[Comprehensive British and American] After the Raiders

When Neal and Daisy came home, they met their neighbor Andrew standing on the front lawn watering his wife's flowers.

As soon as they met, Andrew greeted them warmly,

"You are back."

Neil and Daisy smiled at Andrew, and heard him say,

"During the time you left, you missed a lot of things."

"what happened?"

Hearing Daisy's answer, Andrew walked around the flowers with a kettle in his hand. He approached them with an expression of "only the well-informed will know", and said in a low voice,

"James from the town next door, that sanctimonious fellow has been arrested."

Daisy's eyes widened in surprise, and she exclaimed,

"You mean Reverend James? What's the matter?"

Andrew snorted disdainfully,

"That kind of scum doesn't deserve to be called a priest at all."

He said mysteriously,

"Do you still remember the murder case that caused a lot of noise in the neighboring town some time ago?" He seemed afraid that this reminder would not be enough, and continued, "A dog dug out a hand bone in the mountains and attracted the attention of the FBI. thing."

"Could it be James..." Daisy paused when she blurted out the title.

"It's that demon," Andrew said indignantly. "I heard that the owner of the amputated hand bone was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and two smaller bones were found in the backyard of that demon."

"My God!"

Seeing Daisy's unbelievable expression, Andrew said fortunately,

"I thought something was wrong with him before, but I saw that demon spying on you twice in the cafe opposite your store. Fortunately, he didn't have time to attack you."

Daisy couldn't recover from the shock for a long time. In her impression, or in the impression of most people, James was an exceptionally kind and kind person, but this incident completely overturned her previous understanding of James. Impressions of James.

Andrew shook his head, and ended the topic of "sharing secrets".

"By the way, Jenny and Gary will hold a wedding in a while, and there may be many foreigners coming over then."

Gary was not from the small town, but Daisy had met him a few times because Jenny worked there.

Daisy was not as disgusted by strangers coming to the town as Andrew was, she froze for a moment before walking out of the previous shock,

"Have you already set a date? When I left, I was worried that I would miss it."

But Andrew was still immersed in his own thoughts, complaining in his mouth,

"Really, what kind of foreigners are you looking for for marriage? Look, that Gary even invited his psychiatrist. People in the city have a lot of things."

Just like what Andrew said, there is no other psychiatrist in this small town except the school's psychological counselor, or in other words, the psychiatrist can't support himself when he comes to them.

He froze for a moment before remembering that Neil was still standing beside him, and he couldn't help explaining,

"No, I just don't like those outsiders who come and go and always make a mess of the town at will."

Andrew felt that the more he explained, the more embarrassed he became, he smiled uncomfortably,

"I still have to water the flowers, so I won't talk about it for now."

Seeing Andrew's back, Daisy shook her head, and walked into the house with Neil.

When putting down her luggage and resting on the sofa, Daisy also saw a general report about James on the local TV news, which was similar to what Andrew had said before.

Daisy was still shocked when she saw the news.

"It's really unimaginable that someone who seems so kind and kind will do such a thing."

After the report ended, there was a weather forecast. In the melodious female voice of "There will be continuous rainfall in the next few days...", Daisy and Neil walked into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Daisy quickly returned to work.

Not long after, Neil suddenly heard Daisy mention Hannibal's name at the dinner table.

"It turns out that Gary's psychiatrist is Hannibal." Daisy's tone sounded very familiar, without the slightest sense of alienation. "He is really a very friendly and interesting person."

She noticed that Neil set his eyes on herself,

"Gary and Hannibal passed by the door of the store today and came in to say hello to Jenny and me. Unexpectedly, we chatted for a long time before we knew it."

Neil continued to eat his lunch while listening quietly.

Sometimes lies can't solve everything, and he has long been tired of the seemingly endless lies.

And some things don't really matter anymore.

Seeing that Neil wasn't very interested in this topic, Daisy cooperated and didn't continue, and changed the subject.

"A family of four came to the town today." She recalled the family passing by her shop today, "They are all amazingly handsome men and beautiful women, and the parents look very young, which is really enviable family."

Then she felt a little bit sorry for them, "However, it has been raining continuously for the past few days. If they are here for a vacation, it's really not the right time for them to come here."

Daisy was sitting in the cafe, looking at the elegant and decent man sitting opposite with some hesitation.

At this time, this man was the only person she could think of who would help her in her current situation, so she asked Gary to help him out on a date.

Although Neil barely concealed his complete dislike for him, it made Daisy inexplicably more at ease.

"I'm sorry to disturb you during your vacation, Mr. Hannibal," Daisy unconsciously pinched the handle of the coffee cup repeatedly, "are you still accepting appointments for psychological counseling?"

After returning home, Daisy didn't mention the matter to Neil. Instead of going to the clothing store the next day, she drove to the small hotel where Hannibal lived.

This is the only hotel in the small town. Although the hotel is small, the facilities inside are clean and tidy.

Daisy is being led by Hannibal to sit on the sofa in the room. Although Hannibal agreed to her appointment yesterday, Daisy, who is doing psychological counseling for the first time, still feels very nervous, and she can't help but want to say something ,

"I know that I should go to marriage counseling in this situation. Thank you for your willingness to help me."

Hannibal sat down opposite Daisy, and he smiled at Daisy as a response to Daisy's thanks,

"Tell me about your situation."

Now Daisy is not in the mood to say those polite words, Hannibal went straight to the point but she was relieved,

"I feel like Neil is getting colder and colder towards me now..."

It seemed that from the night before they went home, Daisy gradually felt the change in Neil, no, maybe it was earlier.

But Daisy wasn't sure why, maybe her doubts about Neil had hurt him, or maybe...he was getting tired of himself.

Although Neil is still gentle and caring towards her, his response to her has become shorter and shorter, and his communication has become less and less. Their marriage has gradually made Daisy feel like an empty shell, and everything Neil has done now It seems that it is just to continue to maintain this empty program system, not because of the feelings between them.

How happy she was once, how painful Daisy is now. Recently, Neil’s subtle attitude towards her has made her more and more sensitive. She has been suffering from insomnia for many days under this pressure, and it is even more difficult to concentrate at work. attention.

She poured out all the suppressed things in her heart to Hannibal, and when she came out from Hannibal, Daisy felt that her mood seemed to be a lot easier as the pressure was shared.

I got home a little later than usual today.

Seeing Neil who was sitting at the dining table as always, swiping his phone while waiting for her to come back for lunch, Daisy couldn't help but smile,

"Waiting for me again?" She leaned over and kissed Neil, "Didn't you say that if I come back late, you can eat first."

Neil put away his phone, smiled at Daisy,

"Your complexion hasn't been very good these days, and you seem to have recovered a little today."

Neil's attention and concern made the smile on Daisy's face brighter. She sat down beside Neil and said with a soft smile,

"Probably because it has been raining for the past two days, I am not used to it."

Her expression was natural and light, and nothing seemed to have changed.

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