Vol 3 Chapter 10: past

December 26, 1984, after Christmas, London "is a total of 2 pounds and 34 pence. I'll charge you 3 pounds to find 66 pence, right, Kate?" A thin young man in a supermarket uniform gave the change in front of him and wrapped it in thick The girl with short hair in thick clothes showed a toothy smile at the same time, although her face was covered with freckles, she still looked cute. "Thank you, Willy." The short-haired girl shrugged after taking the change, holding the paper bag and heading for the exit. "Christmas ... Oh, it should be Happy New Year, Kate." The cleaning middle-aged woman smiled and greeted the girl. The same is true of the several employees who come in and out of the supermarket door. It can be seen that she often comes here and has good popularity. . After the door came out, a cold air came on, Kate involuntarily shrank her neck and put her hat on and pulled it down. Her hair was cut short and her dress was very masculine, so it was more like a Tomboy Great, I added 66 pence, but it's almost £ 100. Maybe I can borrow it from my father first? The little girl crooked her mouth and thought, although it wasn't pretty, it was cute, but the height of over 11 years old weakened the cuteness. Well, that's it. Anyway, it's only 8. Pounds can be earned back soon. After making two streets, Kate made up her mind, which made her pace lighter. The little girl couldn't help but stop when she came to a T-junction. She walked past the familiar food store across the street. "Hey, Uncle Claude, can you give me a hot drink?" Kate said with a smile on his head in the take-out window. "It's you again, little guy, don't smoke smoked fish or cake today?" The fat, middle-aged man who heard the request to start alive was bright-minded, with a gentle smile on his face, like a bald mountain without glasses. Colonel taxi. "No need today, a hot drink is enough." Having said that, the little girl still couldn't help secretly swallowing saliva, in order not to seduce herself with the scent of food, so as not to spur yourself into pocket money under impulse Disappeared, she turned her head aside with great perseverance, and then she froze. On the bench at the corner of the street, there was a little girl who looked up. But she was just 4 years old. Her golden brown curly hair hangs softly on the red down jacket. The delicate features make her look very beautiful. Cute, like a Barbie out of the store. But the strange thing is that she always used a cold and fierce look. She glared at everyone who might be approaching in the street, even if one of her legs was on a bench, her hand around her ankle told her clearly. She was fettered, but the untouched breath of the stranger was still intact, and she had been sitting on a lot of snowflakes for some time. "Hey, Kate, your hot drink. This time is apple juice." Fatty Crowd pushed the cup out of the takeaway. "Ah? Oh, thank you." Kate, who had come back, quickly paid the bill and took the cup, looked at the little girl over there, couldn't help asking, "Uncle Claude, you know who's sitting there Whose child? "" Which? "Crowder looked through the glass window." Is that girl? I don't know, I sat there a few hours ago, and Salit asked when he came over on patrol. Asked, it was said that her mother asked her to wait for her here. "" Is that so? "Kate took a sip of steaming apple juice, looked at the little girl again, and thought something was wrong after thinking about it, since she was waiting How could mom wait for hours without waiting? Does her mother ... Kate feels like she thinks a lot, but after thinking about it, she still walks by. No matter what, a 3 or 4 year old girl shouldn't appear on the street without an adult's company. "Hey, how are you?" Kate tried to soften her tone as much as possible, the closer she got, the more seductive the little girl was. The beautiful and lovely appearance made people think of adjectives for a while, really The thing to say is the Barbie doll made of fine porcelain. Even though she still keeps her indifferent expression and fierce eyes at all times, it still has a very special attraction when combined with her pale face. "I'm not malicious, I just want to ask if you need help ..." Kate was interrupted by the other person in a cold tone before she said: "Help? It's a good excuse, but can I use something else, a lot? The said so. "Although the soft, immature accent was very nice, but the sarcastic tone made Kate swallow the following words, and she never expected that such a beautiful and cute girl would say such things, After taking a deep breath and calming down, she rolled her eyes and turned away: "Nasty little devil, neither polite nor educated!" But after walking dozens of feet, she couldn't help but stop again, maybe ... the child Not so bad? Maybe she just feels abandoned? Maybe she was just scared? Kate feels weird. In fact, if the person who said that to her just now is a child of the same age, she would n’t have such a good temper, but why she does n’t know anyone Little guy ... just because she was 3 or 4 years old? Well, it does look like this, after all, letting a 3 or 4 year old kid roam the street is not a good thing. Kate finally thought of this, but she frowned when she turned around. An old man who was thin and somewhat humpback was standing in front of the bench, gesturing his hands to the little girl, no Knowing what you're talking about can only faintly hear a few words,
