“………………”

Hearing Eve's confession, the young man seemed stunned, and he fell silent.

"......" Eve also looked a little embarrassed at the moment.

For the first time, the ignorant girl mustered up the courage to express her feelings, but she believed that she must be right to do so.

Even though his parents always quarrel and quarrel, the happy appearance they once had is deeply engraved in Eve's heart.

She firmly believes that the relationship between husband and wife formed by marriage is the most beautiful relationship in the world.

Eve also thinks that Mom and Dad are just because life is too hard and tired, so they always quarrel, if they don't pursue any noble life, there will be no troubles in this regard, then they can still be as good as before.

It's just that I can't persuade them anymore.

However, between himself and his uncle, he already lived a life that didn't seem to be good, always fleeing everywhere, always afraid of being discovered, and his uncle and himself were indeed hurt by others.

I believe that no one would want to live such a life, right?

However, as long as he is still by his uncle's side, even so, he is still ...... I felt happiness.

Therefore, Eve believes that they will not be troubled by life, and if they are together, they will definitely be very happy.

Although this is very taken for granted, one-sided, one-sided, it's just a little girl's immature cognition and childish belief in those simple things.

However, this intention is unquestionable.

The uncle suddenly appeared, took himself away from the world full of darkness, and gave the confused living self a goal to live.

This is even more beautiful than the fairy tales I have seen before, but it really happened to me.

And, even if she abandons her vision of fairy tales, Eve sees saving her uncle as the only one in her life, and he has to do it.

Therefore, even though she is very shy, Eve still has infinite courage in her heart and wants to convey her thoughts to the other party.

Moreover, it was the first time Eve had seen him with such a stunned expression, which was fresh and interesting.

“……”

Seeing that the young man didn't react for a long time, Eve thought to herself that her words must have scared him, after all, there is no husband and wife like them, with such a big age difference.

However, Eve still mustered up the courage to show him her heart.

"Uncle...... You must be incredible, right? I think I'm joking, but I'm serious, I'm not joking, and I'm not just talking about it casually and forgetting it when I grow up. ”

"I'm serious, I really plan to live with you for the rest of my life, I'm ready to come to my senses, I will never turn my back on this sentence."

"But it must be hard for my uncle to accept such a thing, right? After all, no one has ever done such a thing, and everyone says that children can't do such things, but it's okay, I can wait! ”

"Although...... I can't keep up with my age, but my body can still catch up with you! I will eat well and let my body grow as soon as possible until I am the same height as you...... No! When it comes to your chest, you don't have to treat me like a child anymore, and then we'll ......."

“…… I'm sorry. ”

The young man had been silently listening to Eve's confession and her good wishes for the future.

But at this time, he finally spoke, rejecting Eve's confession.

"I ...... Can't agree. ”

"......" Eve was not surprised by this answer, she had already known that she would be rejected.

However, this little difficulty alone was not enough to make Eve give up.

She just asked, "Why?" Why can't you agree? Sure enough, because I'm a child, do you think my words can't be trusted? That...... Let's make a pact, in a few years, when my body grows to the point where I am no different from you, uncle, I will not take back what I said, and then we will ......."

“…… Nothing to do with that. ”

Still, the young man shook his head.

"I can't agree with what I'm saying, I mean, I'm going to leave you one day, and that day...... It won't be too far. So, I can't agree to it, and I can't make an agreement with you. ”

"Leave ...... Open? ”

These two words made Eve's originally firm heart collapse instantly.

She was terrified at the thought that he would leave her.

Eve hurriedly asked:

"Leave? Uncle, why are you leaving? Am I doing something wrong? I'm sorry...... Sure enough, it's because today ......"

"......No," the young man interrupted, "this is something that has been decided a long time ago, since the day I took you. ”

“…… Huh? ”

The meaning of the young man's words was obvious, he had not intended to be with Eve all the time from the beginning.

However, Eve was reluctant to believe this...... If we have to part after all, why do we still meet?

However, even if Eve did not want to believe it, the fact that she would part with the youth seemed to be doomed.

However, Eve still didn't want to give up, and she couldn't help but ask:

"Why, uncle, do you have to leave?"

"Why?"

Looking at Eve, the young man's smile was also a little bitter and helpless.

Still, he replied:

"The journey will come to an end, and our life will come to an end one day. I'm not from here, and I have a place where I have to go back, but of course, I can't stay here forever. ”

"Must ...... Where to go back? ”

At this moment, Eve finally realized one thing.

Unlike himself, the older uncle must have seen a lot of things and knew a lot of people, and his world is far wider than himself.

In that kind of world, my uncle must have met someone who could make him feel happy, right? It's not like himself who only causes trouble, can't do anything, and needs his uncle to help him, but a person who actually helps his uncle and even makes him feel dependent.

According to his definition of love, in his heart, he must have already found the self he likes, right?

And the person who let him find himself he likes is not himself, and the person who can stay in his heart is not himself.

The person he loves is not himself.

Of course, after all, he only spent such a short time with his uncle, which may be important to him, but for his uncle, it is just a short episode of a long life.

In this way, how could he possibly accept his own heart?

