Amandine's Invisibility Cloak

Chapter 24 Choices and Growth

The people in the prison were all gloating when they heard about Beyondbear. One person said, "This is the fate of a traitor." Bates also heard about this. She felt very sympathetic to the experience of Uwa and her son. She was the only one who went to comfort Uwa, "Don't worry, Beyondbear will be fine. He is so strong." No matter how stupid Uwa was, she knew that she was deceived this time. For the first time, she felt annoyed with the people in prison, so she didn't respond. At this moment, she couldn't tell whose words were credible and who was lying. She thought to herself, "Maybe my brother is the only one in the world who won't lie to me!" Seeing that she didn't speak, Bates thought she was too sad, so she shook his head and walked out. Half a month passed, and Uwa spent days like years waiting for news from the hospital. One day, when she was busy drying clothes, Bates ran over and said to her, "Have you heard? Beyondbear has run away, and he injured two nurses while escaping." Uwa asked in surprise, "Why did he run away?"

"I don't know, but he said while running that he want to eat a lot!" Uwa was not sad after knowing it, but just said, "He has grown up and should go out to try his luck. I hope he can meet a kind person. I will bless him here." Bates said worriedly, "Although he is tall, he is only four years old. Can he cope with it?"

"He is not an ordinary child. I believe he can do it." Uwa said this not to comfort herself, but because she really believed in her son. Uwa worked harder without Beyondbear. She hoped to be released from prison as soon as possible after her sentence was reduced, so that she might be able to find her son. Beyondbear escaped from the hospital, and the police did not issue a wanted notice because he was not a criminal. Although he was big, he still had the thinking of a four-year-old child, and he found everything new. One day, he passed by a fruit store, walked into the store, picked up a black apple and bit it, and after eating it, he picked up a banana and started eating it without peeling it. The boss was busy and didn't notice him. When he saw him, he hurriedly called him, "Kid, why don't you pay for it? Who knows how much you ate?" Beyondbear didn't know the boss was calling him. After eating the banana, he took two apples. At the same time, he felt that bananas were not as delicious as apples, so he walked out. As soon as he stepped out of the door, someone grabbed his clothes from behind. Since Beyondbear was shot once, his temper has become particularly irritable. He turned around and asked angrily, "What are you doing?" The boss saw his fierce face and was actually a little scared. He whispered, "Kid, you haven't paid yet?"

"Get out!" Beyondbear kicked the other person and kicked the boss out. Seeing the other person fall to the ground, he smiled and said, "You know how powerful it is!" Then he walked forward again. Not far away, he saw a bakery. Bread is the most common in prison. He smelled the bread and entered the store. This time, he saw a huge birthday cake and reached out to take it from the counter. The waitress in the store was a lady. She thought a big customer had come. She introduced it with a smile on her face, "This is the most popular one this year. You have a good taste, kid. The strawberries on it are shipped from Europe, absolutely natural. Today, our store is having a promotion again. You can buy it for only 120 shillings. After you buy it, we will also give you a special souvenir." Beyondbear asked curiously, "Souvenir? Can it be eaten?" The waitress smiled and said, "It can't be eaten. It's a very cute toy." Beyondbear lost interest when he heard that it couldn't be eaten. He shook his head and walked out with the birthday cake. The waitress stopped him, "Little friend, you haven't paid yet! You can't take it away yet."

"Get lost!" Beyondbear used this sentence to great effect just now, and subconsciously used it again. He learned the word "get lost" from TV. He thought that as long as he said this sentence, he would have something to eat. Unfortunately, he didn't get angry this time, and his momentum was much less. The waitress was not frightened. Other waitresses ran over and asked the waitress, "Tang'e, what happened?" Tang'e pointed at Beyondbear and said, "This kid wants to take the cake without paying." Seeing so many people coming, Beyondbear thought that they wanted to snatch the cake from his hand, and finally got angry and said, "Get lost!" His voice was very loud, and those people couldn't stand it and covered their ears tightly. Beyondbear took the opportunity to use his body to knock away the person who was blocking his way, and then rushed out of the store. He was strong and ran fast. When the people in the store chased him out, he had already run away.

Four years passed quickly. Beyondbear was eight years old and grew to nearly two meters tall. He became a little bully in the area. No one dared to mess with him. As long as he showed up, the store owner would take out food. He usually lived under a bridge and built a simple wooden house there. After four years of training, he also understood some principles of life. When he encountered injustice, he would stand up for justice. Of course, he couldn't tell right from wrong, so he would help whoever was weak. Once, a thief was caught and beaten. He stepped forward and drove away all the attackers after seeing it, saving the thief. The thief was very moved and gave him half of the stolen shillings and wanted to recognize him as his elder brother. Beyondbear was not interested in being the elder brother, but he cared a lot about food. He took the more than 200 shillings he got and ate a full meal. This was also the only time he paid for a meal in the past four years. The town is called "Said", which is only five kilometers away from the women's prison where Uwa is. The residents of the town love and hate him. Sometimes they see him as a devil, and sometimes as an angel.

The United Army has been fighting with the city-state for several years, and recently it has reached this area. Uwa's relationship with others in prison has not improved. On weekdays, only Bates talks to her. On this day, the prison bell suddenly rang. This is a signal for everyone to gather. The bell is rarely rung, and it usually rings for important things. Uwa was just about to get up at this time, and she speeded up her dressing when she heard the bell. When they came out, the playground was full of people. On the podium was a handsome male officer, who stood majestically in front of these female prisoners. He said, "The United Army wants to recruit some female soldiers here. Except for those sentenced to death, other prisoners can join the army as long as they are willing. After the war, these people will be pardoned and can be restored to freedom. I will give you ten minutes to consider. Anyone who wants to sign up please step forward."

Time passed by, Uwa and Bates stood together, and the two were discussing, "Bates, I want to go out, so the possibility of finding Beyondbear will be greater."

"Think it through, joining the army is almost like going to die. This person said that we would have to wait until the end of the war to regain our freedom, but when will the war end? It has been fighting for almost ten years, and I heard that the United Army has been losing wars, so they will think of us." When the ten minutes were about to end, Uwa still stood up. She didn't want to lose this opportunity. Bates could only shake her head and sigh. The two had been together for several years and still had some feelings. Seeing Uwa leave, she felt very sad.