When she walked in, his eyes lit up. They had both 1 someone they loved. So this day was a 2
one. She was 3 , lonely and afraid. He knew how she felt. There was an clear 4 in his heart, too. 5
what strengthened their love for each other was heartache.
She stood there. He motioned (示意) to her to sit next to him. She hesitated (犹豫) 6 a moment, but
gave in. In fact, she 7 did. Then she held his hand. He looked at her and placed his hand on hers.
Suddenly he reached 8 the pillow(枕头), pulled out a large 9 and nervously 10 it to her. She was
a bit in 11 .Then he handed her a small box, wrapped (包,裹) in paper of hearts and flowers. She
couldn't 12 what was happening.
"Now,"he said, "read the card."
She opened the envelope. It 13 as follows:
I know that this has been a hard year for 14 of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a 15 day
for people in love. I want you to know that…