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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第71部分

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  provided and slowly work up the energy to call everyone back; 
  the night had just been too good to wreck by talking to my 
  mother about some petty concern or to Alex about “where we 
  stand。”

  The bath was just as hot and luxurious as you’d expect it to 
  be in a junior suite adjacent to the Coco Chanel suite at the 
  Ritz Paris; and I took a few extra minutes to apply some of 
  the lightly scented moisturizer from the vanity to my entire 
  body。 Then; finally wrapped in the plushest terry…cloth robe 
  I’d ever pulled around me; I sat down to dial。 Without 
  thinking; I dialed my mother first; which was probably a 
  mistake: even her “hello” sounded seriously stressed out。

  “Hey; it’s me。 Is everything OK? I was going to call you guys 
  tomorrow; it’s just that things have been so hectic。 But; wait 
  until I tell you about the night I just had!” I knew already 
  that I’d be omitting any romantic references to Christian; 
  since I hadn’t felt like explaining the entire Alex scenario 
  to my parents; but I knew they’d both be thrilled to hear that 
  Miranda seemed to respond well when I’d brought up the idea 
  ofThe New Yorker 。

  “Honey; I don’t mean to interrupt you; but something’s 
  happened。 We got a call today from Lenox Hill Hospital; which 
  is on Seventy…seventh Street; I think; and it seems that 
  Lily’s been in an accident。”

  And although it’s quite conceivably the most clichéd 
  expression in the English language; my heart stopped for just 
  a moment。 “What? What are you talking about? What kind of an 
  accident?”

  She had already switched into worried…mom mode and was clearly 
  trying to keep her voice steady and her words rational; 
  following what was sure to have been my dad’s suggestion of 
  passing along to me a feeling of calm and control。 “A car 
  accident; honey。 A rather serious one; I’m afraid。 Lily was 
  driving—there was also a guy in the car; someone from school; 
  I think they said—and she turned the wrong way down a one…way 
  street。 It seems she hit a taxicab head…on; going nearly forty 
  miles an hour on a city street。 The police officer I spoke 
  with said it was a miracle she’s alive。”

  “I don’t understand。 When did it happen? Is she going to be 
  OK?” I had started choke…crying at some point; because as calm 
  as my mother was trying to remain; I could hear the severity 
  of the situation in her carefully chosen words。 “Mom; where is 
  Lily now; and is she going to be OK?”

  It wasn’t until this point that I noticed my mom was crying 
  also; just quietly。 “Andy; I’m putting Dad on。 He spoke to the 
  doctors most recently。 I love you; honey。” The last part came 
  out like a squeak。

  “Hi; honey。 How are you? Sorry we have to call with news like 
  this。” My dad’s voice sounded deep and reassuring; and I had a 
  fleeting feeling that everything was going to work out。 He was 
  going to tell me that she’d broken her leg; maybe a rib or 
  two; and someone had called in a good plastic surgeon to 
  stitch up a few scrapes on her face。 But she was going to be 
  just fine。

  “Dad; will you please tell me what happened? Mom said Lily was 
  driving and hit a cab going really fast? I don’t understand。 
  None of this makes any sense。 Lily doesn’t have a car; and she 
  hates to drive。 She’d never be cruising around Manhattan。 How 
  did you hear about this? Who called you? And what’s wrong with 
  her?” Again; I’d worked myself up to nearly hysterical; but 
  again his voice was manding and soothing all in one。

  “Take a deep breath—I’ll tell you everything I know。 The 
  accident happened yesterday; but we just found out about it 
  today。”

  “Yesterday! How could this have happened yesterday and no one 
  called me? Yesterday?”

  “Sweetie; they did call you。 The doctor said that Lily had 
  filled out the front information page in her daily planner and 
  had listed you as her emergency contact; since her 
  grandmother’s really not doing all that well。 Anyway; I guess 
  the hospital called you at Home and on your cell; but of 
  course you weren’t checking either one。 When no one called 
  them back or showed up in twenty…four hours; they went through 
  her planner and noticed that we have the same last name as 
  you; and so the hospital called here to see if we knew how to 
  reach you。 Mom and I couldn’t remember where you were staying; 
  so we called Alex for the name of the hotel。”

  “Oh my god; it was a day ago。 Has she been alone this whole 
  time? Is she still in the hospital?” I couldn’t ask the 
  questions fast enough; but I still felt like I wasn’t getting 
  any answers。 All I knew for sure was that Lily had decided on 
  me as the primary person in her life; the emergency contact 
  you always had to list but never; ever took seriously。 And 
  here she’d really needed me—didn’t have anyone else; in 
  fact—and I’d been nowhere to be found。 My choking had 
  subsided; but the tears continued to pour down my cheeks in 
  hot; angry streaks; and my throat felt as though it had been 
  scraped raw with a pumice stone。

  “Yes; she’s still in the hospital。 I’m going to be very honest 
  with you; Andy。 We’re not sure if she’s going to be all 
  right。”

  “What? What are you saying? Will someone just tell me 
  something concrete already?”

