Jayden’s eyes were flooded with some tears.
He had never shown his reluctance towards his son, but he was now reluctant to leave them.
How lovely they were but he couldn’t even watch them grow up.
“Grandpa today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Grandmother and Coral had made a table of dishes. My teacher told me that we should eat moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival since it is a festival for family reunions. Grandpa, do you want to eat some moon cakes?” Amanda talked beside Jayden’s ear.
Jayden asked, “What kind of fillings for the moon cakes?”
“According to the details on the box, there are salted egg yolk fillings, five kernels’ fillings and ham fillings…”
Amanda rattled off a bunch of words and finally said, “Which one do you want to eat, grandpa?”
Jayden was in trance, and he just realized that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival that day.
It was a nice day.
How could one not eat moon cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival?
He then replied to Amanda that he wanted five kernels filling cakes.
Dolores said she would go and get it, but Amanda pulled her back and stopped her. She wanted to do it by herself, and she ran out with her little legs. After a while, she brought in a piece of moon cakes and she leaned over the bed and said, “The piece is too big for you to bite so I have broken it up.”
Amanda broke the moon cakes in half, revealing the filling inside which consist of walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds and melon seeds…
She broke a small piece and passed it to her grandfather’s mouth, she said, “Grandpa, try it…”
Jayden opened his mouth to bite the moon cakes fed by his granddaughter.
“Is it delicious?” Amanda asked with a smile, her eyebrows arched when she smiled. Jayden nodded and said, “Yummy.”
Andrew fed him some water as he was afraid that he would be thirsty after eating the moon cakes.
Jayden couldn’t drink anymore after two sips.
His face became more and more pale and waxy, and his eyes were dull and muddy.
Joshua, who was sleeping in the room, woke up and cried incessantly. Jessica couldn’t coax him to stop crying so she brought him to Dolores. Once Dolores hugged him, Joshua stopped crying immediately but there were still tears in his eyes.
Jayden waved towards Joshua and tried to look at him, but he realized that he had no energy to speak anymore.
Dolores realized Jayden’s intention and she immediately turned Joshua towards him. Joshua stared at Jayden with his big round eyes even though he might not see him clearly.
Everyone outside the room came in and gathered around the bed to get a last look at him.
Jayden looked into Joshua’s eyes with a smile and he slowly closed his eyes.
“Grandpa!” Amanda grabbed Jayden, “Please don’t sleep and talk to me more…”
Andrew’s tears dropped immediately, he understood better than his sister that his grandfather might have left them permanently. He would not be able to talk with them anymore; to send him back after school; to teach them homework…
“Grandpa…”
After hearing the sounds which came from the room, Dr. Jason came in to examine Jayden. After examining, he looked up at the time and shook his head at Matthew.
His action had symbolized that Jayden had passed away.
With his hands behind his back, Matthew nodded to Dr. Jason, indicating that he knew.
“Let’s see what time it is, it’s quarter past twelve now.” He passed away after spending his festival of family reunions.
Dr. Jason sighed, “My condolences.”
The hands behind Matthew's back were clenched together, he was trying to restrain his emotions strongly, "Boyce, can you help me to send Dr. Jason back?"
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