“The human face has failed to unlock. I’m sorry.
At 3:00 in the morning, I heard a voice signal from my phone in the living room.
I’m all chilly and I just stand up.
I’ve always had a habit.
The phone must be in the living room.
“The human face has failed to unlock. I’m sorry.
I heard this tip again.
01
In order to take better care of an 80-year-old grandmother who suffers from mild Alzheimer’s, my door has been hidden.
At first, I thought my phone was broken.
But soon, I realized it wasn’t.
Because I hear people breathing.
It’s light, just for a second, but my ears are still clear.
Right now, my heart is beating fast.
Cold sweat slowly seep out of my back.
A thought clearly appeared in my mind.
Someone came into my house.
Who could it be?
Thief?
Or some burglary?
Whatever it is, I want him to get away.
There’s not much cash at home. All the money is in my money.
The only cash is the $100 I left Grandma today.
But apparently he’s still trying to unlock my phone.
I stomped my hands under the bed, strangled by the door, and looked out.
This moment, I looked up.
I saw a tall woman standing at my cell phone table.
She looked at her head, bended over, twisted her body into a strange radians, stretching her neck.
And my cell phone keeps sending a “failure to unlock the face.”
I’m so nervous and sweaty.
I didn’t think it was a woman.
Her hair is long, like weeds, piled up in pieces on her shoulders, and seems to have been brushed for a long time.
On her feet, she was wearing red embroidery shoes, which were very old and were now scarcely visible.
The doorlock of my house was a security lock and there was no surveillance in the corridor, but no problems had ever been encountered.
How the hell did this woman get in here?
And then I saw the bathroom door shaking, and I felt a little wind.
Apparently, the toilet window was open.
The windows of the toilet where we live are facing the public passage outside.
The woman came in from the toilet!
Grandma’s room is right next to me, and I pray to her not to wake up and go to the bathroom.
But my prayers didn’t work.
I heard Grandma coming out of bed.
The woman’s neck shrunk and she sprained her head.
I was hiding behind the door and I was breathing in my mouth.
In that moment, I saw a sharp knife in a woman’s hand.
I’m an ordinary journalist, and Grandma is 80 years old.
We can’t beat that strong woman.
And my phone is still in front of that woman.
The door next door is open.
I heard Grandma stomping footsteps.
It’s dark, she’s not looking well.
Apparently she saw that woman.
But she thought it was me.
“How come you wear your outside shoes at night? Did you just get back from work?”
I heard Grandma.
I cried out in my heart, “Grandma, that’s not me! I’m sorry.
Don’t come near her!
“Grandma, go back!”
The woman moved.
I can’t see, but I hear footsteps.
Grandma finally realized it wasn’t me.
“Who are you? What are you doing in my house? I’m sorry.
Grandma had Alzheimer’s, but the time for the illness was irregular.
She’s sober sometimes.
At this moment, she was clearly very sober.
I was anxious to die with my fist.
Grandma is in a very dangerous situation.
That woman was carrying a knife.
I have to go out and get Grandma.
But at the same time, I found myself weak and impotent.
Strong fear has kept me from being behind the door.
02
My grandmother was still asking out loud who the woman was, but immediately thereafter, her voice stopped.
Just for a second, there’s a dead silence out there.
My heart is about to come out of my chest.
And then I heard Grandma humming.
The next second is the sound of a sharp instrument piercing the skin.
My tears burst out of my eyes.
My shoulder shivering and holding my mouth tight.
I know. She killed Grandma.
I’m on the floor, hold my breath.
“Don’t find me. I’m sorry.
“Don’t find me. I’m sorry.
I keep praying.
But God didn’t hear it.
I felt the breath coming up there.
I looked up and saw the woman’s head coming through the door.
She smiled at me, and her eyes were so exaggerated.
I can see the red blood in her eyes, like a web.
I screamed scaredly.
The woman raised her knife and came at me.
I felt a bit of sharp pain.
But the next moment I lost consciousness.
03
I woke up so hard.
The clock on the wall is exactly three o’clock.
Everything that just happened, was it a dream?
When I thought it was just a terrible nightmare…
I heard that noise in the living room.
