falling angel

Chapter 7

It was on my second day at the Abbey that I hated it utterly.

A night of dreamless sleep is very rare for me.Even so, I couldn't continue to sleep through the violent shaking like an earthquake.I opened my eyes helplessly, and what I saw was a fat and bloated face, and her eyes were almost insignificant on such a face.

"It's time for you to get up! Go to dinner and morning prayers! Lazy girl."

I averted my eyes in disgust to her two fat hands clutching my shoulders.Moon Shadow was behind her, with only a pair of big eyes on her face, with flickering eyelashes.She seemed to be worried about me, because her shoulders were trembling slightly - such a timid and distressing girl.A desire to be brave in front of Moon Shadow fills my heart with courage.I suddenly remembered my rich father, which made me a little disdainful.

"My father gave your school a lot of money, so you'd better be nice to me." My calmness made her lose her spirit, and she seemed to realize that my father is indeed not a very easy person to mess with.So unwillingly, she let go of her hand and muttered: "Little fairy." I proudly closed the door firmly behind her, then turned around and saw Moon Shadow, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

"Xiao Yao, you are really amazing." Her eyes dimmed, "You have such a good father."

My heart was stung, and a sneer appeared on the corner of my mouth: "I would rather not have a 'good' dad like him."

Moon Shadow did not speak, and gently gathered the scattered books on the table into a pile, then tiptoed, and put them on the bookshelf.

"Why did you come to this school? Is your father angry with you?" I wanted to ask this question as soon as I saw her, but because of her indifference and arguing with the two nuns, I didn't pay attention to it.

Her eyes were slightly foggy: "Dad is dead. Mom is married again. Uncle is a rich man, but uncle hates me. He wants to have another child with mom."

I looked at Yueying in surprise, that thin shoulder began to tremble slightly again.Like an adult, I pulled her shoulders and held her in my arms, but I didn't know what to say to comfort her.In the end, he said something that made Moon Shadow inexplicable:

"We are the same."

Although Moon Shadow didn't know my story very well at that time, she was not a talkative girl.She was very understanding, and shook my hand in hers.


The place of early prayer is on the north side of the square, in the castle-like building with a huge cross on the top.Moon Shadow told me: That is a church.

"There's the Madonna, Jesus, the priest, and the choir."

"Are the nuns there?"

Moon Shadow nodded, and then gently shook my hand: "Actually, Momo Cui and the principal are very good people. It's just that Momo Cui has a bad temper, but just listen to what they say."

I shook my head: "I won't let them succeed!"

Moon Shadow gave me an anxious look.Many girls bowed their heads and walked past us humbly towards the old castle called the church.I don’t know why, when I stood under that cross, I felt an inexplicable tension—I felt that it might suddenly jump down from that high roof at any time, and crush me or someone else on the ground. Bloody look.I took Moon Shadow's hand and quickly entered the church, avoiding it.

The inside of the church was already full of girls waiting to pray. They all lowered their eyebrows and sat obediently in their seats.Facing the door, there is a statue of a long-haired man. He was nailed to the cross, with his head bowed and a helpless expression on his face——Moon Shadow said that he was Jesus.There is an unknown but awe-inspiring atmosphere in the church, which makes me, who has always been domineering, involuntarily take my steps lightly.A man in a red robe stands on the left side of the statue, with a very eye-catching cross hanging around his neck.

"He is the priest. He knows everything. You must not lie to him." Moon Shadow warned me seriously.

I nod.As soon as Yueying took me to sit down at the back of the church, the group of nuns came out one by one from the side door on the right side of the statue. They lined up in three lines without saying a word. It can be seen that this is what they do every day. things.Afterwards, the priest said something I couldn't understand, and all the girls closed their eyes, lowered their heads slightly, and put their hands together.I saw Moon Shadow do the same, so I had to imitate her.

After that, the group of nuns began to sing hymns.I couldn't understand what they were singing, but their expressions were solemn, one after another, giving people a very sacred feeling.And I was very afraid of this sacred and formal atmosphere, so I was on pins and needles.When they sang the third poem, I took Moon Shadow and sneaked towards the door.

No one noticed our departure, so I pulled Moon Shadow and ran to the gravel path covered with climbing plants full of purple flowers-I knew the name of the plant was wisteria.It's very quiet here at this time, because all the nuns and girls are sitting in the church and praying.I bent over and panted heavily, and Yueying was obviously exhausted, while panting, she stroked her left breast with her right hand, with a pained expression on her face, and fine beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.I was startled by her appearance, and hurriedly helped her to sit on the stone bench by the side of the path.

"Moon Shadow? Are you okay? Are you sick?"

Moon Shadow smiled at me reluctantly: "No, it's just a little pain here. Rest for a while and you'll be fine."

I let out a soft "oh", and helped her stroke her left breast with my hands—she was already developed at the same age as me, and there was a hard lump on her left chest. , her face suddenly turned very red.Then she pushed my hand away, said to me, "I don't hurt now," and smiled.

The sunlight, through the wisteria, leaked dots and softly on her face, making her smile dazzled and erratic.I couldn't help being a little distracted, and reached out to touch Yueying's long eyelashes: "Yueying, you are still so good-looking! Just like the one I saw you two years ago!" After that, I quickly kissed her on the left cheek .

"If I were a boy, I would marry you as my wife."

Yueying's face turned even redder, and she pouted her mouth in a very cute manner: "Stop talking, it would be terrible if Mommy heard it."

It just occurred to me that there would be no bad consequences for us to escape from the early prayers in the church.Although I am a child who is not afraid of anything, I am a child after all.So I tried my best to hide my worry, and comforted Moon Shadow as if nothing happened:

"It's okay, I'm here! That Cui Momo, I'm not afraid of her."

Yue Ying looked at me with a look of adoration in her eyes: "Xiao Yao, you are amazing!" Then she suddenly added uneasily: "Then are you afraid of being locked up in the attic?"

"attic?"

Moon Shadow nodded vigorously.

"Where is that place!"

There was fear in Yueying's eyes: "It's a very scary place. There are no lights in it, and you can't see anything. There are no stools, tables, or beds. There are a lot of old clothes and old toys piled up inside. I heard other girls say, A girl died in it. That's why they call it the haunted house."

"Then have you ever been locked inside?"

Yueying's shoulders began to tremble, her eyelashes fluttered up and down a few times, and there were tears in her eyes, then she nodded.

"I was terrified and cried all night. But Cui Momo said that bad children can't come out! You have to confess your mistakes to God inside."

"Why did she punish you? What did you do wrong?" I was a little annoyed, and I cursed that fat nun surnamed Cui many times in my heart.

Moon Shadow sighed softly, and said an old-fashioned sentence:

"The priest said that everyone has her own destiny. Everyone who is born into this world is a sinner. If I am suffering, it means that I am atoning for my sins. So I don't blame Momo Cui."

I stared blankly at this beautiful girl like an angel, with a shocking holy light reflected on her face, and suddenly felt ashamed.

(End of this chapter)