Entering Silence

At six, Chen Su saw a fish hovering in the sky.

At seven, his father died in the river.

Only later did he learn it was because he had stared too long.

Time can slow down. Birds can fly backward. People can be half a second late.

He doesn't dare look in the mirror. He doesn't dare open his eyes when his emotions rise.

But a woman named Zhao Xiaoyu keeps calling him in the middle of the night.

"Chen Su, where are you?"

He doesn't dare answer.

Because the door is already open.