Again my life

Summer - the season of sudden rains or hot weather months has made air uncomfortable. However, it was a very expensive time to look at the red roses blooming in the trees. It is the children's season all over eager villages playing around the village covered with straw on long trails that go to the horizon. The childhood of the grace was that she was born and grew up in a poor village and separated from the neighborhoods. However, this land has nurtured Anna's soul purer with a slim appearance that few girls have.

The summer breeze gently blows the hair of Anna's hair up like a floating cloud. But Anna has had a long, admirable black hair that makes children crave. The girl's appearance seemed to be extremely attractive without one of them. Anna is a meaningful name that parents have given their dear child. It's a combination of peace like a song or a gentle beauty on their daughter's face. For people in a far-away place, peaceful life is the most precious gift God has given, without life too far from the luxury of being here.

The village where Anna's family lives in the remote mountains can also say that there is a lot of beautiful to see. But this is affect the lives of people. People feel happy when they accept " enough" will surely have a much more peaceful life.

Anna is the prettiest girl in the village. Next to her is Brian, a neighbor with her since she was five years old. Because they are the same ages, so close together from the time we first met. The people were looking forward to like a little bit of a fairy tale, maybe in the future, Brian and Anna will fall in love together.

Brian's family situation seems to be very well off. According to the people in the village, his family originally settled in England far away but unfortunately encountered some events, so they were forced to return to Vietnam for a while. However, why did such a rich family decide to live in a place completely isolated from the outside world like a small village, no one understands. Maybe it's because they're tired of the hustle and bustle of life in a foreign country or they need some quiet time to rest.

Although the new apartment here can't compare to any other place Brian has lived in, the house his family lives in is still relatively good. It was a relatively large house with a beautiful attic. The whole house is made of ironwood - a kind of wood with a rather expensive price. Because of that, the house also becomes cozy in the winter and cool in the sweltering summer. Compared with the locals here, the boy's house has extremely comfortable conditions because of some special amenities that the house possesses.

When night falls, the whole village is in darkness. From the gap in the window, a faint ray of light escaped. It is vague and fleeting, just like the human condition here. However, this does not mean that their life is dark, but simply because they are too deprived because the economy has not developed. If at night in the city with luxurious lights, here is just a scene like prehistoric times. With the eyes of a child born in a modern city like Brian, this place really shocked him.

That year, Brian turned five years old. It's been a few days since his family moved here, but Brian hasn't left his room half a step, he just locked himself in the house, engulfed in darkness with many fears, sometimes curled up. warm at night. That night, when Brian was tinkering with some basic letters under the dim lights, he heard a knock on the door. Out of habit, he stood up, walked slowly to the corner of the room, and gently pushed the door open. It was none other than his mother, she smiled and looked at her son:

"It's been a few days, are you feeling better?"

Brian lowered his head and sighed sadly.

"I don't feel well, or... shall we go back to the city?"

Brian's mother looked thoughtfully into the boy's eyes. It is true that a new environment has so many things that are completely different from the old days that her beloved child cannot soon adapt. But apparently, right now, this place is the only option she can give her child. She smiled and knelt down to pick up her son, her eyes suddenly bright as if containing a strong belief, and slowly said to him:

"We'll go, but it'll probably be a few years or until your dad can get the job done. Don't worry, your father is a very good person, I believe he will not let this good son sad. So, for the time being, will you stay here with me?"

Looking at the mother's eyes, Brian still understood what she had just said. Even though he was young, he was still an understanding child. Brian understands that his mother is also suffering the same thing as himself, so Brian also happily looks at his mother, trying to put on a forced smile:

"I get it..."

That statement was really reluctant. Because Brian still feels tired, but seeing his mother's more reassured face, he is also happier. His mother carefully put him down after holding him for a while, she happily said:

"You're going out, around seven o'clock in the evening, I'll take you to get acquainted with a few people here, anyway, if we just moved in, we should give them something, maybe some cake I made".

For a boy who was only five years old, his mother didn't really understand much of what his mother said, but even so, Brian happily nodded his head in agreement.

