Chapter 66

Now that I took a closer look at the old man, I saw that he was in the twilight years of his life. I frowned at the thought of someone as old as him staying in this remote cave. "Where are your children?" "Don't have any," the old man responded with a smile as if this was completely normal. For a moment there, it felt as if something suffocated me. It felt stuffy and awful. Then, I felt a lump in my throat. I took another closer look at the old man and realized that his clothes were full of patched-up holes. He proceeded to patiently explain the intricacies of the handicraft. He even showed us a prototype of his works. When the whole thing ended, we packed up our stuff and were about to return. The old man took a seat on his chair and asked me, "Will you come again next time?" It reminded me strongly of the moment when my late grandfather used to pop the same question while he took a seat on the chair in front of his house. "When will you visit me again, CeeCee?" "I will. That