[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

After listening to the diagnosis from the hospital, Marisa returned home in a trance and sat in the living room. Her mind was full of various thoughts. She thought about her own illness and a few young children. After thinking about it, I will decide whether to read Aglaia and Cronus at A-Level next year.

After thinking about it, Marisa cried out powerlessly covering her face. She suddenly felt that her strength was so limited, but she had so many concerns. The words "Stage III gastric cancer" on the medical certificate seemed to be always in front of her eyes. rock.

Although the UK claims to provide free medical care for all, it is not so mythical in its actual implementation. The doctor suggested that Marisa should be treated as soon as possible, but the drugs used for chemotherapy are not on the list of public medicines. If she wants to receive treatment, she must Spend huge sums of money on new medicines at your own expense. 【Note 1】

Who is not afraid of death, of course Marisa is also afraid, but for her, instead of spending a lot of money but not necessarily curing her disease, it is better to leave the money to the children, she is a tough person after all. Woman, after a good cry, the first thing she thinks of is how to arrange everything properly.

The family doesn't have a lot of savings. Even if Leia and North can apply for student loans from the government for their college tuition [Note 2], living expenses and other expenses must always be taken into consideration.

Among the other children, Morpus is 10 years old this year, Maia and Elito are also 9 years old, and the youngest Doris is only 5 years old. They are still young. If she doesn’t want to make arrangements, wait for her to go. , the burden of raising these four children will be heavily on the immature shoulders of Aglaia and Cronus, and their lives will become more and more bitter.

In these years, because she has not actively sought publicity, and because she herself is reluctant to part with these children, she has never tried to find families to adopt them for the children, but now, she must act, and she has to rush Arrange for several young children before you fall down.

From that day on, the smile on Marisa's face was much less than before, and sometimes when she stared at the children playing under her knees, there was still a sparkle in her eyes, and Aglaia vaguely sensed that there was something wrong with Marisa Keeping it from everyone, but no matter how she asked, Marisa didn't say anything, and even looked sadder.

Aglaia had no choice but to suppress the worries and doubts in her heart and share more of Marisa's work. Marissa knew the child's intentions and became more determined in her own mind.

Marisa wrote a lot of leaflets by hand, and started to spend Saturdays and Sundays[Note 3] wandering the streets, putting these leaflets in the mailboxes of residents, and returning home after handouts, the next Week out again.

After going on like this for more than a month, at the beginning of 08, a family finally contacted Marisa.Marisa negotiated with this family and chose a Wednesday afternoon to meet at the dessert shop and asked the family to bring some necessary certificates to prove that they were indeed capable of raising a child.

Soon, that afternoon, the family came to the door. It was a couple who looked quite gentle. The husband was an ordinary white-collar worker, and the wife was a teacher, both in their 30s.

They told Marisa that their son drowned when he went swimming secretly with his friends last summer. The couple could not get over the grief of losing their son. After the flyer, the couple decided to give it a try. They wanted to adopt a child to get themselves out of grief as soon as possible. After all, life still has to go on.

When Marisa was talking with them, she had been carefully observing the demeanor of the couple, and she also relaxed a little bit. She thought this couple was a good choice.

She immediately asked the couple to show the certificates they brought, and after checking one by one, Marisa was sure that this family could give her children a better life.

She said sincerely to the couple: "Please come back with me later, the children should be out of class soon, you can see who you want to adopt. No matter who you decide to take away in the end, please be kind to me." My children. Although they are not related to me by blood, I have always regarded them as my flesh and blood. If I hadn't been able to take care of them for a long time, I would be reluctant to let them go. Please take good care of that child, please .”

The couple also solemnly agreed. After Marisa closed the dessert shop, she brought the couple back to LoveHouse.So when Aglaia and the others came back, they found two strangers at home.

After Aglaia took the children to say hello to these two people, she went to the living room and sat down. She looked at them for a while, then turned to Cronus. Cronus looked at her and squeezed slightly. He pursed his lips, as if thinking of something.

The couple's eyes were slightly red when they saw Morbus. On the ten-year-old Morbus, they saw the same dark brown hair as their child.

Marisa has been paying attention to their expressions. Seeing this, she almost knows their choice. She said: "Aglaia, Cronus, you two take the children to the upstairs room, Morbus stay."

Kronos frowned slightly and stood up. Aglaia was a little confused, but she went upstairs with Kronos and the three girls.

They entered the room of Aglaia and Doris together. The three young girls quickly forgot about the stranger downstairs and played together again. Aglaia pulled Cronus Sitting on the edge of the bed, he lowered his voice and asked him, "North, did you notice something?"

Kronos looked at the younger sisters playing not far away, and said to Aglaia in a very low voice: "I'm not sure, but I almost have a guess. Leia, tell me, these two Is it possible that people are here to adopt/adopt/children, and they have already taken a fancy to Morpeus, so Marisa will let Morpeus stay alone."

"What!" Aglaia yelled in surprise, got up and was about to run out, but Kronos hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Leia, calm down, you scared Elito and the others."

Aglaia looked sideways, and sure enough, the three younger sisters stopped playing and looked at herself and Cronus quietly.Doris came over, grabbed Aglaia's knee, and asked, "Leia, did you quarrel with North?"