At night, the air here also becomes colder. Looking out the window, Brian could not see much because the outside was surrounded by dense fog. Originally a boy who was afraid of the cold, plus a few occasional gusts of wind, he just wanted to curl up in a warm room. However, he had broken a promise to his mother just now, and now he began to regret it.

At that moment, there was a strange noise behind the window. Brian was still clutching the stuffed bear, his face suddenly turned white, mixed with obvious anxiety. Trembling, he looked towards the door and said:

"Who's that?"

There was silence outside the door. After waiting for an hour, Brian gathered up the courage to step by step to the window with the intention of closing the window for peace of mind. He just kept holding the teddy bear tightly in one hand, and with the other he focused his attention on the door lock. Just a few more steps to reach the place when suddenly there was a sound like a knock on the door just like before. Brian used his hand to gently wipe a few drops of sweat on his face, trembling feet, step by step closer.

At this time, suddenly the door opened wide, from outside, a cat with pure white fur jumped out of the window and pounced on Brian. As a reflex, he really couldn't help but shout. Immediately, the door to the room opened, and his mother rushed in.

From an early age, Brian was raised very special by his parents. He's the kind of "warm boy" that the whole family cares about. Therefore, it is rare to step out of the house or gather with the children nearby. They think that if he lives like that, the boy's virtue will be affected. But unfortunately, from the time he was locked in a luxurious villa, he became difficult to approach, moreover, he had to silently face many fears, even gentle animals could threaten or made him scream.

The previous case was similar. Because it is rare for Brian to see cats with his own eyes, but if he does, it is also through a few programs that Brian watches on internet devices or docile imported cats in commercial centers. and rarely come into contact with them. What's more, right now, that obnoxious cat was lying right on his chest with a very friendly expression. His mother smiled and walked towards her son and gently patted his head, consoling:

"Don't be afraid, this is just a cat, it's very obedient and can't harm you so don't worry!"

But how could he control such a simple fear, Brian was afraid to step back to the door of the room and then quickly ran out of the room. His mother was also scared to chase after her son, holding a few paper bags of cakes in her hand.

As soon as the door of the house opened, Brian stopped because it was too cold outside. He mumbled: "Obviously it's summer but why is it so cold?... what kind of weird place is this..."

Seeing me mumbling to myself, she walked over and grabbed her son's hand and walked away. She whispered:

"Like you said, this place is nothing but quiet if you don't want to call it backward. However, in return, you will have a free and comfortable life many times more than before.Do you like that?"

Brian just walked back and pondered:

"But..."

She smiled and handed him a paper bag and said:

"There are no but two things, you will soon adapt to this place, I believe you."

Brian reluctantly listened to his mother's comforting words. For a moment, he tried to forget the previous story. Brian's feet step by step up the path. He suddenly had a strange feeling, like his feet were walking on floating clouds, sometimes it was very itchy like something was scratched. Brian was bewildered, as he walked, he raised his head and asked his mother:

"Down this road, something seems to be squeezing my leg, it hurts, mom..."

The boy's eyes were engulfed in the darkness, only the glittering tears in his eyes were bright, making his mother feel heartbroken. The road from childhood to adulthood was taken care of little by little, but did not expect that one day, her beloved child would have to live in such a bad place. She still walked step by step, gently wiped away her tears and said:

"Son, under our feet is a layer of straw that people dry, it easily makes your feet itchy. So can you carry me?"

Then she bent down slightly, carefully holding her child on her shoulder. Finished, both mother and daughter continue to go. The first time Brian was hugged by his mother, the feeling was indescribable. The surrounding is covered by the dark night, somewhere just echoing the chirping insects or the opaque white fog covering all the paths. Brian feels very warm, everything is peaceful and wonderful.

About a moment later, mother and daughter saw a few houses with flickering lights. His mother happily put him down and took his hand and walked in. The first house was a house that was roofed with straw. From the outside, no one would think it was a house because it was extremely dilapidated. Brian's mother called in:

"Hello, is anyone at home?"

