BeiDou (5)

Before long, BeiDou found that she had returned to the location of Uncle Lee's shed, where she had first met that dreaded man. Her emotions are in disarray. BeiDou slumped against the wall of the shed, curled into a ball, and continued to cry. "Why? Why is he still here?"

Sitting in the shade of the shed, BeiDou cried until she ran out of tears and fell into a fitful sleep. It was only four hours later, when the sun was starting to set, that she was finally roused awake by her father, who was carrying a small oil lamp that he carefully placed on the floor. Lightly shaking BeiDou awake, he let out a small but tired smile and said, "It seems we've traded places, BeiDou…" Her eyes widened. BeiDou looked at the lines of exhaustion on her father's face and burst into tears once more, hugging HanSu with all of her might.