"I'll go first. It's rare to spend the weekend time when you don't have to work, just relax and relax. By the way, maybe this afternoon, we'll go for a ride on the Hudson River, and the promise we owe has finally found a chance to keep, and September is better than January. If you'd like to get involved, go straight to the pioneer village. ”

Half of the words were said like this, and the remaining vacancies were not filled, Lan Li changed his shoes, grabbed the skateboard that was thrown behind the shoe rack at the door, carried a slanted shoulder backpack, and ran out as soon as he slipped through the smoke. When Matthew turned around, the room was empty, but he had long since gotten used to it, and he was busy with his work in an orderly manner.

Footsteps came to the hall, looked at the box of albums placed on the coffee table, raised his hand to pick up one, and looked at it seriously.

It was Lan Li's handwriting, which Matthew could recognize at a glance, and he carefully skimmed through the list of songs on the back. He knew that there was a deep meaning in this arrangement of the songs, not for commercial considerations by the record company, but according to Lan Li's creative intentions, and even the "A side" and "B side" of the album were all meaningful. It's just that Matthew hasn't heard these songs, so naturally he can't judge.

Thinking about it, Matthew unpacked the album in his hand, walked to the desk in front of the sofa, put the disc into the player, and pressed the play button. Then, sitting down on the couch, the turbulent and clear guitar strings sounded, it was "Cleopatra". The light and moving melody, with poetic sadness and regret, bursts out with a charming halo in the jubilant notes.

From "Cleopatra" to "The Beast", it is the bloody head on the road of dreams, from "Your bones" to "A Piece of Nothingness", it is the wanton wildness on the road of life, and from Side A to Side B, it is the crazy cry of the lonely soul.

The man in his memory, dressed in a white shirt and riding a bicycle, was speeding through the alleys and arched bridges of Cambridge College, the golden sunlight shone on the fluttering hem of his clothes, and his bright and gentle smile melted in the April breeze, slowly, slowly, he opened his arms, and the sound of the wind slid through his arms like gurgling water, and then he spread his wings and flew freely.

His eyes fell on the album cover of "Don Quixote" again, and Matthew couldn't help but fall into deep thought, perhaps, George and Elizabeth never really understood their children, and the significance of dreams to him was not in the dream itself, nor in life, but in the fact that this was his soul, which defined the meaning of his existence, and perhaps, even he never really entered that colorful world.

The fingertips are swaying, and the aftertaste is lingering.

Matthew started to love the album.

At this moment, on the other side of Manhattan Island, Mount Sinai Hospital is quiet, the early autumn sun is serene and quiet, but it has not completely faded away from the noise and restlessness of midsummer, and there is a hint of joy in the quiet. Lan Li stepped on the skateboard and flew all the way, made an emergency brake at the entrance of the hospital, stepped lightly on the tail of the board with his right foot, grabbed the skateboard in his hand, and walked in with a familiar car, greeting familiar faces while walking towards the destination.

Originally, Lan Li was going to go directly to Heather. Lan Li is not a high-profile personality, but he knows that Heather has always wanted his album and has babbled on at least three times. Now that the album is finally out, he has no intention of making a big splash, and Mount Sinai Hospital has a copy, but at least, he can give one to Heather. I sent it as soon as I could.

But when passing by the stairwell, he saw Anne Silriman sitting on the stairs and shedding tears, alone and alone, which made Lan Li's footsteps stop involuntarily, carefully pushed open the movable door of the stairwell, and walked in lightly, "What's the matter, who bullied our cutest Anne in the world?" Come, tell the Great Demon King, the Great Demon King will punish him on your behalf." ”

Anne raised her head, looked at Lan Li's pretended hideous smile, broke into laughter, raised her chubby little hand, wiped the tears from her cheeks, but her mouth still pursed, and she looked aggrieved.

Lan Li sat down beside Annie and didn't say anything, just looked down at Xiao Nizi seriously. Anne immediately took the initiative to tell the truth, "Lan Li, you say, is Alex going to die?"

Alex Ricky, the little boy with congenital heart disease, the little guy who has a crush on Kelly Button.

Lan Li couldn't help but be stunned, Anne's mouth pursed, and tears fell again, "If Alex is dead, will it be me next?

The immature fairy tale made Lan Li's nose sour. In their world, life is too cruel to begin to face life and death at an early age, a subject that many people cannot understand in their lifetime. "Annie, Annie, why do you say there's something wrong with Alex? ”

Just going upstairs, he met Kelly. Kelly didn't mention anything, and looked like she was in a good mood. Lan Li felt that maybe Anne had thought about it.

