
The Vastness and Tenderness of Silence
by Luo Weizhang
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My Mimi is dead. It was a Sunday and my son didn't go to school. My wife Ahua and I rarely slept in. We didn't get up after 8 o'clock. Lao Bai had just come back from outside and had not taken in food or water. He raised his head and moved his four short legs from room to room, picking at bed boards and wardrobe doors, looking for Mimi. As long as Mimi was not in his sight, he would always look for her. I asked Ahua: "Where is Mimi?" Ahua said that she let it go out at night. What time was it specifically? She didn't look at her watch. My mind darkened for a moment, like a piece of paper being covered with water. In the wet dark lines, the scene of Mimi being hit by a car three years ago emerged. Ah Hua was also so dizzy that time that he couldn't remember what time he was let out, or even whether he was at home or outside. As a result, something big happened. I said, get up quickly and go look for it. Ah Hua got up first, grabbed a handful of cat food, and went to the rooftop platform.
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