Although smiling, it's a bit obscene no matter how you look at it. Kate knew this guy, Rockwell, the "old drunkard" on Cledley Street, and the old guy who lived on government relief. He was idle in a few streets all day, listening to his parents saying that he likes to drink in taverns. Take a few drinks outside-as can be seen from his nickname and large distiller's nose-generally a good person, but now it doesn't look pleasing to the eye, especially when she sees the little girl waving fiercely With her small arm trying to get rid of his outstretched hand, and it seemed that she would catch a bite at any time, she felt it necessary to maintain the little girl. "Kriss! Whoever lets you run around!" A loud roar came, scaring both the big and the small on the bench, and Kate came over in anger, Lowering her body and staring at the little girl: "Are you going to make trouble for me ?! Mom is just down the street. If you don't go back with me immediately, I will die if you die!" Lian Zhupao said After these few words, she snorted heavily and straightened her body. She wrapped the paper bag with her hands on her hips and looked at the little girl. Most of them had to give me an explanation. The little girl seemed stunned. "I ... hungry ..." "God!" Kate covered his forehead, looked at the food store not far away, and said angrily: "So you came to Uncle Claude? Okay? Well, I know his smoked fish cake is delicious, but ... "She seemed to realize that there were others around her, and she frowned and looked at Rockaway:" Who are you? "The old man returned. God came and shook his head, muttered a few words and turned away, while Kate still pretended The name continued to ask, "What's going on? Kris, who is he?" It wasn't until Rockwell's back became small that Kate was relieved, and then she noticed the little girl around her. The guy also let out a sigh of relief, which made her couldn't help but smile softly. The uneducated child who always hanged the evil look on her face was afraid as she had guessed before. The little girl who had no smell in her laughter couldn't help but wanted to speak, but her stomach was not suitable, and she yelled, a delicate little face suddenly stepped down again, This could not help making Kate laugh even louder. "Slow down, no one will grab you," Kate said quietly, and handed the cup in front of her. "This is a hot drink. I don't know which flavor you like, so I asked for orange juice." The little girl with a little bit of food residue turned a deaf ear to her speech, even though the cheek bulging still bite the smoked fish cake with a big mouth, until the last point was stuffed into her mouth, she opened the lid and sipped the hot orange juice. Watching her gobbling look Kate ’s money was spent a lot less painful, and I drank the apple juice that did n’t have much temperature in my hand: "How was my performance just now? My dad was an actor, I told He learned a lot of acting skills. "The little girl glanced at her, put the drink cup on the bench, and then took out a tissue from the clothes bag to wipe her mouth and fingers carefully, and then used The things were collected and put into a cup, then covered and held in my hands, and raised my head: "What are you going to do next? Call the police? Or ask my family's phone number and let them take me away? If it is the former , I will stun you for the first time, and then run away with your money; if it is the second, I will definitely not cooperate. So if you want to help me, lend me some money-I forgot to bring Yes, it ’s terrible-leave the address at the same time, and I will pay you back 10 times in the future.
Kate endured very hard. Although the little girl's tone was not as thorny as before, and she revealed her seriousness, she still smiled. Laughing: "You will faint This is so amazing, do you know judo or karate? "" I know Chinese Kung Fu, "the little girl's tone is still serious, but she thinks only after thinking about it," Okay, now I am It may be difficult to sting, so if you call the police, I'll tell him you sexually harass me! "" Sex ... Sexually harassing you? "Kate was stunned and her face turned red. Although only 11 years old, she knew this sentence What it means is still hazy, but it's too confusing to say that such a word popped out of a child only 3 or 4 years old. "An 11-year-old girl sexually harassed a 3- or 4-year-old girl? Did you get water in your head, Barbie?" Kate yelled, gnashing her teeth slightly. However, the little girl seemed to be stabbed with something, and jumped up suddenly: "Don't call me Barbie!" She forgot that her feet were not good, and she stepped on the ground and lost her teeth with a grin. The balance fell down. Fortunately, Kate helped her for the first time, but the little girl didn't seem to appreciate it, and quickly broke away Kate's hand: "I hate people calling me Barbie! What is my point like Barbie? Oh! You barked so smoothly, that is to say that you really like Barbie dolls? Oh, this is so great, I can actually meet someone who likes Barbie dolls ... "Speaking of which, the little girl lost her voice for a moment, and then Zhang Da Mouth, staring at Kate stunned, half a while before sticking out his tongue and licking his lips: "Are you ... a woman?" Kate, who had heard a big frown, suddenly coughed violently, and then stopped for a while, not knowing what to do. Laughing or something weird looking at the little girl: "Do you think I'm a boy?"
