The sanitation aunt smiled as if she was covering something up.
"I did not see……"
…
boy:……
He turned to look at the gray-haired girl on the maple tree.
…
The girl's gray eyes looked at him quietly.
No words.
The bright red maple leaves dance in the wind.
The face of the gray-haired girl is looming.
…
"I'm not human."
…
This sentence suddenly appeared in the boy's mind.
The boy was stunned.
…
The boy's hands suddenly tightened.
His heart is beating very fast.
faster and faster.
It's getting louder and louder.
He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and knocked on his chest.
The dull sound was completely covered up by the heartbeat in my ears.
…
The sanitation aunt was startled by the boy's sudden behavior.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Okay, why are you knocking yourself?"
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
The sanitation aunt looked at the boy with concern.
…
"fine."
The boy sneered.
"I just suddenly felt a little tight in my chest."
…
"Chest tightness?"
The sanitation aunt suddenly became anxious when she heard these two words.
"Why is your chest tight?"
"How are you?"
"Should I send you to a nearby health center?"
"Before-"
"Aunt."
The boy hurriedly interrupted the sanitation aunt's incessant questioning.
A smile appeared on his face.
"I'm fine."
"I just suddenly felt uncomfortable."
"It's okay now."
…
"real?"
The sanitation aunt carefully observed the child's face.
It seems... there is nothing unusual...
…
"real."
The boy nodded.
"Auntie, thank you."
"I'm really fine."
"I'll just rest here for a while."
Seeing that the sanitation aunt still didn't look completely reassured, the boy continued.
"My home is in the neighborhood next door."
"I'll go back later."
…
"oh oh."
The sanitation aunt did not doubt the boy's words.
Even if the boy didn't say anything, she also knew that the boy's home must not be far from here, in the nearby community.
After all, this park is not a very good park.
Except for people who live nearby and occasionally come here because of the convenience and distance, why would anyone else come here specifically to such a small park?
Sometimes when she was cleaning, she felt like it was an abandoned park.
However, she comes here to clean the house every day, so she has some feelings for this park.
She doesn't want the park to be abandoned.
If possible, she hopes that the relevant departments can renovate the park.
This way everyone will definitely be more willing to come here.
There are more people.
The related operations of the park will certainly follow suit.
The park will get better and better.
…
In fact, this park is not without its merits.
Come here in the summer because the lake in the park is quite large and the air will be cooler.
Come here in autumn, right now...
Here.
The sanitation aunt glanced at the maple tree behind the boy.
This maple tree is really growing well.
The leaves are bright and beautiful in color.
It's a pity that there is only one.
Otherwise, this park will probably become a good place to enjoy maple leaves in autumn.
…
"OK."
The sanitation aunt looked away.
She smiled at the boy.
"Then you should pay more attention to yourself."
"I'm going to work."
The sanitation aunt slightly raised the broom in her hand.
The area she is responsible for is not just this park.
…
"Rest for a while before leaving."
"Go slower on the way back."
"Do not worry."
The sanitation aunt gave the boy a few more words of earnest advice, then waved to the boy and left.
…
Watching the figure of the sanitation aunt walking further and further away, until she disappeared from his sight...
The boy exhaled slowly.
fortunately……
Before he hit his chest with his hand, he had no idea...
This move solved his dilemma to a certain extent.
otherwise……
How was he going to explain to the sanitation aunt that there was indeed a girl in the maple tree?
She is also a girl with gray hair and gray eyes who claims to be not human.
…
The boy was fortunate that the sanitation aunt was distracted by his actions and forgot to ask about the matter.
Thinking of the subtle change in the sanitation aunt's expression just now, the boy felt uncontrollably filled with panic.
It covered his heart like a spider web.
Tighten slowly.
Threads gradually became embedded in his heart.
Every breath he took brought out a little pain.
…
"Huh~"
The boy pressed his chest hard.
He slowly and laboriously exhaled a breath.
He wanted to look at the maple tree.
But as if he remembered something, he turned his head and looked around.
…
nobody.
Only him.
…
The boy finally looked at the girl with gray hair.
"you……"
"Just now……"
"she……"
The boy pursed his lips in annoyance.
He feels very strange now.
I can't describe the specific feeling.
It is a feeling similar to floating in mid-air, with no anchor and no support.
Somewhat flustered.
There was also some suffocation.
…
The boy took several deep breaths in succession.
He reached out and pinched the flesh on the back of his hand.
The sudden pain temporarily made his thoughts smoother.
"you……"
"..."
The boy tried to adjust his emotions.
Don't be impatient.
Speak slowly.
He calmed down his anger soothingly.
…
"She... that aunt..."
The boy weighed his words carefully and carefully.
"Just now...why didn't she see you?"
As the words continued, the boy's voice became softer and softer.
He doesn't even know what he is worried about?
…
"She can't see me."
The gray-haired girl answered lightly.
…
After waiting for a while, the boy found that there was nothing more to say and couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Why?"
"Why can't she see you?"
"you……"
Isn't it right here?
It's right in front of you.
Why can't I see it?
The boy really didn't understand.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes...
He could clearly see the performance of the sanitation aunt just now...
They are all real reactions.
He could not find a more reasonable reason to explain the sanitation aunt's behavior.