[HP]Blue Soul

The noise in Betty's pet shop was not only because Mrs. Betty was joking with other ladies in the rest room, but also because all kinds of animals were chatting one after another.It was a few days ago that Lily and Severus were sent away, but now Charlotte has started to go to and from work step by step, running back and forth from the pet store-Spider's End every day. I haven't been to the secret base again, but I have. A trip to the Brooks library—when the pet store isn't busy, she finds a chance to flip through books.

Charlotte, who has no friends to accompany her, is not too disappointed. One is because of her strong optimism, and the other is because of Ava's company, she gets along with Ava more and more.If the first bond since she could remember was Severus, then the second bond was Ava, and Lily could also be counted as one.

But Ava was not with her that day, she asked for a day off, Charlotte still remembered what Ava said to her during breakfast...

"I've been missing for two or three years, and that man appeared a few days ago. Do you know who it is?"

Charlotte nodded. Of course she knew who else could have been missing for two or three years besides that fat guy, Batty Strange.

Ava sighed and said as she cleared the dishes, "He's finally willing to talk to me about the divorce. It's been too long. If things go well, the last thing can be done this afternoon. But at that time, I don’t know if Spider’s End Lane can live in, and I’m not sure whether the house will belong to him or me after the divorce.”

"If we can't live, we have to move?" Charlotte looked around. She had lived in this place for several years, and she felt a little reluctant to move.

"Yes, it's fine to move out. Spider's End Alley is not suitable for a girl of your age. It will be very dangerous when it gets dark." Ava turned her head and looked at Charlotte, who grew longer and wider, and became more and more beautiful. special.She has always asked Charlotte to go home before dark, otherwise she will be in fear, especially when she heard that a girl in her teens strayed into Spider's End at night and her body was found the next day...

"I think I've got a good solution. Mr. Brown, you know?" Ava said.

Charlotte does know Mr. Brown, he is the owner of the tailor shop next door to the pet shop, a bit serious but nice.His wife is a good friend of Mrs. Betty, and often takes his family's pet dog to the pet shop to sit around.Mrs. Brown is a somewhat exaggerated woman. For example, when she met Charlotte for the first time, she was exaggerated...

A few days ago, Charlotte seemed to have heard from Mrs. Brown that there were two other employees in Mr. Brown's tailor shop. They were both Mr. Brown's apprentices and got married last year. This year they decided to resign and go to London. Tailors The shop suddenly lost two people, and it may be necessary to recruit new workers, and Mrs. Brown has to go back to help, which makes Mrs. Brown feel a little bit uneasy. The two apprentices have been working there since they were 16 years old, but now they dislike the salary. Low wants to develop elsewhere.

"You're going to work with Mr. Brown? Then Mrs. Betty..."

"Actually, it was recommended by Mrs. Betty. You know, she and Mrs. Brown are good friends. Charlie, Mrs. Betty said that you are very capable. You have only been an apprentice for a short time, and you have done many things well. If I After leaving, she will hand over part of my work to you, she thinks your math talent should not be buried. She will give you a raise!"

It's not that Charlotte is afraid of working too much. In fact, she is very comfortable with the work of the pet shop, because in her hands, the pets are quite safe, and she can bathe and take care of them without much effort.In addition, she found that they are easier to calm down next to cats and dogs. Currently only cats and dogs, lizards that have been checked in by customers before will not...

"Two of Mr. Brown's apprentices are moving to London. They have a little room behind the tailor's shop. I'll take it from Mr. Brown, if I can."

"Mr. Brown is a good man, and he should say yes."

"Yeah, there are still a lot of good people in this town. Before my mother was fascinated, she thought..." Ava sighed and didn't go on, "Charlie, if things go well, I think I can save Enough to send you to school. I hear your friend Miss Evans is willing to send you her old books, and we can save a great deal."

"Well, Penny's old books are very good." Although Penny is no longer so close to her, the things she agreed to are still done very well.Plus, since she's so clean, her old books don't look that bad. "But I don't think it's necessary to go to school. I can study by myself."

