In front of the amusement center, Shen Meihuan didn't dare to approach her son.
Why did he stare at this place? Shen Meihuan followed his line of sight and looked at the signboard that was not lit in some places.
It should be around ten to twenty years old, right? This place seemed to be the childhood memory of a generation.
But with the process of urbanization, the appearance of more entertainment venues, and the development of more large-scale theme parks for mobile games, this place was no longer the same as before.
Its light seemed to have dimmed quite reasonably. As a result, the recruitment process became a failure.
This was the first place she took her son to play since she came to this city. Shen Meihuan's silent stare evoked memories … Perhaps, it also evoked her son's memories.
"Do you still remember this place?" She gently walked to her son's side.
But she didn't get an answer. He stood there quietly, his eyelids barely blinking as he looked at the yellowing signboard … Would he be thinking about something?
Shen Meihuan suddenly had an impulse. She grabbed her son's arm and took him into the deserted amusement center that seemed to close at any time.
Perhaps, this place could evoke more memories and even make him return to normal.
With such expectation, she couldn't help but speed up.
The inside of the amusement center was even more deserted than the outside. Most of the computers were shut down. At this time, there was only one basketball machine. In front of it, there was an old man who looked quite energetic, skillfully refreshing the score on the scoreboard.
The salesman seemed to be dozing off. Even if there was business, he didn't show any enthusiasm. He mechanically counted the game coins, received the money, and continued to doze off.
Shen Meihuan didn't care about the deserted place and the bad attitude of the salesman.
Instead, she felt a little lucky that no one was paying attention to her. This was actually a good thing for her. At least no one would notice her son's abnormality.
In front of a tortoise machine, Shen Meihuan tried to make her son remember more things.
"Do you remember? The first time you came here, you played this kind of game … Yes, although this machine is different from the first one, do you still remember? At that time, you played for an hour and refused to leave no matter what. You even threw a tantrum. "
But her son didn't respond. It seemed that he had heard it, or maybe he didn't hear it at all.
But she didn't lose heart. She grabbed the hammer hanging in front of the machine and handed it to her son. She also saw that her son didn't grasp it tightly and the hammer fell to the ground.
Shen Meihuan picked it up again, and the hammer fell from her son's hand again.
Pick it up, drop it, pick it up, drop it.
Over and over again, Shen Meihuan's eyes were full of perseverance. She didn't show any impatience.
She felt incredulous. In recent years, as the business of the contracted factories gradually went down, her temper seemed to be increasing day by day, and she gradually became impatient.
But now, when she did this repetitive, monotonous and even uncomfortable thing, she didn't have any dissatisfaction.
Finally, when her son learned to grasp the hammer, Shen Meihuan was happy from the bottom of her heart. She began to teach him how to hit the flashing tortoises with the hammer.
It was very clumsy, and the result was terrible … But she held her son's hand and felt a kind of happiness that she hadn't experienced for a long time.
She remembered the past … A long time ago, when her son was a child.
She would always patiently teach him how to walk over and over again. She would always patiently teach him how to babble. At that time, she never felt the slightest bit of irritation. Even if he only learned how to take a step, even if he only learned how to say an unclear word, it was enough to make her happy for half a day.
Until this time, Shen Meihuan suddenly found that it was the happiest time of her life.
She hoped that her son would become a dragon … When did she forget the original, purest happiness?
On that day, on the day he came to this world, on the day his small palm opened slightly in front of her eyes … … How could she forget those things?
Shen Meihuan didn't know when she stopped … Her son's hand holding the hammer also stopped.
She blamed herself, crazily feeling guilty, and choked with sobs, "I shouldn't only care about the business, and I shouldn't force you to learn … I …"
She couldn't finish her words. The most tender part of her heart seemed to be pierced by something, and it was like a fishbone stuck in her throat.
She shed tears silently.
Suddenly, her hand fell down and the hammer hit the head of one of the plastic tortoises — that was her son's own hand.
But he still didn't speak, and his eyes were still dull. He just moved like this … But this simple and mechanical movement was enough for Shen Meihuan to see the light of dawn. She couldn't help but stare at the young face.
…
"Two bottles of Coke, 10 yuan."
"Here you are."
More than an hour passed quietly in front of the old tortoise machine … It was almost time for the amusement center to close.
Shen Mei's footsteps quickened as she walked towards her son … Even though she was only looking at him from afar, she felt a sense of satisfaction, as if her entire heart had been filled up.
Why did she forget this feeling in the past few years?
However, she quickly stopped in her tracks — in front of her, a woman in a black dress was walking towards her.
Shen Meihuan was stunned. If she remembered correctly, she should have met this woman once in front of the hotel … But why was she here?
Shen Meihuan lowered her head subconsciously and walked past the woman. But at the moment when she passed by, she heard the woman in a black dress say, "You're so kind.
She said, "Why don't you bury him?"
Shen Meihuan stopped and turned around in a panic. She was sure that she never knew this woman. She had only met her once. But why did she know this? What else did she know?
"You … Who are you?" Shen Meihuan was alert, "Have you been following me?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is you."
The woman in black shook her head and said, "Although I don't know what method you used to make him like this, I'm not sure. But do you really think it's okay? Why disturb his peace when he has already passed away? "
"What do you know!" Shen Meihuan suddenly became agitated.
The woman sighed, "I am also raising some children. They are even more important than my life for me … I know how a mother feels. "
"You know … Then don't stop me!"
"But you have to know that your son is full of the smell of corpse … This is not a good thing for you. You will have problems with your body after a long time. "
The woman in the black dress seemed to be reluctant, but she still said, "Listen, he may become a walking dead … That's a state you don't want to see."
Shen Meihuan looked at her more vigilantly, "I don't know you! I don't know what you are talking about! Please don't harass me! I have lost him once, I can't let myself lose him again! Since you know how a mother feels, you should know me! "
"Why are humans always so stubborn?"
She could only sigh, but soon she laughed bitterly, "But I am not qualified to say anything … I also have a stubborn afterlife. Well, I live upstairs. If you need anything, you can knock on the door of my room. I hope there won't be such a day. "
"You … Who are you?"
"Black Water." She whispered, "My name is Black Water."
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