There were four beds in the ward, but the other three were empty, except for a young girl lying on the bed by the window, her long dark hair was soft and spectacular spread on the pillow, like a fairy tale Rapunzel, wrapping the slender and thin body, the strong and the fragile became more and more incongruous, and the pearly white face was covered with an unhealthy luster. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sound of pushing open the door of the ward did not attract any attention to her, she just quietly looked at the pale blue sky outside the window, the sparse sunlight lingered on the pale mouth, and she could faintly see the faint vitality flowing slowly, but it was lifeless.

Her name is Hazel-Cross, she is only fifteen years old, and she suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as "ALS", which is one of the most brutal diseases Lan Li has ever seen.

The patient will gradually lose control of his muscles, and the motor nerves will eventually atrophy completely, which is no different from total paralysis, and will even affect basic physical functions such as eating, breathing, and speaking, but because this disease will not affect the sensory nerves, the patient's intelligence, memory and five senses will not be damaged, in other words, the patient can only watch himself lose control little by little, step by step towards death, but there is nothing he can do.

The whole process is slow and long, and the pain gradually adds up, making every day into an ordeal. In general, patients only survive for two to five years after the onset of the disease. So far, there is still no effective treatment, and it is extremely difficult to delay the disease. In 2014, the "Ice Bucket Challenge", which swept the global network, was launched to attract more attention to ALS.

Heather was the first patient she cared for when she arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital.

At that time, they got along very well, and Heather, who had just learned of her illness, always maintained a positive attitude, but then Lan Li left for more than half a year because of filming, and after returning again, Heather had become silent, and refused to talk to Lan Li, ignoring Lan Li's existence every time.

Lan Li knew that it was Heather protesting in her own way.

"It's been rare for New York to be so sunny lately, sunny for a week, and I almost doubt it's New York. Lan Li didn't get a response, but he didn't mind, and said to himself, "Did you listen to the record I brought last time? I told you that British rock in the sixties of the last century was a real classic, and any band was picked out is memorable." If you like, I'm bringing you the first album from Joy-Divison next week, with just four songs, very experimental, but really funny, and that represents the budding of punk in the seventies. ”

Lan Li seemed to be talking to herself and entertaining herself, chattering endlessly, occasionally glancing at Heather, you will find that she still has no reaction, looking out of the window intently, as if there is no Lan Li in the room at all.

Seeing Heather's childish behavior, Lan Li couldn't help but sit down on the hospital bed next to her, and took out the materials for making kites from her backpack. Recently, spring has come, and the wind is very strong on Manhattan Island, which is the season for kite flying, and Lan Li has already handled the materials at home last week, and only needs to complete the final assembly parts today.

"Lan Li! Lan Li!" The shouts from outside the ward came from far and near, and when he reached the door, he stopped, and a small head crept in through the crack in the door, it was not Alex, who was it, he showed a big smile, and said softly, "I finished the medicine!" puffed up his chest, with a proud face, waiting for Lan Li's praise.

Lan Li gave him a thumbs up, which made Alex shake his head proudly, but then his eyes fell on Heather, and Alex couldn't help but hesitate, worried that his actions would alarm Heather.

Lan Li rubbed the little guy's head with his big hand, "Do you want to join?" Alex's attention was immediately attracted and he nodded vigorously. Lan Li took out a stack of cut drawing paper from his backpack, "You draw on it, draw everything you think of, and then we make the tail of a kite, long, long ......"

Alex didn't take the brush immediately, but thought for a moment and asked seriously, "So it's like the Zhong/Guolong?"

Lan Li raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Of course, why not." ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, Alex took the brush with a smile, and then supported his chin with great seriousness, and began to meditate, which made Lan Li laugh, "What are you doing here?"

"I was thinking about what I was going to paint, I couldn't just just do a little graffiti. That natural appearance made Lan Li dumbfounded, nodded hesitantly, and said solemnly, "Yes, of course." Then Lan Li didn't forget to shake his fist and cheer Alex on.

Looking at Alex's serious appearance, it was as if he was painting for an international competition. This makes Lan Li a little envious, many times, children are the purest, most persistent, and simplest group of people, maybe their behavior seems a little childish, always wasting time on "unnecessary" things, but it is precisely this childish loss that makes adults lose the source of happiness.

