172 People and Money I

My name is Chalk, and yesterday, I received the news that someone at home was critically ill.

I was familiar with the number but I couldn't recall who it belonged to.

The person on the other end claimed to be a doctor and he requested that I went over as soon as possible to Number 1 People's Hospital to sign some documents.

After a brief period of shock, I remembered that this number belonged to Granny.

I came from a single parent family and was raised by my grandparents until I was about five years old.

I hold almost no memories of the time before I was seven.

Grandfather died early and Granny had never been in good health.

I was sent to and fro between kindergarten and school.

There wasn't any issue during kindergarten, but in elementary school, full-time care became difficult.

Whenever I got a new form teacher, Granny would make a call to discuss care arrangements for me.