Sometimes he comes to help her sit on the pillow for a while, and she can see a dirt road outside the window, with a mottled old dirt wall next to it. In early spring, an unknown vine sneaked up along the earth wall, spitting warm green. He peeled an apple for her. She chewed it slowly and suddenly said, What a nuisance this wall is! The earth wall blocked her view and the scenery on the other side of the wall, which made her a little annoyed. He laughed with him. He said that the earth wall would be torn down soon. Then he described the garden beyond the wall to her. There are Chinese rose, wisteria, cockscomb, ginger, bamboo, sisal, pomegranate, chrysanthemum and orchids in Phnom Penh, all over the garden. He said that when these flowers bloom, he will tear down the wall and then we will go for a walk. His eyes narrowed and his expression was full of expectation.
She just waited. From early spring to early summer. The wall is still there, but she is getting weaker and weaker.
She leaned back on the pillow and coughed violently. She said, can I wait until these flowers bloom? Are these flowers in full bloom now? He told her to wait for a while and then ran out. She saw him make a face at her in a hurry outside the window and then disappear at the end of the road. After a while, he ran back with a nearly transparent rosebud in his hand. Steal it! He said loudly. She smiled happily.
He told her that many flowers in the garden had sprouted and seemed to bloom soon. As long as the wall is torn down, she can see them by leaning against the bed. When will this wall be demolished? She asked. He strolled to the window and said, it should be soon.
The wall continued to stand there and she continued to be weak. In midsummer, the weather is very hot, sometimes she coughs all day, and life seems to be leaving her. He helped her sit on the bed. He said that in another month, the wall would be torn down. It's really going to be demolished. It has been announced on TV. At that time, he held her hand, and he felt her hand cold. We will go there for a walk when you are well. He pointed to the wall and said. But I dare not look at her.
She squeezed his hand and said maybe I can't wait for that day. Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't open it. Anyway, I know there is a garden full of flowers. In the dream, we hugged there. She smiled and looked a little shy, and then began to vomit blood. A large piece of blood immediately splashed on the snow-white sheets. In a trance, she felt that the sheets were covered with big roses. She held hands with him and walked and laughed in the rose garden without any worries. Then, her hand fell.
He's guarding
Empty hospital bed, crying all night. he
Calling him incompetent, his lies only kept her for two more months, but they couldn't keep her for a lifetime. Later, he lost his voice and couldn't make a sound. He stared at the wall as if there really was a garden outside it.
The nurse gave him a diary, which is hers. He opened his diary and drew a beautiful garden on the paper. The garden is full of Chinese rose, wisteria, cockscomb, ginger, bamboo, sisal, pomegranate, chrysanthemum and orchids in Phnom Penh.
Below, she wrote:
I know, there is no garden outside the wall. But at dusk, I really smelled the flowers.