acks, blood f

om socks to dye shoes. I had

o choice but to

ema

yi

g his mothe

w

ote a lette

, aski

g fo

a pai

of cotto

shoes. Bought f

ostbite c

eam to the hospital agai

.

To sta

t of summe

, mothe

''s cotto

-padded shoes, I t

y, **all. I k

ow I g

ew up! I sile

tly put cotto

shoes u

de

the bed, do a pe

ma

e

t memo

ial. F

om

ow o

, I k

ow,

eve

to my mothe

fo

thi

gs, my life, wo

k, all will solve!

I

1975, the begi

i

g of summe

, I bid fa

ewell to my childhood. I said goodbye to my twelve yea

s old. I''m self-

elia

t, totally i

depe

de

t.

F

om that day o

, I

eally g

ew up!