Chapter 76
“I want to try.“1 insisted, despite Jason’s resistance.
Jason sighed at my insistence but didn’t stop me. He simply nodded and reminded me to be careful.
I stepped into the room, careful not to step on the broken pieces of things scattered on the flour.
When the girl saw me, her sarams grew louder
I picked up a doll that looked a bit womout from the floor, brushing off the dirt on it as I walked toward her. “Is this yours? It looks a lot like the one my parents bought me have one that looks just like it!”
The girl glared at me, her eyes red. Though the looked fierce, her gaze still reflected fear.
1 kept my distance as I began telling her, “Actually, my mom and dad passed away, and I ended up without a home as well. Sometimes, I can’t help but wonder- why me? Why did it have to be my mom and dad who were taken from me so soon?
The girl’s screaming began to subside as she stared at me in a daze. After a long moment, she started to cry, her tears falling one by one,
At seven or eight, kids already understood alot.
“I’ve never told anyone this because no one can truly understand,” I said as 1 squatted down, gently stroking her hair and wiping away her tears. “But they’re always watching us from above. At night, I like to think they’re watching over me, like the stars in the sky, hoping I’ve had a good day. I don’t want them to worry about me, so I try to live each day without making them ery,
s, we can all reunite. “
“I also think about how we only have about 30,000 days to live. As long as we keep going and do what we need to do, when the time comes, we can “Will we? Will we reunite?” The girl looked up at me with wide eyes, her tears flowing uncontrollably.
1wiped her tears.
sagain and said, “We definitely will.”
Finally, the girl stopped screaming. What replaced it was a deep sadness. She clung to my sleeve, burying her face in my chest as she cried. Itumed to look outside the door.
Mrs. Stone, Zachary, and Jason were all there. Jason was quietly wiping his tears; Zachary glanced at me for a moment before turning and walking away; Mrs. Stone’s eyes were red as she watched me, her expression full of pity, just like Jason.
The loss of my parents felt like something that happened just yesterday, yet it was from my past life. Though it hurt to think about it, I could now speak about it calmly when others were around
In my past life, I avoided anything related to my parents. Whenever I heard lids my age call out to their mom and dad, I’d feel the sadness rise up and I’d hide away
But in this life, I no longer buried my head in the sand and avoided my problems.
After comforting the little girl, she cried herself to sleep. I gently laid her back on the bed and patted her head.
Once everything was done, I walked out and said to jason, “This child still needs psychological counseling.”
“Ms. Sutton, you did such a good job. I’ve never seen Yasmin open up like this before.”
this little girl’s cume was actually Yasmin Webli
I didn’t respond
Jason probably realized hus words weren’t quite right, so he quickly excused herself, saying he needed to get back to work
Mas Stone was still waiting for me. Star took my hand, about to say something, but then she just sighed deeply. “Let’s go. Yasmin is probably going to sleep for a while. Weran Juve lunch downstairs. It’s ready now!!
“Alright, Mrs. Stone.”
she said, giving me a soft smile that was full of warmth.
lacired and followed lay downstairs
The orphanage hadaralelenia. The building wasn’t very nice, but the food looked quite plentiful. Seeing the lids eager eyes, I guessed the food was probably a bit mour abundant today because your was eating here.
wasn’t because the orphanage was doing particularly well–it was just that taking care of so many kids left the place strapped for resources. Luckily, Yvonne was belping out, isbully because of Tyrile.
In that way, Yvette was doing something good fon
Took the food and placed it in front of Troue and Zachary
It was Yvonne who invited me to join them for lunch.
“Their air some frults over there. I’ll get some for you,” Yvonne sald as she stood up to grab the fruita.
Zachary glanced at in beter speaking up, “So, what’s your reason for being here? Are you trying to get close to me, or are you trying
ng to get close to Aunt Yvonne?”
