falling angel

Chapter 4

I still vividly remember her appearance at that time.

The lights there flickered uneasy, everything around her seemed so blurred and abrupt, the only thing that was clear were her black and white eyes.The pupils are flowing, the eyelashes are long and thin, casting a faint shadow on the face.Those were a pair of holy eyes that shocked people.As if hypnotized, I let her hold my hand, followed her to stand up, and walked into the filthy alley in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but she finally stopped.The place where she stopped was a dilapidated tube building.I've only seen buildings like this on TV.When I stood in front of it in person, my mood was a mixture of fear and curiosity.It looks like a raised quadrangle, with a shared open space in the center. Under the dim light, you can see several bicycles arranged in a haphazard manner, and a lot of briquettes.There are more than ten households living in each floor, and there is a corridor like a balcony at the door, and there are also many messy sundries.Looking up, you can see a square piece of the sky, above which is a new moon—at that time, Mocheng, the sky and the river hadn't had time to be polluted.

"My house lives on the third floor." The girl said to me, "Mom should have cooked dinner by now. You must be hungry, right?"

I nodded.

The girl took my hand and walked to the most inconspicuous door in the corner of the third floor. While knocking on the door, she called her mother in a sweet voice.So, I heard a gentle answer from inside:

"Is it Moon Shadow? Why did you come back so late?"

I opened the door, and I saw Yueying's mother——Yueying was so similar to her, as beautiful, as holy.And they live in a small house of less than 50 square meters.

This room is divided into two rooms, one is where I stand, which is similar to the living room.Although the room is small, it is well organized.Next to the window, there is a desk for school students.Apparently it has been repaired many times.There is a gas stove on the table, as well as things like oil and salt—an unknown dish is being cooked at this time, giving off a tempting aroma.There is only one lamp in this room, which is hung in the middle of the room.Under the lamp is a square table, the tablecloth on the table is white, with some small flowers, it looks very plain.There are three stools on the side of the square table, printed by Xi Shen Pa Siyao?
The next room, probably their bedroom, was separated only by a cloth curtain.

"Is she a classmate in your school?"

Yueying shook her head: "When I just came back, I saw her squatting there crying on the road. I thought she must be very scared, so I brought her back." Yueying raised her head and looked at her mother pleadingly, as if she was very scared. She would refuse to take me, a "homeless" child.

Yueying's mother froze for a moment, then gave me a warm smile: "Are you hungry! Come sit down and eat together."

So, Yueying's mother picked me up and put me on the side of the table.Moon Shadow and she sat down on either side of me.I was in a sort of sleepwalking state from the time I entered the house until I sat at their table, when it seemed to me that I suddenly realized that I was disturbing them.So facing Yueying and her mother, she smiled gratefully: "Thank you, auntie, thank you, Yueying."

It was the best food I've ever eaten in my life.Although it does not pay attention to the dishes and nutrition like the food made by my mother, it is a kind of comfort after I am hungry and cold, and my body and mind are devastated.

During the meal, Yueying's mother asked me sporadic questions, probably asking me what my name was and where I lived.When I told her that my family lived on Xishui Road, she was a little surprised, but she quickly recovered.Moon Shadow didn't think anything unusual about me living on Xishui Road, but said happily:
"Your name is Xiao Yao! Your name sounds really nice!"

I haven't been praised like this for a long time, so my face quickly heated up, and I answered her nervously: "Your name is also very nice."

Two girls of the same age smiled without any suspicion.

It was at this time that Yueying's father suddenly broke in from the door.When he came in, I saw that Yueying's big eyes were full of panic, and before he could ask me, she explained in a panic:
"Dad, Xiao Yao is my good friend. She only stays at home for one night. Tomorrow..."

"I'll take her home tomorrow!" Yueying's mother interrupted hastily.

The stout man didn't seem to be interested in me, he just glanced at me quickly, took a drink, and then staggered and threw himself onto the bed in the back room - the reason why I use the word "fall" is because Because after he entered, I heard a very dull "bang".The wooden bed squeaked and twisted a few times overwhelmed, and then the man's thunderous snoring came.

Yueying's mother was a little embarrassed, so she added some vegetables to my bowl: "Eat more, tonight, Auntie will make a new bed for you and Yueying. You will sleep all night, and Auntie will take you home tomorrow. "

I nodded: "Auntie, the food you cook is really delicious!"

Auntie was a little embarrassed: "Where. The simple food of a small family."

At my age, I couldn't comprehend Moon Shadow's mother's emotions at that time.Because I don't know how much difference there is between living on Xishui Road and living in an alley in the south of the city.In my eyes, I even feel that Yueying is far happier than me - although her father just gave me a dismissive look, at least Yueying is the only child of her parents.Also, she has a good mother.

With such a sour and grateful mood, I lay beside Yueying and fell asleep listening to her even breathing.

Before I decided to go to sleep, I imprinted my solemn first kiss on her angelic face.


On the second day, it was dawn.Yueying's mother sent Yueying away early—it was an ordinary elementary school that couldn't be more ordinary—when I saw Yueying walking, reluctantly turning back and waving to me, I felt a pain in my heart.

"Shu Yueying, I will always remember you."

From Yueying’s school to Xishui Road where my family lives, it’s actually an hour and a half by car—this is the first time I’ve ever taken a bus in my life—I thought it was very strange at first, but then, as the people on the bus kept going The ups and downs, the crowding and the bad smell made me start to feel uneasy.Yueying's mother has been holding mine gently with her hand, talking to me a few words from time to time, and smiling at me.I think of my own mother, how long has it been?half a year?Still a year?From my grandma's first visit to the present, it seems that my mother has never traveled alone with me.Now, is she worried about me, the child who was lost overnight?
With apprehension, the car stopped at the crossing of Xishui Road.The door opened, and I saw a black Mercedes pass by—it was Dad's car.Excitedly, I wanted to wave my hand to stop Dad, but unexpectedly found that a completely unfamiliar woman was sitting in the passenger seat of the car. What!
I looked up at Yueying's mother, who was handing in the ticket to the conductor.Not knowing why, I said to her:

"Auntie, go back, I already know the way here. Go to work! Thank you for taking care of me!"

Yueying's mother was a little worried at first, but she raised her hand to look at her watch, and finally she couldn't hold back me, took another bus, and left.

As I lurked into my living room like a cat, I heard strange panting sounds from inside Dad's bedroom.The panting made me a little scared, and I blushed for no reason. I didn't want to know what happened there, but, somehow, I just couldn't stop.I moved step by step to the door of my father's bedroom, and through the keyhole, I saw a dirty scene that I will never forget in my life - my father and that strange woman, entwined naked.

A sense of humiliation and a kind of anger from the bottom of my heart pushed my body and ran to the door - I don't know if my father inside heard the sound of my running away, I only know that since then, I have been like a prince The handsome and elegant father is dead.


(End of this chapter)