Chapter 14. Conflict

Mother listens to her and slowly closes her eyes. Time passed for a long time, my mother lay motionless, and her breathing was light and fluttering like she was sleeping.

She waited for a while longer. Then she tried touching her mother's hand, and she didn't react at all. She assumed that her mother was asleep. After confirming that her mother was asleep, she began to act, she gently stood up, and stealthily walked towards the door.

As she touched the doorknob, a voice came from behind. mother's words: "Why don't you sleep? Where do you want to go?"

She was startled and stood still, not daring to move, a moment later she stammered: "I'm thirsty, so I just want to go have a drink."

"Are you thirsty?"

"Yes."

"The bedside cabinet has a water bottle. you don't drink?"

She turned to look at the nightstand, there was indeed a water bottle ready. Because she was confused, she forgot. It was because she was afraid that her mother would be thirsty in the middle of the night, so she would brin