“The human face has failed to unlock. I’m sorry.
I sat up all at once.
Not a dream.
Everything really happened.
But I don’t know why I’m back.
Back at 3:00 in the morning.
Perhaps this is a chance for me.
I’m punching.
I have to save Grandma and myself.
I looked at the clock on the wall.
In a minute, Grandma will be up in the bathroom.
I had to use this minute to get into Grandma’s room and stop her from going out to the bathroom.
I snuck out.
The woman stood there, stretched out her neck and tried to unlock my phone.
I want to take steps.
But fear made me hesitate.
I look down on the watch and there’s only 30 seconds left.
At this moment, I have the full courage.
I was on the quickest side of the room, and I was in Grandma’s room, and I locked the door.
Grandma was just about to get out of bed.
She looked at me blindly.
She was just about to talk, and I ran over and covered her mouth.
Don’t make a sound. I’m sorry.
I keep my voice down and I breathe.
I scared Grandma, and she looked at me.
I don’t have time to explain to her.
I picked up Grandma’s phone on the bedside and I was gonna call the police.
But what makes me desperate is that her phone is dead.
“Why not charge? “I was so upset that I kept my voice down.
Grandma looked down at me, and she was swinging, “I forgot, I forgot. I’m sorry.
She looks innocent like a child.
I know she’s sick.
I am desperate and helpless at this moment.
The only cell phone that can reach the outside world is out of power.
But it’s good that I’ve locked the door, had enough time to charge it and then turned on the alarm.
Suddenly I heard footsteps.
That footsteps are strange.
It’s like the guy walks on his toes.
The woman’s coming this way!
Wait!
All of a sudden, I’m full of spirits.
There’s a key in the doorlock of my room.
This key can also open this door.
Hide!
I was anxious to keep Grandma under the bed.
“Dirty under the bed, I’m not going. I’m sorry.
Grandma had no idea what was going on out there.
I’m dying to cry.
The footsteps stopped at the door.
I heard the key being pulled out.
It’s over.
It’s too late.
I pushed Grandma under the bed like crazy.
But Grandma is stubborn enough not to go in.
This moment, I completely collapsed.
I cried and crawled under the bed.
The great guilt completely drowned me.
I did such a dirty thing.
I gave up Grandma and hid myself.
04
Soon, I heard the doorknob turn.
The woman came in.
I can’t breathe.
“Who are you and why are you here? Grandma asked the same question.
But soon, her voice stopped humming.
My tears are full of tears.
Grandma fell down.
It seems to be a coincidence that her body just closed the bed.
Women didn’t find me hiding under the bed.
But she didn’t leave after she killed Grandma.
She’s looking for me.
She knows two people live here.
I’m shaking.
The woman wandered around the room for a long time, but didn’t seem to find me.
All of a sudden, at this very moment, I feel like there’s a creepy look behind me.
I was shaking around my head.
A weird, smiley face on the ground, and eyes on me.
One of her hands reached under the bed and grabbed my ankle.
I kick women’s hands so hard.
But she dragged me out of bed like she didn’t know the pain.
The next second, I saw that high up knife.
The pain came back…
I lost consciousness again.
I’m breathing and waking up.
Three o’clock in the morning.
I return to this moment again.
And this is when the sound that scares me is heard again in the living room:
“The human face has failed to unlock. I’m sorry.
After the first two attempts, I got a lot cooler.
I realize that I seem to be going through a cycle.
Just like “The Start” I saw recently.
Every time I rise, I wake up at three in the morning at this hour.
This time, I didn’t hesitate to go out and pull out the key.
But inevitably, I made a noise.
I saw the woman raise her head slowly against my eyes.
Her eyes were very big and she was exaggerating, and she seemed to do her best to stare.
Cold sweat came out of my forehead.
She suddenly came at me fast.
I ran into the room as fast as I could, just as I wanted to close the door.
A skinny hand came in.
Her nails were long and covered with red nail polish.
I’ll close the door hard.
Her hand shrunk back at the moment she was caught.
I’m having a big breath.
I quickly locked the door.
Grandma was looking out, “Who is that? I’m sorry.
