Jun, seeing his mother weak for the first time, took the tea tin. With trembling hands, he mimicked her movements. He steeped the Hongcha. It wasn't as perfect as hers—the water was a bit too hot, the leaves a bit too bruised—but as Lin took the cup from her son, she felt a warmth that didn't come from the water.
The suffix "03" adds the dimension of memory. In the language of usernames, numbers often mark a birth year, a favorite jersey number, or a significant date. Here, "03" could stand for any number of things: Mothers Love -Hongcha03-
