September 30th: Hiding in the Dark
Dear Diary,
I made it out, my silent friend. It worked! It really worked! I can't believe it. So I promised you that I would tell you what the plan was. Didn't I? Hang on. Okay, I just flipped your pages back to look and yes I did. So I will tell you and led you right up to where I am right now. So when I last wrote to you, I was getting ready to do my plan. Well, the plan was that I was going to knock Guang out and several of his guards with some sleepy medicine.
I offered to cook for them last night as a peace offering. The fools accepted. So I poured a whole bottle of sleepy medicine in the chicken noodle soup I was making. It was straight from Grandpa Ping's recipe for his famous Secret Ingredient Chicken Noodle Soup. Instead, however, of there not being a secret ingredient, there was. Sleepy syrup. A whole bottle full. The wretched fools complimented me on the sweetness of it and how it tasted and I smiled and thanked them. They even took seconds. When the pot was empty, they asked me to make more, so I made more and poured two bottles of sleepy syrup into it. When they asked why it was even sweeter than the last time, I just told them that I made a double batch. All of them gobbled down that pot too. I just smiled sweetly.
When Ai, Chow, and Huian when to bed, I whispered to them what I had done. They nodded and smiled understandingly. 'We understand, Mei. Now go before it wears off." Chow ordered. I nodded and fled. I went back to my tent and sat there waiting for everyone to fall asleep. My guards changed and I laid down. Soon snores filled the air. I peeked outside to see that my guards were fighting off sleep. I snarled under my breath and crept back into the shadows. I waited a while longer before an idea popped into my head. I could sing a lullaby. They might help these idiots fall asleep. I hummed softly and gently hummed a few notes before a song came through my head.
Yáolánqǔ, wǎn'ān
yǔ fěnhóng sè méiguī wòchuáng
yǔ bǎihé o'er mànyán
wǒ bǎobǎo de tiántou
xiànzài fàngxià nǐ, xiūxí
yuàn nǐ de shuìmián dédào zhùfú
xiànzài fàngxià nǐ, xiūxí
zhù nǐ de shuìmián dédào zhùfú!
Yáolánqǔ, wǎn'ān
nǐ shì nǐ mǔqīn de kuàilè
shǎn liàng de tiānshǐ zài pángbiān
wǒ qīn'ài de
róuruǎn wēnnuǎn shì nǐ de chuáng
bì shàng yǎnjīng, xiūxí nǐ de tóu
róuruǎn wēnnuǎn shì nǐ de chuáng
bì shàng yǎnjīng, xiūxí nǐ de tóu.
Shuìyǎn, bì shàng yǎnjīng
mǔqīn de quánlì zài nǐ pángbiān
wǒ huì bǎohù nǐ miǎn shòu shānghài
nǐ huì zài wǒ de huái lǐ xǐng lái
shǒuhù tiānshǐ zài fùjìn
suǒyǐ shuìjiào, méiyǒu kǒngjù
shǒuhù tiānshǐ zài fùjìn
suǒyǐ shuìjiào, méiyǒu kǒngjù.
Yáolánqǔ, shuì dé hěn jǐn
xū! Wǒ de bǎobèi zhèngzài shuìjiào
zài tā de chuángdān báisè zuòwéi nǎiyóu
tā de tóu chōngmǎnle mèngxiǎng
dàng tiānkōng míngliàng dí límíng shí
tā huì zài zǎochén xǐng lái
dāng noontide nuǎnhuo shìjiè
tā huì zài yángguāng xià xīxì.
I smiled softly as I sang the song. I really loved this lullaby and remembered Xinwen's momma singing it to Ming Hua and I when we stayed the night with her daughter before she died. Anyway, The guards were nodding off at the sound of my voice. I made sure to make it soothing and soft. They couldn't resist that. Not even Mao Xiang and Wolfess on their crankiest days could resist that voice. I waited until I heard them snoring before I crept out of the tent. I made sure I had you, my friend, hidden in my quipo and ran away from the campsite. They didn't sound the alarm after I reached the tree line as my heart pounded in my chest. I sighed with relief before vanishing into the trees.
My dear friend, we have been on the run for several weeks now. I know that they are looking for me. The guards were killed when Guang woke up and found that I was gone. I grieved for them slightly because they were innocent and were just doing their jobs. The fact that Guang fell for my trap was hilarious enough, but I can't help but run. He wants to kill me as it is now. I'm not too afraid, diary. Ok, I'm lying. I'm terrified! I just want to go home and put this living hell hole behind me. I don't want to live in this nightmare anymore.
Diary, I need to go. Guang is coming. I'm hiding in a cave about 80 miles from where I escaped. I hope he doesn't find me, but I have to put you up. So for now, I bid you goodbye. Wish me luck. I'm going to hide in the very back of the cave until he leaves.
I love the lullaby I picked for this chapter. I'm probably going to use it again. Any thoughts? I had to turn my chrome book in for the summer and just got it back like last week so I'm slowly getting back into the hang of things. So please be patient. I promise updates might happen more often. I'm a senior in high school this year so that means I definitely can't slack off.
Here is the English translation of Brahms Lullaby:
Lullaby, and good night
With pink roses bedight
With lilies o'er spread
Is my baby's sweet head
Lay you down now, and rest
May your slumber be blessed
Lay you down now, and rest
May your slumber be blessed!
Lullaby, and good night
You're your mother's delight
Shining angels beside
My darling abide.
Soft and warm is your bed
Close your eyes and rest your head
Soft and warm is your bed
Close your eyes and rest your head.
Sleepyhead, close your eyes
Mother's right here beside you
I'll protect you from harm
You will wake in my arms
Guardian angels are near
So sleep on, with no fear
Guardian angels are near
So sleep on, with no fear.
Lullaby, and sleep tight
Hush! My darling is sleeping
On his sheets white as cream
With his head full of dreams
When the sky's bright with dawn
He will wake in the morning
When noontide warms the world
He will frolic in the sun.
~Shadowdapple~