ee c
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!