Chapter 23 Response

readx; Father Eddie had just pushed open the door of the chapel and was about to step out of the gloomy surroundings to bask in the afternoon sun when he saw Peter and his wife pushing a flatbed cart with a huge coffin on it. He couldn't help but rub his eyes with his hands www.biquge.info thinking that he might have been too engrossed in reading the literature just now, and now he was hallucinating, and just as he thought that the next time he couldn't be like this, he heard Peter's voice coming from his ears. He opened his eyes all of a sudden, and found that it was not a hallucination, but that the three of them had really made a big coffin and came back, and Eva was still holding a little girl in her arms, and when he saw Emma, his face sank, and he finally understood what was going on.

"Father Eddie, are you not feeling well?" said Peter, looking at him with concern.

Eddie couldn't help but sigh, pointed to the big coffin, and then pointed to Emma, who was looking at him with a confused expression, and said to Peter: "Don't say that you went out for a circle and came back with a little girl and a coffin, I am very curious about what you encountered." Can you tell me about your experience today? His tone was full of helplessness and irritation.

Peter smiled shyly, and then saw Eddie's unkind eyes, and quickly explained their experience to him, and when he finally finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask Father Eddie, "Father, do you know why the rest of Emma's family has such disgusted looks whenever we mention it?" This sentence was whispered in Father Eddie's ear, and the little girl Emma was holding Eva's neck in fear and did not hear their exchange.

Father Eddie sighed in his heart, then looked at them and said to Peter, "Let's talk about it first, by the way, the coffin will be placed at the door, and no one will steal it for the time being, don't worry, Wren." With that, he pushed open the door of the church and let the group in.

It was only after everyone was seated in the church hall that Father Eddie slowly told Peter the story of Emma's family.

It turned out that the little girl's father, like the entire Paji village, had fled to escape the war. People don't remember what Emma's father's full name was, except that he was called Coloso, and when he first came to the gathering point, he was very helpful, and people liked him.

So a few years ago, he married a girl from a good family in the gathering place, and he had such a well-behaved and lovely little girl as Emma.

Originally, the family could live happily, but the good times did not last long. Emma's mother gave birth to her, and her health became weaker and weaker, and she became seriously ill. The money was not spent, but unfortunately there was no good effect, and the eyes opened as she became thinner and weaker day by day, and Coloso's heart was like a knife. Later, the family also decayed, and the people were gone, and Coloso's whole person was also decadent and addicted to alcohol. Often quarrel with neighbors around her, beat and scold Emma.

Later, when Colloso completely gave up on himself and had nothing to eat, he went to other people's houses to rob and steal, and people naturally stayed away from their family, but they took pity on little Emma.

Peter: They all fell silent after hearing the story, and Emma's little face was completely ignorant of what they were talking about herself. Peter saw her pitiful look and whispered, "Emma, how long has he been like that?" Peter could only turn his head to avoid her gaze, rubbing his nose with his hand uneasily.

Emma opened her mouth and shouted a finger to think about it, but first she was not sure and said, "Well, it's about two days, no, it's five days." However, when she finished speaking, she nodded vigorously with a look of affirmation.

When Peter heard Emma's answer, he could only put his hand on his forehead, complaining frantically to himself. He had forgotten how a little girl who looked to be the size of three years old could possibly move, and what was the exact concept of time.

Eva looked at Peter amusedly and whispered to Emma, "Are you hungry?"

Emma shook her little head, she still had the bag of biscuits in her hand, and said simply: "I'm not hungry, Sister Eva, you see that you have given me so many biscuits, enough for me to eat for a long time." After saying that, she carefully put the bag of biscuits away.

Eva felt a little sad in her heart, and she asked Emma with a reluctant smile on her face, "Then what did you eat before, there is enough to eat in such a pack of cookies." ”

Emma shook her head suspiciously, arguing puzzled, "But, I used to eat just a little bit every day. I can eat this pack of cookies for days. With that, she jumped off her as if she was afraid that Eva would snatch the biscuits.

Everyone couldn't help but feel irrepressible curiosity and sympathy for Emma's previous life when they watched Emma behave like this.

Father Eddie laughed as he watched Emma trot all the way to the side, quietly squatting behind a chair by himself, hiding her head and pouting her little ass, thinking that everyone couldn't see her.

He turned to Peter, who was beside him, and asked, "What have you done since you brought her back to prepare?" After speaking, he sighed, as if he felt a little guilty.

Peter thought for a moment before he said to Father Eddie uncertainly, "Why don't I leave her in the convent, I remember that Mother Teresa is in charge of raising nuns in Cromwell's convent." Emma was there and we were relieved as well. ”

Father Eddie frowned, thought about it carefully, and then sighed and said to Peter, "That's a good idea, but I'm afraid that your next stop, Father Kerver, will make things difficult for you, and it's not convenient to take Emma with you." ”

Peter pursed his lips and smiled at Eva with a serious expression, he turned his head to Father Eddie and said, "I can't be like Father Kerver to make things difficult for us too obviously, and besides, he can't lose his temper at such a little girl." Don't worry, we'll take care of her, and since it's inconvenient for you to keep her here, we'll take her back to the convent. You don't have to worry about Emma being like Mother Teresa in the future. Peter laughed and said that he himself was a little disbelieving at the end.

Father Eddie nodded and smiled. He turned his head to look at Emma, who was secretly watching them, and when Emma saw the priest looking at her, she hid her head behind her chair and shivered. Maybe he felt very scared and shouted, "Dad, where is Dad?" Don't leave me behind, Emma will be obedient. ”

Eva heard Emma's cry and rushed forward to take her in her arms and comfort her, while Peter and Father Eddie looked at each other before remembering the body they had placed at the door.