He walked out of the neighborhood with the aunties and uncles selling vegetables and got on the old bus at the bus stop near the gate.
His pocket money was 100 RMB a month, and his meals were all provided by the school.
"I … I had a nightmare last night. It's okay, I'll be fine in a while. "
Lin Sheng touched his feet subconsciously, stood up, walked to his desk, and pulled open the curtains.
This was his bedroom. When he woke up, he saw a woman sitting in front of his desk.
His sister was still studying in another city and would be leaving in a few days. She was only temporarily home for a few days.
Then, he staggered along the road for more than ten minutes. Finally, he squeezed his way out of a large group of office workers, jumped off the bus, and dashed into the school. He only entered the classroom when the school bell rang.
"Breakfast is ready. Get up and drink some warm milk. You'll feel better." His sister comforted him and left.
His sister put down her hand and looked up at Lin Sheng.
There were two 100 RMB notes on the long wooden table in the living room.
Lin Sheng lay on the bed, his head wrapped in the blanket, and looked at the woman in front of the table.
His sister, Lin Xiao, never liked to dress up. She always wore a white T-shirt and jeans. They were not the tight-fitting type, just ordinary loose pants.
Lin Sheng walked out of the bathroom and into the living room.
Lin Sheng touched his forehead with both hands. It was covered in sweat. He took a deep breath.
And now, the 200 RMB would be taken care of for two months. That was 25 RMB a week. After splitting it up, it would only be 3 RMB a day …
Knock, knock, knock.
"Do I look that bad?" Lin Sheng was surprised.
Lin Sheng stood in front of the mirror alone, looking at his face. He did not know why, but he suddenly felt that the nightmare last night would not pass so easily.
The voice was very close, as if the person who spoke was staring at him while sticking close to his back.
The sound of his sister washing the dishes came from the kitchen. Ding, ding, dang, dang, it was crisp and sweet.
At night, the moonlight was like a veil. The woman's hands rested on the table, motionless.
Lin Sheng packed his bag, changed into the same blue and white ordinary sports shoes, and hurried out the door.
"Chenchen, I have my own job in college. I have enough money. If you are in trouble, you can give me a call."
"So, most of the time, I'm still alone at home."
A pale, bloodless, haggard face with gray lips.
Lin Sheng frowned and blinked his eyes, trying to see who the woman sitting there was.
But where did the white-clothed woman come from? His mother never wore white, and his sister was attending university in another city, so she always wore her school uniform.
Clear footsteps came from the door again. The footsteps stopped at the foot of the bed, as if the person was standing still.
The bread on the plate was quickly emptied, and the glass of milk was quickly emptied.
"Yes." Lin Sheng didn't know what to say.
He seemed to be able to imagine that there were two people who were staring at him with cold, creepy eyes while they chatted with each other in a way that he couldn't hear clearly.
Lin Xiao started nagging again.
"That's good. You've been so jumpy lately. Did something happen at school? "his sister asked again.
"Alright … Don't be so boring. Go out and socialize with people when you have time. No girls will like you if you keep doing this." Lin Xiao was helpless.
Lin Sheng walked to the kitchen, picked up the hot milk from the counter, and gulped it down.
Soon, the door closed behind him.
Tap, tap, tap …
The blazing sunlight lit up the whole bedroom, even the dust in the air could be seen.
Chenchen was Lin Sheng's nickname at home, only the closest people would call him that.
The surroundings were silent.
Whenever she thought of her friend's older brother, who couldn't find a wife at forty because of his dull personality, she felt a sense of urgency.
Lin Sheng got off the bed just as someone knocked on the door.
A woman in white with short hair was sitting in front of the desk with her back facing him.
"…" Lin Xiao thought for a moment. "Do you want some local specialties? There was an exhibition at school, and I went to look around. It's not bad, it's a specialty of Kongxi. If you like it, I can mail you a porcelain doll. I heard that the porcelain dolls there are exquisitely made, and many of my classmates like them … "
Lin Sheng nodded.
What was even more terrifying was that he couldn't move his body!
Lin Sheng quickly walked out of the kitchen and into the bathroom.
"Sis, don't worry. I'm fine."
"I'm fine. I just had a nightmare."
Like other friends in the dormitory, she was also a person who valued family. Her brother, who had always been dull, had become the one she worried about the most.
His body felt like it was cramping all over, and he couldn't help but tense up and tremble. A large amount of cold sweat seeped out of his back, and he felt his teeth involuntarily tremble violently.
"Mom and Dad aren't here today, so I'm in charge of cooking. But I'm leaving tomorrow, so you should arrange your life well. Don't always let others worry about you."
Lin Sheng touched his lips. They were dry, hard, and peeling.
"Chenchen." Lin Xiao suddenly reached out and pressed her hand on Lin Sheng's left shoulder.
"You'll know when you go to the bathroom," Lin Xiao said helplessly, letting go of his shoulder.
