One day, two days, one week, one month.
The woman never came back.
During the first week, Amy tried to persuade Amy to go out and find her mother.
In order to stabilize her, Aini had to promise that the ownership of the takraw ball would belong to Amy, on the condition that she would stop making a fuss and want to go out.
From their mouths, Li Xin learned that the courtyard was sealed by the woman, and the "key" was in Aini's hands.
Everything around her was moving as fast as fast-forward, and Li Xin quietly counted the number of days that passed.
Amy stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while every day.
"I think mom is coming back today."
"Will mom come back today?"
"Maybe tomorrow..."
Day by day, the smile on Amy's face became less and less, her temper became more and more grumpy, and her voice became more and more shrill.
Although the character is a little more calm than Amy, but Aini is not a good-natured, the two brothers and sisters quarreled all day long.
On the first month and the seventh day, Amy finally couldn't bear it, and no matter what Aini persuaded, she must go out.
The most violent quarrel ever broke out between the two.
"I'm going out!" Amy roared angrily, staring at Aini who was blocking the door, "I tell you, don't try to stop me!"
"You can't go out, Mom said, we can't go out." Aini frowned, leaning against the door rail, his arms crossed his chest, his chin raised, his eyes, nose and mouth were written everywhere "Why are you so ignorant?" " expression.
"I'm going out!" Seeing his expression, Amy got even more angry, and with a scream, she pushed open the courtyard door and rushed out.
Then the white light flashed, and the girl's small body was bounced back and fell to the ground.
The boy's arm moved a little, and he seemed to want to help her, but for some reason he held it back. He pursed his lips, turned his head and snorted: "Look, fall. I said, you can't get out. of."
Amy got up without saying a word, glared at him hatefully, continued to rush out with her neck stuck, was bounced back again, climbed up and then continued to hit, so repeatedly "hit - fall - climb up and continue to hit" process.
The green cotton dress on the little girl's body became dirty, and her legs were broken and scratched in several places. She looked extremely embarrassed, but she still had a stubborn and cold face, and she didn't turn her head until she hit the south wall.
After three or five times, Li Xin saw a faint white light gradually emerging from Amy's body.
"Enough! Amy!" Aini finally couldn't stand it anymore, rushed over, grabbed her hand and dragged the person back into the yard, closed the door, and said angrily, "How long are you going to make trouble!"
"You let me go!" Amy screamed, desperately throwing away his hand, staring at him with red eyes, angrily and a little aggrieved: "Then open the door!"
"Amy!" There was some real anger in Aini's voice, with a gloomy expression, walking towards her like a little lion that was irritated: "Except for making a fool of yourself, yelling and screaming. What else do you have? How can we in Kositia be so stupid as you—you forgot what my mother said?"
"You're going out to find Kuya, why are you going out to find it? Where are you looking? With your soft and small body like a rag doll? You and I, we haven't even woken up yet, you can't even open a door , still want to go out? Why are you so stupid, Amy, I can't believe you are my sister, mom says every day, can't you remember a single word?"
Ani repeatedly complained and said a lot to the little girl on the ground.
"I'm a sister - who are you calling stupid!" Amy subconsciously raised her head and scolded her back, but Aini's expression made her a little scared again, he looked a bit like his father when he was angry.
She finally hugged her knees and turned her head away, her tone was a little weaker, and she muttered, "I didn't forget!"
Seeing that she was no longer making trouble, Aini calmed down a bit, walked over and sat down beside her, tilting her head: "Then you back it up, what did your mother say?"
"…One, each of us is like a clock soaked in time, but one clock must never interfere with the other."
"Well, what else?"
"Two, make good use of time, but be in awe, and remember that life can never be reversed."
"And then?" Aini looked at her.
Amy flattened her mouth: "... In any case, you can't leave this yard."
"Oh, your back is good." Aini said, "Then what are you doing now?"
Amy didn't speak anymore, suddenly stood up with a "snack" after a while, kicked him hard when she lifted her leg, and then ran away quickly.
Aini, who was kicked, reacted and was furious: "Stop! Amy! How dare you—"
Amy, who had already run to the door of the wooden house like a small spinning top, turned around and made a face at him.
…
Li Xin counted, and soon the second month will pass.
The woman appeared at the gate of the courtyard on the fifth day of the third month.
It was the afternoon, and Amy was sitting in the yard playing ball. As soon as she heard the movement, she ran over and shouted "Mom" loudly.
Aini in the room heard it and quickly ran out.
The two children opened the courtyard door with the same surprise on their faces.
There was no joy in the woman's expression, even when she saw her two children, she just smiled reluctantly.
