Mandy自从和老朋友们重新见面后，整个人陷入了一种迷幻状态，似乎她虽然在这个世界上好好地活着，但似乎有一半魂魄留在了某个遥远的，偏僻的，古早的，隔离的，陌生的，熟悉的时空里。
洛可嘉第一个察觉到她的迷离疑惑，似乎她总是在问，“我是谁”、“我为什么在这里”、“这是哪里”、“这些人都是哪来的”、“原来的我呢？”
走丢了……
她的每一个微笑都在说，“我好困惑”、“我错了吗”、“我怎么办”……
在孙先生拜访后第二天，Mandy摔了Nichole心爱的大熊猫勺子，第三天她忘了去接Oscar放学，第四天她忘了烧饭，那两天洛妈和洛老爹由热旺陪着去费城玩儿了。
洛可嘉忍无可忍，决定跟Mandy好好谈谈。
“Youarenotyourselfthesedays.”saidLock，lookingdirectlyintohereyes.
“Idon“tquietfolloyou.”returnedMandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.
“Youantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn“tyou?”Lockasruthless.
“That“ssountrue.”Mandyouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.
“annaatalk?”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundserefirmlyheld.
“Theyhaven“tchangedmuchsinceelastsaoneanother.”atlastMandydecidedtospilloutallthataslingeringonhermind——bearingtheeightisearisome.
“They?homintheorlddoyoureferto，thosehoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily?”Lockdemanded.
“Don“tbesorude.”Mandyasfinallycheeringupalittlebit.
Locklaughed，“Ibetmostofthemouldtradehattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.”
Mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“Nonsense.Hodareyou.....”
Lockpickeduphismobile，“Minerva，homanyphotosofthekidshaveegot?”
TheAIpoppedupfromnohereonthescreen，“Sinceyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，hichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatseriouslylaggestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.That“shyIsuggestdeletinghalf......”
“Thanks，Minerva.That“shatIneedtolearnforthemoment.”LocknoddedtotheAI，asifshecouldsee.Actullyshedidnoticethat，sheavedbackhappilyandasoff.
LocksaidtoMandyassincerelyaspossible，“Ibelievehatyouhavealreadyonedeighsmuchmorethanhatyouthoughthadlost.”
Mandylamented，“Hodoyouknothisisthebestforme?Icouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l
“Idon“tthinkit“stherightattitudeforlife.Itseemsyouillalaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceordecision.”Thereasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“Stopcomparingithothers“livesandstopmoaningformore.Thefishermanandhisifeshouldhavebeencontentedithhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey“dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”
Mandyremarkedithadangeroustone，“AreyoutellingmeIdon“tdeservethebestoflife?”
Locksensedsomething，“Don“ttistit.YouknohatImeant.Yououldneverbeabletofigureouthatthebestishenyoueresixteen.”
Mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“HoIishtobesixteenagain，carefree.”
Lockcamenearertoher，andhuggedher，leavinghisheelchairbehind，“Thepointis，hateverhappenstoyou，fromnoontosixtyorninety，youillalayshaveus.”
Mandyburstintotears，“Ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.Ifeelcold.Thisorldlooksatmeithviciouseyes.”
“Youcanalayscountonus，”Lockpromised，“Igiveyoumyord.There“snopartingofusuntilonedies.Staypositiveandcherisheveryminute.”
MandyleanedagainstLock“sshoulder，totallyforgettingheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedhereight.“Ion“tfallforit.TheylookasiforriedformebutIguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostcrashed.”
shelookedatLockandassuddenlystartled，“Iasalmosttakenin.......Ishouldn“thavetoldthemhoIbrokedon......Iouldneverletthemreceivetherongmessageasifmylifeereajoke.”
“Don“toverrespond.”Locksaid，“Theyareyourfriends，andtheyshoedconcernsaboutourlife.Themorepatheticelook，thefunnieritouldbehentheyknohate“rereallylike.”
“Yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyconvincedmetopitymyself.Hocanonebesomean?”
Locksuggested，“I“vecomeupithanidea.hydon“teholdaparty?”Hehesitated，“Doesanyofthemhaveafamily?”
“No，noneofthemdo.Peopledon“tgetmarriedthesedays，Iguesstheyareafraidtogivecommitments.”Mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.
“So，thatsettleseverything.”Locksmiledback，“einviteabunchofkids.”
“DoeknootherkidsbesidesthoseinOscar“skindergarten?”Mandyasked.
“Oh，ofcourseedo，”announcedLock，“Thereareplentyofkids，Asian，Latino，andblackinthechildren“shospital.Thisillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren，andmeasell.”Locksatbackintotheheelchairasquicklyashiskneesalloedtocarryhim，hichamusedMandylikehell.
“Sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon“tminddonatingsomedollarsforthegoodcourse?”Lockquestioned.
“That“sreallyniceofyou.Allofmyfriendsouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshothattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”Mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh.
“IsuddenlyrememberIhaveoneortoacquaintancesonthepress.”Locksneered，“Theyoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”