Her ears rang.
The woman clenched her fists.
Her nails dug into her palms.
"...H-Haohao's hurt..."
Her mouth opened and closed for a long time before she finally managed to force out a few words.
"What?"
The woman's voice was too quiet.
The people above hadn't heard her.
No one paid you any mind.
Child's Dad patted Child's Mom heavily on the shoulder.
Even your voice was trembling a little.
"You should hurry up the mountain too."
"He fell right before my eyes..."
But you felt a little more at ease.
For the first time, she felt a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment toward the countryside where she had grown up.
They didn't want to push their child too hard either.
They told the child that many things weren't as frightening as he imagined...
The woman shouted.
She clutched the front of her shirt.
The weight on the man's heart finally lifted.
"I want to go too..."
The man immediately noticed the change in the child's expression. She hurriedly reached out and hugged the child.
"Haohao."
They had been doing their best to encourage the child to be braver...
"Why did he suddenly..."
How could I... forget?
"You scared Mom to death..."
"Mom's okay."
Big Brother, Sister-in-Law, younger brother, younger sister-in-law, and the other relatives who had heard the news all left after checking on him.
Thinking of the fright and fear she'd felt that day, the woman reached out and hugged the child.
"Haohao's a lucky boy. He'll definitely be fine."
So give me a little more time, and I'll have the courage to face those memories...
It had been so long...
He was always jumpy and on edge.
She silently comforted Child's Mom.
No one answered the phone.
She had neither the time nor