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1、参赛原文GettingtoThatSafePlaceElisabethFairfieldStokesImethimatthecoffeeplacewhereIwasworkingafterI’ddroppedoutofgraduateschooloutWest,manystatesandseveralstatesofmindawayfromtheNewEnglandcollegetowntowhichI’dreturned.IwasfloatingbetweenGenXjobs,livingintheaftermathofanemotionallyandphysicallyabusivere
2、lationshipthathadleftmedazedandshaky,stillabsentlyrubbingmyarmswherebruiseshadmarbledthem,unabletolookmuchinmirrorsbecauseIfeltexposed,vulnerable.Idatedhereandtherebecauseitseemedlikesomethingpeopledid.Iwouldfollowalonglikeanobserverofmyownlife,watchingmyselfatthemovies,orderingaScotchatabarafterwa
3、rd,beingdroppedoffatmycar,givingalonglookandaquickkiss.Hewasaregular,lingeringatthecounterafterIgavehimhiscoffee,smilingandtryingtoholdmygaze.Heboughtboardgamesandleftthematthebaralongthewindow,anexcuse,hesaidlater,tohangaroundandwatchme.OneTuesdayIhurriedpasthistableonmywayoutside,notbreakingstrid
4、e,answeringhimwitha“Hey,howareyou?”AndprettysoonhewasblockingtheearlyspringsunIhadliftedmyclosedeyesto.Idon’tremembermuchbetweenopeningthemresentfully,sighing,andsleepingwithhimafewdayslater.Ihadnomoney,noplacetobe,andhetookmyweariness,mylackofinterest,asachallenge.Wewerealmostinstantlyinseparable,
5、delightinginhowmuchwehadincommon,asallnewloversdountiltheydon’t.Astrangerpaidforourmealinapizzajointbecausewelooked,accordingtothewaitress,“sohappyandinlove.”Hehadatrustfundandspentitheedlesslyontoysandclothesandeatingout.Iacceptedhisgiftsandatethemealsandstayedconstantlyathisside,evenquittingtheco
6、ffeejobsowecouldbetogether.Hewasaffectionate,tender;toldmeIwasbeautiful,thathelovedme.Iwasbroken,exhausted,lost,andIlefthimtakecareofme,butthelonggoodbyebeganwhenthetough-girlfacadehefoundsoirresistibleinevitablyslipped.Thefragilityithadmaskedwasmorethanhewasinterestedindealingwith,aftertherushofre
7、scuingmefromtherageofsomethinghedidn’tunderstand.Dinnersathisfavoriterestaurantbecameopportunitiesforhimtoexplainhow“it”was,howIwaswrongaboutfeminismandaffirmativeaction,howmen,especiallywhitemen,arediscrim
