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r hand that was still touching the doorstop immediate

t, Nduk," explained her mother with a pitying look in her eyes. She understood that her daughter just wanted to

reath before those thin pink lips part

turned silver-white. Gazing intently into those ro

u want?" Sh

Mom. That's all," she re

finally nodded and agree

cloth wrapped around her knees, jumped up an

she said before exi

ed and partially blown away by th

rge trees that were lined up neatly swayed, as

was only accompanied by natu

he horse's whereabouts while stepping her bare feet slowly,

gentle breeze could be heard. S

sked the white-haired woman in a bu

" said Sumi as s

again, and as usual, you don't go out, wait for me until

loved so much. She took her by the hand and they entered t

ecause she was very tired. All day she had been waiting for her mother

elled like carrion, but she had to eat it

ook, the old woman had taught Sumi t

nd was sometimes infested with maggots,

n a bamboo bed covered with a mat she had wove

simply evaporated. He rolled over to his left, where

h

w she felt that there was something

e day? And why was she only allowed ou

in Sumi's mind for a long time, b

ays, those questions have be

her mother in this world? Why did she

fe was confined to the house, waiting

her mother. Her mother always told Sumi not

er submissive self sometimes becoming a little defiant

her eyes became. She fell into a deep sleep with

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ded like soothing music. Sumi woke up wi

bed her eyes. She breathed in the fresh

d. Sumi then got up and hobbled

nd no toiletries, Sumi turned around and went back to searching for food

f a clay container sitting on a wooden tab

erwhelming. Sumi looked lazily at the

with the strong scent of carri

it. For some reason, she felt that wha

ruits that she picked up secr

cause if it wasn't fresh meat, Sumi didn't like the taste. Besides the smell, the

place, where an uncovered con

ut to reach for it, there was

... ple

d heard a cry for help. She pulled her han

ck door of her house and ignored her mother's words

h of the origin of the sound. She