“Leo.”

“Hi,Lotus.”

“Mom－want－to–see－you,will－you－come－to－hospital－today？”

“No－problem,I－should－go－and–see－Aunt,what－about－six－or－seven－in–the－evening？”

“Wait－for－you.”

“Bye.”

“See－you!”

下了班以后，關青山特意買了一大束鮮花。

Driving－on－the－Venice－Blvd,all－the－lights－are－turned－on,long－and－changeas－dragon,he－passed–Mar－Vista－Branch－Library,Museum－of－Jurassic－Technology,Media－Park,passed－through－Santa－Monica－Fwy.

He－born－in－Los－Angeles,where－gathered－the－most－of－Chinese－in－USA,and－he–loves－this－city,Leopold－had－thought－it－will－be–the－only–city－he–loved－so－much,but–now－hebetrayed－his－will,when－he－came－to－Daocheng－City,He－found－he－falled－in－love－withit－because－of－one－person.

KFH–West－Los－Angeles－Medical－Center－C.A.

He－knocked－the–door－and－Lotus－welcomed－him.

“Hi!”

“Hello.”

Leopold–put－the－flowers－on－the－table.

“Hi,Aunty？”

He－said－“hi”－to－her－very－gently,but－no－response.

“How–about－Aunty？”

“Sometimes－she－is–clear－sometimes－very－confused.”

“Hi,Mom？Mom？Leo－is－here.”

“Leo.”She－opened－her–eyes－slowly.

“Leo？”She－struggled－to－sit.

“Yes,Aunty,I－am－here.”

“Leo,I－don’t－have－any－time,Please－take－care－Lutos–for－me,She－looks－smartlybut－know–nothing－about－the－world.”

“Aunty,you－will－recover－soon.”

“”Leo,You–are－a－good－boy,Please,When－will－you－marry？”

“Next－year.”

“Please－take－care~her~.”

“Aunty,don’t－worry,I－will.”

“I－am－tired~tired~tired.”She－slept.

“Mom－want－to－sleep,everyday–she－is－like－this.”

Lotus－and–Leopold－went－out.

“How–about－the－doctor－said？”

“Not－good,she－does–not－have－spare－time.”

“I－am－sorry.Lotus.”

離開醫院，關青山深深的同情花小荷，但是他什么也不能改變，他不是醫生，不是超人，只能任時光流逝。

關青山在往家里趕，他約好了要和家人一起共進晚餐，上次和他們一起還是很久以前，他去中國之前。