Tanmei Fairy Tales

Kathy said Mr. DeVry was a good man.Yes, I believe.

But when he approached me slowly and quietly asked me "what's your name", I just wanted to run away.

He looks tall and handsome, with a large windbreaker and a neat top hat. He looks about 30 years old, like a mature and reliable middle-aged gentleman.The tone of his tentative conversation with me was kind enough, but I knew what I was afraid of - he was the father I had dreamed of since I was a child!

But his appearance was 15 years late.The image I was looking forward to has changed from a tall figure standing in the sun to a vague shadow, and finally turned into a scar with no image, a flesh scar that I desperately wanted to remove from my heart .

When Kathy left, he stroked my side face and said to me with teary eyes: "Shelette, that's all right now, Mr. DeVry has agreed to adopt you as a foster son. Didn't you always want to Do you want a father? Hmm? My dear child, are you happy to have a father in the future..." She held my forehead and kissed it over and over again. The kiss seemed to contain blessings, more More guilt.

I want to say "I'm not happy! I'm not happy at all! I don't need a father! I just want to go home and be with my Kathy..." But I can't, I'm not talkative, What's more, it was something that would make Casey unhappy after saying it.

I said to myself: Shelley, you should be happy for Kathy. From now on, she will not be burdened by you, she will find a man who loves her, and she will live well.Yes, be happy, make Kathy think I'm happy too.

So I nodded slowly and squeezed out a smile that I thought represented "happy".But I'm not sure I can fool Kathy's eyes because I really don't know what it's like to be "happy" and I haven't been happy in a long time.

Casey just walked away step by step.

At the gate of the manor, I dragged her hand firmly, and asked her why she couldn't stay with the words "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"Since this good man, Mr. Duffery, can take me in and protect me, why can't he take in Casey?Casey could also find a job at the estate!

Kathy knew what I was asking, she shook her head and told me that she had to go, only if she went back to face the people who were chasing us and explained clearly, they would stop bothering me.She also assured me that when this matter is completely over, she will come to pick me up soon, and then we can return to our life of mutual dependence and peace.

I don't understand, what kind of people did Kathy provoke?Is there something that needs to be explained?To whom?When will this matter be considered "completely over"?What is it that forced our mother and child to separate?

Mr. Isaac, the old housekeeper of Duvery Manor, arranged my temporary residence in a clean second-floor attic.It is said that this was deliberately arranged by Mr. DeVry, so as not to attract attention.

To be honest, compared to the current embarrassing situation of being dependent on others, I still like it here.Although the attic is cramped, the smaller the room, the less empty it feels, and I can lie to myself that this will be my second shelter from the elements—just like Kathy promised. .