Night Journey

A shadow covered the front, blocking the view of the silver-haired girl who was sitting with her head bowed and hugging her knees. Staring at that figure, her mind suddenly went blank, and silent tears fell down her cheeks. The man slowly stepped onto the stone steps that were only two steps away from her, stretched out a white hand, and the sharp-jointed fingers were slightly curved into arcs. From her perspective, the outline of the hand bones glowed. As long as she catches it, she can return to him. "Whoa whoa!" A child crying broke the frozen atmosphere. The little girl in a raincoat ran past and accidentally fell on the slippery road. She felt aggrieved and called her mother to the middle-aged woman who was rushing behind her, crying and asking for a hug. The girl clearly heard the little girl's cry and the mother's comfort until they left. A gentle voice came from above. "Even children know that when you are unhappy, you should find someone you like to hug you." Avoiding his doting gaze, the girl's heart was beating wildly, and her fingers were intertwined due to excessive tension. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.