Chapter 47
Memories and souvenir
Sam was happy that Nhan Nghia had propose failed at the reunion ceremony, but he did not forget his responsibility to Hanna. There were many dangers every day enclosure she, he could not be with her 24 hours a day because younger brother had to help his mother take care of older brother. But if he was careless, what happened today would happen again.
The danger was temporarily cleaned up, he was worried that if he protected his sister-in-law, his eldest sister and her daughter would be traumatized. The red thread was still entangled with dept fate love which made Sam crazy.
Huge looked at Sam who was thinking about something but was hesitant. The father waited for Hanna to walk past Sam for a while before leaning over to his son's ear and whispered:
"Tsk, it's not that the statue and the flower haven't met yet. The flower doesn't understand the statue's heart yet, the statue feels the flower's heart for someone. They are still very normal to each other. What's more, sooner or later everyone must face this ironic fate. Why do you have a twisted brain and cause headaches? So solve it thoroughly, because if you still hesitate, your future sister-in-law will be hurt, you will have no time to regret it!"
In recent times, he spent all thoughts on the tumultuous love story and forgot his personality of doing whatever he wanted without considering. Sam patted his head and blamed himself for being as sentimental as a woman. He no longer hesitated but ran forward and hi hi ask for Hanna to take a photo with him. She smiled happily to agree.
Sam was laughing suddenly became serious. Hanna frowned at this strange attitude. Sam was determined to do it at all costs. He still hesitated for a moment before speaking:
- Sis, I will post this photo on my personal homepage and announce to the world that you are my future sister-in-law!
The smile on Hanna's lips turned off, and the budding joy suddenly disappeared under the fear of Internet gossip, because the virtual life herd could not be compared with the "social" monsters in real life. Once she publicly admitted who she was, her personal life would be turned upside down, and then controversy gossip would riot up someone's family in her heart, her bestie's private life would also be scrutinized.
The shackles of "reputation" will turned her into a puppet again, and the family of "happy people" has once again locked her in the cage of "face". People who value face more than life will tie her up for life, strangle her emotions, deprive her of everything in order to preserve the dignity and reputation of the family. No matter how much the "sad person" fight for her, the cruel family still cuts off their flesh and blood, is cold and ruthless to relatives, lets protect The Sun country person honor.
She will have to continue living the life of the one who turned her into a puppet.
Hanna was afraid of the prospect of living as a clone of someone else for the rest of her life. Fear tightened the shackles that bound her emotions into panic, locked her mind into a cage bewildered.
Flowers could no longer emit fragrance because of "someone". Girl would no longer come in a perfect dream, but would become a nightmare for the people she cared about. Hanna fell directly from heaven to hell, she murmured like a madman:
- No, don't... please... don't... do that…
She snatched the phone from Sam and immediately deleted the photo she had just taken. Sam and his father were shocked and could not understand her overreaction. In stark contrast to her usual elegant manner, her face was purple and red with resentful, and her expression turned pale with anger and she was afraid of light, like someone who had been imprisoned in a dark room for a long time.
Sam gently held her hand, asked warmly, she was startle pushed Sam. He couldn't believe that she was so fiercely to him, as if he was the one who locked her in cage. The shock made Sam not know how to deal with it. Huge saw Hanna avoiding the gloomy light, holding her chest and breathing rapidly as if she was suffocated causing father to panic and rushed stop that kind of fear.
The countless images that loomed in the dark fantasy still disturbed her mind. Each picture was a fragment of a horrible memory: the strict family judged every word, her parents forced her from gait to posture, no matter small or big things, no matter common rules or solemn etiquette, from infancy to adulthood, she was bound by her parents to everything that was considered the standard of oriental women. No matter how happy or sad the daughter was, it didn't matter, her parents forced her to continue living the life set by the family default.
She must make puppets just like her parents were pulled by the strings of her grandparents, the puppet father and puppet mother do not complain, performing the "noble" dance day and night, sadly, can not satisfy those obsessed with perfection.
That kind of sadness pours all obsessions on pure flower, the flower must be perfect to make up for the time when the parents lost their youth and self. The flower must be beautiful spotless to cover up the shortcomings of the person who gave birth to her.
