The small street is very old, with green bricks and red tiles, and is said to have been the official residence of an official family in a certain dynasty.
Cherry listened to the sisters in the factory said, this small street during the day no one open, very quiet, the night of the various stores open for business.
One of them is a pawnshop business, but all are dead when the boss does not want to gold, silver jewelry, paintings and antiques, as long as two things, the human heart and human tears. You can only exchange the human heart and human tears.
Cherry did not want to come, but it was too late. The sky is already dark, the lanterns of that small street lit up one by one, she counted the lanterns and walked forward, to the 10th lantern there, she stopped.
The fat, plump boss lady, languidly collapsed in a recliner, see Cherry came in, eyelids did not raise. With a fat finger, pointing to the pitch-black counter, said the second bottle.
Cherry stood there doubtfully, not daring to move. The boss's wife looked at her and smiled, "You first drank the potion in the second bottle, pawned off your tears, and if you can stand it at night, tomorrow night I'll give you another bottle of potion, and you pawned off your heart as well."
Cherry opened her mouth, "I want ......"
The fat boss lady smiled, "You want that man's tears, that man's heart!"
Cherry nodded, the fat boss lady smiled wryly: "You can think about it, I have something in this bottle, powerful, if you drop a tear, you will be punished!"
Cherry took the bottle, the boss's wife stood up to send off: "Can stand it come back to me tomorrow night. Can't stand it, I'll take your tears, think about it and take it as soon as possible!"
Cherry picked up the bottle, out the door. The small street every family is doing business, also have customers at the door, but it is very quiet. Only the evening wind blowing the red lanterns in front of each house, the shadow in the swaying swaying swing.
Cherry took out the bottle, want to see the treasure in the bottle, the light has liquid in the swaying, can not see clearly what.
A car came from far and near, Cherry looked up, there is a bright starlight on the finger twinkling. She looked at the diamond ring on her middle finger, glittering in the light, and smiled to herself - now it was just a meaningless ornament.
Back to the dormitory, the sisters are asleep, she did not have the heart to turn on the light, the bottle tucked under the pillow, sweet sleep. In her dream, she returned home, her mother scrambled to the kitchen to cook for her, her father and brother sat across from her and asked questions, a picture of a harmonious family.
The corners of Cherry's mouth were curved when the alarm went off. Some of the best ladies laughed at her, "This bride-to-be is different, where did you go on a date last night, coming back so late?"
Cherry smiled and laughed, suddenly remembered something, turned over the pillow, bottle child, she breathed a sigh of relief.
After freshening up, the little sisters have gone to work, Cherry took out the bottle of baby, a close look, is a bottle of pink potion, look like cherry juice, but also let a person quite appetizing.
The phone rang, Cherry glanced at the screen, and is that familiar number. Want not to, but do not dare, hesitated, finally pressed the answer button, a male voice, began to clamor: "dead Nizi, you said today back, you what time to home, also do not say a word?"
Cherry mumbled: "Dad, recently the factory is busy, to a few days, to go back."
After the phone call, Cherry tears. Originally, she talked about a factory near the boyfriend, the family has a small workshop, are doing shoes, conditions are good.
The local village people, do not pay attention to education, a lot of girls do not graduate from elementary school to work. Cherry although only high school education, in the eyes of the boyfriend's family, is also a high school student, coupled with her long beautiful, to her that is very enthusiastic.
Waiting to talk about marriage, the boy asked Cherry, you there bride price is generally how much. Cherry know that the local bride price is high, it said in passing, 200,000. The boy was very happy, said he was going to go to Cherry's home to propose marriage, send the bride price, the ancient rituals can not be less.
Cherry couldn't help but tell their parents the good news, her mother told her that her brother talked about a girlfriend to buy a house, but also want 200,000 bride price, but also said, if not to give, you have to abort the child.
Since then, in the home would have been treated in general cherry, became the focus of the family's protection object, nothing to call and ask the cherry when they go back.
Cherry began to be happy, talked about two years, ironclad things. Can help the family, she is also willing.
However, last month, something happened to Cherry. That night at the end of overtime, they sisters went to the night market, halfway through the cherry upset stomach into the bathroom, from the bathroom out of the time, the little sisters have no shadow.
She had to walk forward alone and stiffly, and the sound of a motorcycle whizzing by came from behind her. Cherry instinctively closed her eyes and covered her ears. But the motorcycle came back and stopped beside Cherry.
When she woke up the next day, Cherry was in the hospital, and the doctor said there was nothing physically wrong with her, she was just in shock, and told her family to take her home. She called him, he did not answer. Later to send him a tweet, he replied, he can not afford to lose this person, to break up.
Cherry thought of this, unscrewed the bottle and drank it in one gulp. Thinking of his indifference, his parents' persecution, tears are about to fall again. But her stomach ached violently, she knew it, the medicine worked, she no longer had the right to shed tears.
Hurriedly out the door, then go to work, out of the workshop, he came. Cherry was surprised: "What is he doing here?"
He walked toward Cherry, tears rustling down. At this time, a middle-aged woman rushed into the workshop, glared at Cherry and pulled him away in a hurry.
Cherry did not have the heart to eat lunch, took leave and rushed to Nightmare Street. However, during the daytime, Nightmare Street was cold and quiet, and no store was open.