“A bad man, a terrible bad man, we’re playing hide and seek now, a bad man is a ghost. I’m sorry.
Grandma heard of hide-and-seek and was very pleased at the location.
Her favorite game with me is hide and seek.
It’s just because I’m busy, I rarely play with her.
“Will you hide under the bed? I was patient with my grandmother.
Grandma noded like a child and she climbed under the bed.
Before she climbed in, she showed me a happy smile.
Apparently, Grandma thought it was a game.
But she didn’t know that the man out there could have killed us anywhere.
“Don’t make any noise. You hide. I’ll take you to ice cream tomorrow. I’m sorry.
I charged Grandma’s phone immediately.
At this point, I very much regret that it was this old cell phone that I bought for Grandma.
This old-fashioned mobile phone has a clear downside, and it is very slow to re-open the opportunity when electricity is depleted.
All of a sudden, I heard the door was pounding.
“Open the door. I’m sorry.
“Open the door. I’m sorry.
Women’s voices are sharp, as if they were on sandpaper.
She said this word mechanically.
“Ajumma, who is that? I’m sorry.
Grandma under the bed asked with curiosity.
“It’s the bad guy. You can’t be found in hiding. I say quickly.
Plum.
The door was shaking hard.
Suddenly, sharp knives pierced the planks.
05
I was scared, but the screen was still black.
“Open the door. I’m sorry.
Women’s voices are getting sharper, almost screaming.
The old wooden door quickly broke a hole.
A dead, staring eye appeared at the hole.
Her eyelids were covered with a web of red blood as a result of over-heaviness.
“I called the police! I’m sorry.
I screamed with fear and tried to scare women away.
“Who are you and why are you doing this? If you want money, I can transfer it to you right away! I’m sorry.
A woman opens her lips and smiles as if she were crying. “Money. What good is money?”
“My sweets are no longer coming back. I’m sorry.
And every one of you is in error. I’m sorry.
“Damn you, I will kill you all. I’m sorry.
I’m stuck there.
Sweet name, I know it very well.
I also recognize who this woman is.
Her name is Wang Trayland.
It’s a woman in our neighborhood who specializes in meat business.
And sweetness, her sister, a 20-year-old retard.
Last time I saw Wang Trayland, it was six months ago.
In half a month, she was too old to be in her teens.
Plus this weird outfit, I didn’t recognize her.
“You didn’t call the police, you lied to me because your phone screen was black. I’m sorry.
I didn’t think Wang Trilan had such a good vision.
The hole in the door was growing and, in a hurry, I pushed the closet and blocked it.
“I’m so cold on the ground. Can’t the game end. I don’t want to play. I’m sorry.
At this point, Grandma wanted to climb out of the bed.
I’m dying to cry.
“More hide, please. Just a moment. I cried and said,
Grandma seemed scared by my tears.
She raised her head in a tremor, rubbed my tears, and went back under the bed.
Soon, the closet began to shake up.
But luckily, the phone finally turned on.
I called the police immediately.
I forced myself to calm down and tell the police.
The police told me to find a place to hide. They’ll be here in 20 minutes.
After I hung up on the phone, I called the security guard downstairs.
Security said they’d be here right away.
The shaking in the closet suddenly stopped.
I was nervously looking out the door.
All of a sudden, Grandma under the bed said, “Who is that standing on the balcony? I’m sorry.
I twisted my head too hard.
Wang Trailan was standing on the balcony.
Her face was tightly attached to the glass door and her face was squeezed to the point of distortion.
But her eyes were staring at me.
I’m shaking back.
I forgot that there was an extremely narrow passage from the window of my room to the balcony of Grandma’s room.
Because I’m on the 25th floor, and the tunnel’s so narrow that I can’t even stand an adult, I’m not going there.
Wang Trailan’s hands covered in red nail polish were on the handle of the glass door.
It’s too late.
I was desperate to close my eyes.
The only hope is that Wang Trailan won’t find Grandma under the bed.
But I didn’t realize that at that point, Grandma had climbed out of the bed.
When I couldn’t stop her, I saw her running to Wang Traylan, and asked her, “Are you a bad person?” I’m sorry.
“Come back, come back!”
