Sim Chi Yin—VII Photo
“I was so reliant on him. I didn’t have to use my mind for anything. Now I have to, and I find that actually I can handle a lot of things. Previously I’d ask him everything, even when I’d go to the market, he’d plan everything nicely for me, what to buy, how much to spend. Now, even if I can’t cope, I simply have to.
“He kept telling me when he was alive: when I’m not here anymore just imagine that I’ve gone away to earn money for our family.
“But how could I? It’s different. If he had just gone away to work, we’d have something to look forward to…”
—Mi Shixiu
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“I was so reliant on him. I didn’t have to use my mind for anything. Now I have to, and I find that actually I can handle a lot of things. Previously I’d ask him everything, even when I’d go to the market, he’d plan everything nicely for me, what to buy, how much to spend. Now, even if I can’t cope, I simply have to.
“He kept telling me when he was alive: when I’m not here anymore just imagine that I’ve gone away to earn money for our family.
“But how could I? It’s different. If he had just gone away to work, we’d have something to look forward to…”
—Mi Shixiu