Father Mavie

Chapter 5 Consciousness
The afternoon sun was warm and blazing, and many pedestrians took off their coats and walked around in the carriage.

On the stone steps at the entrance of the orphanage, a little girl in a white dress sat there obediently. The sun shone in her dark blue eyes, reflecting the busy scene on the street.

"Nia, don't you want to eat?"

Gulihana walked up to her and touched her head: "Let's eat something first, Sister Thyssen cooked oatmeal with sugar in it."

Junia didn't say a word, just shook her head, stared at the direction where Mavi was leaving, and never looked away.

"Ugh"

Seeing this, Gulihana sighed lightly, and there was no good way. She had seen too many similar things. Most of the children who came to the orphanage had to experience the moment of separation from their parents.

It is a long process from hope to despair.

Time passed very slowly, the sun was a little bit westward, and it was not as dazzling as noon, but Junia gradually lowered her head, grabbed the skirt with her small hands, stopped looking at the street, and sat there alone, The noise in the orphanage echoed in my ears.

"Nia."

Seeing this scene, Gu Lihana didn't know how to comfort her.

In the end, Junia wrapped her arms around her knees and curled up in a corner, looking so lonely from her back.

However, she didn't know that in the alley not far away, a pair of eyes had been staring at her for a long time.

The sun could not penetrate this muddy and wet alley, Ma Wei stood in the shadows, a few fat mice ran past his feet, he was unmoved, just silently observed Junia who was sitting at the entrance of the orphanage, Watch her every move.

As time went by, the gradually dimming light in Junia's eyes was like a sharp needle piercing Mavi's body.

Abandoning a child with one's own hands, and watching the other person's process of slowly despairing, is extremely tormenting.

It's a completely different feeling than seeing an orphan on the street.

Ma Wei was extremely entangled in his heart. He, who has always pursued rational things, had doubts about his choice for the first time. He didn't know whether it was right to do so, and two voices kept arguing in his heart.

Abandoning Junia was a choice to protect herself, but in other words, this behavior might have pushed Junia into the abyss.

Originally, Mavi hoped that Junia could integrate into the environment of the orphanage. After all, in his opinion, there were many children of the same age as Junia, but things backfired. Not only did Junia fail to integrate smoothly, she seemed to be There was a trace of resistance.

"Did i do something wrong?"

Ma Wei murmured: "I didn't do anything wrong or right. This is good for everyone. She won't worry about food and clothing, and I can, too."

Is this the truth that I have always followed?
For no reason, this sentence popped out of Ma Wei's heart.

What is truth?
He suddenly felt a little panic, because he had doubts about his own beliefs, and the philosophical sentences he kept ringing in his mind, he found that there was a fear in his heart, the source of the fear was the unknown of the strange, he Are you afraid of Junia, afraid of that unknown power?
Do not.
Ma Wei suddenly understood.

What really frightened him was not Junia, let alone the power of the gods, but himself.

When he abandoned Junia, he also abandoned himself in pursuit of truth.

"A cold and lonely life is worse than a vigorous death. I pursue that beam of light, and I will die from it."

"How I should do it is very important, but how I want to do it is also very important."

Mavi held down the hat, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and walked out of the alley from the other side.

The setting sun hung precariously on the horizon, and the cold breath began to spread in the air, constantly eroding the remaining temperature.

Pedestrians began to decrease, and when night fell, the streets would become a paradise for thieves, drunks and rats.

"Nia."

Gulihana came to Junia's back for the third time, the night was coming, and danger could come at any time, she could no longer sit idly by.

Junia hugged her knees, buried her head deeply in her arms, and kept the same posture for a long time, but Gulihana was surprised to find that she did not cry, which was completely different from other children who cried out after being abandoned .

"Everyone else is waiting for you."

Gu Lihana said softly: "After eating, sleep well, these things will be over. In order to welcome you, the dean specially prepared a woolen blanket, so that you will not feel cold when you sleep at night. .”

"Maimati, they even used their pocket money to buy you a honey candy, look"

The orange translucent round candy lay quietly in the handkerchief, exuding a faint sweet aroma, and every child who saw it couldn't help swallowing, but they knew that this was an exclusive privilege for newcomers , besides that, they can only get one during the festival.

Junia was unmoved, she glanced at the candy, and then at the sunset that was about to end, as if she was sure that her father would not come back, so she handed her hand to Gulihana who looked forward to it. Led by the other party, they walked towards the gate of the orphanage.

at this time
Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a long shadow dragged by the setting sun behind her, who seemed to be running, breathing heavily.

Junia turned around and stared blankly at the other party, her eyes lit up little by little.

"That's great, Nia, Dad is here to pick you up." Gulihana said with a smile.

"dad!!!"

Junia threw herself into the opponent's arms all of a sudden, and cried out with a 'wow': "Younia is no longer picky eaters. Younia knows it's wrong. Don't abandon me"

"Sorry, I am late."

Ma Wei wrapped her arms tightly: "Let's go home."

Just two steps away, Ma Wei suddenly remembered something, stopped quickly, handed the paper bag in his hand to Gu Lihana, and said: "This is the honey candy I bought for the children. I am really troublesome to you all today." gone."

Gulihana took the paper bag and said with a smile: "It seems that you have made a decision, Father."

"Ah."

Ma Wei nodded: "This is what I want to do and should do."

"Looking forward to seeing you next Friday."

"Goodbye."

"Daddy, I want to eat honey candy too!"

"Shh I left some for you, and this."

Ma Wei took out a puppet bear the size of two palms in his coat pocket: "When I passed by the grocery store just now, I saw a little bear inside. Although it was made of rags, the inside The filling is also some stiff batting, but I think you'll like it."

"Thank you, Dad!" Junia grabbed the bear's arm and waved it vigorously, and said happily, "It must be painful to hit someone with this!"

"What did you say?" Mavi was stunned.

"It's nothing, Dad, what are we going to eat tonight, I'm so hungry."

"Mrs. Cecil must have supper ready for us."

Under the envious gaze of all the children, Mavi drifted away from Junia in his arms.

(End of this chapter)