As soon as the sentence was said, an old woman came out. It turned out that this was originally the house of a single old woman with white hair. She slowly asked:

"What's the matter?"

Brian's mother slowly gave her a small bag containing the cake and smiled:

"I just moved here, so I want to get to know everyone, and then I want to send you my homemade cake to eat!"

She was a bit surprised, looked around and said:

"Thank you, but it's not too soon, or you can just leave all the cakes here, I'll send them to everyone tomorrow."

Brian's mother nodded, didn't think much of it, but gave her all the remaining bags of cakes and bowed to her to leave. It is true that in the countryside, people are very busy during the day, so they usually rest early in the evening. That night, Brian slept alone in a wooden room. Everything in the room is designed quite neatly, looks very cozy. However, here the phone signal is very weak, it is difficult to use the phone. He had to sleep until morning.

The next morning, it was only five o'clock, but Brian was awakened by a shrill sound from outside. Feeling extremely annoyed, he sprang to his feet and pushed the window hard. The moment the door opened, the sun shone directly into his face, causing Brian to cover his face with his hand. His eyes opened slowly, everything outside was like a wonderful picture that Brian had seen on the phone or smart devices. The sound he heard was the bustling footsteps of the neighbors who were working in the fields. Just then, the door of the room opened, his mother came in, she asked in surprise:

"Son, you wake up so early! Get ready and go out for breakfast."

After saying that, she opened the door. Out of curiosity, Brian quietly walked downstairs, opened the door slightly and walked out. Before he could figure it out, in the distance, a cat jumped from nowhere and grabbed him, causing Brian to fall to the ground. He was originally afraid of animals like this, so he shouted. Brian looked up and saw that it was the unlucky cat he met in the room yesterday. In the distance, the figure of a girl about the same age as him ran up, running while shouting:

"Help me catch the cat!"

Looking back, that cat was hugging Brian, he mustered up the courage to pull it out and then kicked it hard. Immediately the cat ran into the bushes and disappeared in an instant.

Brian turned around and was shocked, this girl was staring at him, her face full of anger:

"You are so obnoxious! Today, I won't forgive you!"

In one chance, Brian saw with her own eyes whose really looked like. A petite girl with long shiny hair like the female lead of the story "cloudy-haired girl". Although she is young, she possesses all the features on her face that must be said to be excellent with a high nose, thin lips, and big round but black eyes. Even so, Brian didn't pay any attention to her, despite the girl calling her. As soon as he turned to the glass door, he noticed that his face was covered with the cat's scratches from earlier, and was still bleeding. Brian panicked, turned around, and shouted at him:

"Little girl, look at my face, did you know these scratches will turn into scars? Then what are you? Why are you shouting at me loudly? You have to pay the price!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Brian looked up at her, not only repenting but also laughing loudly, angrily looking at Brian:

"What? Are you kidding me? Apparently you're the one who kicked my "dog" and made it run away. Do you know how many days I struggled to find it? As for the scratch, it's so small that you can count on it, what a narrow-minded person!"

Brian couldn't believe what that little girl had just said, he glared, approached and tapped her forehead:

"A small spot? Are you crazy? If this scratch was in America, I'd have to run to the hospital right away, you know that?"

After saying that, Brian turned back and entered the house immediately. He told himself it was okay, ran into the kitchen to have breakfast with his mother. Seeing a slight scratch, my mother asked, but Lam Khang also told me to finish the story. But strangely, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. After eating, he pushed open the door and entered the reading room. It was not until he finished reading that he opened the door to go outside. The current time is around three o'clock. Outside, the sun was shining everywhere. Brian ran into the house, picked up an umbrella, and walked out. Covering the umbrella will help a bit. Brian walked step by step on the road covered with straw, he limped because he was not familiar with the terrain here. For some reason, every time he passed by, everyone looked at him with puzzled eyes. The weather is so beautiful today. The village road with old green trees shaded a cool space. On both sides of the road are purple flowers in full bloom. Everything here was exactly like the fairy tale he had read, only the reality was more brutal than the beautiful, dreamlike picture in the book.