  “Honey; I’ve spoken to her doctor a half…dozen times already; 
  and I have plete confidence that she’s getting the best 
  attention。 But Lily’s in a a; sweetie。 Now; the doctor did 
  reassure me that—”

  “A a? Lily is in a a?” Nothing was making sense anymore; 
  the words were refusing to take on meaning。

  “Honey; try to calm down。 I know this is shocking for you and 
  I hate to do this over the phone。 We considered not telling 
  you until you got back; but since that’s still half a week 
  away; we figured you had a right to know。 But also know that 
  Mom and I are doing everything we can to make sure that Lily 
  gets the best help。 She’s always been like a daughter to us; 
  you know that; so she’s not going to be alone。”

  “Oh my god; I have to e home。 Dad; I have to e Home! She 
  doesn’t have anybody but me; and I’m across the Atlantic。 Oh; 
  but that fucking party is the night after tomorrow and it’s 
  the sole reason she brought me and she’ll definitely fire me 
  if I’m not there。 Think! I need to think!”

  “Andy; it’s late there。 I think the best thing you could do is 
  get some sleep; take a little time to think things over。 Of 
  course I knew you’d want to e Home right away; because 
  that’s the kind of person you are; but keep in mind that for 
  right now Lily is not conscious。 Her doctor assured me that 
  the chances are excellent that she’ll e out of this in the 
  next forty…eight to seventy…two hours; that her body is just 
  using this as an extended and deeper sleep to help itself 
  heal。 But nothing is certain;” he added; softly。

  “And if she does e out of it? I’m assuming she could have 
  all sorts of brain damage and horrible paralysis and things 
  like that? Oh my god; I can’t stand it。”

  “They just don’t know yet。 They said that she is responsive to 
  stimuli in her feet and legs; which is a good indication that 
  there’s no paralysis。 But there’s a lot of swelling around her 
  head; and it won’t be possible to know anything for sure until 
  she es out of this。 We just need to wait。”

  We spoke for a few minutes longer before I hung up abruptly 
  and called Alex’s Cell Phone。

  “Hi; it’s me。 Have you seen her?” I asked without so much as a 
  hello。 I was now a mini…Miranda。

  “Andy。 Hi。 So you know?”

  “Yeah; I just got off the phone with my parents。 Have you seen 
  her?”

  “Yes; I’m at the hospital now。 They won’t let me in her room 
  right now since it’s not visiting hours and I’m not family; 
  but I wanted to be here just in case she wakes up。” He sounded 
  very; very far away; pletely lost in his own thoughts。

  “What happened? My mom said something about how she was 
  driving and hit a cab or something? None of it makes any sense 
  to me。”

  “Uch; it’s a nightmare;” he sighed; clearly unhappy that no 
  one else had told me the story yet。 “I’m not sure I know 
  exactly; but I did talk to the guy she was with when it 
  happened。 You remember Benjamin; that guy she was seeing in 
  college who she walked in on having a threesome with those 
  girls?”

  “Of course; he works in my building now。 I see him sometimes。 
  What the hell was she doing with him? Lily hates him—she’s 
  never gotten over that。”

  “I know; that’s what I thought; too; but it seems they’ve been 
  hanging out lately and they were together last night。 He says 
  they had gotten tickets to see Phish at Nassau Coliseum and 
  drove out there together。 I guess Benjamin smoked too much and 
  decided he shouldn’t drive his car Home; so Lily volunteered。 
  They made it back to the city with no problems until Lily ran 
  a red light and then turned the wrong way down Madison; 
  straight into oning traffic。 They hit a cab head…on; on the 
  driver’s side; and; well; uh; you know。” He choked up at this 
  point; and I knew things must be worse than anyone had let on。

  I’d done nothing but ask questions the last half hour—to my 
  mom; my dad; and now Alex—but I couldn’t bring myself to ask 
  the most obvious one: Why had Lily run a red light and then 
  tried to drive south on an avenue that only ran north? But I 
  didn’t need to; because Alex; as always; knew exactly what I 
  was thinking。

  “Andy; her blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal 
  limit。” He stated this matter…of…factly; trying not to swallow 
  the words so I wouldn’t ask him to repeat them。

  “Oh my god。”

  “If—when—she wakes up; she’s going to have even more to deal 
  with than her health: she’s in a lot of trouble。 Luckily; the 
  cabbie was OK; just a few bumps and bruises; and Benjamin’s 
  left leg is pletely smashed up; but he’ll be fine; too。 We 
  just need to wait for Lily。 When are you ing Home?”

  “What?” I was still trying to process the fact that Lily had 
  been “seeing” a guy I’d always thought she hated; that she’d 
  ended up in a a because she was so drunk when she was with 
  him。

  “I said; when are you ing home?” When I was silent for a 
  moment; he continued。 “You are ing Home; aren’t you? You’re 
  not seriously considering staying there while your best friend 
  on earth lies in a hospital bed; are you?”

  “What are you suggesting; Alex? Are you suggesting that this 
  is my fault because I didn’t see 
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