Rebirth of a Lost Soul

I'm not sure if there is anyone in this world who loves me, but I'm sure I can love myself. Briar, if she hadn't been hit by this car, perhaps none of this would have happened. She would still live a plain life, working hard with her friends to make a living. Although she was an orphan, she could still live happily, instead of being recognized by her biological parents. However, no one cared, trying to please them but still not being expected, and now being kidn*pped and facing death. The bandit pointed a gun at her head, and her thoughts were pulled back. "Miss Wilson, you don't want to suffer physical pain. Call your father now and tell him that if you want to redeem yourself, you have to give us five million dollars, otherwise your life will belong to us." The bandit pointed a gun at Briar. A week ago, they received news that the most prestigious Wilson family had a daughter. Although it has not been announced to the public, this news has found the fastest way for gamblers like them to make money. However, they did not expect that this family in the name of charity would ignore their daughter. "Beep... Beep... Beep..." Briar hoped that the call could be connected. Even if her father scolded her, as long as she saved her life, it would be fine. But as expected, no one answered the two calls and the third call was even hung up directly. The gangsters were a little annoyed. They stared at Briar and told her that if she still couldn't get through, she would be dead. At this time, they also felt a little regretful. Did they get cheated? "Beep... Beep... Vivienne, what are you doing? Do you know that Sophie just won the piano competition and everyone is celebrating with her? Why are you making so many calls at such an important moment!" The voice on the phone was not her father Henry Wilson but her brother Edward. "I was kidn*pped, and they said they would..." "Is this another way for you to attract attention? Aren't we good enough for you? Why do you always come up with these tricks to hurt Sophie and us? Even if it's k********g, so what? I wish I hadn't recognized you as a Wilson family, and Sophie wouldn't have suffered so much!" The call was hung up by Edward. Briar thought of this result, but it was still difficult for Briar to suppress her sadness when these words were said by her blood family. The gangsters felt they were cheated after hearing the content of the call. The leader kicked her over and pointed a gun at Briar's head. "Miss Wilson, you and your brother are playing tricks on us, right? I tell you, you have exhausted your chances, and now you have only one way to go. Your family has forced us to hide from place to place, so it's not bad to drag you down with us before we die. Don't blame us for being cruel. Someone passed the news to us. I want to see if that old bastard Henry will cry bitterly when he sees his daughter die like this!" As soon as the voice fell, a steel pipe hit Briar's stomach. She was curled up in the chair and huddled up in pain. The sticks fell on her like raindrops. Briar wondered if she should not agree to return to the Wilson family, but for someone who grew up in an orphanage, could she reject her biological family? But life in the past six months slapped her hard. If life is a bowl of bitter medicine, then Briar feels that she is used to the bitter taste and has tasted some sweetness in the bitter life. Briar has lived in an orphanage since she can remember. The director, Ms. Nadia, was a middle school teacher. She quit her job at a young age and chose to come to the orphanage to take care of the children. She came to the orphanage alone to guard this place that was about to close down. She rarely smiled. At first, the children were scared by her serious face, but gradually the children found that Ms. Nadia was a kind person. She would reasonably distribute the food needed by everyone, and ensure that every child could sleep peacefully on rainy days, and the slightly thicker quilts would ensure that the children would not frostbite in winter. However, in a year, the government seemed to have noticed this orphanage that was about to close down. Sufficient funds helped the orphanage to renovate, and volunteers would often come to the orphanage to help Ms. Naida. However, they would sometimes get together to talk about gossip during the children's lunch break, and the most discussed was Ms. Nadia. They said that Ms. Nadia was abandoned by a man before, and she chose to spend the rest of her life in an orphanage after she was disheartened. Some people said that she chose to come to the orphanage because she lost her child and wanted to heal her pain... In any case, they believed that Ms. Naida must have had some dealings with big shots, otherwise, why would this orphanage that was about to be demolished stay? Briar was full of doubts. The