"Xiu'er... Xiu'er?"
Who? Who was calling her?
Who was she? And who was Xiu'er?
Right! Sister!
Where was sister!
"Sister! Don't!"
In the white hospital room.
The girl on the hospital bed, drenched in sweat, suddenly opened her eyes, looking blankly at the white ceiling above.
"Xiu'er? Are you alright?"
Beside her, a worried voice sounded.
Shen Xiu'er turned her head and met familiar eyes. "Teacher?"
Hearing Shen Xiu'er's slightly hoarse voice, her homeroom teacher breathed a sigh of relief and gently touched Shen Xiu'er's forehead. "Wait a moment." With that, the homeroom teacher stood up and walked towards the door. "Doctor, this child is awake!"
Feeling her homeroom teacher leave, Shen Xiu'er turned her head, continuing to stare blankly at the ceiling. Her mind was a mess. She felt like she had forgotten something very important, forgotten someone very important...
What was it?
Who was it?
If they were so important, why did she forget?
"Hiss—"
Just as Shen Xiu'er was trying hard to recall, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her mind, preventing her from remembering further.
At this moment, hurried footsteps echoed from outside the door.
A moment later, the homeroom teacher entered with two doctors in white coats.
Looking at the approaching doctors and nurses, Shen Xiu'er suddenly felt exhausted. She really wanted to sleep...
Gradually, Shen Xiu'er's eyelids grew heavier, and soon, she fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing this, the homeroom teacher panicked and quickly grabbed the doctor's hand, asking, "Doctor, what's wrong with this child? Why has she fainted again?"
The doctor shook his head. "It's nothing, she's just tired. She'll be fine after a sleep."
The homeroom teacher, relieved, thought of something and continued to ask, "Then, doctor, how are the other children?"
The doctor replied, "They're not seriously injured. Perhaps they were scared during the fire. They'll be fine after resting well at home for a period."
The homeroom teacher finally let go of the doctor's hand. "Thank you so much, doctors! I'm so grateful!"
After seeing the doctors off, the homeroom teacher sat by Shen Xiu'er's bedside, looking at the girl on the hospital bed and sighing deeply.
She had been stunned when she received the call earlier that day. The call said there was a fire at the amusement park and her child had been rescued but was in a deep coma. She had thought it was a scam call. But when she arrived at the hospital and saw Shen Xiu'er and the others, she was shocked.
Shen Xiu'er had a very, very long dream on the hospital bed.
In the dream, a woman whose face she couldn't see had always been with her. From childhood to adulthood, she taught her to write and draw, taught her the principles of life, and taught her how to become strong... But one day, that woman said she had to leave. She kept walking forward, and Shen Xiu'er constantly reached out, trying to hold onto her, but she couldn't. No matter how much she cried out, the woman never looked back. Gradually, the woman's figure became blurrier until she disappeared completely. Shen Xiu'er was on the verge of despair...
"Don't leave me! Don't leave me! Don't!"
When Shen Xiu'er woke up from the dream again, all she saw was the white ceiling...
For that single second, Shen Xiu'er suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart, as if a piece was missing.
Feeling something cool and wet on her face, Shen Xiu'er raised her hand to wipe it and found that she had unknowingly shed tears all over her face...
Tears? Why was she crying? Who was she crying for?