All Chapters of My Parents Left Me At The Rest Area: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

She sized me up for a bit before asking gently, “Hey, are you here alone? Where are your parents?”When I heard her asking about my parents, I started to tear up. I suppressed the urge to cry and said in a hoarse voice, “Hello, I… I was forgotten by my parents. Can I borrow your phone to give them a call?”When she heard that, she looked like she felt pity toward me. She immediately took out her phone from her pocket and said gently, “Quick, call your parents. Don’t catch a cold from such cold weather.” I took her phone. My fingers were numbed from the cold, so I accidentally pressed the wrong number a few times until I finally managed to type in the right one. I took a deep breath and pressed the dial button. While I waited and listened to the ringing tone for the call to get through, I was extremely nervous and hopeful. However, no one answered the call. The hand that was holding the phone started to tremble lightly. The hope that I had in me started to die. The lady looked

My stomach started hurting very badly. Maybe I was too hungry. I took out the piece of chocolate that I had left with my trembling hand. I did not care about saving it for later; I simply stuffed it right into my mouth. The sweetness helped a little with my palpitations, but I felt my head getting heavier.My body was freezing, and I felt even colder than when I was waiting in the wind. It was the type of cold that seeped into my bones. I held onto the scarf even tighter, but it was as if its warmth had disappeared. I could no longer feel it. Just when I was about to lose my balance, a black car drove toward me and slowly stopped at the rest stop. I stared at it like it was my last hope and forced myself to walk over. However, the car windows rolled down to reveal a man whom I did not know.“Hello… Can you lend me your phone? I… I don’t feel well…”My voice was so soft that I could no longer hear it myself.The man was stunned. Very soon, he took out his phone and passed it to

“Sure, let me see if I can make a booking.” They were discussing their New Year’s plan excitedly. They were talking about who and where to visit and what they should buy. I circled them happily and wanted to tell them that I wanted to go too. However, when I tried to speak, no sound came out. That was when I fully realized that I had died, that I could not join them. Mandy suddenly put down her phone and went to my mother. “Mom, my phone has run out of battery. Can I use your phone?” “You’re seriously addicted to your phone.”Even though my mother said that, she still lent her phone to her. Matthew also ran over and tugged on my father’s clothes. “Dad, give me some money. I want to buy some firecrackers!” “Why are you buying firecrackers? We’ll see some tomorrow.” Even though my father said that, he still took twenty dollars from his wallet. Matthew cheered and grabbed the money before he ran off. No one mentioned me at all. It was as if I never existed. My mothe

Everyone suddenly became quiet. Only the TV was making sounds. “Alright… alright, we’ll head over now.” My father ended the call before collapsing against the chair, as if he had lost all of his energy. “Why? Who called you?” My mother’s voice was trembling.My father looked up with tears in his eyes. His lips were trembling. “The police said that someone found a frozen dead body of a female child at the rest stop. Their preliminary finding is pointing at… Myra.” “Impossible!” My mother screamed. “Impossible! How would Myra be…” She collapsed onto the floor before she could finish her sentence. My grandmother immediately rushed over to support her. Everyone was frantic. On the way to the police station, my mother could not stop crying. “My Myra… My Myra wouldn’t be dead… They must have made a mistake…” My father grabbed the steering wheel tightly, and his knuckles had turned white. He kept quiet the entire journey. Mandy was seated at the back as she sobbed. Matthew

They placed my photo in the middle of the display. It was a school picture that I took last year. I was wearing my school uniform as I smiled at the camera. My eyes were bright and full of life.Not many people came to my funeral. Most of them were my neighbors and my grandmother’s old friends. They looked at my photo, shook their heads, and sighed. “She was such a good kid; what a shame that she died like that…”“I heard that she froze to death at a rest stop. Why were her parents so careless?” “Poor thing. It’s supposed to be a joyous time, yet this happened…”My mother was kneeling before the coffin as she sobbed pitifully. She kept repeating, “Myra, I know my mistake… It’s my fault… Please come back to me…”My father stood next to her with tears in his eyes. He looked like he had aged ten years in a matter of days.Mandy was also crying sadly. She touched my photo and whispered, “Myra, I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have cut the queue the other day… I’m sorry…” Matthew had yet