he is under the bed

Xia Xianqing suffered from insomnia again, huddled in a corner of the exaggeratedly large double bed, staring at the half-closed door in a daze

When she just graduated and moved out of the dormitory, Xia Xianqing was not used to it

When I was very young, my parents were not yet divorced, but they often traveled on business because of work. Before leaving, they would say to him, "Xianqing is the bravest child in the world. He can sleep by himself and is never afraid. It's the pride of my parents"

Every time she hears such words, Xiao Xianqing always nods obediently, with two sweet dimples appearing on her chubby cheeks

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'm very brave!"

Relieved, the two adults went out quickly and parted ways, never noticing the trembling of the child's clenched hands

With a bang the door shuts

The child's expression also quickly collapsed

It's the same feeling again, it's obviously the same house, there are other people in it, it's calm, safe and warm, only you are left, and the dark tide starts to surge in the corner you can't see, and the unspeakable weirdness flows

Xia Xianqing is not a brave child

What he fears the most is being alone at home, especially when it gets dark

There is less external noise, the light is dimmed, and the five senses seem to have become more acute

He was compelled by his ears to listen carefully to the sound of flushing upstairs, the sudden sound of a small gust of cool wind blowing, and the sound of rats rustling in the kitchen.

He was forced by his eyes to look carefully at the dark toilet door, the curtains were shaking slightly, and there were frightening things lurking in the invisible room

Forced by his alert and trance-like mind to fantasize about fear,

To imagine the sound of ding ding dong dong on Lu, whether the master has killed the mistress and is chopping her into small pieces;

The thieves will climb up on the balcony, robbing wealth and life;

A long-haired female ghost with no eyes came out of the toilet, wearing a pale white skirt, staggering to catch him;

Under the bed, under the sofa, in the closet, in the drawer, is there a man-eating ghost, dragging a long letter, waiting for an opportunity?

he has nowhere to hide

but helpless

So he locked the bedroom door early, carefully inspected the bottom of the bed, and repeatedly opened the wardrobes one by one. After seeing that there was nothing strange in every gap, he closed it again, and then retracted into the thick quilt , the eyelids close and open, open and close, until late at night to fall asleep, having a mostly unpleasant dream

Or maybe it's a whole night of sleepless nights, always frightened by birds, spending nights like years

Later, in junior high school, high school, and university, 5 or 6 people crowded into a small room, which is something that many pampered children are not used to.

For Xia Xianqing, it allowed him to spend many years of nights peacefully and carefree

Even after graduating and moving out with Ning Song, Ning Song didn't go home for the first time because of overtime, Xia Xianqing recalled all the nightmares about the night when she was a child

So when Ning Song came home the next day, he saw Xia Xian, who was supposed to go to work, huddled unconscious on the sofa, his cheeks flushed, and when he touched his forehead, it seemed that he was still having a high fever. Rushing over to pick him up and take him to the hospital for examination

Xia Xianqing was unconscious, couldn't see anyone coming, she shrank into the sofa while shaking, she was already such a big adult, tears rolled down her cheeks

This cry frightened Ning Song into a fool, so he hugged him tightly, patted his back lightly, and said

"Don't be afraid, baby, it's me"

The person being held calmed down when he heard the familiar voice, sobbing in a choked tone.

"A Song, I'm so scared,

Can you please don't leave me alone. "

Ning Song resigned immediately and opened a flower shop near the community

Xia Xian goes to work lightly, he goes out

He went home early to cook, and waited for Xia Xianqing to come home from get off work

As long as there is Xia Xianqing in the family, Ning Song will definitely be there

He didn't dare to leave Xia Xianqing alone at home anymore, his fragile appearance that time made Ning Song feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to die