Chapter 7: Woe (7)
How can things be taken seriously in dreams......
The inexplicable stuffiness in my heart makes me cranky.
The hospital is filled with the smell of disinfectant water, and the families of patients who come and go are imprinted on their actions with anxiety.
So do I. Carrying two bags of fruit I had just bought from the supermarket, I picked up my mobile phone and dialed my grandfather's number.
"Hey, Grandma. Which ward is my mom in? I've gone downstairs to the hospital. ”
"Good, good! Your grandfather has gone down to pick you up. I vaguely heard a weak voice next to him, and slowly said, "Let him slow down......"
It should be my mother's voice, and it sounds like it should be fine.
A few minutes later, I saw my grandfather walking straight towards me.
"My mom is fine."
"It's okay! I didn't worry about riding, I didn't press the brakes. "My grandfather's voice was a little loud, and the nurse on the side also made a shushing gesture to us helplessly.
I was just about to go to the ward with my grandfather, and there seemed to be a figure next to me that I was very familiar with.
"Huh? Xiluo, why are you here! ”
It's Limbe...... When I think about it, she seems to be a nurse. She was dressed in a white nurse's uniform and held a lot of test sheets in her hands, if she hadn't exercised regularly, she might not have been able to take them.
"My mom accidentally broke her leg while riding a bicycle and was ...... in the hospital"
"Auntie, is it okay!" Lin Bei's eyebrows were a little surprised, like a frightened fawn.
"It's okay, it should be fine after a while."
She stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, as if the person injured by the fall was her relative.
A nurse in the distance behind me waved her hand at me, "Xiaobei, send the test sheet quickly!" ”
Limbey hurriedly answered, waved goodbye to me, and quickly ran towards the laboratory department.
My grandfather and I walked into the elevator, because it was already afternoon, there were relatively few people, and the elevator was not too crowded.
"Who was that girl just now?" The grandfather on the side asked, his serious face was more gentle.
"A friend...... Downstairs neighbors. ”
I didn't look over, I didn't dare to look at my grandfather's face. I have been on a blind date a few times, but because I am poor, I have eaten a few times and I no longer have contact. I really reject this kind of thing in my heart.
The orthopedic ward on the seventh floor was empty, and after walking a few rooms, I heard my uncle's voice, talking to the doctor about his condition. My grandfather told me it was the one at the end of the hallway, and he turned and walked over to the doctor.
As I walked, I couldn't help but stop, and I remember that it seemed like I was hospitalized here when I broke my foot.
I sighed faintly and walked into the room.
"Mom, it's okay."
My mom lay quietly in bed, seemingly asleep.
The grandmother next to me beckoned me to sit aside. Looks...... It shouldn't be fine.
Grandma is already old, her face is full of wrinkles, and her gentle voice also reveals a hint of old age.
......
I told my grandmother what I had dreamed about.
She listened quietly, so kindly, so quietly. The rain ticked outside the window, fogging the window inside.
After a long time, Grandma finally spoke. "Life is like a dream, in the world, how can it not be a dream......"
I looked at the book with a corner peeking out of my backpack, and somehow the yellowed book looked so red at this moment. Like a maple leaf after autumn, and like blood flowing from flesh.
I rubbed my eyes, it was really not a hallucination......
The reddened book was lying in the backpack, motionless.