One

After a few days, she agreed to go out with me. The thought of finally not having to play cards in the house anymore www.biquge.info I was so happy that I almost jumped on the spot.

Of course, I didn't hate playing cards with her, and although I lost every time - even made me suspect that she was secretly doing something - and she never tired of laughing at me after every win, I still had a lot of fun playing with her.

She's a cute and somewhat mean girl - "mean" is a word I learned in school, and I didn't understand the meaning of the word until I got to know her. She's pretty much a metaphor for the word meanness, and when we're together, she's always mercilessly mocking and criticizing everything we talk about. She didn't like the sun, she didn't like toys, she didn't like all the sounds coming from the street, and she didn't even like Uncle George.

I think it's incredible, I've never seen anyone dislike someone, let alone Uncle George and her current father.

I asked her this, and she told me she didn't like me either.

I was frustrated, she was a lovely girl, a little mean, but that didn't affect her cuteness, but rather made her slightly raised chin and stubborn lips look even more special. She's really a special person, unlike any other person my age I know, and it's the first time I've thought this way.

I told her what I was thinking, and she just stared at me with wide eyes.

"It's everyone who is so weird."

I don't know what she means, but I think this different perspective of self is really suitable for her.

When she left that day, she promised to go outside with me the next day.

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Two

The doorbell rang several times before she finally opened the door and walked out. The reason why I didn't just push the door to call her was because I wanted to keep the sense of ritual that I had made an appointment. Seeing her dress, I stood there with my mouth wide open for a few seconds.

She changed into her usual home clothes, wearing a pure white dress and white sandals, and her honey-like blonde hair was covered under a pure white brimmed hat. It's a pure white outfit that doesn't match her usual personality, but it's very cute.

She came up and took my hand, and although there was no mirror, I knew my face was red.

I was about to lean out of the crack in the door behind her and wave goodbye to Uncle George, who was giving me a thumbs up, when she took my hand and walked briskly outside. Seeing her turn a deaf ear to Uncle George's admonitions, I think their relationship was in a much more dire state of affairs than I thought.

Today's plan is to go to the amusement park, which is the advice I got after researching a lot of information in the evening. There's no better place for kids our age to play. The amusement park was three streets apart, so we held hands and walked down the street.

There are a lot of people on the street, known and unrecognized, familiar and unfamiliar, all of whom I like. Whenever we met our eyes, we would greet each other, and at this time, she would take my hand and speed forward. She didn't pay any attention to the greetings of others, nor did she care about the gaze of others, and sometimes her eyes swept coldly over the crowd around her, and the kind of look reminded me of a zoo keeper.

She had been silent since she had gone out, and only threw a cold look at me when I spoke to her. I was pondering ways to improve the atmosphere, when she suddenly spoke.

"I hate their gaze."

"Huh?" It wasn't because I couldn't understand what she was saying, but because I was surprised by the sudden opening of her mouth.

"I hate this city."

She said.

"It's clear that it's looking at me, but it's like it's looking at someone else. When I look at others, my shadow is reflected in my eyes. Staying in this place, I felt like I was being cut into pieces, like a cake at a banquet. ”

I looked into her face, and as she spoke, her gaze wandered ahead, landing in the empty clearing.

"I don't understand." I say.

"You'll get the idea."

"Really?"

“…… If one day, you can just look at me alone, I will probably like you. ”

She turned her face in this direction with an expression I couldn't read.

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Three

While I was still thinking about her words, we were already at the amusement park.

It's the only amusement park in the city, and everyone gathers here.

The roads are crowded, and people walking in groups walk everywhere. Seeming to be terrified of the crowd, she held my hand tightly.

She didn't seem to be interested in everything around her, we had walked through a lot of facilities, but she never showed any eagerness. She had been holding my hand tightly with a wary look on her face, as if she was afraid that if I let go, I would suddenly disappear.

It's really cute, and honestly, my heart beats unusually from the moment I was first pulled by her. My palms were wet all the time because of nervousness.

"Anderson, your hands are sweating a lot."

Even though she said this, she didn't let go, but grabbed my fingers with her backhand harder.

I was top-heavy in this blissful vertigo, and I walked around floating on my feet.

We quickly walked all over the amusement park and felt tired from our feet and legs, even though we hadn't played anything yet.

"Now, let's go there!"

The facility I was pointing to was a huge object called a "Ferris wheel", a metal object that uses a magic machine to create a metal object that is propelled by energy to rotate.

She nodded slightly, and I excitedly pulled her towards that direction.

