When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home. It was 16 to see the changes coming over her. She skipped school, and refused to communicate. I tried being firm, but it didn't 17 .I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.
One school day Alice returned home very late. With a quarrel in view, I was surprised to see Alice was 18 .
“I hope I did the right thing, Mom,” Alice said. “I saw a cat，all bloody but alive. I 19 it to the vet's(宠物医院), and was asked to make payment 20 . As I couldn't reach anyone at the phone number on the cat's tag(标牌), I had to pay the bill.”
In the following days, the owner still couldn't be 21 . Alice paid the vet to continue treatment. I grew 22 : what if the family had simply left the cat behind?
A week went by. A woman called to speak to Alice.
“She is at school,” I said.
“You have a 23 daughter,” she said, apparently in tears.
Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a (n) 24 from the vet. Their cat was recovering, thanks to Alice's 25 . “We can't wait to hug Cuddles again,” she sobbed.
Upon her return home, Alice was filled with 26 at the news. So was I. I learned through another woman's eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her 27 teenage years. Her warm heart would surely guide her in the right direction.