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'tquietfollowyou.”returnedmandy，turningthepagesinfrontofherratherrampantly.
“youwantedtofindyourlostselfasateenager，didn'tyou?”lockwasruthless.
“that'ssountrue.”mandywouldnotlookatherhusbandintheeye.
“wannaatalk?”lockretreatedalittlebitbuthisgroundswerefirmlyheld.
“theyhaven'tchangedmuchsincewelastsawoneanother.”atlastmandydecidedtospilloutallthatwaslingeringonhermind——bearingtheweightiswearisome.
“they?whomintheworlddoyoureferto，thosewhoarenotennabledtoloveoracquireafamily?”lockdemanded.
“don'tbesorude.”mandywasfinallycheeringupalittlebit.
locklaughed，“ibetmostofthemwouldtradewhattheypossessforthelifeyouareliving，evenifthereisahandicappedmaninthepicture.”
mandysmiledforthefirsttime，“nonsense.howdareyou.....”
lockpickeduphismobile，“minerva，howmanyphotosofthekidshavewegot?”
theaipoppedupfromnowhereonthescreen，“sinceyouaskedsir，thefamilyalbumhastakenupatleastthreequartersofthestorage，whichmeansthereareoveronethousandphotostotally，andthatestheprocessingspeedofthemobile.that'swhyiestdeletinghalf......”
“thanks，minerva.that'swhatineedtolearnforthemoment.”locknoddedtotheai，asifshecouldsee.actullyshedidnoticethat，shewavedbackhappilyandwasoff.
locksaidtomandyassincerelyaspossible，“ibelievewhatyouhavealreadyownedweighsmuchmorethanwhatyouthoughthadlost.”
mandylamented，“howdoyouknowthisisthebestforme?icouldhaveledanotherlife.....”l
“idon'tthinkit'stherightattitudeforlife.itseemsyouwillalwaysberegrettingoveryoureachandeverychoiceor”therewasanedgetohisvoice，buthestayedcool，“comparingwithothers'livesandmoaningformore.thefishermanandhiswifeshouldhavebeencontentedwithwhattheyhavereceivedfromthegoldfishandthey'dbetternotbegformorethantheydeserved.”
mandyremarkedwithadangeroustone，“areyoutellingmeidon'tdeservethebestoflife?”
locksensedsomething，“don'ttwistit.youknowwhatimeant.youwouldneverbeabletofigureoutwhatthebestiswhenyouweresixteen.”
mandymurmuredasifshehadbeeninadream，“howiwishtobesixteenagain，carefree.”
lockcamenearertoher，andedher，leavinghiswheelchairbehind，“thepointis，whateverhappenstoyou，fromnowontosixtyor，youwillalwayshaveus.”
mandyburstintotears，“ihavenothingexceptyouandthekids.ifeelcold.thisworldlooksatmewitheyes.”
“youcanalwayscountonus，”lockpromised，“igiveyoumyword.there'snopartingofusuntilonedies.staypositiveandcherisheveryminute.”
mandyleanedagainstlock'sshoulder，totallyheshouldnothavestoodupandsupportedherweight.“iwon'tfallforit.theylookasifworriedformebutiguesstheyreallyenjoyedthemselvesseeingmealmostcrashed.”
shelookedatlockandwassuddenlystartled，“iwasalmosttakenin.......ishouldn'thavetoldthemhowibrokedown......iwouldneverletthemreceivethewrongmessageasifmylifewereajoke.”
“don'toverrespond.”locksaid，“theyareyourfriends，andtheyshowedconcernsaboutourlife.themorepatheticwelook，thefunnieritwouldbewhentheyknowwhatwe'rereallylike.”
“yes，someofthemdidtrytoruinmyself-esteemandnearlyconvincedmetopitymyself.howcanonebesomean?”
lockested，“i'vecomeupwithanidea.whydon'tweholdaparty?”hehesitated，“doesanyofthemhaveafamily?”
“no，noneofthemdo.peopledon'tgetmarriedthesedays，iguesstheyareafraidtogivecommitments.”mandyformedasmileasthoughshefeltsorryforherfriends.
“so，thatsettleseverything.”locksmiledback，“weinviteabunchofkids.”
“doweknowotherkidsbesidesthoseinoscar'skindergarten?”mandyasked.
“oh，ofcoursewedo，”announcedlock，“thereareplentyofkids，asian，latino，andinthechildren'shospital.thiswillbeafund-raisingpartyfordisabledchildren， andmeaswell.”locksatbackintothewheelchairasquicklyashiskneesallowedtocarryhim，whichamusedmandylikehell.
“sincetheyaresokind，suretheydon'tminddonatingsomeforthegoodcourse?”lock
“that'sreallyniceofyou.allofmyfriendswouldbeverythankfuliftheyareofferedachancetoshowthattheyreallycareforthehandicapped.”mandybitherlips，tryinghardnottolaugh.
“isuddenlyrememberihaveoneortwoacquaintancesonthepress.”locksneered，“theywoulddietoseemeonthemoveagain.”