Although Jia'an knew that he was no longer a three or four-year-old child, he still had a little secret that he dared not tell his parents, that is, he was afraid of the dark.
It is understandable that ordinary children are afraid of the dark.
But blind children are afraid of the dark, and they will be laughed at if they speak out.
When Jia An and her parents went to the doctor, they secretly heard about other children, because of vision problems, they are always prone to stumbling and injury.
Parents impatiently blamed them for being careless, and when they were queuing up to see a doctor, they would say something like a blind man, don't run around.
Although Jia'an's parents never criticized the child's eyes, how much burden and trouble they brought to the family.
But Jia'an is very sensible and knows that "little blind man" is not a good word.
If you want to become a cute little blind man, you can't run around, you can't wrestle, you can't be afraid of the dark, and you can't always pester your parents.
Before moving to the Jiuzhou community, Jiaan pretended to sleep for a short while every night, which was the peak stage of Jiaan's fear.
During the day, Jia'an's parents have to pay attention to their children in everything, and only at night can they be busy with other things.
Therefore, if other children go to bed at 9:30 in the evening, Jia An may go to bed at 8:30 or 9:00, which should be earlier.
Because the child obediently goes to bed every time, and seems to fall asleep after lying down, the parents really don't know that Jia'an will think of stories in the "pretend to be asleep" stage to suppress his fear.
He can barely be sensitive to light, so he can judge day and night.
Every night before going to bed in the darkness and without any sound, Jia An would secretly curl up in a ball under the quilt.
For a while, I worry about whether there will be a monster standing by the bed staring at me, and for a while, I worry about whether my eyesight has deteriorated again, and I can’t even distinguish the light, and I mistake the day for night
Jia'an is a sensitive, thoughtful, and imaginative child, and it is tiring to give herself such a "story hypnosis" every night.
After moving to the Kyushu community, during the "pretend to sleep" stage, you don't have to stay on the bed honestly. You can sneak around the window and play with the cat.
Huatang's round cat is fluffy and warm, hidden in the darkness, it's a little flying cat that appeared just for him.
After being almost caught by her mother, Jia'an's heart was pounding with fright, but after being frightened, she jumped for joy again.
Because in the dark without the lights on, the secret belongs only to him and the cat, even a mother with sound eyesight cannot easily discover it.
On the contrary, because they are not used to the darkness, they would hesitate to do anything, which gave Jiaan the opportunity to crawl back into the small bed and Huatang squeezed out of the small window.
"Mother."
"Huh? Does Jia'an want a drink?"
"No water, good night, mom."
Covering up the quilt by herself, it was rare for Jia'an to no longer resist the darkness where she couldn't feel the light, and no longer forced to find where her mother was. She lay down obediently and said good night.
The Jiuzhou community is very close to the hospital, so there is no need to pick up Jia'an and take him to the car line before dawn.
Seeing the doctor too many times, Jia'an has gotten used to the environment and the smell of the hospital, and after obediently cooperating, a lump of candy was stuffed in his hand by the doctor uncle with a nice voice, and he returned to the community.
Although the results of the examination didn't show much improvement, it didn't get worse, which was pretty good.
When Jia'an's mother came back, she felt a little more relaxed. She put Jia'an down and walked slowly while holding his hand.
Except at home or a few familiar places, Jia'an's parents are not at ease to let the child down and let him go. It's not because they are spoiled, but because the blind streets in public places in China are easily damaged or occupied.
Jia'an is young and is more likely to be injured. It's okay to fall, but it will be bad if he is hit by a car.
Therefore, parents can pick him up outside, so they pick him up and walk away.
Now that we are back in the community, the short distance is flat and smooth, so Jia'an's mother puts Jia'an down and holds his hand.
I am very happy to be able to walk by myself. Jia'an walks slowly, but is like an ordinary child, jumping every two steps, looking happy.
"Mom, who was that uncle just now?"
"It's the security uncle in the guard room. We can come in with the access card."
"Mom, I heard the sound of a car starting~"
"Well, a car came in from outside the community just now, shall we stand aside?"
Nodding repeatedly, Jia'an touched her mother's wrist and stood "to the side". After bumping into her mother's leg, she realized that she stood in the opposite direction.
It's easy to lose your sense of direction if you can't see it, but with my mother by my side, Jia'an is a reference.
The mother and son walked very slowly. After Huatang, who was sitting in the melon box, passed by, he turned around and started circling around Jia'an's mother and son.
The starting sound of the melon box was relatively small, but I could still hear some heavy mechanical starting sound. Jia An had never heard this before. She waited with her ear sideways for a while, and then asked her mother in a low voice, what kind of sound was that
Seeing the black cat again, Jia'an's mother was also very surprised. She stared at the moving "watermelon car" and looked around, thinking that it was a toy car controlled by the cat owner, who took the cat for a ride.
"Did you just move here?"
It may be that Jia'an's mother's expression is so easy to understand. A passing grandmother stopped and talked to her with a smile.
"Hello, auntie, yes, we moved here last week."
Mom called Auntie, so I should be called Grandma. Jia An whispered hello to Grandma in the direction of the source of the sound, and silently reached out and hugged her mother's leg tightly.
