Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 8 Mom asked me to come find you

Ding Dong, Ding Dong.
On a quiet, drizzling night, there were zombies wandering outside that could bite people to death at any time. Occasionally, a few roars could be heard, interspersed with distant screams.

A day passed. Even though Bai Li had a certain degree of acceptance of the current situation, it was impossible for her to fall asleep as she did before in such an environment.

I can sleep, but I don’t sleep well.

One was that he was affected by the noise outside, and the second was that he was worried about Bao Xiaolin.

Xiaoqi was sleeping soundly next to her. Xiaowu's bed was also moved into the bedroom by her, and so was Xiaofeng.

At times like this, it would be safer for the four of them to stay together.

Listening to her son's rhythmic breathing, Bai Li finally fell asleep.

But it felt like I had just closed my eyes for a short while when the doorbell rang in my ears like thunder, even though there was a bedroom door between us.

She suddenly opened her eyes, the ding-dong sound continued, it was indeed her home.

"Woo."

After being taught by Qiqi for a whole morning, Xiaowu has learned not to bark when he hears any noise. He just makes a threatening whimper in his throat, raises his head and stares at the bedroom door.

The person ringing the doorbell definitely can't be a zombie, so... is it Bao Xiaolin who is back?
After all, she had no contact with other neighbors in the community. Let alone at this time, even during normal daytime, the only person in the entire community who could come to visit her home was Bao Xiaolin.

Thinking of this, Bai Li immediately got out of bed, put on her slippers and walked out. Xiao Wu was the first to rush out the moment she opened the door. Qiqi was still sleeping soundly. Xiao Feng opened his eyes a little dazedly, then shrank his head and closed them again.

But what Bai Li didn't expect was that the person who rang her doorbell was not Bao Xiaolin, but the daughter of the family living in Room 602 upstairs.

No, what was this kid doing at her doorstep in the middle of the night?
Not letting down her guard just because the child is a little one, Bai Li did not open the door immediately after arriving at it. Instead, she stared carefully at the little girl in pajamas on the smart lock screen, who was ringing the doorbell and looking left and right nervously.

She was the only one in the area covered by the camera, but that made it even weirder, wasn't it?
A child who is one year younger than Qiqi ran to her house and rang the doorbell in the middle of the night. What did she want to do? Where are her parents?
Bai Li was annoyed by her pressing, and was also worried that if she continued pressing like this, she would attract the zombie-turned grandma from Room 302 again.

So I had to hold the knife in my hand and then open the door.

"Ah, Auntie."

When the little girl saw the door was opened, her eyes lit up at first, but then when she saw the knife in her hand, she involuntarily took a step back and shouted timidly.

After opening the door, Bai Li glanced at her first, then looked around the door and found that she was indeed the only one there. Then he pulled her in and closed the door.

"Your name is Wenwen, right? Why are you running to your aunt's house and ringing the doorbell so late at night? Where are your parents?"

The two people and the dog were standing at the entrance. Bai Li had no intention of inviting the little girl in. She was forced to come in because of the situation. Now she just wanted to ask her and let her go quickly. The two families had no relationship at all. Even if they met in the elevator, they were not even acquaintances.

So she really didn't understand why this kid came to her house in the middle of the night?

"Auntie, I'm scared. Dad went to work this morning and hasn't come back yet. My brother is sick and my mom is with him in the hospital. When she left, she told me to come and see me if I have any problems."

what?
Bai Li was shocked!
She stared at the little girl and asked, "Tell me again, what did your mother tell you?"

Wenwen leaned against the door, half tilted her head and looked at her, and answered timidly, "She said, she said the auntie in 501 is not at work, so she must be at home, and asked me to come to you if I have anything to do."

Bai Li didn’t know what to say, she was really speechless.

Let the children come to her when they have something to do, without even saying hello to her in advance. Even if she is not at home, you can just write a note on the door before you leave.

It’s not like I can’t find her WeChat. She’s in the community group, and the signal was good in the morning.

In short, there are many ways to say hello, but her parents didn't use any of them and just let the child come to the door.

Do you think she will be soft-hearted and won't reject a child?
Who is this!
Bai Li felt very disgusted and wanted to send the child back to where he came from. Her home was not a shelter, so why did he come to her for help? Did she know them?

"Auntie, I'm really scared. I can't sleep. Please let me sleep at your house. I can sleep on the sofa. Just for one night, okay?"

The little girl was crying with tears falling down, she was crying very sadly and felt wronged. She had been alone at home for a day, and at first she could still play with the pad and watch cartoons.

It's nice without mom around.

But soon she couldn't play anymore, and she could only watch the English movies her mother had downloaded for her before. But since she had seen them before, she wasn't very interested.

Later, she had to walk around the balcony while eating snacks. Then, she saw someone eating someone on the street across the street.

She was very scared and thought that when her father came back, he would not go out, and even if he went out, he would take her with him. She didn't want to be alone at home.

But Dad never came back, and I couldn’t get through to Mom on the phone.

She couldn't hold on any longer, so she had to go to the fifth floor to find this aunt.

"Auntie, please, let me stay at your house."

What is this called!
Bai Li scratched her head in annoyance. To be honest, under normal circumstances she would not be able to force a child out of the house.

But she would not take in a stranger at night, not even a child.

Not to mention this special period.

Who knows if she has the virus?

Leave her to sleep on the couch for a night?
How is that possible? Will she still sleep? Who will be responsible for her son's safety?

"Wenwen, stop crying first."

The little girl sobbed and asked pitifully, "Then, can I stay?"

"No!" Bai Li shook her head firmly.

Wenwen was about to cry when she heard this, but Bai Li said coldly, "If you keep crying, I will throw you out now."

The little girl pouted, looking even more aggrieved.

Bai Lixin said, your grievances were not caused by me, why are you picking on me?
I feel more wronged than you, okay?
She took a deep breath and said slowly, "Wenwen, you should know that your mother and I are not familiar with each other. Although our two families live upstairs and downstairs, we have never interacted with each other, so you are strangers to me. Similarly, we are strangers to you. So can you sleep in a stranger's house? No, right?"

"Okay, okay, Auntie, I know you and Brother Qiqi, you two are not strangers."

Wenwen anxiously denied Bai Li's statement, "People we know are not strangers."

Well, it’s useless to explain.

But she still patiently continued, "Do you think we know each other? Do you know my name? You don't know. Similarly, I don't know your parents' names, or even your full name. If both parties don't even know each other's names, they can't be considered acquaintances.

So Wenwen, you can't stay at my house. I can take you back, or I can stay at your house until you fall asleep before leaving, but neither of us can stay overnight at the other's house, understand?"

This is the best solution Bai Li can think of at the moment, although she really doesn't want to leave her son alone at home.

But fortunately, Xiaowu is there, so she can feel a little more at ease.

Seeing Wenwen blinking at her and still not wanting to go home, Bai Li could only talk to her parents, "If your parents come home in the middle of the night and find you're not at home, they will definitely be very anxious. If they go out to look for you regardless of the danger, what if something happens?"

(End of this chapter)