The next morning, the first rays of the morning sun shone on Kallen's blanket as usual, waking her up from her deep sleep.
Kallen slowly opened her eyes and felt her right hand being wrapped by a pair of warm hands.
She sat up and looked at Francis, who was sleeping on her body, with a complicated expression.
"Daddy." Kallen said softly and shook Francis gently.
Francis's heart suddenly contracted, as if he had been woken up by a nightmare. He looked at Kallen in bewilderment.
Kallen's pure smile was no different from what Francis had seen in the past month. It was as obedient and warm as the sun.
"Daddy, wake up." Kallen gently shook Francis, no different from before.
But this was the most unbelievable part.
Francis 'throat moved, but he didn't know what to say.
In the end, he could only squeeze out a word from his throat with difficulty."Morning…"
" Good morning, Dad." Kallen jumped off the bed with a smile and handed the comb to Francis."Daddy combed my hair."
Francis only felt that Kallen was extremely strange at this moment, because her behavior was too normal, just like every morning for the past month.
It was impossible for such a normal Kallen to appear on Kallen after what happened last night.
Francis felt a chill crawl up his spine.
As usual, Kallen returned to her bedroom after breakfast with Francis to learn the lessons arranged by the tutor. However, the uneasiness in Francis 'heart did not decrease at all.
It wasn't until Kallen finished her class and sat at the door of Kaslana's mansion that Francis finally realized the seriousness of the problem was far beyond his imagination.
She was waiting for Maria to come home.
A day passed.
A week passed.
Two weeks had passed, but Kallen still maintained this routine. Every day, when she was free, she would sit at the door and look at the people passing by. Her eyes were always filled with hope, but her body was getting thinner and thinner day by day.
Francis sat quietly beside Kallen, attracting her attention.
She turned her head and saw Francis sitting next to her on the steps. She asked in confusion,""Is Daddy waiting for Mommy too?"
Francis sighed and said to Kallen in a heavy tone,""Maria is already dead."
"Yes, I know." Kallen's body trembled visibly, but she still nodded happily." But she will still come back, won't she?”
Francis gritted his teeth and answered,""No…she won't come back."
"But she said that she would definitely come back. She also told me to wait for her to come back before coming out of the box.”Kallen lowered her head and said softly.
Before Francis could continue, Kallen started talking to herself,""Mom said that if Kallen is obedient, Mom will always be with Kallen…so Kallen has always been obedient. Mom even said that we'll eat sausages together when she comes back…"
" Kallen..." Francis wanted to touch Kallen's hair, but he retracted his hand timidly.
Kallen didn't notice Francis's strange behavior, but continued to whisper to herself,"" Uncle Thomas also said that if Kallen studies hard, Mom will come back soon..."
"Since you all said that Mom will be back soon, then Mom must be on her way back, right?”Kallen lowered her head so that Francis couldn't see her expression." Dad and Uncle Thomas wouldn't lie to me... so..."
"Kallen, Maria won't be coming back.”Francis 'voice was like the cold wind in winter, sending Kallen's heart into an ice cellar.
" But..." Kallen finally raised her head. Her blue eyes, which usually had long eyelashes, were now filled with tears. Through the tears, one could clearly see the complicated emotions in her eyes.
Hope.
Suspicion.
Fear.
Fragile.
It was a look of desperation. Francis had seen this look countless times, but he never thought that he would see it on his daughter.
"But Mommy said she would come back…"
"No, she's dead. She won't come back.”Francis looked at Kallen's expression and felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. But even so, he had to tell the truth again and again.
"She said she would definitely come back!”Kallen finally couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes. All the emotions that she had accumulated in the past month and a half were mixed with her tears and poured out like a flood.
Francis hugged Kallen tightly in his arms. Kallen seemed to have found an outlet to vent her anger. She hugged Francis tightly and cried without restraint.
A month of waiting filled with hope for a better life in the future had turned into a shackle forged by despair and obsession after a month. This shackle made the imprisoned person almost crazy.
"Mommy…why didn't you come back?”Kallen sobbed as she looked up and asked Francis," Is... is Kallen being naughty?”
"No, Kallen is very obedient." Francis gently patted Kallen's back to calm her down.
