[“血染”的启示] 血染大青山

afewyearsagoanitasurprisedmewitha1）suit.itwashandsomeandfashionable，andbelieveitornot，ilookedprettyelegantinit.atleast，idid―untilistartedbleedingonit.

ithappenedonesundaywhenmyyoungfriendtommyandiwerevisitingwithrosa，amemberofourchurch2）congregation.ourconversationhadbeendelightful，andastommyandileftthroughrosa’sgarage（hey，shehadoneofthosebigdogsoutfront，andiwasn’tabouttogetpawprintsonmynewsuit）weweredoingsome3）good-naturedteasingbackandforth.whichisprobablywhyididn’tnoticethegarage4）dooropenerthathunglowinrosa’sgarage，orthatmyheadwaswithinrangeofthemetallicboxattheprecisemomentidecidedto5）lungeattommy.

suddenlyiknewwhatabaseballfeltlikeafterhammerin’6）hankaarongotthroughwithit.theblowtothetopofmyhead7）staggeredme.istumbledaroundlikea8）punch-drunk9）heavyweightwithonlyonethoughtinmysuddenlynumbhead：“ifyoufalldownyou’llgetyournewsuitdirty.”iregainedmybalanceandstruggledtoregainmycomposure―ortoatleastrememberwhoiwas，whereiwas，andwhatiwasdoingwearingsuchfine10）threads.

that’swhenthebloodstarted11）tricklingofftheendofmynoseandlandingonmypants.still12）groggy，itriedtododgethestaining13）droplets.buttomyhorroridiscoveredthatthedrippingbloodfollowedmeeverywhereimoved.finallytommygrabbedmeandstartedwipingthebloodfrommyfacewithawashcloththatrosahadgivenhim.

“areyouok。”heasked.