Chapter 139

Ivy shook her head dismally. "Ivy, if you don't want to sunbathe, you can wear a hat and the little lamb mask that your sister made for you!" Ivy paused in her head shaking, but still remained silent, clinging tightly to Willow's thigh. Willow hoped that Ivy could interact with the other children in the village, but she also understood the tiny unease in her heart. Especially that day at the supply and marketing cooperative, when Isla knocked off her little sheep mask, and there were sounds of discussion and exclamations from the people around. Willow knew that these reactions from pedestrians had hurt little Ivy. She thought for a while, and decided not to force it, then said to Jason and the others, "Jason, if your sister doesn't want to go out, just forget it. You go and play with Samson and the others, remember to come back for dinner." Jason hesitated at the door for a while, but eventually ran back and took Ivy's little hand, "If Ivy doesn't go, brother won't go either. Brother w