The grave ghost took one last look at the end of the road extending from the foot of the mountain.
There is no one.
It turned and floated back up the mountain.
...
"Ah Piao, Ah Piao..."
The girl ran all the way to her mother's grave.
One hand carefully covered his satchel.
To prevent yourself from running too hard and knocking over the things inside.
...
"Huchi~huchi~"
The girl bent over and gasped for air.
Then she raised her eyes and said, "Ah... Gone with the Wind?"
The smile that hadn't fully appeared on her face paused, and then gradually disappeared.
"Apiao?"
The girl turned her head and looked around, "Apiao?"
It turned so violently that the girl staggered slightly.
The girl didn't care.
What she cares about is...why A'Piao isn't here?
Where did Ah Piao go?
The girl hurriedly searched nearby.
He kept shouting, "Ah Piao, Ah Piao..."
…
The tomb ghost naturally heard the girl's big movements.
However, the grave ghost listened to the girl's calls, but had no intention of appearing in front of the girl.
At least not yet.
It's a little angry.
Although I know they have not agreed on a time to meet next time.
A girl is free to come whenever she wants.
However, thinking of myself who was so eager and eager before, thinking of myself who had been waiting at the foot of the mountain all night...
There is no way for the tomb ghost to appear in front of the girl as if nothing happened.
...
It's just so stingy.
The tomb ghost was a little angry.
I don’t feel any shame in fussing over things with a child.
…
Um?
Why is there no sound?
The tomb ghost moved its ears strangely, trying to catch familiar sounds.
Maybe it was because it was far away and it didn't hear it?
The tomb ghost couldn't help but move a little closer to the direction where he heard the sound before.
Still didn't hear it.
The grave ghost, who was becoming more and more confused, cautiously poked his head out from among the branches of the trees.
Then, it saw the girl with her head hanging down.
The girl lowered her head so that no one could see her expression clearly.
But the downcast and gloomy aura surrounding the girl was obvious.
"Pap~"
Something fell to the ground.
The grave ghost's expression froze.
It... seems to have made the girl cry again?
Under the mood swings, if you don't pay attention, its body moves a little louder, and the branches and leaves collide with each other, making a crisp sound.
Its whole body was stiff.
There is silence in the air.
The tomb ghost slowly raised his eyes and met the girl's dark, misty eyes.
Staring wide.
It can clearly see its own shadow in it.
Grave Ghost:......
It's a little helpless.
…
"Apiao?!"
The girl yelled, with tears stained at the corners of her eyes, but a surprised and happy smile appeared on her face.
"Ah Piao, Ah Piao..."
The girl quickly ran to the tomb ghost.
"I thought you were gone."
The girl rubbed her eyes and smiled brightly, "That's great."
The tomb ghost floated to the tombstone uncomfortably.
Looking down at the girl looking up at it, the distance made it feel more relaxed.
…
"Apiao."
The girl lowered her head and hurriedly took out something from her bag.
She clasped her hands together and raised them above her head, then opened her hands and said, "Look, the little flower basket."
"It's for you."
"Originally, I had finished it a few days ago."
There was a hint of gloom between the girl's bright brows and her voice lowered, "But it was taken away by my brother."
"I said this is a gift for Ah Piao."
"But dad, grandparents, grandparents... they all said, how can outsiders be as important as your own brother?"
"My younger brother likes it, so naturally I give it to him."
"They asked me to change the gift or make another one."
"I am angry."
"That's obviously a gift I made for Ah Piao."
"My brother likes it, I can make another one for him later."
"But, they didn't agree."
The girl bit her lip and said, "I took the little flower basket from my brother's hand."
"My brother is crying."
"They were all very angry and said I was ignorant."
"Grandma took the little flower basket from my hand forcefully."
"I'm in pain."
"My hands are all red,"
"I cried too."
"Crying very loudly."
"But……"
The girl bit her lower lip and said, "They are all surrounding their brother."
"No one cares about me."
"I cried for a long time."
"In the end, my father yelled at me very impatiently, stop crying."
"Maybe it's because I've been crying and my brother has been crying too. No matter how they coax him, they can't coax him."
The girl smiled, her eyes were red, her nose was red, and the corners of her mouth were curved very reluctantly.
"I made this little flower basket from scratch."
"It took a lot longer than expected."
…
"do you know?"
"One day I came home and found a small flower basket on the table."
"It's the little flower basket I made before and was taken away by my brother."
"The flowers in the little flower basket are gone."
"The entire basket body was bitten to pieces."
"Such a small flower basket..."
"I took it out and asked Dad what happened?"
"Dad said that I don't want my younger brother anymore, and it's too dangerous for my younger brother to play this game. Once before, the little flower basket was scratched on my younger brother's face by a bamboo strand that my younger brother bit out..."
"Originally, he wanted to throw away the little flower basket, but because he thought about how reluctant I was to part with it before, he put the little flower basket on my table..."
"I am angry."
"Really angry."
"The little flower basket is so tattered, what else can I do with it?"
"Can I still give it away?"
"Dad also said that I should do less of these things in the future. My younger brother is still young and has no ability to judge. He likes to play with everything. It would be bad if those bamboo sticks hurt him."
"I threw that tattered little flower basket into the trash can."
The girl lowered her eyes and was silent for a while.
Then, she raised her head and said, "I'm sorry, Ah Piao."
"I'm late."
The sincere apology on the girl's face made all the knots in Tomb Ghost's heart disappear.
The girl didn't come late on purpose.
The grave ghost's face showed his first smile since seeing the girl just now.
It floated to the girl's raised hand and looked carefully at the small flower basket on the girl's palm.
This is a gift to it.
The tomb ghost's eyes couldn't help but curve into a crescent shape.
…
The girl also laughed.
Whether it is receiving or giving gifts, it is a happy thing.
Especially the gift that I carefully prepared was so obviously liked by the other party.
Feeling the joy of the tomb ghost, the girl felt that all the depression that had accumulated in her heart was gone.
The girl's eyebrows are curved, her expression is surprisingly consistent with that of the tomb ghost, and she both smiles with crescent moon eyes.
...
"Apiao, stretch out your hand."
When the girl saw that the tomb ghost just kept staring at the little flower basket but made no further action, she couldn't help but say something.
The grave ghost subconsciously extended his hand as the girl said.
Then, it felt a slight weight on its hand.
Looking closely, the small flower basket landed on its palm.