volunteers' statements made it difficult for her to distinguish the truth from the false, but she firmly believed that Ms. Nadia was a good person no matter what. Jack, who was a few years older than her, said that Briar was brought back by Ms. Nadia on a rainy day. Jack said that the orphanage was about to close down at that time, but Ms. Nadia still brought Briar into the orphanage, "Even if she is a wanted criminal, so what, she saved your life." Jack lay under the tree, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, and closed his eyes to rest. The bell rang, and it was time for lunch. Jack quickly got down from the tree and dragged Briar to the cafeteria. The orphanage was full of children's laughter. When Briar was five years old, her sister who shared the same dormitory with her was taken away by her parents. On the day of her departure, she returned to her room to pack her luggage. Although she was crying, she was very happy and even gave her favorite bunny doll to Briar. However, she was holding a small wooden sign in her hand. "Little Briar, you know, I always thought that my parents abandoned me because they thought I was a burden, but they told me that they had no choice but to abandon me because they really couldn't survive. Now their lives are getting better and I can reunite with them." She wiped her tears and showed the wooden sign in her hand to Birar, "Look, they even left a wooden sign with my name on it. I am not an unwanted child." Briar took the new doll and sent the girl away with other children. Her parents loved her very much and they looked very similar. "Are these parents?" Briar thought to herself, that maybe she was in the same situation as the girl, maybe her parents would come to take her home in a few days. She ran to Ms. Nadia's office and asked her if she had any items left by her parents, but all she got was a denial from Ms. Nadia. "Honey, I'm sorry." "When I found you, there was nothing in your package." Ms. Nadia carried her back to the room, afraid that she would cry, but Briar just patted her face and told Ms. Nadia that she was just curious. It didn't matter to her whether there was a small wooden sign or not. Everyone in the orphanage was a family. Ms. Nadia comforted Briar for a while, and then an employee came to her and said that a couple wanted to adopt a child. Ms. Nadia had no choice but to leave. Briar didn't really want to leave here. Compared with her new parents, she preferred to stay in the orphanage. This was her home. After the previous girl left, the lower bunk bed was empty. It was not until three years later that she welcomed her new owner. "Clara, this is Briar." Briar was reading on the bed when Ms. Nadia led a brown-haired girl to the room. Clara originally lived in a very happy small family, but unfortunately, a hurricane destroyed the family. Briar was very happy to have a new roommate. She took Clara around the orphanage and shared her bunny doll with Clara. Clara, who came to a strange environment for the first time, gradually became cheerful under the influence of Briar, and the two became good friends who could talk about anything. "Bri, why are you called this name?" Clara asked Briar on a whim while lying on the bed. "Me? Ms. Nadia said that because the bedtime story she prepared on the day she picked me up was "Sleeping Beauty", so I called it this name." "Wow, maybe you can meet your prince in the future like in the fairy tale." Clara joked. The girls ended this Hua Ting and fell asleep while playing. A few years later, Briar and Clara, the older children, decided to find some jobs near the orphanage, work and study, and help Ms. Nadia reduce the burden. After graduating from junior high school and high school, the older children basically left the orphanage. Jack had left the orphanage a long time ago, but the three of them kept in touch and would also make an appointment to go back to the orphanage to visit Ms. Nadia. They did not choose to continue their studies. Jack went to a nearby city to work early. Briar and Clara chose to stay here. With the savings they had accumulated over the past few years, they rented a small apartment. It can't even be called an apartment. When the door is opened, there is a bed. The area is not large, but the two are very content. Life continues. Briar and Clara work in different places. Clara works as a waiter in a restaurant and Briar works as a cashier in a shopping mall. After getting off work, the two will take some discounted products or products that are about to be thrown away with the permission of the store manager. After two or three years, Briar and Clara took advantage of the day when they both had a day off to move to a slightly larger apartment. In order to celebrate this beautiful day, the two went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and prepare to go home for a big meal.