Chapter 2 Meeting the Mo family 1

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Her eyes fluttered open and what met her gaze first was the purple ceiling overhead her. She groaned in discomfort as she tried to sit up.

"Sit down" a voice rang beside her and she looked back to see a middle aged woman seated. She had a gentle smile on her lips as she procured a bowl of porridge and handed it to her

Mo Xin Er's eyes gleamed as she looked at the food but she still vigilantly eyed the woman before collecting the bowl. With shaky fingers, she lifted the spoon and began to eat. She gobbled the food in a hurry and choked, coughing. The woman smiled lightly, raising a cup of water to her and patted her back.

"How is it?" she heard after emptying the bowl and burping. It was only then she realised she had been eating unculturedly.

Blushing with embarrassment, she whispered in a low voice "It was good, thanks!!"

"Good. You should eat more when I cook dinner, okay? A girl shouldn't be so lean."

"Thank you, ....." she trailed off and it was only then she realised, she didn't know the woman's name.

"It's Mrs Mo."

"Thank you, Mrs Mo"

"What is your name, little girl?"

"Mo Xin Er"

"Xin Er. It's a beautiful name. Rest well. My husband went out but he'll soon be back. He was the one who saw you passed out on the street."

"Ah, I..."

"You should rest. He will come over once he returns from work."

"Thank you so much, Mrs Mo. I appreciate it"

"No..no problem. I'll go now."

Twenty minutes later, she was sitting on a sofa in the living room with the television turned on after being persuaded by Mrs Mo. It was at this moment, she could look around the house. It was a fairly good modern apartment compared to the dilapidated house she had lived with her mother. Moreover, it had an homely feeling. A woman scarf was hanging on the armrest. A man's shoe was lying side by side in a corner of the room. And then, a gaming console was on the center table. It seemed it was a family of three and they had a son who was a teenager.

She sighed and shut her eyes. She had promised and nothing could stop her from getting revenge for her dead mother. Her eyes reopened however there was no warmth in there anymore. It was glassy cold!!

"Mom, where is my gaming console? You can't just keep seizing it. Okay, I promise I won't go there anymore" she heard a male voice coming nearer to the living room. Must be their son. Soon enough, a boy came stumbling in and she couldn't help but squint her eyes. They were of the same age!!

He seemed to notice the presence of a stranger and mouthed an 'oh' before scuttling to her side. As she looked at the boy who seemed to be the chatty type, she suddenly had a bad premonition.