Cousin looked at me and said, "Fangfang, I'll take you away from the village. I can't let them persecute you in this kind of place! They're promoting feudal superstitions, they're harming you!"

I lowered my head and didn't say anything. My cousin took off his coat and held my upper body, then carried me.

My cousin is the only college student in the village. After graduating, he worked at a hospital in the city.

He's different from the people in the village. He never believes in those things in the village.

He's also the only one in our family who treats me well and truly cares about me.

"Fangfang, once we go to the city, we'll start a new life with new identities. I'll take care of you, trust me." My cousin planned for us as we walked.

But I told him, "Cousin, I can't leave today. Don't worry about me. You should leave the village first."

However, my cousin insisted on not giving up on me. He told me that, as a man, he could protect me.

But we hadn't gone far when we heard footsteps behind us.

"Cousin, put me down quickly and don't worry about me." I broke free from my cousin's embrace.