"Tree"
[1] Invisible shadow
I remember when I was young, my grandma told me that as soon as everyone is born, there will be a companion that others cannot see, and that companion that others cannot see will accompany that person until he grows old and dies. People will grow up, but their invisible companions will not. I asked my grandma why I don't have a partner. Grandma smiled and said that it depends on fate. Some people never know that they have a partner. I asked grandma again if she had a partner. Grandma smiled, thought about it, and told me softly, "Yes." After that, grandma took my hand and walked to the big tree in the corner of the yard, pointed to the tree and told me that her partner lived in the tree. I looked at the tree dubiously. I looked at the tree in the corner of the yard every day. Why didn't I find anyone living in the tree?
I saw my grandma raising her head and saying in a long voice, "I'm old. I don't know how long I can live. You are still the same. I know you are kind and will not harm others. Thanks to you, my family is safe..." Grandma lowered her face, reached out and touched my head, and then faced the tree. It said, "I love this grandson very much. After I leave, I hope you will continue to take care of him..." I looked at every branch on the tree carefully, trying to see if there was really something listening to grandma up there, but there was nothing except the bright sunshine pouring down. I pulled my grandma's sleeve and said, "Grandma, can it hear you?" Grandma smiled and said to me, "It can hear it, and it said it likes you too."