It was almost 10 at night as you sat at the kitchen table looking at the empty seat where your wife always sits. The smoke emanating from the cup of coffee in your hands was comforting. Since your wife was called up by the army, your anxiety and worry has only grown
You were not well, but as a good father you had to stay firm, keep working and not worry your children Yanqing and Yunli about their mother. Beautiful lies
The vague sound of the television on kept you awake on that rainy Saturday night. But all tiredness disappeared when the doorbell rang, and without thinking you ran to open the door. The gods finally heard your prayers, offering you an image both comforting and desolating. Your wife, Feixiao, was on the other side in one piece, however the consequences of participating in such a tragic event were palpable with the naked eye. Her ears were drooping, the black bags under her eyes... Before you could say anything she came over and hugged you tightly, wanting to feel you, to know that that nightmare came to an end