Why it never ends

Hesta sat down tiredly, with Cheng Xiaoshu holding her arms beside her, "Why do you insist that I come with you?"

"I told you the reasons," Hesta replied, "I think your judgment is sharper."

"what are you worried about?"

"...I don't know, that's why I want you to come with me."

Cheng Xiaoshu stared into Hesta's eyes, and after a while she looked away, "I found out that you are really rich, and just to accompany Yugali to pick up the car, you were willing to sponsor the club's book fund for one year - "

"This is your condition," Hesta looked at her. "You said, 'You want me to come out unless you pay for next year's poetry club's books out of your own pocket.'"

"My fault," Cheng Xiaoshu nodded, "I should have said, 'If you want me to come out, you will have to pay for the tuition and living expenses of all members of the poetry club next year out of your own pocket.'"

Hesta laughed.

The two chatted from time to time. When they were silent, they each checked the time and looked in the direction where Eucalyptus was coming.

Hesta was a little nervous. Even though Yu Xuekun and Cheng Xiaoshu had reminded her that Yugali's mother might not be a good character, she still had inexplicable expectations for this person. She even went out of her way to He put on his most formal uniform jacket.

What would a middle-aged Hesta woman look like? She hadn't thought much about this question before, but after arriving in District 14, she began to be curious about the answer.

A pair of old black leather boots stopped in front of Hesta.

She raised her head and met the eyes of a middle-aged man with a ravaged face.

The man took off his hat, and his hair was short and messy, showing a light pink color. If you look closely, you will find that it is because of a large amount of white hair mixed in. She is short and stocky, with a serious expression. The downturned corners of her mouth and the tight eyebrows make her seem to be brewing with anger even when she is calm, especially those eyes... Her gaze seems to have an entity, and it makes people feel pressure when it falls on them. .

"Are you friends of Yugali?" The man looked at Hesta's hair and asked in the dialect of the Hesta tribe.

Hesta was startled. The voice was rough, hoarse, and powerful, which was very different from the image she had imagined.

Since her mother's death, no one has spoken such language to Hesta, and Hesta has long forgotten how to organize words. However, she can still understand what the other person is saying.

At this moment, Hesta suddenly felt a subtle disappointment - but she couldn't tell what she was expecting.

"Are you a friend of Eucalyptus?" the woman asked again.

"Yes, I am."

The woman put down the bag in her hand, "Where is she?"

Hesta explained half with gestures and half with words, but the other person didn't seem to understand.

"My car arrived early and my phone has no battery." The woman shouted, "Call Yugali and ask her to come quickly."

……

Facing Yugali's mother, Hesta and Cheng Xiaoshu were stunned for a moment. At first glance, neither of them could find any similarity between the woman in front of them and Yugali.

The woman's sickle-like eyes glanced at Cheng Xiaoshu, which immediately made Cheng Xiaoshu feel on pins and needles. She quickly stood up and gave up her seat.

"Auntie, sit down."

The woman sat down in silence, her eyes still full of majesty, "Are you also a friend of Eucalyptus?"

"Yes, I study here." Cheng Xiaoshu answered honestly.

"which university."

"Technical University of District 14."

"Good school," the woman whispered. Cheng Xiaoshu laughed twice and looked away awkwardly.

The woman didn't speak anymore. She sat there calmly, leaving Hesta and Cheng Xiaoshu aside. But every time, she would ask how much time had passed.

Eucalyptus was late for longer than she claimed.

When she finally appeared in the train station square covered in sweat, Hesta immediately smelled a faint smell of paint from her body. Eucalyptus's hair was all tied up, and a round hat covered most of her hair, but Hesta still found some white dust in her hair.

As soon as she arrived, she immediately stepped forward to carry her mother's luggage, but the other party was completely unwilling to accept this kindness. She clutched her suitcase and backpack with both hands, showing no intention of letting go.

"Don't be busy, tell me where to go now?" Yugali's mother asked sharply.

"Go home now," Yugali quickly replied, "I have already called a car. Mom, please give me your luggage and I will help you -"

The woman broke away and pushed her daughter away.

Yugali almost lost his balance and took a few steps back.

"……mom?"

"I'm taking the bus." The middle-aged man said solemnly, "Where is the platform?"

……

After entering the apartment, Yugali's mother put down her luggage and went to the bathroom. The moment she took off her coat, Hesta was surprised by the withered figure of this small woman. She was slightly stooped, and the skin from her neck to her shoulders was slightly loose and drooping, showing the fatigue of aging.

When he was at the station, Hestad still thought that the other party was strong, but never thought that it was just an illusion caused by the bulging cotton clothes. Hesta recalled the first impression Eucalyptus's mother had made on her, and realized that perhaps it was the woman's eyes that really played a role in confusing her. After arriving in District 14, she rarely saw such eyes full of fighting intentions on ordinary people.

"Bannye." Cheng Xiaoshu leaned over to look at the name card on the woman's suitcase, "Is this your mother's name?"

"Yes." Yugali said softly.

"...I feel like you Hestar people all have special names."

Eucalyptus smiled.

After a while, Spottedleaf opened the door and came out. Just as Hesta was about to go in, Yugali immediately shouted "Wait a minute" and rushed into the bathroom before Hesta. She quickly wiped away the two muddy shoe prints on both sides of the toilet with toilet paper. Put the toilet seat down again.

After a while, the sound of flushing water came from inside.

Yugali came out again, "Jane, can you...hey, where is she?"

"She just said she heard noises in the corridor and went out." Cheng Xiaoshu replied.

"what sound?"

"do not know."

Yugali immediately went out to check, but the aisle was empty. She turned back and said, "...There is no one outside."

"Really?" Cheng Xiaoshu walked to the door unexpectedly, "When she went out, I heard what sounded like a child's voice..."

"Forget it." Youjiali whispered. She looked back at her mother, who was rummaging through her luggage in the living room, and then at Cheng Xiaoshu, "Are you hungry? If you are, I'll go cook now -"

Before he finished speaking, the ajar door was pushed open by Hesta. Yujiali and Cheng Xiaoshu turned around in response, only to see Hesta holding the two children by their collars in one hand. The two children were hanging in mid-air, looking at the door in horror.

"Apologise." Hesta said coldly.