"You can't say that. Self-studying is not as good as a teacher's guidance. Mom won't wrong you! Phew! I'm finally getting rid of that man, Xia Li, I'm so happy!"

A bell rang, and Charlotte came back to her senses. At this time, she was sitting behind the cashier reading a book. The pet store was not busy today, so Mrs. Betty was free to chat with her friends in the lounge .Charlotte only occasionally participates in their chats. Most of the time she is either behind the cash register or putting a small chair next to the shelf, or drawing, or doing handicrafts, or reading a book.

Two policemen, one tall, one short, one thin and one fat, entered the door. The tall and thin policeman frowned and looked at the pet store, while the short and fat policeman looked impatient. A cat ran to his feet. With a low curse, he kicked the cat away with his foot.

"Excuse me, is Charlotte Strange there?" The tall and thin man hugged the kicked cat aside, and then asked the ladies who were chatting enthusiastically in the lounge.They didn't see Charlotte, blocked by the shelves.

Charlotte came out from behind the cash register and met Mrs. Betty who had stopped talking. Both of them had doubts on their faces, and Charlotte was full of question marks. She didn't know that she would There is something that requires the police to come to the door.Could it be that they are not allowed to work because they are under the age?

In fact, she once "suddenly felt" that child labor was illegal...

She swallowed, and said nervously, "Yes, it's me, I, I am Charlotte."

After hearing this, the tall and thin man showed regret and sympathy on his face. Charlotte thought he was sympathizing with her "stuttering", but the next moment, she didn't think so, because the tall and thin man said : "My name is Bass Davis, a police officer at the Cokeworth Police Station. We must tell Miss Charlotte Strange that we received a report just an hour ago. Your mother, Ava Strange, was murdered at home, and witnesses at the scene confirmed that the culprit was..."

Mrs. Betty let out a short exclamation, and looked at Charlotte in astonishment.And Charlotte's mind went blank, killed?What harm?In the morning, they were talking and laughing separately, discussing the bright future, she said that she was finally going to get rid of that man...

"The criminal is Batty Strange?" Charlotte asked dryly.

"Yes." Sergeant Bath Davis replied.

Charlotte clenched her fists tightly, holding back the tears and hatred in her eyes.

"My God! Batty! How could it be, how could it be..." Mrs. Betty's voice was no longer cheerful and enthusiastic, but became a little hoarse. She never thought that such a terrible thing would happen.

The ladies in the lounge also covered their mouths and exclaimed.

Charlotte looked down at the tip of her toes. Something hot was flowing through the tip of her nose. She still couldn't believe it. How could her mother who was still greeting her this morning... die?She quickly passed by the fat police officer, pushed open the glass door of the pet shop and ran out. At this moment, she just wanted to go home and have a look, no matter how amazing her speed was.

In the silent silence, the bell on the door rang, and Charlotte disappeared instantly.The fat policeman muttered and cursed again, and Mrs. Betty wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Mr. Policeman, she must be home."

Charlotte used her fastest speed and finally returned to Spider's End.But she stopped in front of the door of No. 24, Spider's End Lane. At this time, the familiar door seemed to open its bloody mouth, trying to devour her soul. She even felt that she could smell it. The smell of blood rushed from the mouth.

When Police Officer Bass Davis and the others drove over, they saw this lovely girl standing quietly outside the gate, tears dripping from her sapphire-like moist eyes.He couldn't hide the sympathy on his face. This little girl was as old as his son. When his son was still fighting over toys, this little girl had to face such a tragic thing.

Officer Davis stepped forward and patted Charlotte's head, and said softly, "Miss Strange, your mother is no longer here..."

Charlotte came back to her senses, "Where is that?" She looked up at the tall police officer in front of her.

"At the police morgue... death certificates are available within a week. We're here to take you there," Officer Davis explained.

"No, she didn't go anywhere." Charlotte's voice was straight, she didn't want to hear the word death, she stubbornly believed that her mother could not die.The door was not locked, she quickly opened the door, and walked quickly into the small kitchen, as if all this was just a joke today, Ava would hum a song in the kitchen and prepare delicious food for her.

