Chapter 22 Clare

It only took two days, but even he was surprised when the finished product was made. At first glance, the two busts of Allen were almost identical, even the knife lines were almost the same. Then he started waxing. During this process, he carefully examined every wrinkle on Allen's cheeks, the wrinkles on his clothes, and even every strand of hair on his head. The more he looked, the more he felt an indescribable natural feeling.

Jack was a little bit unbelievable. The bust of Allen in front of him was very charming, and the effect was better than the first bust. He looked around in confusion and compared the details of the two sculptures, but he couldn't find anything. They felt the same. But just by visual sense, he could still feel that the second Allen sculpture was more natural and even smart.

The wood in the store seemed to be out of stock. Jack took out his mobile phone and called Lao Wan, a supplier he often contacted, and ordered several types of wood he needed. These woods include shadow wood for making blood pupils, but Lao Wan told him that he didn't have any shadow wood at the moment, and he would reserve it for him as soon as he had the stock.

After hanging up the phone, Jack looked at the sky. It was only noon now, and he was going to visit the Qiguang Orphanage to meet Clare, who had just lost her mother. In order to rush to finish Allen's sculpture at home, he didn't go out for several days, mostly ordering takeout or cooking noodles to fill his stomach.

After taking a shower in the cramped little bathroom, changing into clean clothes, and putting on casual sneakers, Jack went out quickly. Because he received a bonus from the police station these days, even though he hadn't been to the store for a few days, Jack was still mysteriously calm. Now Allen's second half-body sculpture is out, and it sells better than the previous one. Adam must be very satisfied when he returns from his trip, and then it will be another sum of money, so that Jack will not worry about his livelihood for the time being.

After leaving the house, he took a bus and changed to another one on the way. After about 40 minutes, he arrived at the Qiguang Orphanage on Mingguang Street in Cloud City. After getting off the bus, he bought some mangoes and bananas at a nearby fruit store, and then came to the door of the orphanage. This orphanage has the background of the City Hall. It was previously established under the leadership of the City Hall. Later, the main body was changed and taken over by a local charity organization. The current scale is doing well.

Because various charity activities are often held, the donations are relatively abundant, and volunteers from other industries come to volunteer from time to time. The volunteer time is arranged from Monday to Sunday, and there is an endless stream, which saves the orphanage a lot of employee salary expenses. When Jack was at the bus station, he called the orphanage office. They had received a notice from police officer Ted, so they agreed to arrange a meeting between him and Clare.

When Jack finished registering at the gate of the orphanage and walked into the large, clean and tidy yard, a young woman in volunteer work clothes came to greet him. The woman had a popular bun hairstyle and a light blue work suit. She was about 1.7 meters tall, but she was very thin, far from being slender. She had regular facial features and looked very friendly.

If volunteers were not friendly, they might not be welcomed by the children in the orphanage. It should be rest time. There were more than a dozen children chasing and playing around the garden in the yard. There was a shallow pool in the middle of the garden. The water was very clean and there were some toys floating in the water.

The woman smiled and said, "Is that Jack? My name is Rainy, I'm a volunteer at the orphanage. I'll take you to see Clare." Jack smiled and nodded, and asked, "Are you a student, or are you already working?" Rainy took a few steps ahead, walked up the stairs, and turned back and said, "I'm still a student of the medical school, but I'm about to graduate this year, and I'm now doing an internship at the Third Hospital of the City."

Jack admired this kind of girl. Not only did she have to work and intern, but she also had to set aside her private time to volunteer. It can be seen that Rainy is really caring and puts it into practice, instead of just talking like many people. "How long have you been a volunteer here?" Jack asked. "Almost half a year, I come here every weekend." Rainy walked in front and opened the door to the building, and held the door for Jack.

After Jack entered, she gently closed the door behind him, walked quickly forward, and then pointed upstairs: "Clare is in her dormitory on the third floor. There are no other children in the dormitory except her. Everyone is playing in the yard." "She deliberately waited for me, so she didn't go out?" Jack said. "No." Rainy shook her head. "She doesn't go out at all. Maybe she was hit hard by what happened to her mother."

Jack nodded. Rainy continued, "But Clare is a very special girl. She is very mature and different from other girls of the same age." "Yes, she is often alone at home. Sometimes she comes to my place to wait for her mother to come home. She also helps me with housework. She is very sensible." Jack smiled. The two of them went to the third floor while talking.

On the way, Rainy greeted the regular staff of the hospital and several volunteers like her. She also helped to tidy up the pants of several little boys. These little guys seemed to have just run out of the toilet and were eager to go downstairs to play. Even their pants were crooked. Jack felt that he had a better impression of Rainy. He could feel that she really liked these children.

Pushing open the door of room 307, Rainy stood at the door and whispered, "Clare, your uncle Shen is here to see you." After she finished speaking, she walked into the house and Jack followed behind. Looking over, he saw a little girl in a white dress with long curly hair on her shoulders kneeling on a chair near the window, looking at the garden downstairs outside the window.

The little girl turned her head and glanced at Rainy, then moved her eyes to Jack. "Hello, Sister Xiaoyu!" She said as she slowly climbed down from the chair. Jack put the fruit in his hand on the square table in the room and said, "Clare."

Clare's mouth flattened slightly, and she didn't answer him, but walked over quickly, stretched out her thin arms, hugged him, and put her little face against Jack's waist, without saying a word. Jack slowly put down his arms, held Clare's shoulders, and gently stroked them. He didn't say anything for the time being, and the scene was silent.

After a while, Clare, who was holding him, slowly raised her head, looked at him and whispered: "Jack, I miss you!" "Yeah, me too." Jack nodded, "Don't be sad, Clare, it will pass, no matter what happens, it will pass." Clare hugged him tighter: "I heard from Ted that you caught the bad guy, thank you!"

Rainy left the room tactfully at this time and closed the door gently. Not long after, Clare let go of her hand, with tears on her face, her little face flushed, revealing a cuteness, and an indescribable maturity. "I heard that you were injured?" Jack pointed to his shoulder: "I was stabbed in the shoulder at that time, and it has healed."

"Ted told me, and he also showed me the photos of the murderer when he was alive. I remember seeing that man a few times before. His last name is Guan, and he seems to like my mother very much." Clare said. Jack was silent for a while, then said: "Clare, I know this is hard for you, but you have to know that your mother loves you and she wants you to live happily." Clare nodded with tears in her eyes: "I know, I will." She took a deep breath and changed the subject: "Jack, can you tell me your story? I want to hear it." Jack thought for a moment, then began to tell Clare his story, which contained laughter, tears, strength and courage. He hoped that these stories could bring some strength to Clare and help her get through this difficult time.