Chapter 11: Midnight knock at the door (Part 2)

After thinking about it, I quickly move back a few steps. The person outside was still knocking on the door. When that person didnt hear a response for more than ten minutes, he finally left.

I sigh in relief and sat down on the bed, thinking that Im finally safe.

Tock-tock-tock, tock-tock-tock

However, I havent even breathed again when I heard another sound of knocking.

But this time, the knock was coming from the glass window. I turn my head and stared at the paper seal that grandmother had put earlier in the window.

Xiao Xi,its grandmother.

Suddenly, grandmothers voice came from the glass window. When I heard her my nervousness immediately subsided.

In my estimation, everything must be all right now thats why she came to tell me.

Xiao Xi, help grandma to open the window, Grandma said.

I got up from the bed and see a vague figure outside the window. But, when I look at it closely, I find it a little strange.

Because grandmother has a hunchback, so if she was standing near me we almost have the same height. And if its according to the height of the window, her head should be around in the middle of the window. But the head of that figure outside is clearly above the window above and she has no hunchback.

This shows that the person outside is tall, so it cant be my grandmother.

After carefully analyzing, I hurriedly move back.

And I suddenly remember my grandmothers word: no matter who is it, do not reply

Xiao Xi, grandmother got injured, so come and help grandma. That person outside the window clearly knows the close relationship between me and my grandma, so she deliberately takes grandmas form to lie to me.

I pulled the quilt, then lie in bed. I close my eyes tightly to prevent seeing that person outside.

For the whole midnight, that person did not only transform to grandfather and grandmother but also transform to Hei Wa and his mom. Anyway, I think that person tried to imitate my family and our close friends.

As if that person desperately wants me to go outside. But, I keep remembering grandmas words, so I find it tormenting and I just unconsciously fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes, the warm sunlight shone on my face. I immediately remove the quilt and went down from the bed. I couldnt wait anymore to open the door.

Grandma, grandma! I yelled twice because today Im not only expecting everything to be all right but also because grandma promised to buy me new clothes for the New Year.

I shouted for several times but I didnt hear grandmothers response. So I went to my room, thinking that grandmother might have decided to sleep in there. But when I open my door, I saw that my room was very messy and theres a big pool of blood on the ground.

Grandma, grandma, where are you?! When I saw the blood on the ground, I realized the seriousness of the problem last night and I immediately went to the backyard.

At the threshold across the backyard, I saw my grandmother was lying beside the altar she set on the ground. Unexpectedly, the altar got split into two.

I hurriedly squat my body to help grandmother, but when I touch her hand my body couldnt help to shiver, because grandmothers hand was terribly cold and seems stiff, and the edge of her mouth has blood.

Grandma, grandma, please wake up! Dont scare me. I forcefully shake my grandmas body. But, grandmother can no longer answer me.

Because my grandmother died!

When grandpa came back its already noon, so I went alone to the village doctor to ask him to see grandmother. The village doctor said that from grandmothers degree of rigidity, she was dead for more than five hours.

I cried fiercely while thinking that the bald monk must have killed her. I desperately search every corner of the house just to find the black buddha bead because I dont know where exactly grandmother hides it.

Last night, grandpa said that grandmother voluntary told him to go to Uncle Zhao Tiezus house and accompany him to drink because there is a good wine. Grandmother knows that as long as there is a good wine, grandfather will not hesitate to go out.

Uncle Zhao Tiezuswine has a high content of alcohol,so grandfather got drunk easily.

Oh, the old woman died ah? This is her retribution because she doesnt listen to me! No wonder last night she took my hand and said that I shouldnt marry again. She already knew that she will get her retribution for her sins! Grandpa screamed.

Grandfather only look at grandmothers body, he didnt even cry a few drops of tears. No doubt, he really hated her.

When they were still young, they had a good life. But, when my grandmother became a witch doctor, their life got ruin. He is blaming grandmothers superstition belief because they cant get a son.

Grandma didnt do anything bad, she always helps me. I wiped away my tears. I got angry when I heard grandfathers false accusations to grandma.

Grandfather forcefully pushes me and said: Now that your grandmother is dead, go and call your parents to pick you up and live with them!