She wandered alone from the street to the end of the alley in what felt like only a few moments. Retracing her steps back to the square, some schoolchildren walked past her, and one said, "Look, that girl is so strange, she walks without using her feet!"
Another said, "She's so pretty, why does she have worms in her stomach?"
Cherry listened to their conversation, look at their own feet, a little transparent, a burst of fear inside.
An old woman scavenging passed by and asked Cherry for money and food. Cherry gave her 10 dollars and turned her head toward the factory.
"Girl, the old woman called out to her. There's something in your body, in 10 days at the latest, on the night of August 15th, meet me at the last store on Nightmare Street and I'll help you cross over."
Cherry nodded blankly and twisted her way back to the factory dormitory. There were many people surrounding the factory entrance, and when they saw Cherry coming, they automatically flashed a path.
Or he, is in tears, standing in front of the factory waiting for Cherry. Cherry and he spoke, he also ignored, in addition to crying or crying. Next to the people are talking about, is the cherry out of the matter, but also to break up with him, he can not think of the cause.
Cherry speechless, this is where with where ah. Middle-aged woman appeared, finally and Yan Rui color once: "Cherry ah, since yesterday Kun Kun is not right, always come to you, always crying, ask what do not say, or you go to sit at home?"
Cherry nodded, came to that still familiar home. Quinquin's room is new, the bed hung a pair of newcomer's photo, Cherry came in, the middle-aged woman embarrassed to explain: "You broke up, Quinquin blind date and met Peach, this is not, in a few days that the wedding ......"
I do not know in the Quinquin home for more than an hour how to stay down, only know that the peach over, Quinquin mom sent the peach out.
Cherry back to the dormitory, the sky is already dark, she is full of Kun Kun and peach wedding photos, Kun Kun that happy eyes.
Is this really good? Relying on spells can really salvage Quinquin, to find their own love, but also to help the family out of the difficult situation? Cherry's heart, in hesitation.
The home phone came again, she did not know how to say out, speechless answer the phone. She made up her mind to go to the fat lady boss of the pawnshop last night, and then take a bottle of medicine, hoping that she can change her fate against all odds.
The square was as noisy as ever, with talent shows and square dancing, complete with flashing lights. Cherry look, remembering the days with Kun Kun, they also used to go to the square together to skate, to go next to the snack street to skate, and also agreed to go to the nightmare street to shop one day. However, in the end, she came alone.
She tightened her clothes and lifted her foot to cross the square to Nightmare Street. A scavenging child came up to her and told her, "The Witch Woman told me to tell you to remember to go to her on August 15th!"
Cherry nodded in a panic and continued on her way. Nightmare Street is still so quiet, no bills are taken here, no haggling, it's all peaceful and quiet transactions. Yes, the people who come here are here to sell their souls, where there is still energy to argue with people about anything. But where there is a way, and who wants to come here.
The father has been bedridden for many years, and the mother is running a household all by herself. Cherry is now the backbone of the family, the hope of the family, the brother's marriage, the father to see the doctor for less, but also refers to rely on their own it.
Walking to the door, the fat boss lady threw her a bottle: "match, take it. You can get his heart, but remember, it may not be as good as you think."
Cherry didn't say a word and drank the bottle of potion in one gulp, not bothering to look at its dosage or color.
When Cherry went back, Kun Kun's family has been waiting in front of the factory. Said Quin just started talking nonsense, calling Cherry's name.
Cherry came to Kun Kun's house as expected, Kun Kun's parents took the initiative to bring up and peach withdrawal, go to Cherry's family to propose marriage. Cherry nodded, this is exactly what they look forward to ah.
Cherry did not work in those days, during the day in Kun Kun home to take care of him, and at night back to the dormitory to live. Sisters have advised her: "Kun Kun is now you are very infatuated with you, but obviously already a waste of time, you are going to put yourself in ah!"
That night, in the dormitory, the sisters were calling their families to say that the holiday pick up. Cherry remembered, today is the 15th of August, she wrapped up her coat and rushed to the nightmare street.
Yes, now Kun Kun is very attached to her, but she has no heart, she no longer love Kun Kun.
Nightmare Street is still ushering in customers, still silent as usual. Cherry through to the end of the street, the last store also did not hang a sign. The old lady is not there, that day to her message to the little child in, saw her, handed her a bottle of potion: "Grandma said, drink her, your stomach worms are gone, but your love is also gone - from you to my grandmother 10 dollars!"
Cherry drank it in one gulp and went back to the dormitory, without Quinquin and without his family. Cherry dialed the phone: "Mom and Dad, I quit the marriage, I work to save a few tens of thousands of dollars, first to my brother engaged. I intend to go to the West Side to work, my friend there!"
Packing her bags, Cherry planned to cross the square again to visit Nightmare Street. That street suddenly became incredibly busy, and she asked the people in the square, "Where is Nightmare Street?"
People are shaking their heads, she went back to ask the little sister who told her about Nightmare Street, and the person said she remembered wrong. Nightmare Street is really gone, new life may only exist in everyone's heart it, can save themselves only themselves. Cherry, shook his head, took a taxi to the West Side, she did not want to stay here for a minute.