Three Women in the Cage

The sky was pitch black at this time, and the gloom all over her made her no longer afraid of the terror of the night.

She kept running in the dark night, just wanting to escape from all the oppression. She didn't know how long she ran, but when she saw a river beside her, she stopped.

Standing beside the river with tears on her face, she stared at the plain river surface. The river surface was covered with layers of garbage, and the water inside was polluted and shiny black. Occasionally, a breeze blew, and a strange smell came.

However, she now likes to stay here, smelling the stench, as if she herself is also stinking. If she throws herself in, will she merge with it and become dirty and can never be washed away.

How can a person like her deserve to live? She is dark, cowardly, inferior, and loses her temper with her mother for no reason. She is unbearable and covered in filth.

She shouldn't have been a burden to others and should have sunk to the bottom of the river.

She had never wanted to be free so much before. The torment in her heart made her sink into the abyss of darkness, and she could no longer see a ray of light.

She moved slowly, wanting to slowly approach the river, but the moment she raised her foot, she hesitated again.

Is this really necessary? Will my mother be sad? Will my family be heartbroken? All the suffering I've been trying to avoid ends in vain? I can be indifferent to it, but how will my mother face it?

Those evil people haven't received the retribution they deserve, and my mother hasn't been avenged for the suffering she's endured. Should we let those evil people get away with it?

She was unwilling, extremely unwilling. She should take those evil people to hell with her, but could she?

She was so confused and hesitant that she didn't know whether to move forward or back.

A cold wind blew over her, making her feel scared all over. She tightened her clothes and wrapped herself up.

At this moment, voices of two or three people were heard in the distance. Xinxin listened to the footsteps approaching gradually, and had no choice but to hurriedly retract her raised steps and quietly retreat.

She didn't want others to notice her abnormality and attract attention, so she pretended to be a passerby and walked past them.

The direction she walked was getting farther and farther away from the small rented house. She didn't know where she was going. Unconsciously, she walked to a wide cement road, where cars were coming and going, passing by quickly.

She walked by the roadside, like a lonely ghost, wandering aimlessly. A few dim yellow street lights made her shadow longer and longer, extending to the endless end.

Time passed minute by minute, and before I knew it, drizzle began to fall from the dim sky, and drops of rain fell on my face. A cold feeling instantly spread throughout my body.

Could she go on? Where was the direction? Where was the end? She didn't know, nothing at all.

Should she go back? But she would have to face her mother's endless questioning. In short, no matter what, she was wrong from beginning to end, and if she went back, she would have to accept endless scolding! She hated the endless nagging, hated the fact that she was forced to do things she didn't like under the guise of doing things for her own good.

She didn't want to listen to those naggings. She wanted to stay quietly in the corner, relax and rest, think about nothing, do nothing, and empty her mind...

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, soaking her clothes. People passing by on the road looked at her strangely as she walked in the rain.

The night grew deeper and the rain became heavier. Unknowingly, she walked back home.

Where is my home? Where is my body’s home? Where is my mind’s home? It seems like I’ve been wandering all the time.

She smiled bitterly, unable to break free from the shackles that were wrapped around her body and heart.

After Xinxin ran out, Yang Yu paced around the room worriedly. She didn't want her child's temper to get worse and worse. She just said a few words to her, why did she get so angry?

She hesitated and wanted to go find her, but then she felt that her temper was too bad and she couldn't let her be. She had to teach her a lesson.

So she stopped walking after tossing and turning. After a while, she heard the rustling sound of rain outside. She finally couldn't sit still and became anxious.

Finally, she picked up an umbrella, hurriedly closed the door and walked out.

After taking a few steps, I saw Yaya rushing over in the drizzle. When the two met, Yaya asked in surprise: "Mom? It's so late and it's raining. Where are you going?"

Yang Yu said anxiously, "Oh, Third Sister has a weird temper. When I come home from get off work, I say a few words to her and she starts arguing with me. After the argument, she runs out in anger. It's getting darker and rainy. I have to go find her. Otherwise, what should I do if something happens outside?"

When Yaya heard this, she thought to herself that her third sister was so ignorant. Her mother worked so hard, and she still had to worry about her when she came home. She scolded her and even wanted to run away from home. It was really outrageous.

She felt sorry for her mother and said to Yang Yu: "Don't worry about her. It's so late and it's raining. You won't be able to find her if you go out. She will come back after she has a tantrum. She is such a grown-up, how could she be lost? Let's go back first..."

Yang Yu didn't know where to look, but she felt uneasy and wanted to go out and try her luck. Anyway, she couldn't stand waiting like this.

But now, after being persuaded by Yaya, he was also shaken. Yaya pulled Yang Yu over and walked towards home.

The two returned to the cabin, shook off the water on their bodies, sat on the edge of the bed, and chatted about their work.

Yaya is working overtime today and has received extra compensation. Normally, garment factories do not have night shifts or overtime, but the situation today is special.

She didn't want to come back late and have such a thing happen. On the one hand, she was angry at her third sister's willfulness, and on the other hand, she felt sorry for her mother's hard work. In short, she was full of anger and felt that her third sister was too ignorant and troublesome.

While comforting my mother, I thought to myself that I would teach my third sister a lesson when she came back.

While they were waiting, there was a noise outside. Yang Yu was about to get up, but Yaya pushed him down and she walked out by herself.

At the door, she ran into Xinxin, who was soaking wet. Xinxin glanced at Yaya, with grievance in her eyes and guilt after the quarrel with her mother. She was about to say something, thinking that her sister would understand her, or at least comfort her.

Unexpectedly, Yaya gave her a cold look, then raised her voice and scolded: "What? Princess Hypocritical is back? You have such a bad temper, why are you back? Just spend your time outside?"

Xinxin's initial grievance and guilt instantly turned into sadness and anger. Why did everyone have to criticize her? Why did everyone think she was wrong?

I just want to be quiet, what's wrong? Why do you keep scolding me?

What had she done to deserve being attacked by them one after another? She was sad and no one understood her.

Her eyes were red and tears welled up in them. She could no longer control her emotions and yelled at Yaya: "What qualifications do you have to criticize me? This is not your territory. I can come back whenever I want. It's none of your business."

As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. Yang Yu hurried out and persuaded Yaya, saying, "Okay, okay, stop talking. Let her come in and change her clothes. They're all soaked. She's going to catch a cold. What should we do?"

After saying that, he pulled Xinxin over, his eyes full of pity, and he had no intention of blaming Xinxin at all, as if the quarrel they had just had never happened.