chapter7：warm

The young boy and Cindy exchanged a glance. Although they didn't quite understand what Amy said, they could still sense the sincerity in her words. Cindy said, "Amy, from now on, we are friends. If there's anything, don't be polite to us." Amy nodded and said, "Okay, thank you." After that, Amy bid farewell to the siblings and set off on her own journey. However, her heart was filled with warmth because of this accidental encounter, and it also made her have more hope for the future. Amy waved gently, with a faint smile on her face, and said, "It's nothing. It was just a chance encounter. The relationship between you two siblings is really wonderful." The young boy, after hearing this, scratched his head shyly and said with a bit of shyness, "My sister and I have been taking care of each other since we were young. After so many years, our relationship has always been very good." Amy looked at them quietly, and an involuntary look of relief showed in her eyes. She had been an orphan since childhood, with no one to rely on in this world, all alone. At this moment, seeing this warm family scene in front of her, her heart seemed to be slowly filled with a warm current, full of warmth. She sincerely exclaimed, "Seeing you like this is really beautiful." A trace of doubt flashed in Cindy's eyes. She tilted her head slightly and asked, "Amy, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly so emotional?" Amy sighed softly, the sound as light as a falling feather, and said, "It's nothing special. Just seeing you two siblings makes me feel very warm in my heart." The young boy and Cindy exchanged a glance again. Although they couldn't deeply understand the meaning in Amy's words, they could truly feel the sincere emotion in her speech. Cindy's eyes sparkled with friendliness as she enthusiastically said, "Amy, after today, we are friends. If you encounter any problems, don't be polite to us at all." Amy nodded, with gratitude in her eyes, and replied, "Okay, thank you." After that, Amy said goodbye to the siblings. She walked slowly on her own path alone, but her heart was full of warmth because of this accidental encounter. That warmth was like the warm sun in winter, making her have more longing and hope for the future road.

Amy took a leave from the United Nations. Her heart was full of longing for the orphanage in upstate New York and concern for the head nurse in the orphanage. So she decided to take a bus back to have a look. She sat quietly on the bus seat, and her eyes involuntarily turned to the window. The scenery outside the window was like a flowing picture scroll, constantly passing in front of her eyes. The bus drove steadily on the highway, and outside the window was an endless and vast field. In the field, those wheat seedlings were like a group of lively elves. Under the gentle blowing of the breeze, they swayed gently. The layers of wheat seedlings, rising and falling one after another, were like the waves in a green ocean. The waves rolled gently as if they were telling the secrets of the field. The sunlight was like a generous painter, lavishly sprinkling its golden rays on the earth. The golden light falling on the wheat seedlings in the field was like carefully putting a shining golden gauze on the wheat seedlings. Each wheat seedling sparkled with a charming luster under the sunlight, like countless small pieces of gold jumping and shining with the vitality of life in the field. In the sky in the distance, it was so purely and deeply blue, like a huge blue gem without any impurities. In this blue sky, several white clouds as white as snow floated leisurely. Those clouds were like cotton candies carefully kneaded by nature with the softest cotton. They freely changed their shapes in the air at will. Sometimes they looked like gentle lambs, and sometimes they looked like majestic mountains, full of dreamy colors.

