Amanda Smith's fingers trembled with excitement as she looked at Mrs. Johnson and nodded, "I know."
This was her only chance to escape, and she would not give up.
After Mrs. Johnson had said these words, her whole body softened due to tension and fear. She leaned against the corner of the wall, breathed out slowly, and turned her head towards Amanda Smith, "Since you are going to leave, for these next two days, just be nicer to Samuel." Her voice carried a trace of maternal affection as she spoke about her son, her eyes lowered as she whispered, "He has been looking for you all these years, he really... misses you. I know you won't believe me, but... but if you had seen everything, you would know just how much he cares about you."
