Chapter 44: Grandpa's Death
The empty corridor of the hospital was filled with the unpleasant smell of disinfectant water, and Si Fang resisted the feeling of nausea and rushed all the way to the front of the operating room.
But what was waiting for them was the extinguished surgical lamp and Grandpa's body gradually losing temperature.
Si Wei gradually stopped his steps, and asked his father, who was sitting silently on the side, in a trembling voice: "Dad, what's going on?" ”
He didn't answer, just snuffed out another cigarette in his hand, and the smoke muffled his silent sigh.
"Mom-" Si Fang turned his head to look at his mother, whose eyes were red and swollen.
"Listen to me..."Si Fang's mother stepped forward and gently grabbed her hand, her eyes were full of unbearability, "Your grandfather he... Nope. ”
It was like a bolt from the blue, breaking the last line of defense in her heart.
She suddenly lost her strength and sat down on the ground, and her mother in front of her hid her face and cried again.
Gu Wei behind her wanted to pick her up, but after looking at her parents, she dispelled this thought, and just squatted on the ground and gently supported her thin body from behind.
"Si Wei......" Gu Wei's voice was low, and before he could say a word of comfort, his eyes turned red.
Si Wei just heard his voice, and a burst of sourness welled up in his heart, and he cried intermittently.
"Why... Why my grandfather... Why..."She just repeated this sentence, but it made people uncomfortable for no reason.
"Which one is a family member, please sign the death notice."
The nurse's voice was abruptly cold, as if they had long been accustomed to parting from life and death.
"Don't sign... We don't sign, Dad... Mother... Please, don't sign—" Si Fang had clearly lost his mind, just sobbing silently.
Si Fang's father lowered his head, his hands holding his head were shaking uncontrollably, while her mother cried even more, snuggled up to her father, and did not speak.
No one spoke first to sign it.
Whether it's not wanting to accept this reality, or out of sympathy for this little girl's crying.
"Give it to me, I'll sign it." Gu Wei got up and spoke, his calm voice was so powerful at this moment.
There is always someone who wants to be sober, and if someone else doesn't want to, then he comes.
Seeing Gu Wei take the order, Si Wei half-turned his body and grabbed his trouser legs, raising his head with tears in his eyes.
"Uncle... Uncle, I beg you... Don't ......"
Because she had been crying for too long, her voice was a little hoarse, and the way she looked with tears on her face did not make him feel pity.
But he still signed his name on a piece of paper—
The neat and neat word "Gu Wei".
Si Fang's hands fell weakly, and he fell heavily to the ground, and his eyes that had been bright lost their brilliance and were full of gloom.
"Si Fang... You look at me..."Gu Wei squatted down again, holding her shoulders with both hands, his eyes were firm, "This has become a fact..."
"We can't change it, we can only accept it."
His words were so rational that they were cold and lacked temperature.
Si Fang raised his hand and knocked his hand off, and stood up against the wall.
Gu Wei also got up with her movements, "Where are you going?" ”
"Go to the bathroom." She replied, her voice seeming to calm down a lot.
Gu Wei didn't ask any more questions, turned around and sat on the chair to comfort his brother and sister-in-law.
She walked away slowly against the wall, but entered the elevator at the turn in the hallway, and did not go to the bathroom as she said.
The hospital was bustling with people, but no one noticed her strangeness.
The night breeze in late autumn was slightly cool, and Si Fang did not wear a coat and walked alone on the street, which was even more desolate.
Some of the passers-by stopped to wonder why a little girl was crying like this, but no one approached her and asked her why.
Because, she has nothing to do with them.
This world is full of snow for everyone, and everyone has its own obscurity and unbearableness.
The hospital was not far from the river, and Si Fang walked in a daze, and he also arrived at the riverside.
The wind is obviously blowing so hard here that few people stop here.
Si Wei walked to the guardrail with vague steps, put his hands on it, and stared into the distance with a blank gaze.
I still remember when I was a child, my grandfather liked to bring her here to play.
I still remember her naïve childish words at that time, asking why her grandfather always brought her here.
Grandpa would also answer with a kind smile, because this was the place where he and Grandma met for the first time.
At that time, the boy finally met the bride he had been dreaming of, and met the mother of his future child and the grandmother of his granddaughter.
Thinking of this, Si Fang cried even more violently, and the deliberately forbearable cry echoed on the river, causing people to be sad.
She still didn't want to believe that the person who grew up with her was so gone.
The last time we met, I obviously said that I would meet again next time, but before the agreed date, the person who made an appointment with her disappeared first.
"Grandpa..."
She murmured, as if he could hear her call.
"They all say that the soul of a person does not disperse after death, so you are still with me, right?"
"Grandpa, I will be admitted to a good university as you wish."
"I'll take care of grandma and try not to remind her of you again."
"I would... I'll try to do everything well... So, you have to keep looking at me..."
"Okay?" She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and begged, "Okay?" ”
A gust of wind blew, as if in place of Grandpa's answer.
Not far away, in the bright light, a person has long been standing here, looking fixedly at the girl who is crying silently by the river.
He knew that he had to give her time and give her time to digest it herself.
Only when Si Fang stopped crying did the man move towards her.
Footsteps are heard, especially clear on the wooden floor.
Si Fang turned around and saw him coming against the light, like a god.
Her god.
"Uncle...."
She called out to him, and the emotions that had calmed down rolled again, and she ran to him, with all her might.
Gu Wei naturally opened his arms and hugged the little man who was running towards him.
This hug, without words, is hard enough.