When the bus slowly entered the tunnel, the surrounding light seemed to be suddenly pulled by an invisible giant hand like a curtain, and it became dark in an instant. In this tunnel, the darkness was like the sudden arrival of night. And in this darkness like spilled ink, a wonderful and indescribable thing was quietly happening. Two time - spaces seemed to be gently pulled by a mysterious force from the depths of the universe, just like two parallel rivers that were originally never supposed to intersect. Suddenly, they were pulled together by some irresistible force and then merged into one. At this time, little Tom, who had just graduated from primary school, was sitting in the seat behind Amy. He was full of longing for the future journey, and his relaxed and happy mood was like jumping notes playing in his heart. After all, this was his first trip away from home alone. His eyes were like a free bird, wandering freely in the carriage. By accident, his eyes fell on Amy in the front row. He saw Amy staring quietly out of the window. Her profile in the dim light seemed to be covered with a faint sadness, looking extremely lonely. There was a faint sorrow in her eyes, which was like the mist slowly spreading in the valley in the early morning, gently but persistently enveloping her completely. She seemed to be crying quietly. Little Tom could even imagine in his mind the appearance of her choking when she was crying. That sound was so heart - breaking in his imagination, as if a precious gem was covered with dust. He thought that a wonderful person like Amy should not be drowned in tears. A strong curiosity suddenly surged in little Tom's heart, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples. His mind was filled with countless question marks. What had happened to this sister who looked so lonely and sad? What on earth made her eyes full of such strong sorrow? An impulse surged in his heart. He really wanted to reach out his hand, gently pat her on the shoulder, give her some comfort, and ask her with concern if she needed help. However, the bus, like a behemoth eager to break through the dark cage, rushed out of the tunnel at high speed. In an instant, the light poured back into the carriage like a surging tide, and the whole carriage became bright all at once. Little Tom's eyes widened in surprise. He could hardly believe his eyes. He found that at some point, the seat in front of him had become a black uncle. This black uncle noticed little Tom staring at him, turned around in confusion, and a somewhat "gay - ish" shyness showed on his face. The sister with the sad profile was like a beautiful but fleeting dream. At the moment when the light came on, she disappeared completely without leaving even the slightest trace. Little Tom's heart was full of confusion and surprise. This feeling was like he had just managed to catch a beautiful phantom. When he was full of joy, he could only watch it slip away from his fingertips, leaving only an empty heart and endless confusion....

The moment Amy returned to the orphanage, her eyes immediately locked on the head nurse who was walking towards her. A flash of uncontrollable excitement showed in her eyes, and her steps unconsciously quickened. The speed was as fast as a tired bird returning to its nest after a long - distance flight, with eagerness and deep longing, rushing straight towards the head nurse. At the moment when they hugged each other, the emotions that Amy had suppressed in her heart for a long time were like a beehive that had been suddenly pierced. All the emotions gushed out all at once. She cried heart - breakingly, and the surging tears flowed freely, quickly wetting a large part of the head nurse's shoulder clothes, creating a large dark water stain. "Head nurse," Amy finally regained some composure after a while. She slowly raised her head. Her eyes were like two ripe cherries, red, full of traces of crying. Her voice was intermittent, still with the sobbing that had not yet dissipated, "I... during those days outside, I really experienced so many things." Amy took a deep breath as if she needed great courage to continue, "I encountered countless dangers, head nurse. Every time danger came, you can't imagine how scared I was. That feeling was like I was alone in an endless darkness. The darkness was like surging tides constantly coming towards me. I felt that I was about to be completely swallowed by it and had no way to break free." At this point, a glint of light suddenly flashed in Amy's eyes, "But, head nurse, I also met really nice people. Cindy and her brother were like a beam of light suddenly shining into the darkness, so bright and so warm. When I was most helpless, they gave me the warmth I had never felt before. And once, I was sitting on the bus, looking at the scenery outside the window constantly passing by. At that time, a very strange feeling suddenly emerged in my heart, as if a voice was quietly whispering to me in my heart that the world is so big, and there are so many things that I don't even know waiting for me to discover."

The head nurse just stood there quietly, looking at Amy without blinking, with love in her eyes, as if she was looking at her dearest child telling about the grievances suffered outside. After a while, the head nurse gently took Amy's hand and led her to a very quiet corner. The head nurse was holding a bell tightly in her hand. This bell looked a bit old, and the years had left mottled marks on it. But even so, it still emitted a mysterious halo. The head nurse carefully put the bell into Amy's hand, with a complex look in her eyes, and said, "Amy, this is the only thing your biological father left in the orphanage." When Amy heard this, her eyes widened as if she had heard some earth - shattering news. Her hand involuntarily clenched the bell tightly as if this bell was the only connection between her and her unknown origin.