Chapter 18 Seventeen, the day of the assembly

In the end, I decided to wrap the bottle containing Mr. S in a handkerchief and take it to school. "It doesn't matter if you can't see anything?" "That's nothing, just don't drop me on the ground." "I'm careful. But what about Meixiang?" Just as I was talking, my mother walked up the stairs. "Xiao Meixiang, good morning! Mom puts fragrant hot milk in Baby Doremi's cup..." Mom stopped at the door, looking back and forth at Meixiang and me. "You, don't you want to take her with you!" I silently shook my head and held the bottle containing Mr. S tightly.After quickly winking at Mika, I walked out of the room.When I went down the stairs, my mother's singing voice came from behind me.

"Xiao Meixiang's brother, there is something wrong here. Xiao Meixiang must not become like her brother." "It's Mr. Daofu's mother who has the problem?" Mr. S said in a low voice.I didn't say anything and changed my shoes at the entrance.As soon as I put my toes in, I felt something was wrong.I pulled out my foot and took a look, and found that there was a ball of paper in the shoe, and the sock was sticky and sticky, which looked like snot no matter what. "Coincidence, coincidence." As I said that, I took off my shoes and put them aside, and then took out the sneakers I was wearing before from the shoe cabinet.Although it feels a bit tight, but loosen the laces, you can still wear it.

"Mr. Daofu, what is that? That small white basin?" Mr. S seemed to have noticed a small white plastic basin deep in the shoe cabinet, so he asked me curiously. "Why put it in the shoe cabinet? There is only soil, and there seems to be no plants..." "That's rubbish, too. Just rubbish." When I left the house, a cool wind blew in front of me.It's been a long time since I went out early in the morning, I always feel a little fresh, and my mood is much better.I was walking on the sun-baked asphalt road and looked up at the clear blue sky. There were large cumulonimbus clouds floating in the distance, exactly the same as the photo on the page of "The World of Clouds" in the science textbook.

"So that plywood cloud won't work? The one that was going to be used at the play." "Oh, you said that cloud." "I have become like this. I always feel sorry for you, Mr. Dao. The partner who cooperated with me is just gone. But this year's show will probably be ruined." As soon as the summer vacation is over, all the fourth grades will have a play party.It was sponsored by Mr. Iwamura, the advisor of the drama department.Everyone draws lots and performs their plays in the gymnasium.Mr. S and I were put in a group.In fact, I hate the drama society deeply, but I just try not to show this emotion.That's why S-kun is still apologetic to me.

"Mr. S, you don't need to be so concerned. Uh-yes, I ran out in a panic, it's still early, what should I do?" "Exactly. I wanted you to take me somewhere before going to school." Mr. S smiled shyly. "—I, want to see my mother." I thought at the time, thank goodness I got out of the house early. Mr. S's father has passed away, and he has lived with his mother since he was a child.Mr. S separated from his mother after the accident that day, and now he must miss his mother very much. "Then go. If you arrive at school too early, it will be bad if you meet Iwamura-sensei in a place where there are few people. Let's go see your mother first."

"But it's just to see, but I can't actually talk. My mother would definitely pass out if she saw me like this. She has always hated bugs." "But if she knows it's Mr. S, she won't be afraid. Let me tell her." "No, no, absolutely not!" Mr. S laughed a few times. "Even if she is a mother, she can't accept what her child has become." Although he was laughing all the time, Mr. S's voice still couldn't hide his sadness. "—Speaking of which, how is Mr. S's mother doing now?" I never thought about it.After the accident that day, I always thought Mr. S's mother would come to my house to ask me about the situation, but so far she hasn't.

"Do you think Mr. S is dead?" "Well, maybe I'm expecting that I'm still alive, after all, I haven't seen a dead body yet. That's what mothers do." Inadvertently we stopped talking.I walked forward silently with my head down. Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind.It's best not to let Mr. S's mother see me.Maybe Mr. S's mother doesn't want to see me at all—— Always felt so.Just as I was about to express this idea, Mr. S’s happy voice came from the handkerchief: “I’m about to see my mother, and I still miss her very much. Maybe I’ll cry. I really want to tell her Talk. Well, it's not even two weeks. Wahaha."

As soon as I stepped onto the path beside the bamboo bushes, I heard Daji's violent barking in front of me. "Mr. S, listen, Daji is calling!" "Really! Is anyone here? Could it be..." I just stood there, looking ahead for a while.The path among the bamboo bushes bends to the right at a strange angle, so I can't see Mr. S's house from here. "Go and have a look." The sound of the wind blowing bamboo leaves on the left and right came to my ears from time to time. I walked slowly along the path. After walking for about 30 seconds, I saw the gate of Mr. S's house.There was a man standing with his back to me at the door.

"Mr. Dao, who is there?" Mr. S asked in a low voice.I also replied in a low voice, "A man. You can't tell who it is from the back, but it's definitely not Iwamura-sensei." "Hey, take this handkerchief away and let me see it. Maybe it's someone I know." When I unwrapped the handkerchief, I suddenly heard a scream.I raised my head hastily. "What's wrong? Mr. Daofu, what the hell... ah! Hey, hey! Don't shake!" I ran over immediately.Rided by Daji, the one who fell to the ground and yelled loudly was an old man in gray overalls, who seemed to have been attacked as soon as he entered the door.I rushed into the yard, grabbed my grandfather's hand and pulled it out desperately.Daji turned and rushed towards me, I raised my fist as if to fight back, Daji snorted and backed away.I pulled the old man with all my strength, and finally pulled the old man to a place where even if the rope around Dae-gil's neck was tightened, he couldn't reach it.