I screamed to my heart, and then I had to look at Grandma and fall in front of me.
06
I opened my eyes.
I’m back at 3:00 in the morning again.
Voice signals familiar in the living room ring again.
This time I’m cooler than the last three.
I can’t let Wang Traylan in from the balcony.
But how?
Cold sweat slipped from my forehead.
If Wang Trailan can come to the balcony from outside, then I can.
I walked by the door and gently pulled the key.
This time I was so slow I didn’t make a sound.
The woman still stretches her neck there, looks at the starter and doesn’t find me.
My back is already sweating.
After pulling the key, I pushed the window carefully.
The cold wind came in, and I was shaking.
The passages in the sights are too narrow, and I have a slight fear of height.
My heart’s pounding.
But I’ve heard Grandma coughing.
There’s no time.
I got all the courage to climb into the tunnel.
I climbed the wall with my hand and moved the past in a little bit.
Finally, I came to the balcony.
Grandma was just about to get out of bed, see me, surprised she wanted to talk.
I made a boo-boo gesture to her and quickly closed the door.
I still use the hide-and-seek reason to hide Grandma under the bed and then charge my phone.
This time, it seems that everything went well.
The sound of footsteps moving in the living room.
Sound approaching our room.
Even if we didn’t make any noise, she came here.
I’m nervous to squeeze my cell phone and call the alarm and security.
We sealed the doors in the closet, and this time there was plenty of time.
Security came here as fast as possible and took about three minutes.
Three minutes, enough.
“Open the door. I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan’s voice was loud and sharp.
I didn’t say anything. I watched the time on the phone.
One minute.
The security guards break in.
Grandma and I will survive.
Finally, I heard the security guard punching the door.
The door went down and fell down.
I shouted with excitement, “Here I am! I’m sorry.
There’s a lot of fighting out there soon.
The security guard in the district was a very strong man.
Wang Trailan is obviously not his opponent.
“Miss Lin, I’ve knocked her out. I’m sorry.
My high-profile heart has finally fallen, like a relief.
“Grandma, you can come out. The bad guys are under control. I’m sorry.
Grandma crawled out slowly.
When I was going to open the door, Grandma grabbed my hand dead.
She was staring at me and shaking her head in the sweat.
I watched her with doubt.
Miss Lin, do you have any rope? I’ll tie her with a rope. I’m sorry.
“Yes, I’ll go out and find you. I was busy saying,
But Grandma grabbed my arm with two hands this time.
She’s shivering, I never thought she’d be so strong.
Grandma, what’s wrong with you?
I noticed something.
Miss Lin, I can’t find the rope. She’s about to wake up. Can you come out and look for me? “The voice of the security guards is ringing again.
I gave up my intention to open the door.
“The ropes are in the cabinet in the door, and you can see them when you open the door. I’m sorry.
The rope is the emergency escape line that every tenant will have.
But there was no answer.
And I repeat, “The rope is in the cupboard at the door. I’m sorry.
It’s a dead quiet outside.
I thought something was wrong. I put my ears on the door.
Suddenly, the knife broke through the doorboard and stuck it just a few centimetres above my ear.
“It’s a shame it’s in the wrong place. I’m sorry.
I saw the look in the eye, and I saw it in the hole.
But outside, it’s security.
07
Wang Trilan can imitate others.
This thought was flashing through my mind.
I also remembered that one night I came back from work a month ago, I met Wang Trayland in the neighborhood.
She was drunk and she was lying on the bench in the small part of the area in her clothes.
The little kids laughed and threw stones at her, and I frowned them.
As I was leaving, Wang Trailan grabbed my hand.
She sprayed me with a sip of wine and water in her eyes.
“You know, I used to be in the opera. And then the opera went down, and I brought sweets and sweets.
I didn’t listen to her anymore.
Because I’m not patient with the experience of a woman in the skin business.
She studied opera, so she could perfectly imitate others.
And I grabbed Grandma’s hand, and said to her in tremors: “Be careful, the bad guys are out there.” I’m sorry.
But Grandma suddenly got sick again.
She was determined not to hide under the bed.
I saw the time on the watch.
