesistthathis100%perfectgirlcorrespondtosomepreceivedtype.MuchasIlikenoses,Itrecalltheshapeofhers-orevenifshehadone.AllIrememberforsureisthatshewasbeauty.Itsweird.

  "YesterdayoreetIpassedthe100%girl,"Itellsomeone.

  "Yeah?"hesays."Good-looking?"

  "Notreally."

  "Yourfavoritetype,then?"

  "Idontknow.Itseemtorememberanythingabouther-theshapeofhereyesorthesizeofherbreasts."

  "Strange."

  "Yeah.Strange."

  "Soanyhow,"hesays,alreadybored,"whatdidyoudo?Talktoher?Followher?"

  "Nah.Justpassedheroreet."

  Sheswalkiowest,aoeast.ItsareallyniceAprilm.

  WishIcouldtalktoher.Halfanhourwouldbeplenty:justaskheraboutherself,tellheraboutmyself,and-whatIdreallyliketodo-explaiheplexitiesoffatethathaveledtoourpassingeachotheronasidestreetinHarajukuoifulAprilmin1981.Thiswassomethingsuretobecrammedfullofwarmsecrets,likeanantiqueclockbuildwhenpeacefilledtheworld.

  Aftertalking,wedhavelunewhere,maybeseeaWoodyAllenmovie,stopbyahotelbarforcocktails.Withanykindofluck,wemightendupinbed.

  Potentialityknothedoorofmyheart.

  Nowthedistaweenushasnarrowedtofifteenyards.

  Hoproachher?WhatshouldIsay?

  "Go,miss.Doyouthinkyoucouldsparehalfanhourforalittleversation?"

  Ridiculous.Idsoundlikeaninsurancesalesman.

  "Pardowouldyouhappentoknowifthereisanall-nightersintheneighborhood?"

  No,thisisjustasridiculous.Imnotcarryinganylaundry,forohing.Whosgoingtobuyalinelikethat?

  Maybethesimpletruthwoulddo."Go.Youarethe100%perfectgirlforme."

  No,shewouldntbelieveit.Orevenifshedid,shemightnotwanttotalktome.Sorry,shecouldsay,Imightbethe100%perfectgirlforyou,butyourenotthe100%boyforme.Itcouldhappen.AndifIfoundmyselfinthatsituation,Idprobablygotopieces.Idneverrecoverfromtheshock.Imthirty-two,andthatswhatgrowingolderisallabout.

  Wepassinfrontofaflowershop.Asmall,warmairmasstouchesmyskin.Theasphaltisdamp,andIcatchthestofroses.Itbringmyselftospeaktoher.Shewearsawhitesweater,andinherrighthandsheholdsacrispwhiteenvelopelagonlyastamp.So:Sheswrittensomebodyaletter,maybespentthewholenightwriting,tojudgefromthesleepylookinhereyes.Theenvelopecouldtaineverysecretsheseverhad.

  Itakeafewmorestridesandturn:Sheslostinthecrowd.

  Now,ofcourse,IklywhatIshouldhavesaidtoher.Itwouldhavebeenalongspeech,though,fartoolongformetohavedelivereditproperly.TheideasIeupwithareneververypractical.

  Oh,well.Itwouldhavestarted"Onceuponatime"andended"Asadstory,dontyouthink?"

  Onceuponatime,therelivedaboyandagirl.Theboywaseighteenandthegirlsixteen.Hewasnotunusuallyhandsome,andshewasnotespeciallybeautiful.Theywerejustanordinarylonelyboyandanordinarylonelygirl,likealltheothers.Buttheybelievedwiththeirwholeheartsthatsomewhereintheworldtherelivedthe100%perfectboyandthe100%perfectgirlforthem.Yes,theybelievedinamiracle.Andthatmiracleactuallyhappened.

  Ohetoneachotherontheerofastreet.

  "Thisisamazing,"hesaid."Ivebeenlookingforyouallmylife.Youmaynotbelievethis,butyourethe100%perfectgirlforme."

  "Andyou,"shesaidtohim,"arethe100%perfectboyforme,exactlyasIdpicturedyouineverydetail.Itslikeadream."

  Theysatonaparkbench,heldhands,andtoldeachothertheirstorieshourafterhour.Theywerenotlonelyanymore.Theyhadfoundandbeenfoundbytheir100%perfectother.Whatawonderfulthingitistofindandbefoundbyyour100%perfectother.Itsamiracle,aicmiracle.

  Astheysatandtalked,however,atiny,tinysliverofdoubttookrootintheirhearts:Wasitreallyallrightforonesdreamstoetruesoeasily?

  Andso,whentherecameamomentarylullintheirversation,theboysaidtothegirl,"Letstestourselves-justonce.Ifwereallyareeachothers100%perfectlovers,theime,somewhere,wewillmeetagainwithoutfail.Ahathappens,andweknowthatwearethe100%perfees,wellmarrythenandthere.Whatdoyouthink?"

  "Yes,"shesaid,"thatisexactlywhatweshoulddo."

  Andsotheyparted,shetotheeast,ahewest.

  Thetesttheyhadagreedupon,however,wasutterlyunnecessary.Theyshouldneverhaveuakenit,becausetheyreallyandtrulywereeachothers100%perfectlovers,anditwasamiraclethattheyhadevermet.Butitossibleforthemtoknowthis,youngastheywere.Thecold,indifferentwavesoffateproceededtotossthemunmercifully.

  Oer,boththeboyandthegirlcamedownwiththeseasonsterribleinluenza,andafterdriftingforweeksbetweenlifeaheylostallmemoryoftheirearlieryears.Whentheyawoke,theirheadstyastheyoungD.H.Lawrencespiggybank.

  Theyweretwht,determinedyoungpeople,however,andthroughtheiruingeffortstheywereabletoacquireonceagaintheknowledgeandfeelingthatqualifiedthemtoreturnasfull-fledgedmembersofsociety.Heavenbepraised,theybecametrulyupstandingcitizenswhoknewhowtotransferfromonesubwaylioanother,whowerefullycapableofsendingaspecial-deliveryletteratthepostoffideed,theyevenexperiencedloveagain,sometimesasmuchas75%oreven85%love.

  Timepassedwithshogswiftness,andsoontheboywasthirty-two,thegirlthirty.

  OifulAprilm,insearchofacupofcoffeetostarttheday,theboywaswalkingfromwesttoeast,whilethegirl,intendingtosendaspecial-deliveryletter,waswalkingfromeasttowest,butalongthesamenarrowstreetintheHarajukuneighborhoodofTokyo.Theypassedeachotherintheveryterofthestreet.Thefaigleamoftheirlostmemlimmeredforthebriefestmomentintheirhearts.Eachfeltarumblingintheirchest.Andtheyknew:

  Sheisthe100%perfectgirlforme.

  Heisthe100%perfectboyforme.

  Buttheglowoftheirmemorieswasfartooweak,ahoughtsnolongerhadtheclarityoffouteenyearsearlier.Withoutaword,theypassedeachother,disappearingintothecrowd.Forever.

  Asadstory,dontyouthink?

  Yes,thatsit,thatiswhatIshouldhavesaidtoher.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读