The suppression reached its climax when she made a mistake, her family was immediately cruel, sarcastic, and harshly criticized. Countless drops of water caused the glass to overflow. She struggled against the lifestyle of satisfying the world, was immediately placed under house arrest.
The punishers were all members of the family, those who lived for etiquette and died for honor, cruelly leaving her in a dark and damp room. Except for the flickering streaks of the short-circuit lights, she was left with only darkness and rats for company.
Each fragment of memory cut into her heart which was in so much wrenching pain. The flashing light of the high-voltage lamp continuously poured panic into Hanna's subconscious.
Everything was blurry in her tearful eyes. There were two pieces of light and dark hidden between the illusions. Countless images from the past overlapped causing her to body shrinks in fear. She confused stared blankly at a huge figure blocking out the mess.
Without words or gentle comfort, the towering shadow stood still, but quietly stopped the torture of fear in to her spirit. The shadow silently expressed all his emotions to her. That sad countenance, that bitter sight line was the love a father has for his daughter. She had never felt such emotions from biological father.
The pure flower could not and did not want to suppress its fragrance. She had to feel how peaceful she was in father's heart, she had to fully feel that affection. The daughter hugged the father who did not give birth to her, cried like a baby. The warmth fatherly love made the memories shattered in the sad cry, the bitterness became sweet in the gentle embrace of the great father.
Huge was stunned by this sudden intense emotion and could not fully understand Hanna's mood. Fathers are not good at grasping affection psychology. He smiled sadly and gently stroked her hair - the flower no longer came from dreams, from now on, she is the offspring of his family.
Sam kept calling out, but his sister-in-law didn't respond, he panicked and shook her body and patted her cheek:
- Sister, calm down and don't scare me. My father and I will protect you. No one will dare to harm you anymore!
Sam was so scared that she trembled all over and repeated it many times. This sentence reminded her of a dear voice. At that time, that person was also afraid and help her calm down just like Sam. That person was her spiritual support, so she could stay strong until now. Today, thanks to the care and protection of her dearness, she can get rid of the dark past and move towards a bright future.
Even if the world collapses, she still has a family.
She is not alone, that roof will shield and protect her.
The flower shyly left her father's arms. She wiped her tears and smiled at Sam:
- Let's take another photo!
Sam was confused not understanding. His sister-in-law was mentally unstable just now like she was suffering from depression, but now she was smiling brighter than a flower in spring. Her smile was peaceful and no longer troubled by troubles. In just a few minutes, it was like two different people make Sam was ambiguous, look without blinking her, and then staring at his father. His father smiled softly at him, as if:
"The most important thing is that your sister-in-law has calmed down. Why are you suspicious, son? Everything let's figure it out later!"
Sam looked at the old man as if to say:
"Sister-in-law is really calm, but why is she so strange!"
The old father shrugged his shoulders in surrender to a question he also wanted to know the answer to. Sam was disorient by the way his father answered "God knows what", but his relatives didn't want to reveal it yet, trying to find out was useless. This matter was just like his mother hiding brother's shocking secret, he had to be patient and wait for his sister-in-law to open up.
The important thing was that his sister-in-law was stable, now he had to do what he wanted to do. Everything would be decided later. Sam then took a photo with Hanna and posted the photo on his personal page with the caption:
"Sam and sister-in-law!"
Hanna blushed shyly and bowed her head to say goodbye to the father and son. Sam and his father laughed when her awkwardly going to the dormitory. Hanna arrived safely at the apartment, and the two returned to the hospital.
Hanna ran into the room to see the condition of her best friend, touched her forehead, and felt hot, her skin was red, and she was sweating, and her breathing was humming looked at Hanna. She quickly took off all the patient's clothes, dried her body, changed her pants and clothes, and helped her best friend relieve the cold, applying cold towels.
- Did you eat anything?
Her bestie nodded lazily:
- I ate a bowl of rice and took a shower, have a cold bedridden, haven't taken any medicine yet!
Hanna went to the kitchen to cook egg, green onion and purple perilla, took the plate with the porridge bowl, blew on it to cool it down, and helped her friend stand up and leaned against a pile of blankets and pillows. Her friend frowned and said her mouth was bitter. Hanna forced her to eat all the porridge, and then took medicine from the medical cabinet. Friend took the medicine and rested. The situation was temporarily stable, she find around the room, but couldn't see souvenir.
