Chapter 4: Midnight Fright半夜（1 / 1）

In our villae, several people, like , sold oods, so we sotis went toether, while other tis I ventured out alone.

我们村里也有好几个人也和我一样去卖东西，所以我们有时候也会结伴而行，有时候是我单独一个人行走。

In ry, father was incoetent. We could only rit our teeth and endure the pain when we fell sick. Since I bean earnin inco for the faly, father was pleased that I contributed to our financial support, but he never considered .

我的父亲在我的印象中是一个很不称职的父亲，我们生病了，只能自己咬着牙齿扛着，而自从我开始能为家里带来收入了，父亲很高兴我赚钱养家，但是他从来没有为我考虑过。

As a teenae irl, out alone early in the rnin and late at niht, he never worried about safety.

一个十几岁的少女，每天清晨四五点和晚上十点多了还一个人在外奔波，他一点都不担心我的安全。

No, he never thouht about such tters. He only saw that if I rose early and stayed out late, I could brin re inco to the faly, and our life could be better.

不，他从来没有想到过这些事情，他看到的只是我如果起早贪黑就能给家里带来更多的收入，而我们这个家的日子就能更好过一些。

Life continued this way until one niht, at fourteen, I noticed a n followin . A straner tailin a youn irl would frihten anyone in the desolate woods and fields, with no one around at eiht or nine o''''clock at niht.

日子就这样慢慢地过着，直到我十四岁的那天晚上，我发现一个男人一直跟着我后面走。空旷的山林，无人的田野，晚上八九点钟了，一个陌生的男生跟着一个女孩子在后面走着，不停地跟着，谁能不害怕呢？

I realized that no tter which path I chose, he persisted in followin . Eventually, I hastened pace and sprinted ahead, terror-stricken.

而且我发现不管我走哪条路，他都始终跟着，后来我加快步子往前赶，飞也似的跑着，我真的怕极了。

Finally, I had put considerable distance between us and couldn''''t hear his footsteps anyre. Spottin a pond next to a field, I decided to hide there until the n left.

终于我走远了，后面终于没有听到脚步声了，我看到田野旁边有一个池塘，心里想着我就躲到那里去，等那人走远了我再走。

I threw ety shoulder pole into the nearby bushes and concealed self in a rass pile.

于是我就把我肩膀上的空担子扔到旁边的草丛中，自己再往草堆里一躲。

Hidin there in fear, I soon heard footsteps approachin, and I knew the straner was drawin near.

胆战心惊地躲着，终于不久就听到了脚步声，我知道是那个陌生的男人走过来了。

Silently, I prayed for hito leave, to o far away and stay away fro.

赶紧走开吧，赶紧走远吧，赶紧离开吧，我心里默默地祈祷着。

However, the straner didn''''t leave. He walked straiht toward hidin spot. In that instant, I realized I was wearin a white dress, which de stand out in the dark niht. I had nowhere to hide, and the n had observed every ve froafar. No wonder he hadn''''t chased .

可是这个陌生的男人并没有走远，而是直接走向了我的藏身的地方。我此时才惊觉原来我穿的是件白色衣服，在这黑夜中非常地明显，所以我无处可躲，这个男人远远地就看到了我的所作所为，也难怪他没有追着我赶来。

"You''''re here to wash your hands too?" the n initiated a conversation with .

“你也在这里洗手呀！”男人向我搭话道。

"Yes, I''''ve finished washin the" I replied, protly pickin up ety shoulder pole and walkin away. However, the n trailed once re.

“是的，我已经洗完了。”我马上挑着我的空担子拉开步子往前走，而这个死男人居然又跟过来了。