Ten minutes before the police arrive.
I have to delay for another ten minutes.
Wang Trailan broke the door with a knife. It’s only a matter of time.
An idea suddenly flashed through my head.
The house, the balcony is very close to the balcony downstairs.
If I jump down and ask for help from my neighbours, I will return to upstairs as soon as possible, perhaps in time.
“Grandma, please, for the last time, okay? I’m sorry.
And We took Grandma’s hand in tremors and cried to her to hide under the bed.
This time, Grandma said yes.
She looked at me like she was awake.
“Sipple, be careful. I’m sorry.
After that, Grandma went under the bed.
I took a long breath and opened the balcony door quickly.
It’s very windy, very cold.
I’m scared.
But I don’t have time to be scared anymore.
Grandma’s waiting for me.
I jumped on the balcony downstairs.
But I didn’t stand firm, and I heard a loud sound from my ankle.
Severe pain came in.
I can’t take it anymore.
I fell and hit the balcony door.
It’s a desperate cry for help.
In the bedroom, there are people lying down.
With the outside moonlight, I saw two people lying in bed, seemed asleep.
Help! “Help me!” I hit the door like crazy.
One of them heard it.
Because I saw him wringing his head very slowly.
But at this moment, I saw it very clearly.
Their bodies are full of blood.
08
I’m stuck here.
He raised his hand to me and his lips shook a few times.
A large amount of blood came out of his mouth.
And then, he had a few twitches and never moved again.
He’s dead.
Wang Trailan killed my neighbor downstairs and then came up.
I know why she killed us.
People in the neighborhood don’t like Wang Trailan, especially the women and the elderly.
That includes me.
Wang Trailan lives on the 23rd floor and the house is rented.
Sometimes in the elevator, I see her with different men’s hands.
At this point, I’ll be quiet, even if there’s only two of them in the elevator, and I’ll wait for the next one.
Every time Wang Trailan smiles at me with an awkward and polite smile.
I despised her work.
I also saw her being dragged out of her hair by a few women more than once.
Wang Trailan’s face is covered in blood and even his hair can be ripped off when it’s serious.
People in the neighborhood are weird. They never call the police.
They think this is Wang Trailan’s crime.
I also saw her go to the hospital with sweets.
As a 20-year-old girl, sweetness is actually pretty.
She used to laugh at me.
But sweets died a month ago.
The killer is everyone in our neighborhood.
At 3 a.m. a month ago, there was a fire in the district.
The place where the fire happened was where Wang Trayland lived and sweet.
Wang Trailan didn’t come back that day and sweets were alone.
She got bored and started playing with the home lighter.
I accidentally lit the curtains.
Sweet must be scared. She doesn’t know how to take first aid.
The fire spreads very fast.
The neighbours downstairs smelled smoke and he called the police.
The fire truck arrived at the gate in 10 minutes.
But soon they had a problem.
The road in the neighborhood is very narrow.
Private cars and electric bottles were parked on both sides of the road.
Fire trucks can’t even drive in.
Firefighters are sweating and they’re making crazy calls.
It took a long time to get down and move the car.
People in the neighborhood are coming down the street.
They were complaining instead of worrying about the fire.
When Wang Trailan arrived, the fire was extinguished.
The fireman held a burnt body and put it in front of Wang Trayland.
Wang Trailan went mad, crying out loud and tearing her heart apart.
But her sister can’t come back.
Sweet death in the apathy of all.
If we could go in five minutes early, maybe sweets would survive.
That day, I came back all night.
I saw the whole process.
Wang Trailan kneeled before me and she begged me to write about it.
She wants society to know the real cause of death.
She just needs an apology.
I held her up shaking.
I said, “Okay. I’m sorry.
09
“Hew Juan, look up. I’m sorry.
I heard Wang Traylan’s voice coming from above.
I looked up and my pupils shrunk.
Grandma was crushed by Wang Trailan on the balcony rail.
Wang Trailan put a knife to her throat.
I crashed.
Wang Trailan, I’m guilty, but my grandmother, she didn’t do anything! She has Alzheimer’s. She knows nothing! “I cried and yelled.
