My Mother’s Hands
The 6-year-old kid watched in silence as the man behind the desk, the headmaster of the school, shook his head more than once to his mother. 专题一 │ 典例导练 Minutes later, mother and son walked slowly out of the school, her fight hand holding his little hand, her left holding an umbrella to shield both of them from sun. “Where are we going now, mother?” asked the kid, looking up at her. “To another school,”was her gentle reply. For some 专题一 │ 典例导练 reason, the little kid had not been accepted by the school, and she was taking him to another, to try to get him registered. That was more than 50 years ago. That woman was my mother;that little kid was me. 专题一 │ 典例导练 50 years later, the day after my mother had slipped into a coma from a stroke, I sat next to her, holding her hand, stroking it, watching her body heaved up and down as she breathed heavily, like she was struggling with something. Her eyes were closed, and her mouth was open. I whispered softly to her, “Mum, it’s okay. You have given us everything. You can let go now. No need to struggle anymore, Mum. ” 专题一 │ 典例导练
A few days later, Mum died. At her bedside, I spent some time just looking at my mother, soaking in the finality of her death. There she was, my mother, motionless and lifeless. I took hold of her still warm but lifeless hand, holding it for the last time, recalling every piece of precious moment we spent together… 专题一 │ 典例导练
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