Chapter 13: In the Well of Frustration

The river was washed into the wilderness below by the flood from the embankment of the breach, and it was still moonlight just now, and suddenly it began to rain. It rained, it rained, it rained, it rained heavily. No other sound could be heard in the surroundings, only the sound of rain and the sound of rushing water, echoing in my ears.

The dark night, just like the black eyes of the "ghost brother", follows the long path, looking for the direction and moving forward. There was a small puddle at the fork in the road, and he was about to jump over it, but his feet slipped, and he stumbled, and his body seemed to be weightless, and he fell into a dirt pit.

"Brother Ghost" lay down on a pile of floating soil, the beach was as soft as fine, reached out to touch the surroundings, a cylindrical pit, the pit wall was all cold and hard stones, and raised his hand to touch the top of the pit, but what he touched was still the pit wall, he jumped up and wanted to grab the top, so that he could climb out. After a few attempts, he thought he had fallen into a small dirt pit, but now it was clear that he had fallen into a dry well.

The dark and rainy night had made him unable to estimate its depth, and he could not see the wellhead, only felt that it was pitch black everywhere. There was the sound of rain all around, and they hurriedly smashed down to the bottom of the well. He wiped the rain from his hands on his clothes, and finally found a high stone to climb, and when he lifted his foot, both feet were also groping for a stone to tread, and the tip of one foot trembled to kick a stone, and he tried to find a second stone to climb high with his hands, but there was no stone to grasp and climb. The toes of the sore and weak toes also slid down, and the whole person fell on the floating soil at the bottom of the well again, on the floating soil that had begun to become muddy.

He tried to shout twice, his throat tightened, and he felt like he had lost his voice, making a slight sound that only he could hear. He tried to change directions, and this time he finally climbed the second stone, and he could step on both feet, but when he went to grope for the third stone, the one hand that climbed the stone was gone, and the whole person fell down once, and the floating soil was no longer soft, and the muddy bottom of the well had already broken the man's buttocks, and the damp feeling had penetrated his pants and soaked into his body.

"Brother Ghost" was like that, sitting at the bottom of the muddy well, looking up at the dark night where he couldn't see his fingers. No longer shouting silently, no longer climbing endlessly, just want to wait for the dawn - the bottom of the well that is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is easy for people to stare and nap, and the "ghost brother" who has been struggling for a long time sits and sits, just leans against the wall of the well, and falls asleep-

How long I slept, "Ghost Brother" doesn't know. A messy footstep and a cacophony of talking woke him up. "Brother Ghost" thought it was dawn, but he rubbed his eyes and found that it was still pitch black, but the rain had stopped. There were a few beams of light shining from a distance, shaking at the mouth of the well, he held his breath and listened carefully, and he heard someone say: I just saw Liu Guixian walking alone-

The footsteps gradually approached, listening to the chaotic footsteps, I felt that there were a lot of people. There was an adult who spoke and asked the person next to him: Who are you, why haven't I seen you at school, and I can't look at your outfit students?

My name is Zhang Xuemei, I am in our school in junior high school, and now I am in the provincial capital to attend a secondary school! A crisp, loud voice replied. "Brother Ghost" heard Zhang Xuemei's voice at the bottom of the well, stood up excitedly, and wanted to shout vigorously, but there was still no sound like a voice. I can only prick up my ears and listen carefully to the approaching sound, and I can only keep my eyes open and look at the approaching beam.

The adult asked again: Then what is the relationship between you and Liu Guixian? Zhang Xuemei said happily and frankly: He is my classmate, and he can be regarded as a child!

The sound of speech was heard more clearly, and the coverage of the light was significantly increased, and the "ghost brother" was jumping excitedly at the bottom of the well.

Oh--the adult replied, and then said: Then who is he, with you? Zhang Xuemei was a little shy, and said in a slur manner: He-he-is my classmate, and also me-me-boyfriend!

The words "male-friend-friend-", "ghost brother" heard it at the bottom of the well, and it felt like three large stone slabs at the mouth of the well, pressing towards him layer by layer, sticking to the wall of the well and not daring to move.

The adult said in a surprised and somewhat disdainful voice: "Boyfriend - hehehe - little girl, I thought it was Liu Guixian and his brother, he really looks like him!" "Boyfriend" laughed in a "hahaha" voice as if echoing.

The speed of light shook at the wellhead, and the adult and the "boyfriend" worked together to drop the manhole cover next to it. Looking at the actions of the two, "Brother Ghost" tried his best to make a sound from his throat, but everything was in vain, his voice didn't even make a sound, and he watched the manhole cover being covered.

There was no faint light, only a faint sound of talking, and the adults were a little anxious, urging and saying: Hurry up and find it, I don't know where Liu Guixian has gone? I heard Zhang Xuemei and her "boyfriend" say: Okay-okay-A messy, rapid footsteps gradually drifted away until they calmed down.

Pressed by the empty and heavy three stone slabs, the "ghost brother" tried to squat and take a horse step, two arms raised, two palms facing down, cooperating with breathing, trying to push the suppressed emotions out of the body, but with the palms facing up, the gradually rising emotions were lifted, and the pent-up power was transformed into upward force and burst out of the body. With this force, the "ghost brother" moved his arms and legs again, groped and climbed up the wall of the well again, this time all the way to the mouth of the well, climbed with one hand, and used the other hand and head and shoulders to push the heavy manhole cover-

At this time, I heard a sound of footsteps approaching, and the person shouted to the mouth of the well: Brother Ghost - Brother Ghost - The manhole cover was removed immediately, and the dazzling light shone on the face of "Brother Ghost", and his eyes suddenly felt blind, and he suddenly felt dark. Close your eyes, calm down for a while, and then open them again.

The sky was already bright, the warm sun was shining on his body, Xiao Jun crawled in front of him, looked at him with a smile, and said: This is not like you, Brother Ghost? "Brother Ghost" woke up from the chaos and found himself lying on the bed, his head buried in the quilt just now, before he was pulled out by Xiao Jun.

"Brother Ghost" said sleepily: Xiaojun, what's wrong? Xiaojun looked at him in wonder and surprise, and said: "Didn't I make an appointment, I went for a morning run with you, I came back after running here, and you are still asleep!"

"Brother Ghost" only woke up completely, it turned out to be a dream, and all the past began to emerge. He looked at the sweaty Xiaojun with some embarrassment, and said: I slept - I slept - I didn't expect it!

Xiao Jun patted his quilt and said, "Okay-it's okay, I'll go back and wash up first, and you should get up quickly!" "Brother Ghost" smiled apologetically and shouted to Xiao Jun who had already gone out: Okay, continue tomorrow morning-

After speaking, the "ghost brother" got up and sat up, and while getting dressed, he recalled the words and scenes in the dream, everything seemed to be real, and there was a feeling of being out of the body, both real and illusory. took out the envelope from his clothes, opened the letter and read it again, he faintly felt that his so-called "early love" could only be regarded as "secret love", or even "unrequited love", and thought that "he was the green onion"; Brother Ghost muttered "amorous but ruthlessly annoyed", "There is no grass at the end of the world", and then tore the letterhead fiercely, threw it out of the window, and let it float, falling in a dead leaf, and drifting away with the wind-

He patted the dust off his clothes, and with a relaxed stride, he walked through the round door, around the garden, onto the path, and straight to the classroom.