Chapter 124 - Tragic, Isnt it? (1/2)

The innocence with which Jackson had spoken was remarkable. As they say that children's innocence always shines brighter than the rest of mankind. And that innocence is the reason that children always stands out from the rest.

”Cough! Cough! Cough!” Nora was coughing profoundly while Xiu was gaping at him in disbelief.

Xiu glared at Nora and mouthed, ”This is all your fault for talking nonsense before him!”

Nora replied in the same way, ”Alright, alright. Leave it to me. Let me handle this.” Then she turned to Jackson and said, ”Little brother, people don't only fall in love. Some even fall to their deaths.”

Xiu facepalmed herself as she heard Nora's punch-in-the-face worthy reasoning. Was she crazy? How could she talk about death to a seven-year-old?

However, Jackson's reaction was even more unexpected as he said, ”Fall to death or fall in love, is there even a difference? Sister, both things are the same.”

Xiu held his arm and turned him to face herself as she tried to explain, ”Jackie, it's not the same thing.”

”Baby Xiu, death means you stop breathing. Love means your heart stops beating for yourself. In both cases, a person dies. The difference is when someone stops breathing, we hold a funeral. But a person in love dies inside. We can't possibly hold a funeral for that person. After all, even as an empty shell, that person is still breathing.”

A strange and thick silence engulfed the room. None of them spoke again. Jackson's curious, innocent and young eyes blinked at both his sisters. As for Xiu and Nora, they both were trying to find a way to refute what he said. The only problem was that they couldn't find a way to refute the truth he laid bare before them in his innocence without even realizing it himself.

”Jackie, where did you learn all this?” Nora was lost in her own thoughts when Xiu asked.

”Baby Xiu, I'm seven. I'm young and curious. And the way a.d.u.l.ts are painting this world before me is becoming scary. You used to teach me that love is beautiful. I still believe in you but it's becoming difficult to believe in love now.” His answer stumped Xiu for words yet again. It was dangerous to have genius kids around.

Xiu held his hands in her own and said, ”Jackie, you are right... The way a.d.u.l.ts see this world is scary. But you're not them. Your way of seeing this world and their way has nothing to do with each other. Stop looking at this world through the peephole that a.d.u.l.ts made for you. Unless you open your own eyes to explore, the world will just be a scary place.” She patted his head affectionately and added, ”Don't you remember, I told you before that darkness is just an illusion. Sunlight might be late but it's always there. All we have to do is wait and believe. All you have to do is believe in your sister and look at this world in your own way. The world won't be scary anymore. And please, stop reading these psychological books.”

Before she could get stuck with another awkward conversation, she stood up to leave and said goodbye to a very absentminded Nora and Jackson.

Xiu was still disturbed by the deep questions that Jackson brought up early in the morning. If she hadn't experienced it herself, she wouldn't have believed that a seven-year-old could say such things. But then again, that seven-year-old had the IQ level higher than her own. It was no wonder he was so perceptive and sensitive to everything around him.

”Ms. Bai, there is mail for you,” the receptionist's voice startled Xiu a bit and she collected her letter from the front desk.

While she was signing her name, she heard, ”Morning, Sweets!”