Chapter 19 Homeward
A long while later, I wiped the blood from the corners of my mouth and let out a satisfied burp.
My mother finished handling Song Mei’s body and prepared to take me home.
This home wasn’t a human residence, but our old dwelling deep in the mountains.
Although I was no longer so weak, I still needed proper rest while waiting for the babies to arrive.
On the way back, I gently stroked my swollen belly.
I asked my mother, “Mother, do you think when the babies grow up, they will blame me?”
I once didn’t want to marry or have children.
Because I didn’t want to kill the father of my children like other members of our kind.
But things turned out unexpectedly, and in the end, I still came to this point.
After I asked, my mother stopped.
She gently patted my head the way she did when I was little.
“Silly child, this isn’t your fault.
“No man has the right to kill his own wife.
“Too many human men kill their wives and call it domestic violence.
“They get out in just a few years.
“The women die or end up disabled.
“It’s not fair.
“You did nothing wrong, and the children will understand.”
The heavy stone in my heart finally dropped.
Yes, I was not wrong.
I had simply met a very, very bad person.
In order to protect myself, I only made some appropriate counterattacks.
All at once, I felt completely relieved.
“Mother, let’s go home. I miss my sisters.”
“Okay, let’s go home.”