Daniel smiled bitterly at that memory. He shook his head and stopped, wondering where he could go. He soon found himself recalling another memory.

The day after his encounter with the girl, Daniel felt much better than before. Rainey's smile lingered in his mind like a warm sunshine glittering in the grassland.

Daniel walked slowly toward a cave-shaped building beside him. There lied some sheets and piles of fragile materials. Daniel wheeled around and realized it was a desolated garage. Despite of the fact it was abandoned for a long time, the garage seemed to be cleaned regularly, like somebody lived here.

Hesitating a bit, Daniel stepped further into the garage. The neat and tidy sense he detected from the garage and the open space inside was so comforting for a boy who had been wandering for days. It was not very big, but Daniel managed to find a spot to comfort himself. He found a cushion inside the pile of wasted materials and put it on the spot he chose. As he sat down and ready to have a cozy nap, something caught his attention.

A colorful paint of flowers and sky was painted on the wall opposite to him. The picture was painted by chalks and crayons. He moved closer to have a better look at it.

It was a beautiful one. Apart from the green grassland and the blue sky, pink and violet speckles were glinting on the doddle. Some butterflies were dancing over the flowers. Apparently it was paint by a girl.

"What are you doing here?" Startle and wary entering the voice called behind him. He froze, not only at the possibility that he may have intruded someone's private territory, but also at the familiarity to the voice. He had heard it before, somewhere…some time before.

Daniel whirled around to face the owner of the voice. What greeted him was a pair of kind, surprised eyes. He hadn't seen them carefully before but he recognized them immediately. "Hey." Daniel smiled and greeted.

"Hello, Daniel." Daniel received a smile from Rainey as a rewarded, "Seems you found a homey place."

"I think so…?" Daniel looked around to view the surroundings again, "You've been here?"

"Yeah. Actually I live here." Rainey replied, "I've spent a lot of time decorating, do you like it?"

"It was…nice." Daniel carefully chose the adjective, "I like it."

"Thank you…" Rainey flushed faintly, "I always try to make it cozy…You are the first one who said that to me…"

Daniel fell silent. His heart beat fast. Why am I so overacting? It was just a girl. He walked towards the girl and reduced the gap between them. "Oh…Thank you, too. You are the first people helped we out."

Rainey turned around and backed to Daniel, for fear he would see her blush crazily. She calmed herself and stayed quiet, enjoying the moment until he spoke up, "You live here…alone?"

She nodded. "Yes."

That was a hard life for a girl. I hoped she managed to adapt.

"And I lived well. Life isn't so hard on me." She continued. "And don't pity me." Rainey added, as if she had read his mind. "Tell me about yours."

What's my life?What am I living for? Where am I from? Daniel was puzzled. He remembered his early years, the girl who helped him and the city. Now why the hell I am still wandering around like a lost dog? For now he couldn't enter the part of memory which held the truth of the subsequence, the only thing came into his mind was pure emptiness. He didn't remember any of it as if he hadn't live through it.

Notes

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