I Was Seeing Things
"You..."
Someone cautiously suggested.
"Wouldn't it be better to see a doctor?"
"Don't avoid medical treatment out of embarrassment."
"Maybe once the doctor examines you... you'll be fine."
"It has to be better than trying to figure it out yourself."
"What about your wife?"
Someone looked around.
"Did you come out with the child alone?"
"Actually, I think the child..."
"isn't suitable to stay by your side."
Old Meng's appearance just now had been far too frightening.
The child had been scared.
What exactly was the monster in Old Meng's eyes?
If they hadn't stopped him...
Would Old Meng have hurt the child?
It wasn't impossible.
So, he felt that the child shouldn't stay alone with his father.
"Call your wife over."
"Let her take care of the child."
"You can go to the hospital for an examination."
Old Meng's face twitched violently.
The child heard the adults apparently mention him in their conversation...
And they had mentioned Mom, too?
Wasn't Dad's wife Mom?
Call...
Mom over...
But...
The child opened his eyes wide.
"Mom..."
"is already gone."
Everyone froze.
Wh-what did that mean?
N-no longer here?
Did it mean what they thought it meant?
Someone raised a finger toward the sky.
"Did she..."
"go to heaven?"
The child nodded.
"Mom went to heaven."
Everyone's faces showed an expression of confirmation.
They looked at Old Meng with some sympathy.
So he was a widower.
"Then the child's grandparents could come, too."
Someone suggested.
In any case, they felt that Old Meng's condition wasn't suitable for letting the child stay alone with him.
Who knew when...
the child might become a monster in Old Meng's eyes.
Old Meng might actually...
attack his own child.
Some of them