Sunlight shone into the ruined house. Now, only two right-angle walls were left in the house, and a small ceiling that could be used to block the rain or shade.
The frail old granny was still sitting in front of the door that no longer existed, with her suitcase beside it.
According to the time, the little boy named Hamm should have arrived by now. He didn't come today. Did something happen?
"Old woman, hand over all the money you have!”
While the old lady was deep in thought, a violent roar interrupted her thoughts. The granny raised her head and saw that he was dressed like a soldier of the Freedom Army. The three soldiers looked to be in their thirties. Without exception, there were a few scars on their faces, which should be the marks left by bullets. There was a hint of viciousness and killing intent in his expression. He should have killed someone on the battlefield.
"I'm just an old woman. What valuable things can I have on me?" The old lady sighed. " If you want to rob, you've come to the wrong place. In this village, the rich have all fled with their property. How can an old and poor woman like me have anything valuable?”
"Shut up! Old woman, if you don't want to suffer, you should behave yourself. What's in the box beside you? It must be something valuable!" One of the soldiers shouted as he walked to the old lady and tried to open the box, but the box could not be opened.
Another soldier immediately laughed sinisterly."You still said that there's nothing valuable. This box is locked. Hand over the key!”
The old lady was silent for a second or two before she took out a copper key from her pocket and handed it to the other party.
The soldier who took the key opened the box excitedly. The three soldiers thought they would see something valuable, but when they saw what was inside the box, they were disappointed. The thing inside the box was extremely simple: A pair of black underwear, a gray dress, two black socks, and a pair of black boots. Judging from their sizes, they were for a little girl around ten years old.
"Tsk, what a pretentious old woman. She carries a box with her every day. I thought there was something from before. So she's also a poor ghost!”One of the soldiers called Ibra kicked the box, and the clothes inside fell to the ground. The other soldier called Abri grabbed the old lady's hand, ready to pull her up and give her a slap.
"Forget it, brother." The soldier who looked like the leader, Hussel, placed a hand on Ali's shoulder." Anyway, this wrinkled woman doesn't have many days left to live. Look at her, she's like a mummy."”
When Abri heard this, the expression on his face relaxed a little."Right, right, right. You're right. Anyway, this old woman doesn't have many days left to live. I don't have to fight with a dead person. Anyway, I also snatched a little ghost before, so it's not like I didn't get anything.”
The words were unintentional, but the listeners were thoughtful. Abri's words immediately attracted the old lady's attention. They said that they had snatched a child previously. Could it be that that child…was Hamm?
The soldiers walked away with mockery and ridicule towards the old lady. After they were far away, the old lady stood up from the rocking chair and walked in the direction where Ham had come from.
"Hmm?" Just as he opened his eyes, he was forced to close them by the sunlight. After a minute, he slowly opened them again.
"Ham, you're awake." Seeing that the child had woken up, the old lady's nervous expression immediately relaxed.
" Grandma, it's you…" Ham held his injured forehead and wanted to sit up, but he accidentally pulled his wound and lay down in pain.
"Don't move around until tomorrow morning. Rest first," the old grandma comforted.”
"No way! My siblings are still waiting for me at home. They will be worried if I don't go back! " Also…I'm sorry…Grandma…The piece of bread and the small bowl of water I left for you were taken away by three soldiers of the Freedom Army…Sob…I'm sorry…" As he spoke, Ham's tears fell.
"Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. How about this, you tell me the route to your house. I'll bring your brothers and sisters here and let them accompany you for the night. You don't have to walk back.”
Ham wanted to say something, but the old lady placed her locked box in front of Ham and smiled.""In the past, you have always been taking care of me. Now, let me help you once. When I go out, please take care of my box. Besides, I still have the strength to walk." As if to prove her words, the old lady really stood up from the rocking chair. Although her body was as thin and short as a ten-year-old child, she stood very steadily.
Perhaps the old lady's sincere tone had an effect. Hamm nodded and said,""Four kilometers west of the village, there is a small grocery store called 'Otto' at the entrance of the small town. I usually do odd jobs there. You can go find the owner of that store. He will take you to my house.”
"You're already home. Is that shop still open?”
"Don't worry, I came back early because I had to take care of my younger brother and sister. That shop usually closes at 9 pm. The sun is still in the sky. Although it's evening, there's still some time before 9 pm.”
"Then, just wait for my news.”The old lady was about to turn around and leave when Hamm stopped her.""Um…Grandma, I don't think I know your name.”
The old grandma paused for a moment and replied,""My name is Evelyn."
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