As I ran, I suddenly felt a resistance in my hand and looked to the side, where she was standing looking at the fountain.

There was a little girl standing there, holding a balloon, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and crying. Was she separated from the person who brought her? Because of the crowding around, this happens a lot.

She took me by the hand and walked in that direction, but only after two steps came to a halt - a passing woman seemed to hear the little girl's cry, she walked over and leaned down, and the little girl stopped crying and threw herself into her arms.

It must have been the first time they had met, but they all had sun-like smiles on their faces. The woman took the little girl on her shoulders and walked past us playfully.

She didn't look back.

"Let's go, Anderson."

She pulled me in the direction of the Ferris wheel, and I was pulled to step forward to match her pace, and slowly looked back at the figure of the woman holding the girl slowly walking away, their silhouettes seemed to disappear into the sun's rays.

Pierced by the sun, I couldn't open my eyes, and when I turned around, I heard her voice that seemed to come from the depths of the sun.

"It's disgusting."

She said.

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Four

"I'm going to run away."

Sitting on the Ferris wheel, she suddenly looked outside and said this.

Our hands parted as we entered the small space, and I was sneaking a look at her side face before she spoke.

"Escape? From Uncle George's house? ”

She glanced back at me and spoke slowly, "From this city." ”

I was shocked by her words: "But that's against the law." ”

"So what."

I was fascinated by her princess temperament, who even ignored the edicts, and it took me a while to come to my senses.

"Adults say that the outside world is not for us, and it is said that there are monsters ......"

"Even if I get eaten by monsters, I don't want to stay here anymore."

“…… Do you hate everyone so much? ”

Her words showed a resoluteness that I had never seen before, a determination that I would rather die than be with us, and it made me feel very sad.

"If I continue to stay here, I'll go crazy sooner or later."

She looked at me with golden eyes, and I felt my chest slowly become sour.

"Is it really that good out there?"

"Not at all." She said, "Haven't you read the book?" There are monsters outside, there are natural disasters, and people will deceive and hurt each other. ”

I thought of the thick booklet she was holding earlier, and I was puzzled at the same time.

"So, why do you have to go to that kind of place......

"Because they're going to see 'me' as 'me.'" She interrupted me in a firm voice: "They will never look at others when they look at me, deceive 'me' as 'me', hate 'me' as 'me', maybe—"

She had a sunflower-like smile on her face.

"-- Maybe there will be people who like 'me' as 'me.'"

The smile on her face was like that of a happy princess, and I blurted out my words.

"I like you all the same now!"

"But you like everybody at the same time." She looked down on me with a warm gaze: "I like the old and the children, I like men and women, I like familiar people and I like strangers." Do you really have a solid commitment to treat me as a 'specific person'? ”

I was silent for a moment, and there was silence around me, except for the noise of the crowd coming from below.

I knew I was facing an ethical choice, and even though I was still a child, I knew that my next actions would not be tolerated.

I nodded.

"I have."

She cried and laughed, jumped down and hugged me with both hands.

"I'm sorry."

She said, then gently touched my lips with her lips.

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Five

At dusk, we walked back down the street.

The setting sun shone on the streets, and the shadows of our holding hands were reflected diagonally on the ground.

Walking on the road, she slowly spoke, who had been silent since just now.

"From today, our contract is terminated." "You don't have to think of me as a 'specific person' anymore," she said. Please forget about what you just did. ”

I was silent for a moment, then shook my head. But she didn't face this way, I don't know if she saw it.

Tomorrow, can I still go play with her?

Thinking so, a voice suddenly called my name from the side of the street.

I stopped, and she stopped. Together, we watched as the person across from us walked towards us.

"Anderson, have you had a good meal lately?"

The other party walked up to me and touched my head with his hand, while I just stared at the little child hiding behind her, gently pinching the corner of her clothes.

"Mom...... Miss Soris. I said, "Who is this little child?" ”

"This is my old Bell's child, and it's my new child, isn't it cute?"

Soris's fingers gently pinched the child's cheek, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

The child looked up at me and smiled sweetly. I gently reached out, and he squinted slightly and let me stroke his head.

"It's so cute." I say.

After a while, Miss Solys said goodbye to me, and she and the little children laughed at each other and returned to the shop along the street of Old Bell.

I stood for a moment looking at their backs, feeling the touch of her gently holding my palm.

"Can we make a new pact?" I said, "I want to go outside with you." ”

"Hmph." I heard her chuckle coming from the side like a princess: "I just need a servant." ”