Jessica seemed to feel that I was looking at her, so she looked at me. “She’s my mother!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“You wanted to turn off her ventilator before.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I exposed her without mercy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jessica was a little embarrassed. She sighed, “now Carter Family is very poor. When Mom got sick, the shareholders were all flustered. If I have money, I will pay. Our company is going out of business. Those employees have worked in the company for more than ten years. They will lose their jobs!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I squinted at Jessica and didn’t speak. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She looked at me, too. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She seemed afraid I wouldn’t believe it. She pointed to her bag and said, “do you see it? It’s fake!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Then she showed me the contents of her bag. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In fact, I couldn’t tell if the bag was fake. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I remembered that Sherry’s vase was sold. I thought what Jessica said may be true. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“It’s sad.” I responded. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Yes! Do you think it’s easy to start your own company? Policy has been changing and you have to deal with a lot of officials…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
While waiting for Sherry, Jessica began to complain to me about how hard it was to do business. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I listened quietly. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I couldn’t help wondering if Sean was the same. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He had been very calm in front of me. He never seemed to mention any difficulties in business. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought his business seemed to be going well. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I was distracted, the emergency room light went out. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The door opened and a doctor pushed the bed out. A nurse pushed a small cart with a ventilator on it and followed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“How is my grandma?” I asked. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The doctor looked at me. “Her condition is stable for a while, but whether she can wake up depends on herself.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I followed the bed and grabbed Sherry’s hand. I murmured, “grandma, you must hold on.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jessica stood by and said nothing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I went home in the evening. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I was very nervous. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
My cell phone rang in the middle of the night. I was sleeping but I suddenly woke up! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I grabbed my cell phone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t save the number but I recognized it as Sherry’s hospital number. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Hello.” I picked up the phone and my heart pounded. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At this time, the doctor’s voice came over the phone. After introducing himself, he said a lot of technical terms on the phone. At last he said, “but the patient still died at 3:27:42 a.m…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t catch what he said after that. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I just felt my ears buzzing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I rushed out of the house! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But it was midnight, so I couldn’t get a taxi! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What should I do? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I waited for more than ten minutes. I had no choice but to run straight to the hospital. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry’s hospital was nearly ten kilometers from my community. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If I kept running, I would be exhausted. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I didn’t care! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I ran all the way. Because I seldom exercised, I couldn’t run for a long time. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I still couldn’t get a taxi. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I kept running. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was strange that there was no car on the road tonight. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The sky was very dark. There were no stars and no moon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t know how long I had been running. At last I saw two bright lights breaking through the dark street and driving in my direction! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Stop!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At that moment, I didn’t think about anything and rushed to the car directly! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was too late. The driver saw me when he was near me! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The sound of the brakes was particularly harsh on the quiet night. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But the car didn’t stop and hit me! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But luckily he braked and I didn’t get any serious injuries. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The man quickly got out of the car and asked me, “are you ok?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Although my leg hurt a little, I didn’t have time to think about it at this time. I hobbled along and begged him, “Sir, please take me to the hospital.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As I approached the driver, he called me first, “June?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Ming?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didnt expect that I met Ming. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He stooped and looked at my legs. He asked with concern, “are you ok? It’s too late…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Can you take me to the hospital?” I interrupted him, “please!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Get in the car.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming opened the copilot’s door for me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I sat in the car and said gratefully, “I didn’t expect to meet you here. I’m almost desperate.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Our hospital picked up a child who swallowed preservatives by mistake at night. His parents were anxious. I stayed to appease them. That kid just came out of the emergency room and was transferred to the ward, so I came back.” Ming explained to me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Oh.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I nodded. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Maybe it was because I had been running for a long time, my mood was both sad and numb. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ming didn’t talk because I was in a bad mood. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He didn’t ask me why I wanted to go to the hospital. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When we got to the hospital, I thanked him and rushed into the hospital. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At this time, there were many people in the hospital hall. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In addition to Marlin, Inez, and Molly, Jessica’s husband and son and others from Carter Family were there. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There were also doctors and police. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I saw a group of people led by Jessica talking to the doctor about something. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I squeezed in and listened carefully. Jessica was telling the doctor that Sherry’s death was a medical accident in their hospital, so the hospital must compensate them. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The police were persuading so they didn’t quarrel loudly. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They were just discussing it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked around and saw a bed around the corner. A person covered in white was lying on the bed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Everyone was arguing about compensation, and Sherry’s body was left alone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I walked over and stood between the doctor and Jessica. I said to her, “grandma is dead! Why can’t you think about her funeral first? Why are you discussing compensation at this time?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I finished, everyone looked at me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jessica’s eyes widened, “what are you talking about? Are you crazy! If we don’t discuss it now, do we need to wait until she’s cremated? Do you have any evidence then?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Don’t make it worse!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I was pushed away by Jessica. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked up and saw people around me looking at me. Their faces were different, but I knew from their behavior that they were all waiting for the hospital to compensate and then they could get money. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jessica seemed to feel that I was looking at her, so she looked at me. “She’s my mother!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“You wanted to turn off her ventilator before.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I exposed her without mercy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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