11 Mona felt so cold, she only had a thin short sleeve and a pair of thin pants.
Washington DC has already entered autumn, the weather is very cold, and the temperature difference between day and night is greater.
The cold tiles made it impossible to sleep at all, she wanted to sleep on the bed, but Ruby wouldnât let her.
There are two bedrooms in the house, one is where Ruby and her youngest son sleep, and the other is locked to prevent Mona from going to sleep in the middle of the night.
Mona is helpless and scared, but she dare not cry, if Ruby wakes up, she will be beaten again.
Mona glanced at Ruby âs room and saw that there was no movement inside, so she tiptoed to sleep on the sofa.
The sofa needs to be warmer. There is no quilt, so she covers herself with a sofa cover.
But like this, she was still very cold, curled up like a poor cat.
Mona hugged herself tightly with both hands, and began to miss. Mrs. Quinnâs arms, Mrs. Quinn âs arms were so warm.
Mona closed her eyes and tried her best to sleep, and she would not be cold when she fell asleep.
She read silently,âDad, when will you come back, Dad.â
Dividing into pages now She would be better off only if Nick was at home.
11 288 Vouchert Maybe it was too sleepy, but Mona finally fell asleep, her hands.
and feet were as cold as ice, she wanted to go back to sleep on the floor tiles before Ruby got up, but she couldnât get up, her forehead was hot and she had a fever.
Mona had a dream, dreaming that she was sleeping on a big soft bed, so warm.
âDamn girl, who made you sleep on the sofa.â
Ruby came out of the room and saw Mona sleeping on the sofa, she was so angry that she picked up a stick and beat her.
This stick is specially used to teach Mona a lesson.
Mona woke up from the pain and cried out from the beating. She was in so much pain, she grabbed Ruby âs stick and begged, âMom, stop beating, I was wrong, I dare not.â
âYou bitch, play tricks on me and let you sleep on the floor, but you still dare to sleep on the sofa for me. See how dirty you make my sofa. Iâll beat you to death.â
Ruby got angry, kicked Mona away, raised the stick and beat him again.
The neighbor next door couldnât help shaking his head when he heard it. The tragic cry was unbearable.
Ruby whipped hard, and suddenly, Mona fell to the ground, Dividing into pages now motionless.
1288 Wouchers Ruby thought Mona was pretending to be dead, so she kicked her, âBitch girl, donât play dead for me, get up quickly, and go make milk powder for my brother.â
Mona still didnât respond, Ruby panicked now, quickly dropped the stick, stretched out her hand to check for breath, if she was still breathing.
She touched Mona âs forehead again, and it was scorching hot, with a fever.
Ruby didnât take Mona to the hospital, it cost money to go to the hospital, she didnât care about Mona, she took her youngest son out for breakfast.
Mona just lay on the ground with a high fever.
Ruby went out, she had breakfast and was called to play chess again, even forgetting that Mona fainted at home with a fever.
Mona didnât go to school, and the school teacher called Ruby several times, but no one answered.
Vivienne Quinn went to school to visit Mona. When she learned that Mona didnât come to school today, she felt uneasy and went to Rubyâs house to find someone.
Vivienne Quinn rang the doorbell for a long time, but no one opened the door.
At this time, the neighbor came out of the house and asked, âWho are you looking for?â
âHi, Iâm a resident of the third building. Has this family gone out? Have you seen Mona ? Mona didnât go to school today. Let me take a look.â
âI didnât see Mona, but I heard Mona crying in the morning. That child, poor, cried for a long time, and there was no movement behind, and I donât know where Ruby went.â
Hearing this, Vivienne Quinn âs heart twitched fiercely.
Vivienne Quinn knocked on the door,â Mona, Mona, are you home? Answer Nanny.â
Still nothing, Vivienne Quinn was distraught, she called Nick, but no one answered, and finally had to call the community police station.
Vivienne Quinn explained the situation and showed her ID, the police from the police station directly broke into the door.
As soon as she entered the door, Vivienne Quinn saw Mona lying on the ground, covered with wounds from sticks and scorching hot all over.
âI have a fever and must be sent to the hospital.â Vivienne Quinn picked up Mona and said to the police, âPlease take us to the hospital, this child has a high fever.â