His sister turned around, took off her apron, and sat on the high stool by the cabinet. She also picked up a glass of milk and took a sip while muttering.
"There's nothing I want."
Lin Sheng wanted to say something, but he was horrified to find that he couldn't even make a sound.
"Enough."
Where did this woman come from …?
"Didn't you rest well last night? Why don't you sleep a little longer? "Lin Xiao's worried voice came from the bathroom door.
He heard footsteps approaching the bedside.
"Okay, I'll go out first. I have something to do. When you come back from school, heat up the food for lunch. Don't worry about me. Mom and Dad went to Grandpa's today, so you're the only one at home. Remember to bring the key when you go out. "
In an instant, all the sounds disappeared. Lin Sheng came back to his senses and saw the woman in white standing up silently with her back facing him.
He narrowed his eyes. With his nearly 500-degree vision, he could only see that it was a young woman in white.
He was just an ordinary high school student. He had been in Hui An Middle School for three years and was about to take the college entrance examination.
He didn't want his family to worry, even though the nightmare was quite real. But his tone still seemed to be playing it down.
"Do you have enough pocket money? I earned some during the holidays. It's enough. Remember to ask me for more. "His sister, Lin Xiao, was always worried about this and that. She had been like this since she was young.
But he couldn't move his body. His legs and back were cramping badly. He had to use all his strength to suppress the trembling and pain.
"I know." Lin Sheng had always been like this.
Lin Sheng listened quietly, and it was not until his sister had gone on for more than ten minutes that he finally responded.
"When I'm not around, you're a man. Help Mom and Dad. It's not easy for them now. Something happened at Mom's kindergarten. A child went missing. It happened to be in the class that Mom was in charge of. They're still dealing with it. Although Mom is fine, she's also responsible for it. Her salary was deducted … "
Because this was his allowance for the next two months.
"It's okay … really, I just had a nightmare," Lin Sheng answered after a moment of silence.
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
But it was too dark at night. He couldn't see anything clearly.
"I hope it's just an ordinary dream."
He felt a little strange. He remembered that he went to bed at 9: 30 am. Looking at the sky now, it was at most three or four in the morning.
It seemed that the door had opened and someone had come in.
The fear in Lin Sheng's heart was extreme.
There was nothing there. It was the same as usual. There were no scars and no pain.
Lin Sheng reached out and held the money in his hand. He didn't say anything.
Lin Sheng suddenly screamed and sat up from the bed. He was covered in sweat. His face was pale and his eyes were wide open. The whites of his eyes were bloodshot.
Lin Sheng sat by the bed and kept recalling the dream.
There was no light and no sound.
Click.
"Got it, Sister." Lin Sheng lowered his head and replied.
Another crisp sound was heard.
It was the same dream for three consecutive days. The final outcome was the same. He was grabbed by his feet and couldn't move.
The two of them just lowered their heads and ate breakfast quietly.
Lin Sheng put down the glass of milk and reached for a piece of hot bread. He took small bites.
"I … had that dream again …" He bent his leg and touched the place where the cold hand had grabbed him.
Suddenly, a pair of cold hands reached under the blanket and grabbed his feet.
The morning sun was shining brightly outside the window.
He changed into his school uniform in the room. There was a school emblem on the left chest of the blue school uniform with white stripes. It was a simple picture of a rooster standing alone. Below it were the words "Hui An".
He wanted to close his eyes to prevent himself from seeing the approaching scene, but the inexplicable fear made him unable to even blink.
However, that feeling just now was still vivid in his mind, abnormally clear.
Huff, huff, huff, huff …
"I can only use three yuan a day … I have to save money." Lin Sheng got up and walked to his room.
"What were you shouting just now?"
Lin Sheng felt goosebumps all over his body.
Ah!!!
Lin Sheng remained silent and reached out to open the door.
"… I …"
The whole house suddenly fell silent.
He felt that as long as he lay as flat as possible, maybe they would think that the bed was just a thick blanket.
The green paper glowed with different colors according to different angles.
He lowered his head and breathed in big mouthfuls of fresh air.
His father ran a grocery store, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. Their family income was less than 100,000 yuan a year.
In a trance, he seemed to hear someone talking and chatting. The voice was behind him, right beside his bed, in a place where he could not see.
"Got it." Lin Sheng replied calmly.
He looked up and saw his reflection in the mirror.
It was eerily quiet.
Lin Sheng was terrified. He tried to shrink his body into the blanket and tried to relax his body. He wanted to lie flat so that the person and the woman in white would not notice that there was someone on the bed.
His sister's worried voice came from outside the door.
"Then why do you look so pale?" Lin Xiao asked worriedly.
The only special thing about her was that she had waist-length black hair and a gentle and quiet temperament.
Puff!!!
It was not the first time he had this dream.
Her white long sleeves were like the sleeves of a long dress, loose and empty. Her body movements were stiff and precise like a machine.
Outside was a white, sunny corridor.
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