If The Moon Can Be Counted As A Star - Chapter 35

‘A good stepping stone to start changing.’ Xiao Mei Zhi imagined, so she grabbed a ballpen and a paper to write down what she wanted to happen. Anyhow, what got her terrified? The change that she wanted to try? Or helping the child to save herself from being like her?

Xiao Mei Zhi was not like showing up another unprecedented side of her openly at Doctor Gmeis, because she would have definitely blow of her desolated cover forthwith. A mortal like her did not just got a cold heart cause she wanted to. Besides the bitter Xiao Mei Zhi even stands out due to it. She needed to blend in with those hybrid humans. It was additionally hard for her.

Xiao Mei Zhi moved forward to Doctor Gmeis, she slowly gave a small paper and headed off from the room into a opposite hallway and walk towards outside the building.

Doctor Gmeis read the note that Xiao Mei Zhi gave her,

I do not like to write this down but you have powers. Go use it to save that kid. Whatever you are going to do, I have owed you one.

Xiao Mei Zhi sighed sadly, “Since it come to this, there is no going back.” She then stand still, listening for any signs of danger that she might experience. The rhythm of the few crickets and the rustle of dead leaves filled the area and she assured herself that she was alone.

Within twenty five minutes of taking the path that leads to the child, she met a messenger, “What took you so long human?” Muckbuckle said, bringing a package containing a box of lemon juice.

“Is Doctor Gmeis here with that girl?”

“Yes. Just walk straight then you will see a path that has been covered with weeds.” Muckbuckle instructed Xiao Mei Zhi. Yet, when she was about to say ‘Thank you’ , Muckbuckle reminded her, “Jie needed something to locate that girl. Fortunately, there was a remaining scent from were we sat down a half hour ago. In the circumstance, at least she could use that fragrance to find her visually.”

“I will not forget what she did today.”

“You know, young human. . do not get into a situation were you force yourself to accept a change. Sometimes it would end up hurting you before you even get a chance to start it.”

Muckbuckle adjusted the box on his arms and three lemon juice popped out, “Go get this beverages. Let that kid drink up. She must be tired of hiding.”

Xiao Mei Zhi slid her fingers to grip on the transparent bottles then she lifted it up with a good hold. Her sweet human nature made Muckbuckle glared at her with a threat, it hit his gnome personality right through his gut, sending his body lurching and his face hardened by a thought how unpleasant humans can be.

She noticed that Muckbuckle was not looking good, “Are you feeling ok?” He shook his head, shaking off the daze that she did put on him by the sweet human nature alone.

“Yes, I am. Go now. Doctor Gmeis is waiting for you.” She could even see that Muckbuckle was forcing himself to put his mind onto the objective of what he was aiming to finish. He then move on the side to begin again in strolling off.

Xiao Mei Zhi lifted her face up facing the sky with almost totally red light color of the passing sun below the horizon. In addition to feeling the coldness running up through her veins because of the bottles that were on her hands while sniffing the smell of a mixed fresh and rotten leaves together with the crisp of spring air mingled on her nose.

A jolt shot through her body when she heard a argument from the path that Muckbuckle told her. Her hair even settled upon the wind as she ran towards the noise.

Doctor Gmeis and that girl.

“You have to face the one who is willing to adopt you. Anyway, you should not just jump into conclusions with seeing how a family relationship works. If you continue , you should not expect to make peace with that kind of attitude in this era.”

“Last time, the caretakers introduced me to a couple who was not afraid of anything even if I did not tell them my identity as a bane.”

Doctor Gmei and that girls argument got Xiao Mei Zhi walk back and hide to listen. Since it was not just a argument for nothing. She did experienced that too. She squeezed her eyes shut and forced her body under control. ‘Mother.’ Now was not the time to think of it.

She heard the girl sighed, “A person like you would not get it! It was extremely difficult for me to squeeze out my self from trying to let them see how happy I was as I prepared for those couple to adopt me.”

“What happened? and why did you tell me this? It is not like I am the one who will adopt you.”

“I lost them. I lost those couple. I tried to avoid the name that the other kids called me. Bane. But it caused me to fight back. Over time I have become to like fighting with those bullies! However, when the couple find out and at the same time I was supposed to leave the orphanage..The adoptive father that I should have had died.”

“He died because?”

“I killed him on the spot.”

Xiao Mei Zhis pulsed sped up as she heard ‘Killed’. She wanted to say her side to that girl , ‘She killed her mother too.’ She bared her sharp teeth. Every dreadful image of how she left her mother to die for her has invaded her mind.

“So that woman your are with , is she still going to adopt me?”

“I do not know. How about you come back with me so that you can both discuss it.”

Without noticing, the girl smirked at Doctor Gmeis before she exposed Xiao Mei Zhi , “She is eavesdropping already. Hiding in the corner for about five minutes ago.. She must have greatly underestimate a kid like me.”