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许氏勉强被劝住。
不过,过了一夜,许氏做了个噩梦,梦见女儿满身是血,站在那儿凄厉的问她,为什么不去救她,为什么!
许氏wakesupwithastart,herheartracingandsweatdrippingdownherforehead.Shetriestoshakeoffthefeelingofuneasethathassettledinthepitofherstomach,tellingherselfitwasjustabaddream.Butassheliesthere,shecan‘thelpbutthinkaboutherdaughter,Emily,andtheworrythathasbeengnawingatherforweeks.
Emily‘saccidenthadbeenablurofchaosandconfusion,withdoctorsandnursesrushingtosaveherlife.Butintheend,itwastoolate.Thenewsofherdaughter‘spassinghadbeenlikeapunchtothegut,leaving许氏reelingandunabletocatchherbreath.
Shetriestopushthethoughtsaway,tellingherselfsheneedstofocusonthepresent.Shehasabusinesstorun,afterall,andcan‘tletherpersonalfeelingsgetintheway.Butit‘shardtoshakeoffthefeelingofguiltthathasbeenweighingherdownsinceEmily‘spassing.
许氏throwsoffthecoversandgetsoutofbed,determinedtofacethedayhead-on.Shemakesherwaytothekitchen,whereshepoursherselfacupofcoffeeandsitsdownatthetable.Asshesipshercoffee,shecan‘thelpbutthinkaboutherdaughter,wonderingwhatcouldhavebeendonedifferentlyifonlyshehadmoretime.
Shestartstogothroughsomepapersonherdesk,tryingtofocusonthebusinessathand.Butasshescansthedocuments,hermindkeepswanderingbacktoEmily.Shethinksaboutallthethingsshewantedtodowithherdaughter,allthememoriestheywouldhavemadetogetherifonlyshehadmoretime.
许氏sighs,feelingasenseofdesperationwashoverher.Sheknowsshecan‘tbringEmilyback,butshecan‘thelpbutfeellikeapartofherhasbeenrippedaway.Shefeelslostandalone,likeshe‘swanderingthroughadarkforestwithoutamaporcompass.
Asshesitsthere,tryingtogatherherthoughts,shehearsaknockatthedoor.It‘shersister,Mei,whohascomeovertocheckinonher.许氏forcesasmileontoherface,tryingtohidethepainthatisstillsorawinsideher.
“Hey,sis,“Meisays,noticingthelookofsadnesson许氏‘face.“What‘sgoingon?Youseemreallydowntoday.“
许氏shrugs,notwantingtoburdenMeiwithherfeelings.ButMeicanseerigh