In the dream, Raeleigh was calling for someone. Someone was holding her hand and she looked at that person. The person pushed Raeleigh to the ground, covering her with a wet quilt. Raeleigh wanted to look for the person, but then she fell into a coma.
By the time she woke up, no one was left. Everyone died in the fire.
Raeleigh opened her eyes and looked at Jepherson, who was holding her in his arms. She was sweating all over.
Jepherson's face was full of surprise.
The expression on his face became more and more solemn.
Raeleigh pushed him away. "Why are you hugging me?"
"You had a nightmare. You kept calling for someone. I don't know what happened." Jepherson wiped off her sweat with his sleeve. Raeleigh sat across from him and said, "It's nothing. It may have been because I was bullied. I was anxious in the dream, so I kept shouting."
After Raeleigh finished her words, she turned around and lay back on the ground. She curled her body into a ball and tucked herself in the quilt.
Jepherson went to the bathroom. When he came back, he lifted the quilt and went back to bed. He held Raeleigh from behind and tightened his arms on her waist. Then, he let his chin lean on Raeleigh's shoulder.
"Who is Arsel?" His voice was low. Raeleigh froze, clutching the quilt tightly. She remembered Arsel. In fact, he was just a guest, but...
Raeleigh did not answer his question. Instead, she fixed her eyes on the wall and said nothing more.
Raeleigh got up at six o'clock in the morning. She went outside before Jepherson even got up. Then, she walked to the yard of the orphanage and watched the kids playing around. The children came running towards her after noticing her presence.
"Let's play together, Miss." A little girl took Raeleigh's hand, tugging it. Raeleigh replied, "Okay, well play together."
"What's your name?"
"Raeleigh."
"What a nice name!"
"What about you? What's your name?"
"My name is Mimi. He's Lenore, and there's also
Nana and Arsel..."
Raeleigh paused for a moment, scanning the boy's features. "Your name is Arsel?"
Raeleigh knelt down and looked at the little boy, who was around five to six years old. The little boy smiled. He had a cute face.
Upon hearing Raeleigh's words, Arsel said, "My name is Arsel."
"Really?" Raeleigh stared at Arsel in a daze. She also had a friend named Arsel.
It was a pity that they had only met for a short period of time, leaving only a brief memory. He was gone because of the fire.
Raeleigh touched Arsel's little face, smiled at him and said, "You can go and play. I am going to wash my face."
"Okay, wash your face and come to us. Let's play together."
After that, the group of children left.
Raeleigh stood up from the ground. Thinking of their meeting, her memory took her back to the past.
Raeleigh still remembered that there were a lot of people that day when Arsel saw a girl standing at the door and eating cherries.
At that time, there were only some cherries, and there were a lot of children in the orphanage. Each person could only get six cherries, but they were content with having a chance to enjoy them.
It was such a waste and a pity to eat these juicy cherries, Raeleigh thought. Raeleigh stood at the door of the orphanage and looked outside, at the iron cast gates of the orphanage. Like many other children, Raeleigh was waiting for someone to pick her up at the door, hoping that her parents would come.
She stood among many children. Every one of them ate the cherries. Her mouth was puffed up, and she stood in the orphanage compound like a doll. She was very young. Although she was already ten years old, she was a head shorter than her peers. For some reason, she looked like a dwarf at first glance.
Everyone squeezed Raeleigh to the side. She had no choice but to stand at the side.
But at that time, a very dark and beautiful car passed by. They were all excited to see it, hoping that they would get adopted.
However, the car soon drove past. Just as all the children grew disappointed, the car turned back and came to a halt.
Two people got out of the car, a man and a woman. The woman smiled very beautifully, patted the little boy's face, and said, "Go ahead."
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