"Don't ... don't you?" The little girl asked, shrinking her neck. "Look, you little devil, you don't like people calling you Barbie, but I don't like it either--" Kate said clearly, and in the end almost said with a black face and gritted teeth, " I don't like people to treat me like a man! "The little girl leaned back, closed her eyes for a few seconds, and then opened again. The bright green eyes became much calmer, and she nodded solemnly:" Well, this is my mistake. I sincerely apologize. Thank you for your help. I will compensate you when I have a chance. Good-bye. "She turned and limped to the distance, punched away The feeling of emptying calmed Kate, who had some anger, and calmed down. If you think about it before, you can infer that the little girl ran out of the house without permission. This is too bad. Maybe you should call the police to force it. Send her back, but she certainly won't be so easy to follow. Listen to what she said before, but ... well, maybe ... "wait," Kate suddenly held her little arm, "if you If you want, come to me How to go? "" Come to your house? "The little girl is surprised not put on. "Yes, go to my house. Since you ran out without permission, and you still have no money ..." "It was a mistake. I hadn't planned to leave home today. Things are not ready yet ..." "OK Well, anyway, it ’s dangerous for a little girl like you to be alone outside. I do n’t know how you got here, but you have to understand that children under 7 must be led by their parents to get on the street. If you continue to hang around casually, even if the police do n’t ask you questions, you will have a lot of trouble!
Kate said very seriously,
My home is nearby, I promise that neither my parents nor I will ask you anything, and then When you think about it, let's say something else, how about it? "" You promise? "The little girl looked at her without blinking. "Swear to God, I promise!" Kate raised her right hand. "Well, that's bothering you." The little girl owed a little, and suddenly became polite. "Yes, what's your name?" "You've called my name before." "Kriss?" "Yes, what about you?" "Kate, Kate Beckinsale." Kate didn't know Was it a right decision to pick this little girl home by herself? Although she did n’t have a lot of contact time, she always felt that she was very strange. In the end, it showed maturity that didn't match the age, but at the dinner, it showed a distinctive elegance. Yes, it is very elegant, with a smile on her face and answering her parents ’questions. It is polite and drip-proof. It seems that she has been specially trained in this area. It really makes people wonder what her family does. The most amazing thing is that she occasionally inserts a word or two on the topic of adults. She seems to be right when she looks at her parents' expressions, but when she asks again, she looks blank and can't see it. Whether she accidentally hit or accidentally covered it up. In short, after getting along the night, Kate felt that his head was not enough, okay, although she was smart, she was only 11 years old anyway. Forget it, as Dad said, holding her picture secretly to the police station tomorrow to ask if there is any relevant tracing notice, it is impossible to let such a small child run around. Kate came to think of coming out of the bathroom, and then hesitated slightly. The light in the bedroom was dark. The little girl named Kris was sitting on the bed with her knees in her pajamas, her head hidden in the shadows. I can't see the expression, but there is a feeling that people want to hold in their arms and pity. Kate pursed her lips and sat down next to her: "Why, homesick, Barbie?" She knew it was bad as soon as she opened her mouth, and the other person looked up angrily: "I don't have it, a fake man!" "Kate, who had wanted to apologize, got angry immediately, especially the cold look seemed to be saying" you are already ", and it made her a little crazy, but the other side was so small that she couldn't do it manually. She had to be fierce. Said: "Maybe the reason you left home is that your parents often dress you up as a Barbie doll. They ca n’t resist as a toy. It ’s really pitiful." "Shut up, my parents didn't treat me like that!" Liz frowned. "Then why do you run away from home? Then why don't you like people calling you Barbie?" Kate shrugged. "That's because of me ..." "Because of you?" But Kate looked up and realized that something was wrong, and Krist's face looked blank, as if something had been taken from her body. "Kriss, Chriss? Are you okay?" Kate slaps her face quickly. Kris looked at her blankly. Her eyes seemed to lose focus. The next minute she breathed quickly, and she seemed to want to all the air out. "What happened? Don't scare me ?!" Kate held her shoulder in exclaim. "Give me a pen and paper!" "What?" "Pen and paper! Give me a pen and paper! No matter what pen." With a little confusion, Kate stuffed a notebook and a pencil into Kris's The little girl didn't say anything in her hand. She opened the notebook and quickly drew it. At the beginning, she painted it in a decent way-all the tables and stools in the room were painted. Although there was something wrong, but in general Still alike