Amy was excited to go up and hug her, but was bounced back by the transparent shield outside the hospital again, and Aini behind her helped her.
Amy looked at the woman with wide eyes suspiciously: "Mom?"
The woman looked around vigilantly, raised her hand and shot a white light in the direction of the courtyard gate. A large transparent shield appeared with the white light for a moment, and it became thicker visible to the naked eye.
After the white light was thrown, the woman's pale face turned even paler, turning into an ominous paleness.
"Ani, take your sister in." The woman spoke quickly and anxiously: "Close the door, no matter what, you must not come out."
Amy screamed, "Why! Mom!"
The boy stared at her blankly, and after a while, under her increasingly tense expression, he nodded and said "OK".
He dragged Amy back.
Seemingly aware of something that made her very uneasy, the little girl cried and made trouble, struggling desperately, calling "let go" at one time and "mom" at other times.
Aini couldn't hold it at all.
"Amelia! Go in." The woman's originally gentle and beautiful face pulled down and scolded.
The little girl was drank by her mother like this. After all, she moved and was pulled in while sobbing.
The wooden courtyard door was closed, the boy locked it, and slowly sat on the ground against the threshold.
Amy is still crying.
There is a sound when the door is advanced.
"Yo, I really love you. Maybe you still have the strength to fight... Now," came a hoarse laughter, "Queen Kuya, I think you are courting death."
"Don't talk nonsense, make a quick decision." Another gloomy male voice said.
Immediately afterwards, fierce fighting sounded outside the courtyard.
Amy couldn't help crying, she got up and ran to the door, listening nervously to the movement outside.
At first there was only fighting, and then gradually there was a muffled groan of injury, a tired gasp, and the dull sound of a knife slicing through the flesh.
Maybe it was the mother-daughter connection, and Amy gradually became more and more uneasy, especially after hearing an obvious pained cry from Kuya outside, she straightened up and wanted to open the courtyard door.
"Sit back, Amy." Aini said calmly.
Amy turned a deaf ear and stood on tiptoe and reached out to pull out the wooden slats on the door.
"I said you sit back!" Aini reached out and pulled her.
"I don't!" cried Amy, "can't you hear—mommy's out there!"
Aini stood up and pulled her, Amy punched and kicked and even bit him, and the two gradually scuffled.
"..." Suddenly, the sound of a body falling to the ground made the two people inside the door stop at the same time.
"Mom?... Mom?" Amy's small body trembled.
The gloomy male voice outside asked, "Can you find the entrance?"
"No." The hoarse woman said.
"Let's go then." After a while, the man said.
Amy screamed and jumped to slam the door latch.
The boy looked blank, but he still went up and pulled her, "Don't go out."
"Get out of here!" Amy's body suddenly burst into white light, and the white light immediately lifted the boy's small body away, but Amy didn't get in the way, pushed open the courtyard door and rushed out without looking back.
When the courtyard door opened, the little girl turned into a silver-white spot of light when she faced her mother, who had fallen in a pool of blood.
After fleeing for a whole year, even the youngest child understands the meaning of death.
Amy cried out in a heart-wrenching manner, constantly shouting "Mom" and ramming outwards.
No doubt she was bounced back.
After getting up and continuing to bump, I don't know how long it took, Amy finally fell to the ground exhausted, and couldn't get up for a long time.
After a while, she got up and walked into the yard, sobbing to find Aini.
"… Ani?"
Amy stood at the gate of the courtyard, her whole person was stupid. She saw Aini lying motionless on the ground with a pile of blood under her head.
"... Ani? Ani?" The little girl trembled, and crawled to help him with a bloody hand.
She saw that Aini's neck was covered in blood, and the gray cotton jacket was also covered in blood, and she also saw that he had a big hole in the back of his head.
The boy was still somewhat conscious, and when he was lifted up, his eyes moved.
Amy Liushen Wuzhu reached out to cover the hole in his head, tears kept dripping down.
"Aini... You won't, you won't die, right?" The little girl choked and panicked.
"Ani, Ani you answer me - Ani, my mother is dead, Ani..."
The hand blocked the opening, but the blood was still flowing. Amy became more and more panicked, and finally burst into tears in despair.
Suddenly, she put the person down, and her silver eyes were empty. Then, Amy stretched out her hand, and a white light poured out towards the boy on the ground.
"I didn't mean to go against your word, Mom. But Amy can't live without Aini," she murmured. "Amy will take any punishment."
In the white light, Aini's body floated up, the wound on his head healed, and then he flew back to the door.
Amy's body shook and fell to the ground. She looked up at the intact Aini, tears blurring her vision, "Ani..."
The little boy standing at the door was expressionless, did not move, and did not respond to her.