Not everyone can treat blind children equally. When some adults see Jia'an, they are easy to yell and wonder why the child doesn't open his eyes. He is blind.
Where Jia'an used to live, there was a grandfather who often walked around and always called him a little blind man. Hearing this, Jia'an was in a bad mood and was a little afraid of him.
"Hey, you're so polite." The grandmother passing by was cheerful, seeing that Jia'an's tone didn't change much, she even opened her cloth pocket and asked Jia'an's mother to take two apricots she had just bought.
Jia'an's mother was actually a little bit at a loss when she was called to stop, but now she is called to take apricots, which is really embarrassing.
But the aunt was so warm-hearted, she pulled her to talk, and Jia'an's mother couldn't refuse.
"The management of the community is not bad. Children can come out for a walk at ordinary times. This cat is named Huatang, and he is also a member of the community. As long as he doesn't scratch his tail or hurt the cat, he likes to play with children."
Seeing Huatang circling around the mother and son, the aunt stopped talking to Jia'an's mother.
Little Jia'an's anomalies are quite obvious, but children always like to have fun. Seeing that Huatang is willing to take the children to play, the aunt came forward to speak for the black cat and explained to Jia'an's mother.
Jia’an’s mother was actually very impressed with the black cat rubbing its paws on the bed sheet and then high-fiving her own child last time. She didn’t expect this cat to be popular in the community, because the black cat circled around twice. , I asked my aunt to give me two rhubarb apricots for nothing.
"Huatang?"
When Jia'an heard that the strange grandmother said the cat's name was Huatang, she couldn't help sticking her head out, wanting to confirm.
Was Huatang the cat that came to play with him at night
"Yes, it's Huatang,
There is only one cat running around in the community, its name is Huatang, try to shout? "
Grandma's voice was very gentle, and when talking to Jia'an, she couldn't hear any urging, so little Jia'an smelled the sweet fragrance of rhubarb apricot, moved her face away from her mother's trousers, and called Huatang just like her mother.
Hearing Jia'an calling himself, the melon box in circles braked.
Huatang jumped down and squatted next to the mother and son, then pushed Jia'an's hand with her paw, what's the matter with the evil cat
After confirming that Fluffy is the little flying cat in the night, it turns out to be Huatang!
Jia'an was overwhelmed with surprise, squatted down skillfully, and gropingly stretched out his hand towards Huatang's position.
Then in the next second, a furry "mangosteen" was placed on the palm, and the two little ones started to play the game of "whose claw is on it" skillfully.
The grandma who gave the yellow apricots smiled and waved, and went home to cook. The corners of Liu Jia'an's mother twitched slightly, betting that she didn't feel wrong yesterday.
That fluffy cat is definitely a cat, not her hallucination.
His son's actions completely exposed his secretly playing with Huatang.
However, it was rare for Jia'an's mother to see her son so happy, and this was the first time when she was outside, Jia'an completely let go of her and squatted beside her to play with the black cat.
Jia'an's mother was going to wait until the child played for a while before taking him back.
But the plan is not as fast as the change. The melon box is too conspicuous. It is placed here, and many children will see it in a short while.
As an evil cat with a physique that "attracts human cubs 100%", the appearance of Huatang is bound to attract blood and blood. Before Jia'an's mother took Jia'an away, she saw her son and the black cat surrounded by several children. Living.
One person and one cat can only play "whose paw is on top", but six or seven children and one cat can play "palm and back of hand".
The oldest of this group of children is Song Xuan, especially Fan Er who is a big brother. He counted a total of eight, and began to announce the rules of the game, "We will go out with Huatang, either with the palm of the hand or the back of the hand, and it will be over when we each have half. Then let's see who is with Huatang, it will be considered as the winner."
To play games together, you don't need to know each other's names, you just need to make sure you all know how to play.
This game is extremely simple, that is, put your hands behind your back and shoot the palm or the back of your hand, and see when there are only three children who are the same as Huatang, then stop.
It was the first time that Jia'an was counted as a "playmate" by other children, surrounded by them, feeling novel and a little frightened, with sweat dripping from his forehead, he clenched Huatang's little paw.
"I, my name is Jia'an, but I can't see it."
"Huh? It's okay, you're next to me, my name is Song Xuan, and I'll tell you what happened to others."
Even cats can play together, and it’s not a big deal if your friends can’t see them.
The children in the Kyushu community may have developed enough patience from the game of "fishing for cubs" since they were young, and they are particularly tolerant of this kind of collective game.
If the number of people is not enough, sometimes they will secretly come out from home with potted flowers, and make up the number by turning the side where the flower pot is stopped.
"Come, come, one, two, three, palms and backs—"
Walking forward, Jia An hurriedly released the palms, and then heard Song Xuan as the referee start counting, "No, there are six palms, only Hua Tang and Jia An's palms, come again."
Come again, come again, Jiaan will play this time, and when Song Xuan was ready to start, he quickly extended his hand.
"One, two, three, four, five, huh? Wait, Huatang can't change secretly, you're rambling!"
Huatang is justified, how can the thing about the evil cat stealing its paws be called shameless
She changes.