M —ary returned home and opened the door. Suddenly, she saw her mother who was sleeping on the sofa in the living room. Catherine crossed her arms and fell asleep on the sofa and didn't cover herself with the blanket.
Mary was heart-struck. She did not expect her mother to sleep on the sofa. It was still early Spring and is very cold here. Some tears are all hovering in her eyes. She hurriedly went into her bedroom and took out a blanket, cover her mother with it. But her mother was accidentally woken up.
Catherine opened her eyes in alarm and saw her face. She sat up with a stunned expression: "honey, why are you here? What time is it?"
"Mom, why are you sleeping on the sofa? "You haven't covered yourself with a blanket. You'll catch a cold easily." Mary suppressed the pain in her heart and asked her softly.
"Oh, I might have been too tired from work and fell asleep on the sofa as soon as I got home!" Catherine quickly explained with a smile.
Mary sighed lightly, and reprimanded: "No matter how tired you are, you have to go back to your bedroom to sleep. I'm not by your side right now, you should take care yourself!"
"Alright, don’t worry about me. Why are you back so late?" Catherine looked at her phone, it was almost 10 o'clock.
"Oh, I... I just need to go home and pick up some things that I need to use tomorrow! " Mary hurriedly lied.
"Is that so? "Then if you need anything in the future, just call me. I can help you send it over!" Catherine frowned, thinking that she must be tired to be back so late.
Mary suddenly felt like crying, and the feeling was extremely strong. She quickly turned her back and said, "Mom, I'm going to take a bath!"
Catherine was startled as she watched her quickly enter the bedroom.
Mary locked herself in the bathroom and leaned against the wall. Maybe she really grew up and began to understand the difficulty of being a single mother. Others might think that her mother had neglected her own child, but she knew that her mother had given her all her personal time since she was young, and she was even more demanding that one day she wouldn't be looked down upon because she was a child of a single family. She used to be indifferent to what others said, but now, why shouldn’t she bear it anymore?
Perhaps, she understood to feel sorry and care for her mother. Her mother truely did very well, and she didn't want anyone to say bad things about her mother, so she couldn't listen to a single word.
"Mary ..."
Catherine's voice came from outside the door. Mary was so frightened that she quickly turned on the water cage beside her, allowing the splashing water to cover the pain in her heart.
"Mary, are you alright?" Catherine was still very sensitive, she felt that her daughter was not well, thus, she was worried and came over to talk to her.
Mary hurriedly reached out her hand to cover her lips to prevent her choked voice from spilling out. The sound of the water was too loud, so Catherine had to stop shouting for her.
When Mary came out, she took a bath as well and washed her hair. The tears in her eyes were also held back.
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