02

The next day she woke up at 12. This was not a problem because it was a Saturday.

She got up with great difficulty and sat back. For what seemed to last 3 minutes she stared in the void until her stomach growled. It's time to fill up myself to forget my worries! She thought.

Food was also a way to escape, she did not really comprehend how tastes worked and only thought of this ability as magic, it's so much easier to say that something is magic instead of actually understanding the way it works.

Not viewing everything as scientifically explainable added some beauty in life according to her. She was not sure on how to feel about the uncertain presence of a god but she also did not want to imagine the world as explainable. She was too lazy and there were many many questions that needed an answer. Her brain was not made to think seriously.

Now what mattered was the cake in her fridge waiting patiently for its death.

One of her old neighbor made it for her birthday 2 days ago and Huayan didn't have time to finish it. It was a big chocolate cake with raspberries on top.

As she ate the cake straight from a spoon, the door alarm rang.

-Who may that be?! Who dares disturb my meal?- She thought while frowning.

At the time she really was not presentable.

Her pink pajamas had stains all over it and her hair were parted in a weird way.

It was to "ease her scalp" she said, to "not loose her hair" she said, because "always tieing them the same way will make her go bald". Anyway she usually didn't want to show herself to the world and now was a bad time to do that.

While she was making up fake scenarios in her head about the mysterious person behind the door. The old woman who made her the cake allowed herself to enter, as the door was not even locked.

-"Huayan ? Where are you?" The lady asked.

When huayan realized it was only her kind neighbor Lu En, she showed herself but didn't expect to be hit on her arm.

-"Are you stupid?! You don't lock your door even if you never go out? What if some thief came in the night? Huh?!" She spat while waving her cane in the air.

-Fuck! This seriously hurt! I'mma cry.....-

"Granny Lu , calm your anger, the door is always open for you of course... Hehe."She reassured.

"Don't tempt me with your sweet lies, the cane is ready to dance on your corpse.

Next time just give me the double of your key if you really want me to come whenever I wi-" she stopped mid sentence and locked her eyes on the chocolate cake.

"You're only eating it now?! What if it turned bad already!" She was ready to strike again when Huayan fled.

-This old woman still has a lot of energy to spend. Always waving her cane in the air, her arm muscles must be really big but my legs are longer ! Ha!-

They spent some time watching dramas on the TV while eating the cake and granny Lu returned home arter scolding Huayan for not taking proper care of herself. She left two homemade meals for dinner and tomorrow's lunch.

Huayan signed at her departure and this time locked the door. She cleaned up a little and took a shower.

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Falling face first on her bed she was already tired. It was 6pm and her mind started to wander. Granny Lu is the only person she's close with.

-She lost her only son when he was only 30 years old. She must seek a kind of replacement in me. But whatever her motives are, she takes care of me...-

Her heart fluttered and a tiny smile appeared on her face.

Outside, the sun has already set and the darkness rocked her to sleep.

"Sweet dreams, sweet child."

A voice resonated in the distance of her mind although Huayan didn't pay attention.

Sleep gained the best of her.