The old man rolled his eyes, looked at Daji, then at me, panting heavily. "Daji's vigilance is really strong." I said. "Ah, that dog...is called Daji..." The old man was still out of breath. With a bang, Daji rushed towards the old man again, regardless of the rope tied around his neck, his paws jumped wildly on the ground, and was dragged back by the rope again. "It can really bite... This dog..." "It's all right here, the rope is on the stake." However, when I glanced at the stakes, I was terrified.Because every time Daji jumps, the part of the pile exposed to the ground becomes longer.

"It's coming out..." Before I could finish my words, the stake was completely pulled out and flew into the air.Daji bowed his body again, assuming he was ready to attack. "Stop!" The door of the entrance was opened from the inside, and there was a scolding sound from inside, it was Mr. S's mother.Daji looked over there, and made a "gulu gulu" sound from his mouth. Mr. S's mother grabbed Daji's collar with her left hand, returned the pulled out stake at her feet with her right hand, picked up a fist-sized stone and smashed the stake down.Then he looked over at me. "It's a Dolph..." The cheeks are thin, and it can be seen that Mr. S's mother is struggling, and the squinted eyes like Mr. S are trembling slightly. "Good morning!" I bowed first. Mr. S's mother responded with an extremely complicated expression, as if she wanted to smile, but was stopped by an inexplicable and extremely powerful emotion. "Ah, what is it..." The old man stood up slowly, arched his body, and slapped the dust on his buttocks. "Oh, I'm really sorry. Our dog scared you..." Mr. S's mother seemed to have just recovered, and walked up to the grandfather and said.The old man smiled softly. "Oh, it's okay, it's all my fault. I have such a powerful dog in your house and I came in unprepared..." "Your clothes are all dirty..." "Clothes? Ah, this one. It's all right. I haven't washed it for many days." While watching the two of them talking, I adjusted the handkerchief that wrapped the bottle, revealing a small area so Mr. S could see the outside. "Uh, you are Mr. Daofu..." Mr. S's mother looked at me suspiciously, and then at the old man. "Ah, no, no, I'm Furose who lives nearby. I live across from the oak forest in front of your house. This kid helped me just now." Mr. S's mother looked at me and said "Thank you." Then It is a tiny sound that is barely audible. "Then, Mr. Furuse, what do you want to come to my house..." "Oh, actually, it's..." The old man was at a loss for words for a while, and finally he only said "it's about your son". Mr. S's mother pressed her lips tightly, and stood there with the grandfather in silence.I think it's probably because of my presence. "I have to go to school." "Mr. Daofu—" I was about to turn around and leave when Mr. S's mother stopped me.I turned around and looked up at her face.The thin lips, which were very similar to Mr. S, opened slightly as if to say something, but finally closed. Mr. S's mother just looked at me like this, full of sadness.Slowly shook his head. I left Mr. S's house, and for some reason, I felt extremely depressed. "Mr. Dao, just now you opened the handkerchief for me, thank you." In the sound of the wind blowing bamboo leaves, I heard Mr. S say. "Thanks to you, I finally got to see my mother. Just for a while." "Miss your mother very much?" "Well, of course..." It seems a little embarrassed, Mr. S's voice is very shy. "Mr. S, who is that old man?" "Ah? Oh, it's the old man I mentioned. Every morning at eight o'clock, I go to the oak forest to check which one is in the box." "It's him, his waist is bent really badly. ——Then what is the old man doing at Mr. S's house? It seems that he wants to tell your mother about you. Ah! Could it be that he came to tell your mother that after you He saw Iwamura-sensei in the oak forest the morning he was killed?" "I thought so too. It would be nice if that was the case, but..." "However, why did you tell Mr. S's mother about this? Why didn't you call the police?" "Yeah, why? I can't figure it out. Maybe I've told the police. If it goes well, maybe we won't have to sneak into Mr. Iwamura's house. If the police take action, we won't have to take risks." .” I nodded vigorously.It would be great if that was the case. "But, that guy Daji was screaming really hard just now!" Mr. S said in bewilderment. "It's not just yelling, it's all rushing towards the old man. It's really dangerous if I don't help." "Ah? Really? I heard a loud noise outside the bottle just now—that guy Daji, I'm gone, and his personality has become irritable, and he's about to fail!" Turning into a T-junction and entering the oak forest, I began to see figures of other students one after another.I looked up at the big clock tower in the children's park, and it was exactly ten minutes before the assembly time. "It would be interesting to be reincarnated as a puppy and play with Dae-gil. At that time, it would be nice if I told God not to become a spider and become a puppy..." "god?" "Ah, sorry. Didn't tell you." "Mr. S, have you seen God?" "Well. However, it can't be said to be a real god, it is the sunflower." The more I listened, the more confused I became. "That day, the last thing I saw was sunflowers." Mr. S's voice was full of nostalgia for that day. "You know, there are a lot of sunflowers in the yard of my house. It is directly opposite the Japanese room where I died. My yard faces north, so the sunflowers are all facing the direction of the house. When I was hung up by Mr. Iwamura that day, Just facing those sunflowers. The moment I lost consciousness, those sunflowers were even more vivid in my eyes..." I didn't say a word, just quietly listening to Mr. S's words. "In the darkened vision... so dazzling, it's like a god. I made a wish to it when I was about to die. I begged it to stop making me a human if it was reincarnated. Human beings are too I hate it. I like spiders, it’s best to become a spider. Of course, I can’t speak out at that time.” Every word Mr. S said was like a broken ice cube, which made my heart ache. Suddenly cold. "Humans hate..." "That's the way it is. My life is being ignored at school, going home, eating, sleeping, going to school, being ignored, going home—that's all." After finishing speaking, Mr. S repeated, "That's all." "In the end, I was strangled to death, and even the body was taken away-but I didn't know that the body would be taken away at the time." We walked to the school gate.