But that's also helpless, because the age gap between them is already doomed.

If someone has been by my uncle's side, witnessed his growth and change, and kept it in my heart forever as a memory, it must be a very happy thing.

But the thought of this, the thought of who could have such happiness, made her heart ache, and the thought that that person was not herself, and her heart felt as if it were about to be torn apart.

But then, Eve thought that she couldn't have that kind of happiness no matter what.

Because, the age difference between her and him is already destined for this.

For the first time, Eve felt that the world was so cold, that all human emotions were meaningless.

Feeling of nothingness...... It invaded her heart and gave her an extreme sense of fear that she had never felt before!

"......" Tears appeared in the corners of Eve's eyes, and she asked weakly, helplessly, sobbing to the young man.

"Uncle...... Why, I am me? Why...... Will I be born as someone you can't like? ”

“…………”

The young man smiled helplessly, touched Eve's little head, and said slowly:

"This is how people live, unsatisfactory and helpless always accompany people's lives, because the world never responds to people's wishes, it just exists here. So, we don't have much choice but to accept it and endure all of this. And, didn't we say it from the beginning? When you find yourself that you like, make a choice. ”

“…………！”

Eve stopped crying, because the other party finally spoke up the most important question.

The young man looked at Eve and asked slowly:

"Eve, have you found yourself you like?"

"......" was silent for a moment, and Eve finally nodded, "Well, I'...... It's been found. ”

Eve didn't want to lie to him, and she didn't want to hide it from him anymore.

So, Eve gazed at the young man, and replied with a look of great seriousness:

"I ...... The self I found to like was the self I found when you were by my side, uncle. It was only when I was by your side that I felt a sense of happiness. I...... I should have understood the meaning of love. ”

"Really? That's good......"

However, the reaction of the youth was still very flat, as indifferent as before.

He then asked slowly:

"Then, you can also make a choice, whether you want to go back to your parents, or ......"

"I ......," Eve asked, "can you stay with you, uncle?" ”

"Nope." The young man shook his head and repeated: "The world never responds to people's wishes, and unsatisfactory things always accompany them throughout their lives. It's inevitable that I'm going to leave here, and I can't take you with me. ”

"......," Eve bowed her head in frustration, or despair, "then I have no choice but to return to my parents?" Yes, children cannot be happy if they leave their parents. ”

"That's right...... the young man shook his head again, "That kind of thing, if you think about it carefully, you know that it is unfounded, and now you also understand it, right?" There is no guarantee that parents will fall in love with their children. ”

“……”

Eve understands this, and the words of love that her parents have spoken before don't matter to her at this moment.

It's like smoke, you can't touch it, it's choking, and it's ...... It's annoying.

"But even so, I can't give up my parents, right? They gave birth to my parents. ”

But the young man said, "What if you give it up?" ”

“……”

"Being with parents like that will only make the spiral of pain never-ending. The world is so cold, a lot of things are meaningless, live for yourself, there is no problem. As long as you don't hurt others and respond to the kindness of others, there is nothing that you have to give for free, only selfish people create such things with all kinds of noble and disgusting reasons.

Although I will leave, I will arrange everything for you, so that you can grow up healthily and live your own life. So, no need to worry about the senseless hypocrisy that will ...... your parents Give it away. ”

The young man said, holding out his hand to Eve.

"......" Then, Eve took his outstretched hand.

"Hmm...... I am going to give up my parents here. ”

If her parents are as beautiful and kind people as in the story, then there is no need for others to force her, and Eve is more willing to be filial to her parents than anyone else, because the happiness of her parents is her happiness.

But alas, this is not the case.

So, Eve abandoned her parents.

If people die eventually, how can they live if they don't live for their own happiness?

Everyone has the right to pursue happiness, not to be used as a stepping stone by others, and to be unilaterally oppressed like a slave.

So, no matter how right she is, Eve is determined to abandon her parents.

Here, she made a choice.

“…… Very good. The young man nodded in satisfaction, "Then, I'll arrange everything for you." ”

"Well, but ......," said Eve, "rest today, and wait for tomorrow, wait for tomorrow...... All right? ”

"I see." The young man nodded.

"Then, let's go to sleep, just like before......"

Before he could finish speaking, Eve had already slipped into his arms and hugged him tightly, as if she was afraid of something.

But then, Eve felt that she was not trying too hard, and relaxed a little more in the entanglement.

"Good night...... Have a good dream. The young man smiled at her and gently stroked her hair.

"Well, good night......"

Feeling his warmth, Eve couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep.

“……”

Feeling the sound of Eve's sleeping breathing, the young man's heart was also full of mixed feelings.

"To ...... It's over. ”

However, at this moment, the youth felt a tremble.

"Uh......h Dad, Mom, I'm sorry ......"

Eve let out a moaning dream, and the expression on her face was full of pain.

“…… No, it's not over yet. ”

The young man gently lifted Eve away from him, then put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and then quietly went out.

It's not over yet, and there's one more thing he has to do before that.

That is, with Eve's parents, to make the final decision!

Will put an end to her nightmare once and for all.

(End of chapter)