One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was1my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)2,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and3the peephole（猫眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly4the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept5, “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I6told her that everything would be okay, and7her to her house to see what was going on8the fire alarm.
She 9that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her 10to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,11it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 12causes it to make strange noises. She seemed13but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her14she was okay, and she said she was15, so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then17and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with18for being with her, but I thanked her for 19me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
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