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One day, the most treacherous day, was the day of pain, guilt and tears for Adeline. A few weeks after the kids got their ducklings; Joseph had called the whole family out into the garden. He wanted to see if Jackie’s trainer taught Jackie anything by putting innocent little PLT in the centre of the lawn and holding his dog, Jackie, by the leash 2 meters away. Jackie started pulling the leash so Joseph had no choice but to let go. Jackie pounced on PLT and luckily, Joseph rushed to pull Jackie away from PLT, but we all saw that PLT’s left leg was dangling. Adeline rushed over to PLT and ran upstairs. I am not quite sure what she did because she closed the door, but when I went upstairs, PLT was dead. This changed Adeline through all the aspects, emotionally, physically, psychologically, mentally and environmentally because PLT was Adeline’s whole world. This was a short-term change because Adeline got over PLT within a few years.
One day, the most treacherous day, was the day of pain, guilt and tears for Adeline. A few weeks after the kids got their ducklings; Joseph had called the whole family out into the garden. He wanted to see if Jackie’s trainer taught Jackie anything by putting innocent little PLT in the centre of the lawn and holding his dog, Jackie, by the leash 2 meters away. Jackie started pulling the leash so Joseph had no choice but to let go. Jackie pounced on PLT and luckily, Joseph rushed to pull Jackie away from PLT, but we all saw that PLT’s left leg was dangling. Adeline rushed over to PLT and ran upstairs. I am not quite sure what she did because she closed the door, but when I went upstairs, PLT was dead. This changed Adeline through all the aspects, emotionally, physically, psychologically, mentally and environmentally because PLT was Adeline’s whole world. This was a short-term change because Adeline got over PLT within a few years.
I remember in September 1948, when Adeline came home, she saw the cook packing away all her things. The cook told her “I am packing away your stuff, you are moving to Tianjin. Your Niang thinks it’s better if she separates you from your Aunt Baba.” Adeline was changed environmentally, because she was moving to a whole new place and she was changed mentally because she was being separated from me, her closest friend.
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| Tianjin in November 1948. |
I felt quite sad because Adeline was leaving. I wanted to be with her forever, but obviously that didn’t happen.
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