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The people on the car also comforted me one after another. A woman a few years older than me sat down beside me and said, "You still have two children with you. Do you know how dangerous it is for such young children to experience altitude sickness?" She reached out and took Little Mei from my hands. "I'll hold her for you. I hope the children will be lucky and pull through. Don't cry. Crying won't help." I didn't close my eyes for a second. That night seemed longer than my whole life.
It's dawn, the long-distance bus is still moving, and there is still a vast wilderness and distant mountains beside it. Xiao Gang and Xiaomei's foreheads are no longer hot, and their chests are no longer rising and falling... I shiver and gently place my hand under their noses—there is no breath. I hold the two children, unable to speak, only able to make "ah ah" sounds. The bus stops, and everyone surrounds me. The driver touches the children, then gets off the bus.
The men were discussing under the car, while the women were accompanying me in the car. I was trembling all over, with only a blank in my mind.
At this moment, I suddenly remembered that Chen Hui was still in the hospital, and I shouted anxiously, "Don't stop the car, keep driving, they haven't seen their dad yet... Xiao Gang, Xiaomei, listen to mommy, can you wake up? Mommy is begging you..."
"You can't carry the bodies of two children to see their father, right? Or should we let the children rest in peace first, and when your husband recovers, you can come back together to see the children."
The older sister's words were reasonable, and I nodded while crying. I put Xiao Gang and Xiaomei on the blanket and said to them, "Before we leave, both of you should have a sip of Mommy's milk again... Xiaomei, I'm sorry, Mommy always favors your brother, but this time I'll let you have it first." I held Xiaomei and breastfed her, watching Xiao Gang being placed in the shallow grave. At that moment, someone approached me, wanting to take Xiaomei from my arms. I held onto her tightly like a mad person, saying, "Xiaomei hasn't eaten enough yet. Let her have another sip. I always worry that her brother won't have enough to eat, but today, let her eat her fill before we go." Perhaps feeling sorry for me, the people in the car stopped talking. They quietly buried Xiao Gang, and I held Xiaomei's face against my chest as I got on the car, looking back with every step.
I don't know how long it's been, but I feel Xiaomei move. It's not an illusion, nor the swaying of the car, it's Xiaomei, she's breathing, slowly opening her eyes. The lady sitting next to me saw Xiaomei open her eyes and shouted to the driver, "Go back quickly, this child is breathing." Xiaomei finally started nursing, and I excitedly said to the child, "Xiaomei, eat more, be good."
The long-distance bus returned to Xiao Gang's grave and stopped. I held little Mei, who was nursing, with one hand and frantically dug the soil with the other hand. Everyone on the bus joined in. Xiao Gang was dug out, his face pale as snow. I sat on the ground, frantically pounding the earth, shouting, "Wake up, why did this happen?" Xiao Gang's body was already cold.
Two children returned to my arms, and I became dazed. The older sister beside me kept advising me, "Think positively, it's also good to keep one of the two children." I decided to hold both children and go see Chen Hui. Fortunately, the older sister was with me all the way, and she helped me find the hospital. Before entering Chen Hui's ward, I said to the older sister, "Could you please help me look after the children while I go to the restroom?"
I washed my hands and face, tidied my hair and clothes in front of the mirror, and tried to smile. Pushing open the door of the ward, I held Xiao Gang, while the eldest sister held Xiao Mei. I tried to smile as much as possible as I walked to Chen Hui's bed. The person taking care of him stood up and shouted, "Sister-in-law, you're finally here. Brother Chen has been waiting for you for a long time."
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