dessert and music

Hilda hadn't been in the basement since Eric said that, and she hadn't even been to the opera house—why bother if she wasn't welcome.

Of course, this also caused her to miss several invitations from Christine.Hilda still regrets this very much, after all, Christine is a friend that can be made.

She had expressed to Mrs. Irene a few days ago that she wanted to leave Paris, and when Mrs. Irene asked her why, Hilda didn't know what to answer.

"Are you sure you want to leave Paris?" This was the fifth time Anne asked Hilda this sentence.

Annie is now a regular employee of the bakery.Her parents also let her go to school, but Annie was the kind of restless student who couldn't learn.It's boring to stay at home all the time when I get home, so I come here to work and have some fun for myself.

This is also the fifth time Hilda nodded to Annie and said, "But I won't be leaving in the near future."

Annie sighed in frustration, she really liked Hilda.

"Don't be so unhappy," Hilda comforted when she saw Anne's frowning face, "you will meet all kinds of people in your life. They have different looks, different personalities, different occupations, and different hobbies, but they There must be someone you like and someone who likes you. Life is beautiful, isn't it?"

These were the words Hilda's mother had said to her, and they were the ones she remembered longest.

Life is really good, at least Hilda feels it now, so she has always believed in all the contents of this sentence.

"Very good speech." Daloga came in through the main entrance of the bakery. "Hilda, I have something to talk to you alone."

Hilda heard what Daloga said, and handed the apple tart in her hand to Anne beside her, and motioned for him to go upstairs to talk to her.Daloga nodded to Mrs. Irene, and followed Hilda up the stairs.

"What's the matter?" Hilda asked as she stood face to face with Daloga in the corridor.

"Kristen's going to the Perrault Town Cemetery tomorrow."

"I said I wasn't going there."

Daloga knew that Hilda would answer like this, so he said again: "I remember that your mother was also buried in that cemetery." Hilda was stunned—she didn't expect Daloga to know this information.

"And I heard that before you leave Paris, you will go to the Perrault Town Cemetery. If my information is correct, your date is also tomorrow." Hilda was even more surprised. How did Daloga know?She obviously hasn't been to the opera for some days.

At this time, she suddenly thought of a place.

"It's a secret passage, right? Daloga? You actually overheard my conversation with Mrs. Irene." Hilda said angrily.When Daloga heard what she thought she heard, he grinned: "How is it possible? How could it be me."

Not Daloga who?Hilda suddenly thought of the man in the basement.

—It's Eric!

Apart from her and Daloja, Eric was the only one who knew about this secret passage.Seeing Hilda's serious expression, Daroga didn't continue to say anything.

"But I'll go anyway, to say goodbye to my mother. He can't stop me," she added.

Daloga sighed softly and went downstairs.

Hilda turned and went back to the bedroom, took out a box and prepared to pack her clothes and other daily necessities.

Anne could see through the glass that the Oriental had gone downstairs and left the bakery.Then she went upstairs, and she stood outside Hilda's bedroom door, and she saw Hilda packing her things through the open door--what the Oriental who had just come to Hilda told her News, let Hilda prepare her luggage now?

"Are you going to leave now?" Annie couldn't help asking when she saw her put her cookbook in the box.

"Tomorrow." Hilda closed the box, looked up at Anne and replied.Annie suddenly felt that things were not going well, and asked anxiously: "Then where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you stay for a day?"

This stopped Hilda, and she didn't know where she was going.

"Probably go north." Hilda thought that if she kept going north, there would be a small town or city suitable for her to live in.

Preferably a small town, she thought.

Seeing that Hilda had made up her mind, Annie helped her close the door and went downstairs to continue working on the apple tarts she hadn't finished yet. .

Hilda sat by the bed alone, recalling the past few months that were more exciting and rich than her ten years.

Inexplicably she thought of Eric again—she thought of Eric's singing voice:

"Wandering child

desperate child

solost so helpless

so lost

Yearning form guidance”

want my guidance

Suddenly a singing sound came from the wall.Hilda was so frightened that she quickly stood up and wanted to find the source of the singing.

"Let me guide you

let me guide you

and help you out

help you out

Coming Tomy Surrounding”

come to me

Hilda's eyes gradually became blank, and she walked out of the room unknowingly and went down the stairs to the door of the secret passage. "Hilda!" Annie, who was clearing the counter, saw Hilda walking towards a wall uncontrollably, and hurried over to stop her.

Seeing that Hilda was still walking as if she hadn't heard her, Annie called out again, "Hilda!" and grabbed her arm.

"Annie?" Hilda suddenly woke up. She looked at the wall in front of her, and immediately thought of what happened just now.Mrs. Irene also heard Anne's shout at this time, she ran down from upstairs, and asked the two girls in front of her, "What happened?"

Seeing that Hilda had come to her senses, Annie patted her chest and said, "I was scared to death, I thought something happened! Hilda seemed to be fascinated by something just now, and walked towards the wall , don’t get overwhelmed!”

"No," Hilda laughed softly when she heard Anne say this. "Thank you, Anne."

Mrs. Irene frowned when Anne mentioned the wall at the top of the stairs, as if she had thought of something.She looked at Hilda, who was wearing unlined clothing, and turned to go upstairs.

Hilda smiled at Annie and went back to her room.She passed Mrs. Irene's room, and saw Mrs. Irene writing something with a pen through the open door.

She turned and went back to her room - her mind was full of the singing just now.