Wang Trailan’s head was crooked, and her face was a bit of a smug, and now looks like a 60-year-old.
“You all deserve to die. Everyone in this neighborhood deserves to die! I’m sorry.
Wang Traylan shouted.
“You killed my sweets! I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan suddenly staring at me and laughing strangely.
“Why didn’t you publish it? I’m sorry.
“You promised me. I’m sorry.
“You can help, you’re a journalist, you know how to make this public, but you didn’t. I’m sorry.
“I waited for a month, and I did not wait for what I wanted. I went to ask you, and you locked me away.” I’m sorry.
“So now, I’ll do it. I’ll punish you for sweets. I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan laughed, and suddenly, her hands crossed.
“No,” I screamed.
Grandma’s dead.
She was brutally killed.
“She’s the only one you’ve ever had. Sweetness is for me. I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan mumbling.
Right now, the sirens are ringing downstairs.
The police are finally here.
I sat down on the floor and cried.
I survived.
But Grandma died.
Wang Trailan seems to know he can’t escape.
She jumped.
Like a kite.
I raised my head against the eyes of Wang Trilan.
At this moment, I saw clearly the smile on her face.
A very complex smile.
Weird, unsolved, this moment has appeared on this woman’s face.
The police are coming.
A policewoman took off her uniform and put it on me.
She held me tight and said, “Don’t be afraid.”
Sorry kids, we’re late.
10
I couldn’t help it. I cried silently.
Wang Trailan was right.
I’m a journalist, and I know how to get this thing out of the air.
I did write the story the next day.
When I took this story to the leadership, he threw it away:
“Shu, you’ve been here for months, haven’t you? I’m sorry.
I stopped.
I came in with four interns.
And I, the most common of all.
“As a matter of fact, we wouldn’t choose you, but I decided to give you a chance. I’m sorry.
“Shu, you’re a smart man. I’m sorry.
“You know which stories should be published and which shouldn’t. I’m sorry.
“This neighborhood, my father-in-law, I don’t want his old man to experience any more cyber-violence. I’m sorry.
The leader smiled and said to me:
When I got home, I tore up the story.
I’m sorry about Wang Trayland.
But I need this job.
An official journalist works for me and Grandma.
I can be poor forever, but Grandma can’t.
She’s 80.
That day, I saw Wang Traylan swooning and standing at my door like a madman.
When she saw me, she grabbed my hand. “Reporter Xu, Yuzu, help me, will you help me? You put this out and tell society. I’m sorry.
But finally, I let go of her hand.
“Sorry, Trilan. I’m sorry.
I closed the door.
Soon, I heard the cry of Wang Trailan’s heart torn.
I feel bad.
Eleven.
The cycle seems over.
Because I survived.
If…
I’m dead again?
I broke off the police, entered the elevator, came to the 23rd floor.
That’s Wang Trailan’s house.
Her place has been repaired.
The accident was completely buried.
I seem to have seen a sweet look in the window.
The silly girl who laughed at me.
I feel terrible.
“What are you doing? I’m sorry.
The former female policeman stood downstairs and shouted at me.
I closed my eyes.
“I want to save Grandma. I’m sorry.
I jumped down the 23rd floor.
I’ll bet this once.
12
I opened my eyes.
I bet I did.
I’m back at 3:00 in the morning.
I’m going to save Grandma.
This time, I’m not running away.
I heard it coming from outside, “The human face has failed to unlock.” I’m sorry.
I went out, “Wanterland.” I’m sorry.
Wang Traylan slowly twisted his head, staring at me.
Then she smiled and raised her knife, and she came at me.
“Wanterland, I’m sorry. I was shaking and saying,
She looked at me.
“I could have told society the truth about sweet death, but I didn’t. I’m sorry.
“I’m sorry for Sugar, I’m sorry for you. I’m sorry.
I cried and said,
Two lines of tears fell from the eyes of Wang Trailan.
Her face shivered unconsciously and her hands were shaking with knives.
“Want to drop the knife, I’ll tell the whole neighborhood to apologize. I’m sorry.
I kneeled in front of her.
And begged her to let me live with Grandma.
Wang Trailan showed a very ugly smile.
