I'm Not Shouldering This Blame [BL]

Ch. 59

STB Chapter 59: Running Away

In the East Coast of the United States, Massachusetts is experiencing a snowstorm.

The thickness of snow outside the house will reach past your calf, but three steps in front of the door will make you buried in the snow. The dog sled slid into the room. The neighbors have a cheerful smile, and from their open door came joyful Christmas tunes.

Yes, today is Christmas. December is coming to an end, and there are six days left before the New Year. . .

Johnson Brown is lying on the second-floor window sill. The neighbor’s boy is wearing a hat and a mask, joyfully playing with the dog in the field of snow. In the dark night, the light from the house is warm and beautiful.

He turned his head, pulling the curtains.

The room is very cold. Johnson wrapped himself in a thick blanket of wool, his face cold and pale.

The heating at home broke down last night, Rather, it can’t work, so the room temperature is very low.

Johnson’s former State does not have so much snow, and winter is much warmer than here. Johnson hasn’t seen so much snow before, but right now, what’s reflected in his eyes is not something novel, but a very quiet place.

The house is a mess like it’s been destroyed by a monster.

The closet has a big hole, and fragments of vases are piled in a corner. The wall lamp stand is tilted, one of its leg is missing, and can only be supported with books. When Johnson sits up, the bed makes a creaking noise. It seems like in the next second, it will collapse.

No one is at home.

The entire house is empty, cold like ice.

——Katie and Charlie went out to fight again.

This newly married couple is Johnson’s new guardians. They said that the legal adoption documents have not yet passed, so Johnson is living here temporarily as the owner’s relative.

The owner is Katie, a former public school teacher of Johnson. She is beautiful and kind.

Her husband is Charlie, a kind-hearted lawyer, who is always kind and welcoming to children.

This is the entirety of Johnson’s knowledge about them. But when they arrived in Massachusetts, and after living together with the couple, Johnson found that they’re not the same as he thought.

“Kindhearted” Mr. Lawyer, except for work, never go out, and do not participate in community activities. He also seldom greets neighbors, and there are times when he comes home late. He also kicked the dog from the neighbor’s house.

Kind-hearted Katie is not volunteering and doesn’t go to church to help distribute food.

They said that because the family’s burden became bigger, they can only spend more time on their job. Their smile is still warm and welcoming, very concerned about Johnson, but their feelings——not really good.

One night, Johnson heard arguing voices downstairs during his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and got up, quietly walking to the door, and heard Katie in a violent quarrel with Charlie. It seems to be about the money, and he overheard the problem about the family accounts.

This argument, to Johnson who used to be in the slums, is something he’d heard every day.

He walks back to his bedroom, thinking about whether his decision is wrong or not. He should not have left the Southern State, and let teacher Katie’s home to fall into bad luck.