" But... then why didn't... didn't Mom come back..." Kallen's small hands tightly grabbed Francis 'clothes, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear." Mom... Mom doesn't like Kallen anymore?"”
"No, Mom likes Kallen very much.”Francis 'voice slowly became low.
" Then..." Kallen cried even harder." Then why didn't Mommy come back... Did Mommy not want Kallen anymore..."
" No..." Francis felt his heart was bleeding." Mom... Mom went to the great father.”
"Can I abandon Kallen just because I'm by Father's side?”
"Kallen, listen to me." Francis took a deep breath and straightened Kallen. He turned around and squatted in front of Kallen, looking at her at the same level. His eyes were facing Kallen's crying eyes." Mom loves you very much. She likes you very much. She wants to be with you forever. Kallen is not bad."”
"But mother can't come back, she's gone to the great and merciful Father.”Francis tried his best to keep his tone calm for fear of provoking Kallen, even though the content of these words was enough to make Kallen almost collapse.
"Father said that everyone will go to the great and benevolent Father in the end. Mother is the same. It wasn't that she didn't want to accompany Kallen, nor did she want to leave Kallen. However, no one could refuse her father's call. By her father's side, everyone would enjoy eternal happiness and peace. There would be no pain, no cold, and no hunger.”
Francis reached out his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corner of Kallen's eyes. His tone was full of gentleness."Maria is a great, strong, gentle, and virtuous woman with many virtues. I can tell from you, who received her education.”
"Therefore, Father felt that Maria was very outstanding and liked her very much. Just like how Maria liked Kallen, Father also wanted to bring Maria by his side, so he took Maria away.”
" So…Kallen, don't be so sad, because one day we will meet again by Father's side. The separation now is only temporary, because after this temporary pain, we will welcome a long period of happiness.”
Kallen's nose wrinkled. She sobbed and asked Francis,""But why did Father take Mother away when he liked her? Didn't Father consider that Kallen also wanted to be with Mother? Kallen was so obedient. Why was Father willing to let Kallen lose her mother?”
Francis paused for a moment. He felt that this question was a bit difficult to answer, but he still calmed down and slowly answered Kallen's question, just like how he had patiently taught her in the past month." Each of us came to this world with a mission, but we don't know what our mission is at the beginning. Therefore, we need to find our mission in our lives and make our lives meaningful. We don't have to be monotonous day after day and end our journey in this world with nothing and mediocrity.”
"Maria has found her mission, which is to take care of you carefully, educate you, and raise you into a good child who is obedient and sensible, but also has the virtues of humility and thrift. She had accomplished her mission well, and her father was very happy about it. He wanted to take her by his side and reward her with eternal happiness. That was why her mother had no choice but to leave this place and go to her father's side.”
Kallen's emotions gradually calmed down under Francis 'comfort, but she still asked sadly,""So if Kallen completes her mission, can she go to Father's side and see Mother?”
Francis's heart skipped a beat, and he replied,"" Yes, my child, but finding your own destiny is a very long and difficult thing. Many people have never found their destiny in their entire lives. You have to be patient. If one day you encounter something that you want to accomplish even if you have to sacrifice your life, just do it. That must be your mission.”
Slowly, Kallen stopped sobbing and raised her head to ask Francis with confusion,""Then, do you know what your mission is?”
Francis paused and smiled,""Daddy knows."
"Then is Daddy going to Father's side too?”Before Francis could finish, Kallen's eyes were filled with tears again. She grabbed Francis 'clothes tightly with both hands, as if she was afraid that God would take Francis away in the next second.
"No, although Father is fulfilling his mission, this mission will take a long time, so Father won't go to Father's side now.”Francis smiled and patted Kallen's head.
"Then what is Daddy's mission?"
"Dad's mission is to accompany Kallen and protect Kallen in this life. He also has to protect the people in the city, the people in the territory, and all the good people I've seen.”Francis slowly sat beside Kallen and pulled her into his arms.
Kallen looked at Francis in confusion.""Protect?"
"Because there is a natural disaster called collapse. It will continue to destroy our home. Dad's mission is to protect our people from this natural disaster.”
"Protect who?"
"Our people."
"Then who will protect us?"
"Our people."
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