Another World: My life is on the hook!

Chapter 1545: Partners who get along day and night (2)

When I was just thrown here on the first day.

There were many children trying to steal her clothes and dolls.

It was she who stood up, fought with those children, and protected her.

the next day.

There was a boy who had been beaten by her who was resentful. When he returned here, he tried to attack her from behind with an iron nail. She bit the guy's wrist and drew a lot of blood.

From then on, they became friends.

At least for the girl named Shirley, she regarded her as her only friend in the cellar.

"Sooner or later we will escape."

she often said to her.

"And I must escape, especially for me. If I grow up, I won't be able to do the job here. There are many gaps in those gears that I can't get into. After I'm no longer useful, they They will definitely kill me because I don’t look good.”

Once again the picture changed.

The annoying roar of the steam engine rang in my ears, and the hot underground was full of huge gears and conveyor belts that were constantly running.

And Lynn finally saw clearly the jobs they were forced to do every day.

How old are the children.

Driven by whips, stuffed into the gaps between the gears, using the simplest tools, day after day, they clean the impurities in the deepest gaps that are difficult for adults to reach. Many children have There were severe burns and whip marks, and most of the children even lost their hearing in the long-lasting roar.

And Black Crescent Moon, his doll lady.

At the age of only five or six years old, he was also stuffed into the mechanical wheel, mechanically acting as a part of the industry day after day.

But there's something good about her.

She never cried, never broke down, or yelled.

Even though there were long bloody marks on her back from the whip, her eyes were empty, as if she couldn't feel the pain at all.

She can't speak.

So many children here call her little mute.

You have to stay in the gap between the gears for more than ten hours every day, and then you will be driven back to the dark cellar by the adults. You will only be provided with one meal a day and only a few hours of sleep. Every day. New faces, new bodies every day.

Most children can barely last two weeks here, and a small number can last a month, but by that time they have no human form.

But only Shirley.

Her only friend here.

She stayed here for two years.

She is deaf in one ear and has burn scars on her face. She said that when she came here in the first month, she accidentally touched the hot bearing and was burned. She is very good at finding food. When the foremen were not paying attention, he secretly drank the oil used for lubrication on the gears. On the way back, he also picked up some bread crumbs and smelly fish left by the foremen.

She has been trying her best to stay alive.

"You should be thoughtful, you can hear me, and you can react when I snatch your things, but you are a little different. When I was your age, I was already fishing everywhere, hehehe. Yes, even though I don’t know the words, I can already speak.”

"But you are so beautiful, just like a porcelain doll. At first glance, you are not a child from an ordinary family. But you must remember that being beautiful here is a sin, so be sure not to wash your face..." But it’s useless to tell you anything, you don’t understand anything.”

"Hmm... Actually, you are very similar to one of my sisters. When I was sold by my family, my sister was the same age as you at that time."

"She was very cute and would secretly pick up shells for me on the beach. But then she died, and a plague broke out in the village. Many people had nothing to eat. One day, my father took my sister out, and then my sister went out again. She never came back. When we were eating meat, I thought she might be in someone else's house, but I later found out that she was dead."

every night.

After grabbing the food, she would talk to her a lot.

In fact, she is not a person who talks a lot, because speaking requires energy, but in front of this little girl who can't speak, she seems to have endless words to say.

And she kept her eyes open and listened quietly.

It's just that after she talked about her sister's death, she could hear her whimpering low when people were asleep. The sound was very small, as if it was an illusion.

That was her first time.

He put the stuffed doll that he had been holding tightly in her arms in her arms.

Because this is what my mother gave me.

And if you hold it, you won’t cry.

But she didn't hold her doll, she held her, shivering all night long, murmuring her sister's name in her sleep.

And that night was the only day that I didn't hear the rustling sound, which seemed to be the sound of rats gnawing, and the rats here had always been far tougher than them.

It’s work day in and day out again.

Every day seems like nothing changes.

Just like Shirley's cheerful personality also affected her, although she still couldn't speak, she listened to the big girl telling her many stories in the darkness every night and felt the overflowing optimism. Spirit, it seems that in her empty eyes, there seems to be a hint of stars occasionally flashing through.

Life is still miserable, but it does not feel hopeless.

She just tried many times to open her mouth.

But still couldn't speak.

She encouraged her to be bold and be able to act like a normal girl...

The days passed by.

The children in the cellar also changed round after round.

Finally that day.

she says.

It was her 13th birthday.

She didn't know what a birthday was, but she felt very happy because she said that this day was a sacred day for everyone. However, there seemed to be a trace of fear in her eyes because she was long. One year older.

I thought nothing had changed.

until that day.

It was still the hidden underground factory of the past. When they all got into the gaps between the gears and bearings, Shirley was left behind.

She has grown up.

The gaps that were not narrow to them in the past have reached the point where it is difficult for Shirley to get in even if she squeezes the bones hard. Even the largest gaps are difficult for her. It has also become a very difficult thing.

She watched from the gap as Shirley, who was trying hard to get into that position, was pulled out by the foremen.

They seemed to be negotiating something.

She could see the pleading look on Sherry's face for the first time.

But she was still shackled, grabbed by the hair, and dragged in the direction of the iron door with a scolding voice. She knew what that iron door was, because many sick children were taken out of that iron door. And then they never came back.

that moment.

Lin En saw fear for the first time in her empty eyes.

That was her very, very few expressions of emotion.

Shirley is struggling.

She was knocked to the ground impatiently.

But the foreman didn't hit her again. He squatted in front of her and seemed to be sizing her up, his eyes seemed to be saying.

She has grown up.

She was taken away.

Instead of being taken out of the iron door, they were taken into another room. It was a place where children like them were never allowed to set foot. It was a room that only the foremen could go to. A lot of garbage was taken out every day. , there were leftover fish and cheese, broken wine bottles and bread crumbs.

She thought Shirley was dead.

Like all the children who were taken away, they never came back.

But that night, she came back later than all the children.

She also brought a lot of food, normal bread and cheese, and that night all the children in the cellar ate normal food for the first time, and they devoured it as if they had never tasted such delicacies in their lives.

Shirley seems to have changed.

Because Shirley never shared with other children in the past, she would only share with her, but today, she gives very generously to every child.

There was a smile on her face.

But there seemed to be something very painful in his eyes.

That night, she held her and whispered in her ear.

"We can't wait any longer. We will definitely escape. After we escape, I will take you to the countryside. I know a place with a plantation and my aunt. She will make hot beet soup for us. There will be a warm stove and dry bacon, and I will say you are my sister, you have grown up.”