The child's mother poked the child's forehead with her finger.
"Grandpa passed away."
"Do you know what it means to die?"
"that is……"
The child's mother frowned.
Then he whispered, "Dead."
"Grandpa is dead."
"Slept forever."
"Never wake up again."
…..
The child opens his eyes wide.
Never again...
I won't wake up...
…
The child seemed to understand what his mother meant, but he didn't seem to understand it completely.
But his eyes turned red consciously.
His nose was sour.
…
The child was a little at a loss.
…
It’s just that the child’s parents didn’t give the child much time to sort out their emotions.
"We will set off back to our hometown today."
"See for yourself and put everything in your bag."
"We're going to go there for several days."
…
a few days……
The child suddenly thought of something.
"Can I come back the day after tomorrow?"
…
"Of course not."
The child's mother looked at the child and asked, "What will happen to you the day after tomorrow?"
"school activities?"
…
"no."
The child shook his head.
"I'm going to see a doctor."
…
The child's parents were a little surprised.
Because they don't care about this matter, they have somewhat forgotten about their children seeing a doctor.
"You're not feeling better yet?"
The mother of the child found it a little strange.
"Do you still want to see a doctor?"
…
The child pursed his lips.
He didn't know how to answer his mother's question.
…
"Then the doctor isn't trying to extort our money, is he?"
The mother of the child looks at the father of the child.
"This is too long..."
"There are no children either-"
"Are you still having nightmares?"
The child's mother suddenly thought of something.
…
The child nodded.
He is still having nightmares.
…
"Are you still having nightmares!?"
The child's mother was surprised.
Because she slept with the door closed at night, she slept soundly.
Without paying attention, she didn't even notice that the child was still having nightmares...
…
The child doesn't know what expression he should show...
He felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He tried hard to suppress the uncomfortable emotion.
…
"Then give the doctor a call."
The mother of the child did not struggle with this issue.
"Tell her that there is nothing you can do the day after tomorrow."
"Ask her to give you another time to meet."
…
The child blinked.
"...I don't have the doctor's aunt's number."
…
"The doctor's number..."
The child's father frowned and thought.
like…..
…
"ah!"
The child's mother looked like she was remembering something.
She turned around quickly and went back to the house.
Soon, she took out a card.
"Here."
"Doctor's business card."
"It has her phone number on it."
…
The child looked at his mother hesitantly.
…
"Take it over."
The child's mother urges the child.
"Mom and dad have to pack their luggage and ask for leave from the company."
"Call the doctor yourself and explain the situation."
"Make an appointment with the doctor to see him at another time."
"Do some things you can do yourself."
"Mom and dad are very busy."
"There is no way I can do everything for you."
…
"Um."
The child responded in a low voice.
After organizing the sentences in my mind for a long time, I nervously pressed the doctor's phone number.
fortunately.
The doctor is very good.
The doctor agreed to his request and comforted him.
It gave him the comfort he didn't get from his parents.
…
The child hurried back to his hometown in the countryside with his parents.
Since I lived with my parents and went to school in the city...
Children rarely go back to their grandparents’ homes in the countryside.
He remembered that the last time he came back was during the Chinese New Year...
At that time, his grandparents gave him a big red envelope, congratulating him on going to school and asking him to study hard and make progress every day.
Grandpa touched his head.
Grandma held his hand...
The two old men talked to him a lot.
…
At that time, my grandfather had a loud voice and was full of energy.
Why suddenly...
…
Arriving at my grandparents’ house, which I am so familiar with, my grandparents’ house looks familiar yet a little strange...
What's strange is dressing up.
Looking at the mourning hall that is white everywhere and filled with wreaths...
Looking at the black and white photo of grandpa in the center...
The child looked stunned and his face turned pale.
His eyes quickly turned red.
At this moment...
Only then do children truly realize...
Grandpa is gone...
He will never see his grandfather again.
…
"Pap~"
The tears fell to the ground and made small splashes of water.
…
"Lele!"
The old lady hugged her grandson.
The eyes that were swollen from crying became red again.
The sight of her grandson made her both happy and sad.
The old man still thought of his grandson before he left.
pity.
The old man's situation was too sudden.
There was no time to notify the children.
By the time the children arrived, the old man had already gone.
In the end, the old man never saw his beloved grandson.
…
"The last thing your grandfather wants to see most is you..."
The old lady murmured.
The old lady shed tears.
Because the old man has no wish to fulfill his wish...
…
The child has always been with the old lady.
Stay by my grandfather’s grave.
In the evening, the old lady originally wanted the child to rest, but the child shook his head.
He wants to accompany his grandpa with his grandma.
…
"Good boy."
The old lady patted the child's hand.
"Lele is such a good boy."
…
People come and go in the mourning hall.
Although there were many people, it was not noisy at all.
But it was very quiet.
Occasionally a cry leaked out.
Someone was crying something.
Someone whispered comfort...
…
The child felt sad and confused.
Even though I have been in the mourning hall for a long time, I still feel unfamiliar with the mourning hall.
I feel strange about the coffin in the mourning hall.
right……
The photo of grandpa in the mourning hall felt strange.
The one in the photo is grandpa.
And he doesn't look like grandpa.
he does not know……
…
The child looked away.
…
Um?
The child's eyes suddenly opened wide.
The pupils inside were trembling violently.
The trembling spread and the child's whole body began to tremble.
…
it……
I noticed that the other person’s gaze shifted from the photo of grandpa in the mourning hall to his coffin-
The child knows that grandpa is in this dark box.
But his parents and grandma wouldn't let him see the grandpa inside.
Although he was confused, aggrieved and angry, he could only accept it silently.
…
The child doesn’t know where the courage comes from…
Obviously, his whole body was shaking like chaff, and even his lips were trembling.