I Missed My Grandpa

屈玉莲

It is always raining these days. I can hear rain outside every day. Last night it was raining hard. It hit the windows heavily and I felt a bit frightened. My parents went to visit my grandpa in hospital. They said they wouldn’t come back until 10：00 p.m. I was alone at home and I felt a little lonely.

Suddenly the power cut out. I looked for a torch. It was so dark but luckily I found it. Then I struck1 a match， and lit the candle. My shadow2 was dancing on wall. I put my hands crossed and made different kinds of shadow dances on the wall. It was too fun. When I was little， my grandpa taught me how to make hand shadows on the wall. I smiled， as if my grandpa was standing nearby.

“Don’t worry about me， my dear granddaughter. Your task is to study well and then you will have a good future，” my grandpa said to me days ago.

“I will see you in hospital when school is over this weekend.” I said to my grandpa on the phone. I missed my grandpa very much that night， and I really wanted to see him. But he let me not go to see him. He said I had too much homework and study was the most important thing to me.

I made my hands crossed again and the shadow looked like a bird. I hoped that this bird could take me to the hospital to see my grandpa. While I was missing my grandpa， the light lit up. The rain outside was dying down. When I finished my homework， I heard footsteps from outside and I knew my parents were coming home.

我想念爺爷了

这几天老是在下雨。每天我都能听见外面的雨声。昨晚雨下得很大。雨点重重地敲打着窗户，我感到有点害怕。爸爸妈妈去医院看望爷爷了。他们说晚上10点才会回来。我一个人在家，感觉有点孤独。

突然停电了。我寻找手电筒。天很黑，但是我幸运地找到了。我擦亮火柴，然后点燃蜡烛。我的影子在墙上跳舞。我双手交叉，在墙上摆出不同的手影，太好玩了。在我小时候，爷爷就教我如何玩手影。我笑了，似乎爷爷就站在我身边。

“不要担心我，我亲爱的孙女儿。你的任务就是搞好学习，这样你才会能一个好的未来。”几天前，爷爷这样对我说。

“这周末放学后我会去看你。”我在电话里告诉爷爷。那天晚上我很想念爷爷，我真的很想去看他，但是他让我不要去看他。他说，我功课太多，对我来说，学习是最重要的事情。

我再次双手交叉，影子看起来像一只鸟。我希望这只鸟带我去医院看望爷爷。在我想念爷爷的时候，突然灯亮了。外面的雨渐渐小了。当我做完作业时，外面传来了脚步声，我知道爸爸妈妈回来了。