Anne lifted her teary eyes and tried to bite her mouth, holding back the tears, "But...... But...... Alex is going into that little room...... Isn't it true that everybody can't get out when they go in?Johansen is like that, and so is Allison......" As she spoke, Anne began to cry, "Alex won't be able to get out...... and crying so sadly that the words began to break off, "Am I going in and not coming out?"

The ignorant words made Lan Li feel sad for a while, gently hugged Anne into his arms, raised his hand and patted Anne's shoulder gently. Xiao Nizi buried her head in Lan Li's chest, crying as much as she could, crying insolently, and the sad cry made Lan Li's eyes redden.

"Anne, it's not like that. Lan Li explained softly, "That's the operating room. It was a room full of magic, and the doctors would perform magic in it, and some of the children were very kind and gentle, so they became angels and accompanied God, and some of the children were very cheerful and positive about their illness, so they came back again and spread the effects of magic to more people. ”

Lan Li knew that his explanation was very lame, and he was a human being in two lives, but he was at a loss in front of a child's simplest problem.

He didn't know how to make the children understand the question of life and death, because they should still be carefree, or they should be carefree, or they should be willful, and if they miss, they will never go back, but now, they are forced to face problems that human beings cannot see through in their lifetimes.

Anne was stunned, raised her head, bit her lower lip, tears still hanging on her long eyelashes, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lan Li, will Alex come back?"

Lan Li didn't know much about Alex's condition, but he knew that Alex's congenital heart disease had undergone several surgeries, but it could not be repaired, and the best option was to transplant a matching heart. Lan Li is also not sure if this is another operation, or if she has found a matching heart.

In the face of Annie's question, Lan Li could only say, "Since Annie cares about Alex so much, why don't you just go over and ask him? Then let him be strong and come out quickly, so that Annie and Alex can continue to grow up together." "Growing up together is a natural thing for many people, but for them, it's an unattainable dream.

Anne didn't answer, but thought for a while, "Lan Li, Anne is very cheerful, Anne is also very strong, Anne will definitely come back again, right? God Grandpa already has a lot of angels, and he won't be sad if he doesn't have Anne, right?"

Suddenly, Lan Li's eyes were slightly red, he raised his head in embarrassment, and then deliberately laughed, "yes, I think so too! Anne is the strongest of all the children I know, just like Alex." ”

Suddenly, Lan Li felt a small hand holding his hand, and when he lowered his head, he could see Annie's immature face, revealing a bright smile again, "Lan Li, let's go and cheer Alex up together!" Anne stood up and pulled Lan Li's arm, Lan Li stood up, and the two of them trotted all the way towards Alex's hospital room.

At the door of the ward, Alex's parents were communicating with the doctor, and Lan Li and Anne's pace slowed down slightly. Alex's mother smiled at Lan Li, these were all familiar faces, "Come inside, Alex's friends are inside." ”

Lan Li gently retracted her jaw, hesitated for a moment, and opened her mouth to ask, "Today's surgery?"

"Transplant the heart. The gentle and elegant lady showed a happy smile, and her eyes began to reddened with just one sentence, and she quickly raised her right hand, wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and nodded shyly towards Lan Li.

Lan Li knew that Alex had waited for three years for this heart. Three years may seem like a short time, but only when you really experience it, you can know how difficult, painful, and tormenting it was.

Lan Li smiled and said, "I wish this is just the beginning of good luck." "The good fortune will continue forever, and it will continue with Alex's healthy growth.

Then, Lan Li and Anne entered the hospital room, and Alex sat on the hospital bed, surrounded by seven or eight friends, chattering and laughing, so lively.

Anne broke free of Lan Li's hand and trotted all the way towards Alex, shouting, "Alex, Alex, you have to be strong!

Alex didn't know why, but he also shouted thoughtlessly, "Of course, of course, I'll definitely do magic!"

Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Heather standing at the end of the bed, with a smile on his face, full of hope, but with irrepressible sadness. Seeing Lan Li's appearance, Heather nodded, and without saying anything more, his eyes fell on Alex again.

Lan Li stepped forward briskly and raised his right hand high, "Tell me, who is the strongest, most handsome, and most capable superhero in Mount Sinai Hospital!"

"I—I!" Alex raised his right hand with all his might, colliding with Lan Li's right hand in the air. Crackling, crisp sound, cheerful and vigorous.