“I just wanted you to apologize to my sister. I’m sorry.
“I just need an apology, and I don’t want compensation, and I just want them to tell me that they did wrong. I’m sorry.
“But you turned me down. I’m sorry.
“So later I changed my mind. I’m sorry.
“I’m going to give you a taste of the death of important people. I’m sorry.
My body shivering.
I didn’t change Wang Traylan’s mind.
The knife pointed at my throat.
I saw King Trailan’s hateful and desperate eyes.
That’s a mother’s eye.
Can’t anything change this time?
I closed my eyes.
But the expected pain did not come.
Because my grandmother was in front of me.
The knife was in Grandma’s chest.
Grandma! I’m sorry.
Grandma! I’m sorry.
I cried with my hands and my hands.
Why, why is Grandma awake at this hour?
“The little grapefruit. I’m sorry.
Grandma twisted her head and looked at me.
I was in a hurry to hold Grandma.
“Sipple, don’t go into the cycle. I’m sorry.
Grandma held my hand, and her voice shivered and said,
Listen to her, I’m shaking.
Grandmother’s perspective
And We have a granddaughter who has lived with each other since childhood.
I told her her parents died in a car accident when she was three.
But I lied to her.
I’m not my granddaughter.
She was a kid I picked up.
My husband died early and my daughter left me because of her illness.
I’m the only one who’s ever lived with her.
She’s good, she’s smart, she’s hard.
She got into 985 college, became a journalist.
How much I wish, how much I wanted to stay with her longer.
But I’m old too fast.
Slowly, I began to forget the past.
She took me to a doctor who said I was suffering from Alzheimer’s.
I’ll slowly forget everything, and finally I’ll forget the grapefruit.
That scares me more than anything.
I can’t forget the grapefruit.
So I look at the pictures every day and tell myself that this is a little grapefruit.
It’s my precious granddaughter.
Tonight, when I came out to the bathroom, I saw a woman.
At first I thought she was a grapefruit, but she wasn’t.
She came over and put a knife in my chest.
Before I died, I fell down.
I used my last strength to look at the room of the grapefruit.
Great, she didn’t come out.
But I didn’t think I was dead.
When I opened my eyes again, I returned to this moment.
This time, I recognized that woman as Wang Trayland.
I don’t know why she did it, but I know very well that I’m going to protect the grapefruit.
I can’t fight this woman. I can’t fight this woman.
Then the only thing I can buy for her is time.
Juice, Grandma can’t see you married.
I’m sorry, but Grandma must let you live.
As long as I get Wang Trayland’s attention and let her kill me first, the greater the chance that the grapefruit will survive.
But I didn’t think that the grapefruit was in the loop.
And so did she, trying so hard to keep me alive.
But I am well aware that if we are to get enough time, we have to live next.
So I pretended to be dementia, and I knew that she wanted me to hide.
But I can’t.
I must stand in front of my granddaughter.
I didn’t know I was in the loop before her.
The only way to end the cycle is to keep the grapefruit alive.
That time, I fell in front of a little grapefruit.
She’s hiding under the bed.
I used my last strength to block the grapefruit under the bed.
Stay alive, grapefruit.
14 The Graffiti Perspective
When I heard Grandma, I understood everything.
Grandma’s also going through a cycle.
She’s not sick, she’s just trying to draw the attention of Wang Trailan.
Every time she was protecting me with a weak body.
She entered the cycle earlier than I did, and each time she used her life to give me the chance to live.
The siren sounded downstairs.
Wang Trailan looked out the window, “Sweet, sister’s coming for you. I’m sorry.
She walked through the window step by step and then jumped down.
I grabbed Grandma’s hand and cried in despair.
“The only regret I have is not to see you in your wedding dress. I’m sorry.
Grandma’s face was quickly whiteened, but she still showed a smile.
“Grandma, Grandma, please don’t die. I’m sorry.
I held Grandma and cried so hard.
I remember a lot about Grandma.
When I was little, I was often bullied by my classmates because I had no parents.
They called me a child without a father or a mother, stuck me in an alley after school and threw a little rock at me.
It’s Grandma, with old bodies, driving away the children again and again.
