Chapter 12 — The Ten Year Lie

He didn't work as a lifeguard anymore, nor did he get married again. In a small southern city, he lives by teaching swimming, most of his monthly salary is transferred to the court account to pay compensation. One time he went into the water to save someone, his old injury recurred, and the student's parents took him to the hospital. After waking up, the first question he asked was: "Has the child been saved yet?" The doctor said he had been saved. He cried for a long time. Old Chu asked me if I wanted to visit him. I refuse. That day was just the death anniversary of Tue Tue. The wind in the cemetery is very light. I placed the newly purchased bowl of tomato and egg soup in front of the tombstone, with a small cake next to it. Tue Tue in the photo smiled with her eyes wide open. I raised my hand to wipe the dust on the stele. "Mom is here." "Mom will come every year from now on."(End)