I didn’t know when Sean left, but I sat at the door for a long time that day. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I fell asleep unconsciously. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The next morning, I woke up in the porch. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The first thing I did was to open the door. There was nothing outside. Though after a night, I smelt a faint smell of wine. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It seemed that Sean really drank yesterday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I went back to my room to call Daniell, only to find a message from Sean on my cell phone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He said, “this time I’ll let you go. Don’t let me see you again.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
My heart ached a little when I saw the message. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I hesitated for a moment and called Daniell. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I was going to tell him yesterday Sean said he knew about it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But the phone hadn’t been connected for a long time. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was already afternoon when he called me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I could tell Daniell’s voice was very tired. Daniell was a little absent-minded when I told him about it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He was a little perfunctory to me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I said for a while, but suddenly he asked me, “what did you just say?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I frowned slightly and asked him, “what’s the matter?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Nothing. I didn’t have a good rest because I had so much to do.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell’s voice was hoarse. He didn’t seem to have a good rest. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I responded to him. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I hung up and knew that Daniell must be in trouble. But he didn’t want to burden me, so he didn’t tell me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I got a call from a strange number that afternoon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It belonged to Daniell’s hometown. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I hesitated and answered the phone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As soon as I answered the phone, I heard a woman crying, “June, I only have one son, Daniell. We raised him but didn’t expect him to raise us. We just want him to come back often.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I recognized her as Daniell’s mother. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Auntie…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew why she called, and I didn’t know what to say. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell’s mother cried and said, “I know where you’re going. That place is far away. It takes more than ten hours by air. His father and I are getting worse and worse recently. If something happens to us, maybe he won’t be able to see us for the last time.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell’s mother cried even more. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In fact, I could fully understand Daniell’s mother’s mood. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I couldn’t help saying, “Auntie, we haven’t decided yet.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Don’t lie to me.” Daniell’s mother sobbed. “Daniell said you booked your flight and you are ready for everything. We can’t stop him! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell has always been a good boy. Do you want to go abroad? You can do it if you want to. Why do you force Daniell?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell’s mother’s attitude became very bad. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She had been nagging and determined that I was the one who tricked her son into going abroad. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She begged me to let Daniell go and leave him alone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t speak. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Finally, Daniell’s mother cried and said to me, “June, to be honest, I’ve got the pesticides ready. If you and Daniell leave, we’ll drink pesticides!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Hearing this, I was scared and said, “Auntie, don’t be impulsive! I will persuade Daniell!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Really?” Daniell’s mother stopped crying. “OK, June, if you dare to take Daniell away, we’ll kill ourselves. You will blame yourself all your life!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I frowned and promised her. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought Daniell’s mother was very strange today. It seemed that she was quite different from that kind mother on New Year’s Eve. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I still called Daniell. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I got through, I said, “Daniell, let’s not go abroad. We can go to another city.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“What’s the matter?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell was not very happy to hear that. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t want to blame his mother directly, so I said, “I think foreign countries are very strange. I am an art student and my English is not very good. If I go abroad, I…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Did Sean tell you anything?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by Daniell. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There was a palpable sulk in his voice. I was a little surprised but still denied, “no, it’s nothing to do with him.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Then I will not change my mind unless I die.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell said firmly and hung up. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He didn’t give me a chance to explain. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought he was strange and terrible on the phone. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He seemed to have changed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I thought of Daniell’s mother and called him back. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This time Daniell didn’t answer. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I tried several times, but I couldn’t get through. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I had no choice but to text. I told him that his mother said they would commit suicide if we went abroad. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
To my surprise, I got a text message from Daniell soon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He said, “they won’t.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Really? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I thought Daniell’s mother really bought the pesticides. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I sent a few more messages to persuade him. At first he replied to me but later he didn’t. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Three days later, Daniell came to my house and went to the airport with me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I asked him repeatedly on the way whether he had good communication with his parents. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell was vague. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew he didn’t say it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Thinking of Daniell’s mother’s firm attitude, I immediately shouted to the driver in front of me, “stop!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The driver pulled over and I said to Daniell, “if you don’t make it clear to your parents, I won’t go with you.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell had been looking out of the window, but when he heard what I said, the softness on his face was replaced by cold. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He grabbed my hand and asked, “do you regret it? Do you think I’m not as good as Sean so you don’t want to go with me?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He grabbed me hard. I just felt my hands hurt. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The expression on his face even made me feel a little scared! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“It hurts!” I frowned and shouted. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I’m sorry.” Daniell panicked and let go of his hand. He exhaled at my hand and asked, “does it still hurt?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked at him and shook my head. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I just wanted to talk to him, but Daniell frowned and said, “don’t talk to me. I made up my mind with difficulty.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“But…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“You know what? I betrayed my parents for you. I went home and my parents disagreed and even threatened me with their lives. But I’m still on your side, so I’m afraid you’ll give up.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell looked at me. His eyes were full of sadness. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew what he said was true. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Daniell grabbed my hand and said after a moment of silence, “don’t worry about my parents. They just can’t accept it for a while. I believe they can accept it if we come back more later.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I couldn’t refuse him at all. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But when we got to the airport and changed our boarding passes for security, my cell phone rang. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was a landline from Daniell’s hometown. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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