Involuntarily, Lan Li took out the camera from his backpack, pointed it at Alex, and pressed the shutter. The experience of the previous life has taught Lanli to cherish every moment of life.

A sight came from behind, and Lan Li looked up to see the afterimage of Heather hurriedly turning her head, the silky hair sliding like a waterfall, refracting the flow of light and shadow, revealing her small movements. The corners of Lan Li's mouth couldn't help but rise, and he picked up the camera and pointed it at Heather, recording the moment again.

Hearing the "click", Heather turned her head sharply, glared angrily, and scolded, "What are you doing!"

Lan Li didn't panic at all, checked the effect of the shooting just now, and replied unhurriedly, "I'm taking pictures." ”

Heather choked up on this answer, "Deleted! Don't you know that it is very rude to take pictures without the consent of the person concerned? If I want to, I can even take you to court!"

Lan Li raised her head and gave Heather a shallow smile, "I know. This made the flame of anger in Heather's pupils burn hotter and hotter. Lan Li shook the camera in his hand, "If you don't like it, you can come and delete it yourself, or even smash the camera." Then, casually placed the camera on the white sheets, with a look of respect.

Heather gritted her teeth tightly, eager to bite directly into Lan Li's neck, but the words behind "You know ......" stopped abruptly. As time passed, Heather's illness became more and more apparent, and it was now difficult for her to walk. That's why she's always lying in a hospital bed/on and doesn't want to get down and walk around.

Lan Li couldn't understand Heather's current mood, but he knew that Heather would regret it in the future. Because at least she can walk now, it's just more inconvenient, and when she really can't walk, time is irreversible.

"Each of us is making choices and paying for our choices. Lan Li shrugged his shoulders, he didn't tell Heather directly the big truths, because they all understood these truths, but the actual actions were not so simple, and those so-called truths were just another kind of torture for the patients.

After finishing speaking, Lan Li didn't continue to pay attention to Heather, but lowered his head and continued to work on the kite in his hand.

Heather glared at Lan Li angrily, his chest stirring with unswallowable generosity, but he couldn't vent, he could only gasp for breath, his chest constantly rising and falling. She clenched her fists, trying to sit up, and then punched Lan Li hard, but ...... Eventually, she turned her head and looked out the window again, letting the silence in the hospital room begin to permeate again.

After a while, Heather even forgot the passage of time, but this silence began to calm her irritable mind, as if time was no longer so boring, no longer so difficult, and even the unchanged scenery outside the window changed colors.

Suddenly, Alex's irrepressible cheerful voice came, "It's done! It's done!" Heather used all her strength to not turn her head, and then she heard Lan Li respond calmly, "A kite can't be called a kite before it flies into the sky, how about it, do you want to be the one who brought it to life?"

"I think, I think!" Alex shouted impatiently, followed by a series of running sounds that crept away before disappearing.

Heather couldn't help but be stunned. That's it? Didn't Lan Li invite her? Didn't even say hello? No, Lan Li must still be in the room, waiting for her to turn back, her admit defeat, she is not so stupid! In the battle of patience, she never worries that she will fail, so let's see who bows her head first!

Before she knew it, Heather clenched her fists and forced herself to keep going, not to look back, otherwise she would admit defeat.

The passage of time began to become clear, as if the hourglass could be heard slowly falling, but the silence in the hospital room made Heather feel a little uneasy. It was the same silence, but at this moment Heather felt a thin layer of chill covering her skin.

"Heather!" A voice came from behind her, which startled Heather suddenly, but before the joy in her heart could rise, she realized that the voice of the call was not Lan Li, because in sight, Lan Li and Alex had already gone downstairs, and there was a group of little ones following beside her, like a hen with chicks.

"Heather?" the voice behind her called again, and Heather let out a long breath, the disappointment in his heart surging quietly, but also an indescribable ...... "The nurse just told me you did a great job today!"

Heather lowered her eyes, hid her emotions, turned her head, tugged at the corners of her mouth at the visitor, and showed a weak smile, "Good afternoon, Jennifer." ”

Jennifer Lawrence also showed a big smile, "Good afternoon. ”