"Miss Strange, please accept this reality." Another chubby police officer shouted unceremoniously, "We will drive you to see your mother's body, but we need you to provide the contact information of your other relatives The way, the morgue is very tense, the funeral must be done quickly!"

"Thomas!" Officer Davis looked at Officer Thomas angrily, "You shouldn't have said that! She's still a child!"

"It's been like this these days. Too many people have died, and orphans are everywhere. I don't have that much time to spend here." Officer Thomas spat, "This damn place smells so bad."

Charlotte ignored the two people at the door. She walked into the warmest small kitchen. There was still a little blood on the small table where she sat most often. She seemed to be able to see her mother sitting on the stool talking to her this morning. look like.In the vase on the table were Ava's lilies, Charlotte's favorite autumn lilies, which she had just changed in the morning.

Charlotte finally burst into tears, and she yelled, "Mom, mom, I want mom." At this moment, she finally vented her pain and panic like an 11-year-old child. There is a chance to meet, but she will never meet again after death. Her only family member has left her...

Officer Davis came over and hugged Charlotte, patted Charlotte's head, and patted slowly, "Charlotte, may I call you that?" He said softly, "Charlotte, Go see your mother, I think she wants you to see her again, okay?"

Charlotte nodded wildly.

Officer Davis led her to the police car and seated her in the back of the police car.The fat police officer held his nose and gasped heavily on the co-pilot, urging Officer Davis to leave quickly.Officer Davis got into the car silently and drove quickly out of Spider's End Alley.

Along the way, Charlotte silently watched the rapidly passing scenery outside the window, her tears kept falling.Through the dim eyes, she saw the closed door of the Evans house, she saw a young mother wiping her child on the lawn, she saw the tavern owner who was arguing with someone at the entrance of the tavern, she Seeing the children in front of the dessert shop shaking their mother's hand begging her for dessert, she saw...

For a moment, her soul seemed to break through her body, and she even felt that she was already outside the car. In the next second, her eyes lost their light, and she passed out.

When she woke up, she was lying on a sofa, covered with a police uniform.Charlotte didn't know how long it had been, but saw a female police officer sitting there writing something.The female police officer looked back and saw her, and exclaimed, "You finally woke up!" Then the female police officer made a phone call, and within a few minutes, Officer Davis hurried over, and he knelt down and touched Charlotte. "It just scared me so much that I almost sent you to the hospital. Thankfully, Miss Robin said you just fell asleep."

Charlotte felt extremely tired at this time, but she cheered up. "Thank you, Officer Davis. Can I go and see my mother now?"

"Of course," said Sergeant Davis.

Charlotte just glanced at it, very carefully.There was a blackened scar on her forehead, and the blood on it should have been cleaned off.Ava's expression was very calm, as if she hadn't suffered any pain, but if you look closely, you can still see her teeth biting her lip slightly.

Charlotte quickly looked away, and her eyes were unfocused on the door of the morgue. She asked softly, "He will be punished."

"We have issued a warrant and we will definitely find him." Police Officer Davis said firmly, "But... no one can take on the task of raising you. Do you have any other relatives?"

"Nothing."

"Then you might be sent to an orphanage."

"I can take care of myself, Officer Davis. I have enough income to support myself."

"That's not right, Charlotte. You shouldn't be putting a kid your age to work."

"Officer, do you have to be sent to the orphanage?"

"Maybe... If you can find three people to sign a care letter for you, you don't have to go to the orphanage."

There is no orphanage in Cokeworth, and if Charlotte were to be sent away, it would be handed over to an orphanage in the next town.Charlotte didn't want to leave this place, it was not only where she lived with Ava, but also where she worked, and where she made an appointment with Severus, so she wanted someone to sign a care letter for her.

