To Oak

The recent weather is like Zhu Miao's mood, it has never been sunny, and the air is hot and humid.

Zhu Miao ran all the way to the hospital, ignoring other things, and rushed all the way.Outside the intensive care unit, his uncle and aunt were already waiting for him. When they saw him coming, they muttered angrily, "Finally here."Panting heavily, Zhu Miao put on protective clothing and shoe covers, and followed the doctor into the ward.

The hot sweat on Zhu Miao's body was covered in protective clothing and turned into cold sweat when blown by the air conditioner.

As if in a dream, he followed the doctor to the bedside.Zhu Miao walked in the front and found that the tubes connected to the old man on the hospital bed had been pulled out. Grandma was lying peacefully on the hospital bed, as if she had fallen asleep, her white hair was messy like silver threads.Zhu Miao reached out and brushed her hair to make it tidy.

The doctor said: "The old man was very peaceful when she left, please say goodbye to her."

Zhu Miao looked at the doctor in a daze. His uncle and aunt were crying softly. Zhu Miao couldn't tell how much of it was true and how much it was fake. He looked at grandma's hand exposed outside the quilt, and he quietly reached out to hold it.There is still some residual warmth. In Zhu Miao's memory, grandma's hands are always warm.

He was still young, his father died, his mother remarried, and the remaining relatives were arguing about his whereabouts.Grandma didn't say anything, just took his hand and coaxed him in a low voice: "Miao Miao don't cry, grandma will take you from now on."

Since he was a child, he hid all the delicious food at home and didn't let him eat it.Every time, grandma quietly led him into the room and stuffed the snacks into his hands.Grandma knits sweaters for him every year, and saves money to buy him a mobile phone.

Thinking of this, Zhu Miao took out the phone from his pocket.The screen of the phone was so cracked that it was unreadable. Zhu Miao pressed it and found that the screen of the phone was not lit, probably broken.

His eyes were sore, and he raised his hand to wipe it, only to find that there were no tears.

"grandmother……"

Zhu Miao yelled in a low voice, but no one heard or responded.From today onwards, he is left alone.

Everything that happened next seemed very vague to Zhu Miao, as if separated by a layer of frosted glass, he couldn't see clearly or hear anything clearly. He seemed to have lost his ability to think and acted on instinct.He listened to his uncle and aunt discussing grandma's funeral. There was no filial son in front of the sick bed for a long time. Grandma was really kind, so that uncle and aunt didn't have to worry about it, Zhu Miao thought.

They packed up the things grandma had left in the hospital, and Zhu Miao took away the half-knit woolen vest, but he didn't touch anything else.

Zhu Miao had no right to speak about grandma's funeral, he could only follow behind his uncle and aunt, and tossed and tossed for a long time.But grandma's last outfit was chosen by him. Uncles and aunts don't know which outfit grandma likes best. He knows that it is the one with red flowers.It was chosen by Zhu Miao for grandma before, and grandma liked it very much, but she was afraid to wear it because she was afraid it would be too fancy.

After all the tossing, it was already night, and my uncle and aunt were going home, but Zhu Miao didn't follow them.When grandma was there before, he barely called it home, but now that grandma is gone, he has no home.

He was about to leave, but his uncle was still hesitant to say: "Zhu Miao, why don't you..."

My aunt pinched him, blocked his words, and said first: "Come early on the day of the funeral."

Zhu Miao nodded, didn't care, turned and left.

There was a drizzling rain in the sky, not very heavy, it was really like a cow's hair, and it was sprinkled down finely.Zhu Miao didn't dodge, but just moved the schoolbag from behind to wrap it in front of his body, because grandma put the half-knit woolen vest for him in the schoolbag for fear of getting wet.He shuffled back to the coffee shop, and saw from a distance that the lights had been turned off and closed.

Zhu Miao had the key with him, but he felt that it was pitch black inside, and even if he entered, it was eerily quiet. Besides, he was exhausted after walking all the way back, as if all the strength in his body had been exhausted.

The wooden bench in front of the store was soaked by the rain, Zhu Miao didn't care about the dislike, and sat down on his buttocks, exhausted all over.He sat hunched over, holding an old schoolbag. Behind him was a coffee shop with lights turned off and no one there.The street lamp only illuminates a circle, and it can't do anything to the darkness beyond a circle.

People on the road are in a hurry, everyone has their own destination, but Zhu Miao is very confused.

Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle engine was heard in the distance. Zhu Miao squinted his eyes under the headlights of the motorcycle. He raised his head in a daze, and found a pure black motorcycle parked in front of him. Roaring like a beast growling.

Xiang Shu parked the car, propped himself on one leg, took off his helmet, and shook his hair.She is not tall, and Xiang Shu's motorcycle is a bit too big compared to her petite figure. She was a little clumsy when she got off the bike, and the helmet she took off was hung on the front of the bike, and the helmet pressed her fluffy and dry hair It's more like a big broom.

Zhu Miao blinked and said foolishly, "Good evening..."

Without saying a word, Yi Ning walked over and slapped Zhu Miao on the head with no expression on his face. The slap was so strong that Zhu Miao covered his head and screamed.Xiang Shu took out his mobile phone from his pocket, clicked on it and showed it to Zhu Miao, and the screen showed that he had made more than [-] missed calls to Zhu Miao.

Zhu Miao took out her mobile phone whose screen was shattered into spider webs, showed them, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry..."

Yiling didn't speak, Xiang Shu pointed to the store and said, "I'll take her home first, you open the door and go in and wait."

Zhu Miao nodded obediently, took out the key to open the door, and turned on the light with a snap.The soft yellow light filled the entire space like a tide, and the cats didn't enter the cage. They all poked their heads around and stared at Zhu Miao who came in with round eyes, as if they didn't know him.

Xiang Shu came in, walked around behind the bar and opened the refrigerator, poured a glass of milk, quickly heated it with the steam from the espresso machine, put it on the bar, and said, "I'll finish it before I come back."

Zhu Miao still only had to nod.

The sound of a motorcycle engine was heard outside the door, Zhu Miao looked up, Xiang Shu carried Yi Ning away.A few cats were attracted by the smell of milk, jumped onto the bar, and tentatively looked into Zhu Miao's cup.Zhu Miao chased them all down, put them all back in their cages with great effort, and then went downstairs.

The milk was too hot, Zhu Miao touched the wall of the cup and almost got scalded. She carefully held it in her hand and drank it in small sips, burning her mouth.

But after a while, the sound of the engine came from far and near again, and Xiang Shu came back. Zhu Miao was so frightened that he took a big gulp, burning tears.Xiang Shu pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that the glass he was holding was still half full of milk, he said, "Why haven't you finished drinking it yet?"

I wish Miao rarely saw him being so strict and not gentle.

Xiang Shu frowned, like a bad-tempered teacher looking at disobedient children. He likes to wear sleeveless, and today he also wears loose sleeveless, with the front hem tucked into black overalls and Martin boots on his feet.Not easy to provoke, very difficult to provoke, Zhu Miao always felt that he was going to hit someone in the next second, and said a little aggrieved: "It's too hot..."

Xiang Shu stared at him for a long time, then he was discouraged, took the cup from his hand, shoveled a small piece of ice from the refrigerator, put it into the hot milk, shook it, the ice cube melted, and the milk was warm. up.

Zhu Miao took the cup, the temperature was just right, he drank it all in one gulp, for fear that Xiang Shu would get angry again.

"belch--"

Zhu Miao licked away the foam on her lips and hiccupped.