She told me that you don’t have a mother and a father, but you have a grandmother who will always protect you as long as she’s alive.
In junior high school, the girls in the class laughed at my clothes and dirt, and I cried and asked my grandmother to buy me clothes from the mall.
I didn’t know at that time that Grandma had gone to pick up garbage for two months to buy me clothes from the mall.
But she didn’t say anything. She just smiled and handed it to me.
“Absolutely, someone else will try to give it to you. I’m sorry.
My tears continue to flow.
Grandma didn’t break her promise, she did everything she could to protect me.
“Promise me not to go into the cycle. It’s no use. You can’t convince her. Grandma said hard.
“My sister-in-law is so good that Grandma knows that you’ve never been to such a good college and you’ve found such a good job. Grandma is really happy for you. I’m sorry.
“Your life is long. I can’t be your drag. I’m sorry.
Promise me. I’m sorry.
Grandma grabbed my hand with her last strength.
The next minute, Grandma’s hand was loosed and softened.
She closed her eyes and stopped breathing forever.
She’s no longer strong enough to grab my hand.
I cried like a child.
Grandma, Grandma!
At that time, the police and doctors broke into the house.
Cycle, seems over.
I watched Grandma get carried away and the policewoman put on my clothes with sympathy.
I suddenly grabbed her hand.
“If you knew that the most important person would die and the ending would not change, would you still choose to save her? I’m sorry.
First, the female police officers gave up their heads with determination.
“I will, even if it’s a little chance. I’m sorry.
I looked at her and showed a smile.
I turned and came to the window and jumped down again.
I’m responsible for this. I’m the one who should end this.
I’ll try even if I have a little chance.
Grandma, I’m coming for you.
Fifteen times.
I’m back at 3:00 in the morning.
“The human face has failed to unlock. I’m sorry.
This time, I won’t choose to run away.
“Wanterland. I’m sorry.
I walked out of the room and quietly called out her name.
Wang Trelan turned his head.
She’s got red blood on her eyes and she’s staring at me.
“Wanterland, I know what you’re looking for. I’m sorry.
“It’s in my phone. I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan’s face was very emotional, and her face shivering.
“You want revenge, you want me to taste the loss of the person you love most. I’m sorry.
“You want to kill us to draw the attention of society to the truth. I’m sorry.
“Wanterland, you’ve killed the next family. Now, stop it. I’m sorry.
“I have broken my promise to you, and I know it’s too late, but give me a chance. I’m sorry.
I’m shaking, crying and saying.
Grandma came out of the room and grabbed my hand.
“Why did you come in again? I’m sorry.
I didn’t answer Grandma and went straight to Wang Trayland.
She took two steps back and shivered and raised the knife.
“All I wanted at first was an apology. I’m sorry.
“Bring me the phone, and I’ll upload it online, and I’ll let everyone know the truth. I’m sorry.
“Trust me again, will you? I’m sorry.
I was crying, kneeling before Wang Traylan, stomping my head.
Wang Trailan breathed and smiled worse than crying, and she grabbed my hair.
“How can I trust you again? Why?” I’m sorry.
The knife pointed at my neck.
The fear of dying is coming back.
But Grandma, who knew that she would die, stood in my way once and for all.
This old lady, she’s a coward to see cockroaches scream.
“Trilan! I’m sorry.
Grandma came over and she grabbed Wang Traylan’s knife.
Blood drops from her hand.
“Wanted Traylan, spare the grapefruit. I’m sorry.
Grandma! I’m sorry.
I grabbed Grandma’s hand, and her hands were bleeding.
Wang Trailan has been watching us for a long time.
Finally, she dropped her knife and cried out loud.
The siren sounded downstairs.
I picked up my cell phone and sent the manuscript that was kept in the draft.
“Trelan, soon everyone will know about sweetness. I’m sorry.
Wang Trailan looked up and he looked at me.
She swayed to the window and I wanted to stop it. It was too late.
Wang Trailan’s figure disappeared in front of the window.
The police, the doctor broke in.
The cycle is over.
I held Grandma and cried like a child. Record number: YX11VXYWz1g
I don’t know.
Keep your eyes on the road.