She looked at Ava's body again, but she didn't dare to look at her face again. Compared with signing the care letter, the funeral is the most important thing now. She has never attended a funeral, and she has never understood it. Yes, she thought about it, and said to Officer Davis: "Officer Davis, can I ask you to arrange a simple funeral for my mother? I can pay for it, and I think she still has some savings."

It's not that Charlotte didn't think of Mrs. Betty, who had the best relationship with them, but Mrs. Betty's feelings were too strong, and she didn't want her to take on things like choosing a cemetery.

"Okay, Charlotte. I can even sign that bill of care for you," said Officer Davis.He'd always wanted a daughter, and Charlotte was a lovely girl, and he liked her, "if you'll let me see you often."

"Thank you, Officer Davis, you are a very nice man."

Charlotte remembered what Ava said before, "There are still many good people in Cokeworth Town, as long as we are willing to feel it with our hearts and treat kindness with kindness. Charlie, don't lose hope in this world, you know ?”

Two days later, Police Officer Davis helped to choose a newly developed cemetery—it was surprisingly cheaper there, and held a very simple funeral for Ava there.The photo on the tombstone is from the photo album that Charlotte found in the corner of the cabinet in the room. In the photo, she is still a teenager, and her bright smile is like a rose in full bloom.Charlotte even saw a photo of her biological father in the album, which was slightly faded and covered by a plastic film. She seemed to be able to imagine Ava fondling the photo nostalgicly in a time she didn't know. photo.

She remembers asking Ava when she came home from watching a movie on Lily's TV: "Do you love him? My real father."

"Yes."

"In the movie I saw today, the heroine who lost her lover finally committed suicide in pain...were you also in pain at that time?"

"Of course it hurts. Charlie, let me read you a poem. It's Pharrell's favorite poem."

She read a poem slowly in a low voice.

[forgive me,

if you are gone,

if you,

dearest,

My love if you are gone,

All the leaves will fall on my breast,

My heart will weep day and night,

I will want to go where you are,

But I will go on living. ]

Charlotte later copied the poem on the last blank page of an old Shakespeare anthology.She always understood what Ava was trying to tell her.Life will eventually pass away, and the living must finally come out of grief and go on with the rest of his life.

Charlotte smiled and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked at the bright smile on Ava's photo, and said, "Mom, I will work hard to live up to your expectations." She put a rose on the tombstone , that is Ava's favorite flower.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Betty and Mr. Brown also put flowers on the tombstone one after another. Mrs. Betty's eyes were red and she was still sobbing.In the end, Police Officer Davis was wearing a serious formal attire, holding a black leather book in his hand, and solemnly read: "Everything that passes quietly, this world has no end. Rest in peace, your soul will continue, rest in peace Come on, go to the wider world."

The funeral ended in sudden rain. In order to cope with the cloudy and cloudy weather, Police Officer Davis had the foresight to put a few umbrellas in the trunk of his car so that everyone would not be drowned.After the funeral, Charlotte begged the people who attended the funeral to help her sign the letter of care, after she emphasized that there was no obligation to just sign.

Ava's beautiful vision can't be implemented, Mr. Brown still needs to recruit new employees, Charlotte still needs to continue to live in the house at Spider's End, she has nowhere to go, and 24 Spider's End still has her rights Use, because she is still the nominal daughter of the owner of the house, even though the owner of the house has become a murderer, a murderer who will definitely send him to hell if she sees him again.

——Charlotte is a man who has a vengeance.

Mrs. Betty gave her two days off to recover.In these two days, she spent nearly a day cleaning up the blood on the kitchen table.Then the living room and the man's room connected to the living room were tightly sealed.Then she just hid in the upstairs room all day long, opened the small window and looked at the sky outside in a daze, as if she was immune to the smell from the smelly water river.

At this moment, a special visitor brought her a little bit of comfort.

The author has something to say:

[Forgive me, if you are gone...] This poem appeared in the movie "One House, One Ghost, One Lover" (also called "Unfinished Yin and Yang Love"). It is written by Pablo Nerú, a famous Chilean poet. Da's "La Muerta".The original poem is very long, and only this paragraph was written in the movie, so I also used this paragraph.