"Too Deeply 'Poisoned'"
"...You don't need it anymore?"
The child was so anxious that his eyes reddened. "I don't understand..."
Without realizing it, the child tapped his own head.
"Grandma, I don't understand..."
"Lele."
Grandma Yu's eyes had reddened too.
She took the child's hand. "You really don't understand?"
"Your mom and dad are gone."
"They've gone up to heaven."
"They can't use their old phone numbers anymore."
"They can't use them at all."
"Lele."
Grandma Yu raised her voice. "Do you understand or not?"
"I don't understand!"
The child retorted in a particularly loud voice.
"Mom and Dad didn't go to heaven!"
"They're always by my side!"
"They're right here with me..."
The child murmured.
"Grandma."
The child's eyes were bloodshot. "I hate you!"
Grandma Yu swayed slightly.
Grandfather Yu reached out to steady her.
Grandma Yu looked at the child.
Her expression was tinged with sorrow.
It was only natural that hearing her most beloved grandson say he hated her hurt.
But what concerned her more right now was...
The child was truly "poisoned" too deeply.
No matter how much they tried to reason with him...
No matter how they laid out the facts and explained things...
The child just wouldn't listen... He stubbornly clung to his own belief...
How could this child be so... stubborn?
Who on earth did he take after?
"Lele."
The doctor spoke.
His calm tone eased the tension that had begun to build between the grandparents and the child.
"You said your mom and dad are always with you."
"But they aren't with you right now."
Seeing the child about to speak, the doctor smiled. "I know, they're at work."
"But although you remember their phone numbers, you can't get in touch with them."
"So..."
"I have