榴梿花开

by 黑妈妈

王之勇一家住在砂拉越的马鲁帝镇，他的爸爸拥有一个果园，果园里有一种叫Ika的榴梿，这种榴梿树一年只开花一次。五年前，王之勇的妹妹患病住院，他的爸爸妈妈为了凑足医药费，只好向亲友们借钱。为了尽快还清债款，王之勇的妈妈被迫到吉隆坡工作。临别前，妈妈答应王之勇和妹妹，她一定会在榴梿树第二次开花时回家。

岂料，到了妈妈说好回家的那一年，妈妈不但没有依约回家，还突然音讯全无，下落不明！妹妹因为过度思念妈妈，渐渐不说话。有一天，爸爸带不小心跌伤的妹妹到诊所敷药，经过检查，医生怀疑妹妹旧病复发。眼看妹妹苦苦思念着妈妈，又饱受病痛折磨，十分需要妈妈的照顾与陪伴，王之勇决定带着妈妈当年留下的吉隆坡住址，独自出发到吉隆坡，一心想要尽快把妈妈找回来……

Zhi Yong and his family lived in the town of Marudi in Sarawak. His father owned an orchard and there was this durian tree named Ika which only flowered once a year. Five years ago, Zhi Yong’s sister was hospitalized due to an illness. His parents were forced to borrow from their relatives and friends to pay her medical bills.

Zhi Yong’s mother decided to go to Kuala Lumpur to work to earn more money so as to repay their debts fast. She promised to come home when the durian tree flowered again the next time.

His mother did not keep her promise and all of a sudden lost touch with them and could not be located! Zhi Yong’s sister pined for her mother and gradually stopped talking. One day, her father brought her for treatment at a clinic when she accidentally had a fall. The doctor suspected that her old ailment had recurred after a check-up.

Zhi Yong could not stand his sister’s agony of pining for their mother and also the suffering from the illness. He decided to go to Kuala Lumpur to look for their mother to bring her home to care for his sister. He set out, with only an address in Kuala Lumpur that was left behind by his mother…

272 pages, Paperback

Published September 7, 2012

About the author

喜欢写作却不喜欢下厨的家庭主妇，宁愿用四个小时写一篇稿，也不乐意花一个小时煮一顿饭。小时候希望自己长大后是个有用的人，长大后希望自己是个快乐的人。年轻时很执着，是个有公主病的处女座，现在终于学会乐观地看待每个晴天和雨天。始终相信，不是只有小孩会成长，大人也需要成长，写作多年，每个字都是成长的轨迹。2010年出版第一部长篇小说《十二岁半》，后陆续出版《天生一对》《榴梿花开》《Kakak驾到》《风不再，你还在》《直到遇见晴朗的你》和绘图小说《小胖减肥大作战》。