Hanna was freeze, blaming herself for being distracted. The souvenir was the only thing that connected her spirit to the "sad person", she had never been far away from it. With it by her side, she felt safe, just like she was protected by Sam and his father. Now, that memento was no longer by her side for her to confide her secret feelings.
She always confides with the "sad person" and the souvenir that carry the souls of her relatives in her hometown. The flowers reeling in the storm, peaceful bringing her a family home, not long ago reaching out for dreams and hopes, but nightmares was surrounded her.
Hanna lowered her head and cried, blaming herself that once again she could not be completely happy when she was the one who lost her "faith". The flowers talked to themselves, the tears of shame for the "sad people" had tighten out a bitter voice:
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
The first time saw strong friend crying out in grief, Rose Tu Le - intimacy sisters frowned and rubbed their eyes, looking to see if had misunderstood. After making sure that she was not dazzled enough to see the flowers turn into a storm, the friend smacking lips, smacking tongue, exhaled, and took out the necklace from under the pillow and gave it to Hanna.
Hanna was happy, as if "someone" had woken up, hurried watch photo a short and small boy and a chubby little girl joking happily. Turning the other side, she saw the two children who had grown up and put their arms around each other's shoulders.
The boy was tall and big enough to carry her on his back without fear of falling, his shoulders were broad enough for her to lean on every time she was sad and cried silently, his arms were strong enough to protect her from all dangers. His violent temper and unyielding will were enough to be her spiritual support. Hanna kissed the pendant gently, tenderly to admire her "faith".
Rose tilted her head to watch her best friend tenderly caressing the souvenir, her eyes wet with tears and her smile bright. The indescribable joy made Rose feel that Hanna was reuniting with that person in flesh and blood, not hugging a photo.
Rose raised her lips at this beyond necessary attitude, wrinkled her chin, blinked at her bestie, as if she wanted to say cheesy like cairojess once again. She exhaled and spoke aimlessly with a teasing voice:
- Tsk, you've been sleepless again in the past few days. Pity you so much ah, I mixed sleeping pills in your drink to let you rest recuperate which continue be your shadow beside your husband, conveniently hide the necklace to tease you for fun! Who knew you were so worried about someone that you lost the feeling of the souvenir no longer on your neck!
Hanna blushed at the words "shadow beside husband" and distracted friend by knocking on her head:
- I am sulking. From now on, best friend will take care of her own body!
Rose remained matter-of-factly, sleepy eyes, and yawned with her hands covering her mouth:
- You must be sulking! Your face looks more swollen than a chopping board, so annoying! Just be your husband's shadow forever, why are you still staying here with this sick coughing and asthmatic girl!?
Hanna blushed, but couldn't help laughing at the way girl waved her hands playfully, "for you retreat" gesture, just like a few queens in a historical movie, Hanna kept hitting her friend with a pillow:
- This girl has a habit of doing weird things, I'm going to beat you until you vomit porridge and medicine!
Rose was exhausted but still pretended to beg for help, opening and closing her mouth, closing it again, and open it out again, but didn't make sound:
"Is there anyone, come here quickly, help me, someone is abusing the patient!"
Hanna burst out laughing at the dally, threw a pillow at her best friend face, stood up to clear the dishes. She returned to the bed and saw Rose sleeping soundly, the mischievous girl snoring and sometimes snorting like she wanted to sneeze. Normally, she was like many people, but whenever she was sick, she would reveal her ugly and uncharming appearance.
Hanna shook her head, smiled slightly, and covered her bestie with a blanket. She wore the souvenir, gently stroked the pendant, said to the lad in the photo:
- I miss you!
Hanna closed the lid and put inside the sweater, took a book from the bookshelf and put it next to her laptop. She made a cup of solid tea, stayed up late to review for the exam, took care of her sick friend until dawn.
Hanna didn't know when she fell asleep at study desk, she was startled by the noisy laughter and said coming from outside the room. The dormitory campus directly bounced the commotion up to the apartment building. She and Rose woke up at the same time. Rose sleepily long yawn.
- What's going on? I'm sleeping soundly!