佚名/Annoymous
11月，一个雨天的早上，我已经对周围的一切感到极度的厌烦，如果不马上离开家的话，我肯定会对丈夫艾克发火的。“我送你去上班吧”艾克说。我猛的穿上夹克，抓起包和教案说：“我已经在这条路上开了很多年了，现在也可以。”“我说了要送你去上班。”他说着，伸手去够他的靴子。我看着桌上成堆的报纸和盘子说：“你闲着没事吗？我能照顾我自己。”说完就仰起头走了，连一个吻和再见都没有。“唐娜，不要抄近道啊！”他在我身后喊道。
春天时，心脏病迫使丈夫离开了工作岗位。在一所中学教高中的我从教已有22年了，而此刻艾？克则待在家里做家务。
新的生活简直是一场灾难。每天没完没了的开会和上课使我筋疲力尽，我想要的只是能回家吃顿热乎乎的家常饭、睡个安稳觉。然而，桌上摆的总是用微波炉热好的速食品。一天晚上，我惊讶地发现艾？克把洁白的床单染成了粗布般的蓝色。
“我发现怎样省水、肥皂和电了。”艾？克兴奋地宣布，“就是把所有的东西放在一起洗。”
在接下来的几个月里，不知道为什么，他做的饭越来越难吃了。我很想说，至少我做的饭还能营养均衡呢！但我突然想起有一次做甜菜，他称赞我做得好，后来才发现，他最讨厌吃甜菜了，于是就没有说他什么。
此后，事情变得越来越糟，简直糟糕透顶。这个雨天的早上，我发现一件染成蓝色的裙子被塞进抽屉里时，我实在受不了啦！
上帝啊，在照顾人的基本常识方面，你就不能帮帮他吗？我气冲冲地出了门。
我没有理睬艾？克的劝告，十分钟后，在这个坏天气里，我驶离了主干道。
不料，拐弯时，污水一下子涌进了我要穿过的小道。我想水应该不会很深。但没走多远，车子就抛锚了。大概20分钟过去了，车子开始摇晃，污水也开始湍急起来。上帝，请保佑我啊！
突然，三声长长的鸣笛声打断了我的祈祷。我扭头一看，是艾？克！
“唐娜！我扔给你一条绳子，”他喊着，“抓住它，向我这边走。”
我打开车门，抓住绳子。在激流的水中，我滑倒了。“我过不去！”我喊道，并使劲拽着绳子。
“能，你能的。”他的声音很平静。
如果那时换成另外任何一个人，而不是艾？克，我想我根本无法做到。但我信任我的丈夫。我完全按他的指挥做，最终扑到他的怀里。“谢谢，”我说，然后靠在他的胸膛哭了，“我很抱歉，刚才跟你发脾气，那是……”
“嘘……”艾？克低声说，“现在好了，你没事就好。”
上帝提醒了我，艾？克完全懂得怎样照顾人。
One rainy November morning I had about all I could take.I knew if I didn’t leave the house soon I would unleash a storm of anger on my husband，A.K..“I’m taking you to work.”A.K.said.I struggled into my jacket，and then grabbed my satchel and lesson plans.“I’ve been driving that route for many years.I can drive it now.”“I said I’m taking you to work.”He reached for his boots.I looked at the stacks of newspaper，the dirty dishes still on the table.“Don’t you have enough to do？I can take care of myself.”l stalked out，not even kissing him good-bye.“Don’t take the shortcut，Donna！”He shouted after me.A heart attack that past spring forced my husband to leave his job.I was in the middle of my twenty-second year teaching high school seniors，while A.K.stayed home and took over the household chores.The new arrangement was a disaster.
Exhausted after a day of dealing with faculty meetings and students，all I wanted was a hot home cooked meal and a good night’s sleep.A microwave package greeted me at the table.One night，I was horrified to discover A.K.had turned our white sheets a suspiciously denim-like shade of blue.“l found out how to save on water，soap and electricity.”
A.K.announced triumphantly，“Just wash everything together.”During the months that followed，his cooking somehow managed to get worse.At least I cooked us balanced meals，I wanted to say.But then I would remember the time A.K.had eaten every beet and complimented the dinner，though I discovered later how he detested the sight of beets.So I wouldn’t say anything to him.As for as I was concerned，things couldn’t get much worse.So that rainy morning when I found a now-blue half-slip stuffed in a dresser drawer，I could only grit my teeth，l had it！Lord，can’t you help him with just the basics of taking care of us？I stormed out of the house.Ten minutes later，ignoring A.K.’s warning about taking the shortcut in bad weather，I turned off the main route.But as I rounded the corner a swirling mess gushed across my path.It can’t be that deep，I thought.But after a few feet，the car stalled.Almost 20 minutes passed，the care swayed.The chocolaty water surged.Please，God，I prayed，take care of me.Three long blasts of horn interrupted my praying.Looking over my shoulder，A.K.！“Donna！I’m throwing a rope，”he yelled.“Hang on to it and walk straight toward me.”I opened the door，grabbed the rope.I slipped in the rushing water，“I can’t！”I screamed，straining at the rope.“Yes，you can.”His voice was calm.If it had been anybody but A.K.，I don’t think I could have done it.But I trusted my husband.I didn’t exactly as he instructed，and finally fell into his arms.
“Thank you，”I said，sobbing against his chest，“I’m sorry I got so angry with you.It"s just that...”
“Sssss...”A.K.murmured，“It’s okay now.I’ve got you.”God had reminded me that A.K.understood a thing or how about taking care of us after all.