Chapter 9: Chapter 9 Save Julia_1
Translator: Inschain Editor: Inschain
The sun shone in through the small window on the wooden door, giving the room some light.
Aria opened her eyes and thought of something in a daze. Her eyes suddenly became clear, and she immediately looked at her surroundings.
Nothing had changed in the dilapidated house.
Now, Aria could finally confirm that she had really been reborn.
It was not a dream.
Aria thought about it and lifted the blanket to change her clothes. When she put on her clothes, she made a rustling sound.
Wendy, who had woken up a long time ago, heard the sound of her daughter getting dressed. She turned over and said, "Aria, it's only seven o'clock. You don't have to get up so early."
Aria raised her head when she heard her mother's voice and smiled widely. "Morning, Mom. I don't want to sleep anymore. I want to go out and play!"
Wendy smiled helplessly when she heard her daughter's words. Her daughter was very naughty. She would not stay at home obediently, but being lively was a good thing.
Wendy got out of bed and took the urinal from last night. When she came back, she filled the washbasin with cold water and added hot water from the thermos. It was used to wash the face in the morning.
"Aria, you can wash first." Wendy said.
Aria nodded and quickly washed her face. Then, she watched her mother wash her face with the remaining water.
She remembered that when she was young, she and her mother always used a basin of water to wash their face together. This way, they could save some water. Although the water in the countryside was drawn from the well and did not need to pay for it, diligence and thrift were the best habits of the rural people.
After that, they had to make breakfast. Breakfast was the easiest to prepare. Usually, they would heat the sandwich with boiling water or boil a pot of vegetable soup or sweet soup. Then, they would have breakfast with pickled cucumber strips.
However, as a child, Aria received a boiled egg.
After breakfast, Aria said goodbye to Wendy and walked out. She wanted to find Steven and see if he had been reborn.
Passing through the small courtyard, opening the green iron gate, Aria glanced around, the environment was similar to her memory, the alley had no change, even after more than ten years, it is still the same. The only difference was that the houses built ten years later were better, but now most of them are gray brick bungalows.
Therefore, Aria stood on the road in front of her house and immediately saw the eye-catching two-story building.
That was Steven's house.
Although Steven's surname was also Lewis and he was also from the Lewis Village, he was not from the same clan as Aria's family. Even if they lived close to each other, they did not have much contact because Steven's family was different. Their family was already quite rich at this time.
When the gap was too big, it was difficult for people to have a good relationship.
However, Aria's father used to work for Steven's father, so Aria remembered that she had been in contact with Steven when she was in primary school. However, this shallow relationship ended very quickly because Steven's family moved away.
It seemed that they moved away because of Steven's sister, but she couldn't remember what happened.
Forget it, she would go and look for Steven first.
Aria followed the path to the two-story building. Although it was behind her house, it was not too close, especially since there was a large lake in the middle. Now, it was filled with water. In summer, there would be some lotus flowers, and everyone would often go to the lake to dig lotus roots.
But today it's different.
Aria took a glance at the lake and actually saw the figure of a child. The child was walking by the lake and then instantly slid down.
"No!"
Aria felt that an accident happened to the child, so she quickly ran over with her short legs.
"Ah... Help..."
A few faint sounds came from the lake, as well as the sound of water splashing.
It was really a child!
Aria was anxious. How could she solve such a thing?
"Help! Help! Someone fell into the lake!"
Aria shouted as she walked to the lakeside. Then, she pulled the water reed by the lakeside and went inside.
The lake wasn't very deep for an adult, but the water was enough to drown her at her current five-year-old height. Moreover, she couldn't swim.
The child was by the lake. She felt that if she dragged the water reed into the lake, she should be able to reach her.
"Come, hold my hand!" Aria hurriedly shouted and extended her hand.
The child kept flopping in the water. When she heard Aria's voice, she reached out her small hand to touch Aria's hand.
Just a little more, just a little more...
Aria gritted her teeth and walked down a little.
Finally, Aria pulled the child's hand and then pulled her to the lakeside with great effort. Although she pulled the child to the lakeside, she had used up almost all her strength. It was a little difficult to pull the child ashore.
"Julia!"
At this moment, Aria heard a woman's voice. Then, someone immediately came over and pulled the two of them ashore.
Aria heaved a sigh of relief and then sat on the ground.
Then, Aria also saw the child who had fallen into the water. Her pink dress was drenched. It turned out to be a little girl. At this moment, she was hugging the woman and crying at the top of her lungs.
"Alright, alright, you are fine now! It's fine now!" The woman who looked to be around 30 years old hugged the girl in her arms and coaxed her gently. Her voice sounded like she was crying. "Mommy is here, Mommy is here. It's okay now!"
So, it was her mother.
Aria thought.
After that, the little girl cried for a long time before she stopped. Then, Aria saw the little girl's eyes looking at her.
"Mom, it's the sister who saved me!" The little girl called Julia said in a childish voice, "Sister, Sister..."
Then, Aria saw the woman looking at her with a gentle and grateful gaze.
When the woman saw her, she seemed to have thought of something and said, "You're Aria. Thank you for saving Julia!"
Aria blinked and shook her head.
Then, the woman stood up with her daughter in her arms. When she saw Aria's wet clothes, she said, "Come to my house to change your clothes first. Your clothes are all wet."
As she spoke, the woman excitedly held her hand. However, Aria didn't know her, or rather, she didn't remember her. Therefore, she hesitated whether she should follow the woman or not.
The woman seemed to know what she was thinking and quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. That's my house. It's very close!"
She pointed at the white two-story building behind her.
Aria looked at the building and then at the woman in front of her who was smiling very lovingly at her. She was stunned for a moment.
Could it be...
-- Gift
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