"Why?"
"There's no reason. You have your own father and mother. So, even if you really like me, I can't be your mother." She puckered her mouth, "If your mother knows your idea, she will be very sad!"
"My mother won't be sad!" The little boy was unconvinced and said, "She is too busy. I have never seen her in my life. I just saw her in the photos. Her smile is beautiful. But..."
Saying this, he suddenly turned to look at Evelyn, "Aunt, do you think I'm good-looking?"
"Yeah." He had a white and tender face, big eyes, cute nose and mouth, looking exactly adorable. Many girls would definitely be obsessed with him when he grew up.
However, why did he say that he had never seen his mother? Even if the parents of some ordinary families had to leave their hometowns and work in big cities, they would at least go home once every two years. Moreover, the boy dressed so well and he did not look like a child from an ordinary family at all.
Could it be that his mother had divorced his father?
"Really?" The little boy frowned and then lowered his head, "Then why my mother never came to see me? The children in kindergarten all laughed at me because I don't have a father and mother. Today, the fat boy in our class laughed at me again, so..."
Evelyn immediately understood what he meant, "So, you're unhappy and ran out without telling your family?"
"Mmm."
"Well..." She suddenly didn't know what to say.
Children's minds were very sensitive. Sometimes, they could even understand the meaning of a glance, let alone be laughed at by a friend of the same age. At that time, he must be very sad, right?
"What about your father? Has he ever come to see you?"
Speaking of his father, the little boy's eyes were full of admiration, "My father is very busy because he has to be a great hero of many people, so he can't come to see me."
"Your father is so amazing!"
"Of course!"
"Well, so, this is a very good thing, isn't it? They are all busy with their own business. Maybe they can't always be with you because of their work, and they can't even often come to see you. But you are the son of a hero! That's so awesome, right?" Evelyn reached out and touched his furry little head, "Your classmates don't know about these things, so we don't have to care about what they think."
Saying this, Evelyn sighed, "Look at me. I'm not always happy, either. Sometimes I would also be misunderstood or laughed at. If I had the same idea as you, wouldn't I have been angered to death along ago?" Just like that day, she was in a bad mood. After she came out to dance in the square, those unhappy thoughts had all gone with the wind.
"What you said makes sense." The little boy nodded.
Evelyn smiled, "Certainly!"
"Alas, my grandparents don't want to talk to me like this. I know they're very worried when I run away from home. Every time, my grandmother cries. But as long as I'm found, she'll act as if nothing has happened and tell me that everything is all alright."
"He is indeed a spoiled child!" Evelyn sighed in heart.
"This improves that your grandparents are very kind to you."
"But I don't want such kindness."
Evelyn raised her eyebrows, "You little mischievous boy, do you know that you would be beaten severely if you were in an ordinary family? You really don't know how lucky you are."
As soon as she finished her words, the little boy sighed like an adult, "You are not me, and you don't know my bitterness at all."
Evelyn was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. She was so amused that she even burst into tears, "Do you know what bitterness is?"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: I Only Want You