The more he walked, the more strange he was, the more tired he felt, so Brian had to stop and rest. It was only then that he realized that he himself was going up a rather steep slope. Looking closely, he couldn't remember the way back. He accidentally looked at the hands of the clock and was even more shocked, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. He's forgetful, forgets the way he goes. A glimmer of hope flashed as he still carried his smartphone in his pocket. But ironically, this place does not have a signal that uses the phone. The map couldn't pinpoint the location, so he sat down helplessly. The sunset was slowly fading, the sweat on his forehead was flowing more and more from anxiety. Looking down the hill, there were three turns, a bewildered look was clearly visible on the boy's face. Watching the sunset fade away, the sun getting more and more creeping, Brian couldn't help but cry. Originally, Brian was only five years old, so getting lost is a very scary thing, worse than this place looking around is only full of trees, but no one can be seen.

Coincidentally, Anna also came down from the hill. Although the girl is only five years old, she already knows how to bring rice to her parents every day to work as a farm. Anna hand holds a cat with pure white fur, that is the unruly cat that has left a few scratches on Brian's face. She was leisurely walking down the hill when she heard a cry. As a reflex, she rushed over to find that the person was none other than the person that day, the one who made her struggle to find the cat. Anna smiled slightly and then walked down step by step, she stopped in front of his eyes, pretended to look away and asked:

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing someone calling, Brian slowly looked up. This was no longer the look of the arrogant human from before, but a look of despair instead. Brian didn't think much, but held her hand tightly:

"This! Take me home! Please, I'm scared..."

At first, Anna just wanted to tease him, but when she saw his scared expression, she nodded again. Brian happily stood up and took her hand. The two children walked slowly down the hill just as it was getting dark. The little sunlight in the sky finally gradually weakened and then disappeared. Instead, an opaque white mist covered all the paths. Brian asked while walking:

"Sorry about the morning, but what's your name?"

She smiled and replied:

"I am Anna. You're Brian, right?"

Brian was quite surprised, he did not know why the girl knew his name but did not want to ask again. Living in this place probably continued for a long time with Brian's family, if he was too lonely, it would be difficult to live, so he had to open up to Anna:

"So... Can we make friends?"

Being an extroverted girl, Anna happily nodded. In an instant, their conversation became more and more heated. On the road with the sound of insects chirping or the cold fog, the two of them suddenly became closer, the two children's laughter echoed throughout the road. In just a moment, Anna brought Brian to his house. As soon as they arrived, Anna saw Brian's mother standing in front of the door waiting, her face clearly showing concern:

"Brian, where did you go, but now you're back?"

Looking back, there was a little girl with extremely beautiful hair, a very lovely chubby face, and she wondered:

"Who is that girl?"

Lam Khang smiled and said to his mother:

"Yes, that's my friend. Her name is Anna. Next time I won't make you worry!"

She smiled at the two of them, happy that her son had a friend to talk to, she looked at Yue An affectionately:

"When you have free time, you come to my house to play, Brian has just moved here, so he don't have many friends yet!"

Polite music answers:

"Yes, I will visit often. Please, I have to go home now."

Mother and daughter stood watching her until the night mist obscured her vision. She turned in the direction of the house, gently pushed the door open, and stepped inside. If it's quite cold outside, just stepping inside makes everything incredibly warm. Perhaps because the fireplace in the corner is still working quite well. Because in the countryside, this fireplace is mainly used for burning wood. It's a little uncomfortable but it's pretty warm nonetheless. As soon as he entered the house, Brian returned to his room to change clothes and prepare to take a shower. This place is quite cold at night, so bathing late is easy to catch a cold, not good for health at all. After Brian finished bathing, his mother finished preparing dinner. Both mother and her son happily sat at the table, Brian just picked up the spoon when a phone call came. It was a strange number, but Brian was still reluctant to answer the phone:

"Yes, I'm Brian, who are you?"