Aglaia shook her head, kissed the little girl and said, "No, we just have some things to discuss about study, you guys continue to play, leave us alone, we won't quarrel."

Doris nodded, and played with Elito and the others again.Aglaia saw that they were no longer paying attention to this side, so she whispered to Cronus: "Nos, I don't believe that Marisa will be like this, we are not rich, but we are not the best Too bad, we have been here all these years, why did Marisa suddenly let Morpheus be adopted at this time?"

Kronos was much more sober than her, and he replied in a low voice: "Leia, comeon, don't be so stupid, I don't deny that our family has been very warm these years, but you can't deny that if that family adopts Morpeus, then Morpeus will definitely live a much better life than now!"

Seeing Aglaia's face is not good, he continued: "He will have a pair of parents, he will have new clothes, he will have enough food and clothing, and he will receive a better education. Leia, think about it, this Isn't it a better choice for Morbus? Leia, don't be so selfish, don't deprive Morbus of the right to a new life."

Aglaia wanted to cry, she said softly: "North, I'm not selfish, I'm just reluctant, I..." She couldn't go on, and Cronus didn't need her to go on, her unfinished Meaning, he understands everything.

He pressed Aglaia's head on his shoulder and said: "I know, I know Leia. I can't bear it either, isn't he our brother? But even if we can't bear it, we should look at it rationally. For him Well, even if we are sad, we should let him go." Aglaia closed her eyes and nodded.

Not long after, the couple, who had completed all the formalities, came to LoveHouse to take Morpeus away. Morpeus cried the day he left. He was already an older child, and he knew what adoption meant.

He really longed for a complete family, but he was also reluctant to part with Marisa and his brothers and sisters who grew up with him.

Cronus patted him on the shoulder, and said to him in a manly way: "Go, Morbus, come back and see when you have time, live well, be obedient, and stop being picky eaters. You are already a man Now, don't shed tears casually, be strong."

Morbus nodded heavily. He wiped away his tears, hugged everyone in LoveHouse in turn, followed the couple into the car with red eyes.

When eating that night, the table was very silent, except for Doris, who didn't know much about the situation, who was not affected, and no one said a word.

Halfway through eating, Doris suddenly asked: "Marisa, when is Moore coming back?" Marisa paused, and then she said to Doris: "My dear, Moore is not coming back, he found his new The family is gone, and they will take good care of him. If one day, Doris’s new family also finds them, they say they will take good care of Doris, and they will buy you a lot of toys and beautiful princess dresses. Liz, would you like to follow them?"

Doris thought, this is really a difficult question, she thought for a long time with a spoon in her mouth, and then asked: "Will they play with me?" Marisa nodded, and Doris asked again: "Will they play with me?" Tell a story?" Marisa nodded again, and Doris asked again: "Then can I take Leia?"

Marisa was stunned for a moment, she glanced at Aglaia, then at Doris, and said, "Well, Doris, I'm afraid I can't take Leia with me." The little girl pouted, Dissatisfied, he said angrily: "Why? If I don't bring Leia, I won't go!" Then he continued to eat.

The dinner table fell silent again. Aglaia ate a few more mouthfuls, put the cutlery away, and said, "I'm done." Then he got up and walked upstairs without looking at Marisa.

Marisa knew that her Leia was blaming her a little bit in her heart, she smiled bitterly, lowered her head and continued to eat without being able to swallow.

Perhaps it was because the Morpus affair got off to a good start, and within a few months, more families came to the door, so Elito and Doris were also taken away one by one.

Doris cried the saddest when she left. She hugged Aglaia and refused to let go, insisting on taking Agleia with her.

Aglaia also cried. Regardless of the tears on her face, she hugged Doris and kissed, choked up and told Doris: "Honey, you have to be obedient, this is a very important task, you know? Your task is to grow up obediently in your new family, to listen to your new family members, to be happy, and when you grow up, I will pick you up, okay?"

Doris cried and stretched out her little finger, and said to Aglaia: "Really? Then we hook up." After Aglaia hooked up with her, Doris was finally relieved, and walked away step by step.

After the car carrying Doris disappeared from sight, Aglaia buried her head in Cronus' arms and wept bitterly. She knew that this promise might never be fulfilled one day, and she might see her again. There was no more Doris for her.

LoveHouse is no longer a place full of warmth, it has become a bit lonely and cold, at the dinner table, there are only four people dining, and while eating, Maia suddenly said: "I'm not leaving, Marisa , don’t even try to send me away. If you send me away, I’ll escape by myself, and once you send me off, I’ll run away once!”

Marisa's tears flowed out all at once, and she couldn't care less about eating, and went back to the upstairs room crying.Aglaia looked at Maia with a stubborn face, then at Cronus, and then she said, "Nose, I'll go up and see Marisa."

Cronus nodded, and Aglaia got up and went upstairs to Marisa's room.She walked to the door of Marisa's room, and Marisa's suppressed crying kept coming from the half-closed door.

Aglaia pushed open the door, walked in, walked up to Marisa who was crying beside the bed, and said, "Marisa, why?" Why did you suddenly send them away?Why don't you even give me an explanation?