The door to the room was simply closed tightly, and the thick curtains blocked the moonlight outside. It was bitingly cold in the air-conditioned room.
There was no light in the room. I simply took sleeping pills and fell into a hazy sleep.
The smell emanating from the pillow made Jian Yan feel a little panicked even while sleeping.
There seemed to be some noise outside, things were being dropped and smashed, women were crying, men were yelling...
One sound after another.
Jian Yan was tossing and turning in sweat, his hands clenched into fists, and his body was also trembling.
He dreamed of the unhappy memories from the past again, the kind of night that left him speechless.
"How did you become someone's mother?! You only got ninety-nine points in this simple test! You dropped one point, how did you educate me?!"
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."
"Why did Jian Yi fight with others?! He was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. It really disgraced the Jian family!"
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."
………………
In my memory, every time I quarreled and fought over this little thing, a trivial matter.
The small body was curled up beside the bed, staring blankly into the dark space.
He wanted to cover his ears, but the sound still came from the room.
"Mother……"
In the evening, when I came home from school, I usually liked to wait for my mother in the yard, but suddenly I couldn't see her.
He was a little scared and carefully walked into this eerie house for him.
The man turned his face sideways, and it was unclear what the meaning in his eyes was.
Then, he saw a person lying on the sofa in the living room with a peaceful face. When he came back, he didn't call his name, nor did he stand up from the sofa and hug him.
From that day on, his world became dark and no light could be seen anymore.