Damien Morris nodded and went downstairs to eat.
Laura Pinley turned and went upstairs, knocking on Ariel Morris's door.
In the bed, Ariel Morris wiped away her tears, stuck her head out from under the covers, turned over with her back to the door, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep.
Laura Pinley knocked on the door for a while, heard no response, and gently pushed the door open.
The door opened; she saw Ariel Morris already in a state of sleep on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief before turning to go downstairs to eat.
As soon as Laura Pinley left, the person on the bed opened her eyes. Her eyes were moist and slightly red, with an endless gloom in her gaze.
Ariel Morris slept half-awake, half-asleep until the next day. As she said she wanted to rest well, no one disturbed her to come downstairs for dinner.
Early the next morning, when the sky was barely light, she silently left the house with a backpack.
