1626 Side by side
Rooney-Mara's whole body was trembling slightly, she couldn't control herself.
"Stupid, calm down, calm down!" Rooney clenched his fists and kicked hard in place, pounding his chest in an attempt to calm his beating heart again. Paul needs her, Lan Li needs her, and Meadow...... She can't panic, her panic will only make things worse. She needs to calm down.
But it's not an easy task.
"God!" Rooney hugged her head in frustration, even she was already flustered, she really couldn't imagine the current situation of Lan Li and Meadow.
For the last two days, Rooney has been auditioning in San Diego for the next film. Today was the official audition with makeup, but before the audition was over, she heard the news, she didn't finish her audition, and left the studio straight away, driving all the way back to Los Angeles from San Diego.
She didn't even have time to wipe her makeup before she rushed to the hospital - this time it was a fantasy fairy tale movie, and she had to put on a strange and magnificent makeup, and at the same time put on a fluffy tutu, looking like a madman who had just escaped from the circus.
In the midst of countless amazed and strange eyes, Rooney finally found the family lounge where Lan Li and Mei Duo were, but her footsteps suddenly stopped with an emergency brake, took a big breath, calmed herself as much as possible, secretly clenched her fists, and kept repeating, "Calm down, calm down." ”
Then Rooney walked into the family lounge.
At a glance, I saw Mei Duo lying on the sofa, Ryan sitting next to him bandaging his wounds, and Lan Li sitting stiffly diagonally diagonally.
The tired, weak, flustered and silent air grabbed Rooney's heart fiercely, and suddenly, her eyes reddened slightly, and the sourness spread between her lips and teeth.
Ryan, who was directly opposite, was the first to notice the appearance of Rooney, and raised his head suddenly, his eyes were full of sadness, but he still cheered up, put his left index finger on his lips, made a "shhh" gesture, and then gestured to Mei Duo and Lan Li with his eyes.
Rooney walked over lightly, and came to Mei Duo's side first, and put the coat that had slipped off again, but the beautiful eyebrows were twisted together in a struggle, and the swollen eyes were still shaking uneasily, still suffering even in the dream.
Rooney patted the back of Mei Duo's hand gently, gently, like a mother's lullaby, quietly soothing Mei Duo, and then saw that the eyebrows loosened a little, as if they had regained some peace, but tears slipped down her cheeks and flowed into her lips, leaving a mouth full of bitterness.
Rooney's eyes were also sour.
With a light breath, Rooney turned and looked at Ryan, his eyes fell on Ryan's right arm, asking what was going on, but Ryan shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and then shrugged his shoulders helplessly, explaining softly, "Paul is still in surgery, and he doesn't know anything about the situation now." ”
After a moment's pause, Ryan's gaze shifted behind Rooney.
Rooney turned around, and then saw Lan Li tiredly leaning on the sofa, groggily closing her eyes, the tiredness and pain between her eyebrows were quietly surging, the clear eyebrows were also stained with a touch of sadness and loss at this time, and the pair of lips that were so pale that you couldn't see any blood revealed a touch of fragility, as if they might be broken at any time.
Such a blue gift is distressing.
Rooney lightened her steps and came to Lan Li's side, slowly sat down, and carefully looked at the face that was pale from exhaustion, the messy stubble made him look decadent and haggard, and the lingering sadness and fear were hidden in the corners of his facial features, revealing a sense of unease even in his deep sleep.
Rooney raised her left hand and tried to get close to Lan Li's cheek, but she finally stopped, lest her recklessness wake up the sleeping Lan Li, and she couldn't bear to disturb this short moment of rest, and finally gently covered her left hand on Lan Li's right palm.
Slowly overlapping and staggering, wrapping the slender and broad palm with the warmth of his palm, and then he felt a piercing cold piercing through the skin, which seemed to have no temperature at all, which made Rooney startled.
Quickly sat up straight, turned sideways slightly, and observed carefully, but still couldn't see any clues, and then noticed that the back of Lan Li's clothes was already soaked with cold sweat, and the blood on his whole face was fading little by little, obviously his palms were as cold as ice, but his body was as hot as a furnace.
Rooney jerked her head up, trying to ask for help.
Unexpectedly, Lan Li opened his eyes, which made Rooney have to show a shallow smile, pretending that nothing had happened, and showing her confidence strongly.
At this time, Rooney put on a lot of makeup and tied a strange hairstyle, which was really funny, which made Lan Li gently pull the corners of her mouth, and a light smile flowed under her eyes, but it was fleeting, and a low voice came from her throat, "Are you here?"
The weak voice almost broke Rooney's heart, and she had never seen such a blue ceremony, not even during the filming of "Burst Drummer". But she knew that the most important thing at this moment should be Paul, the Paul lying on the operating table waiting for the judgment of fate.
Rooney forced herself to compose herself and whispered, "The operation is still in progress. You can rest for a while, and I'll take care of the matter. We'll take another shift later. ”
Lan Li was tired, really tired, so tired that his eyes almost couldn't be opened, and the warmth around him made his eyelids droop, and he closed his eyes again, "I'll rest for a while." After a while, Paul came out, remember to call me......" The voice behind it gradually became muffled, and finally disappeared.
Rooney gritted her teeth and reopened her shoulders and straightened her back, hiding all her vulnerability and sadness. She needs to pull herself together. Lan Li and Paul are doing their best to hold on, she can't be easily defeated, they need to fight side by side and move forward together.
Paul will be fine. Lan Li will be fine, too. She was steadfast in her faith!
Rooney sat quietly beside Lan Li like this, because she knew that what Lan Li needed was not comfort or dependence, but wholeheartedly believing and companionship. No matter what hardships, she will not waver, so she sticks to Lan Li's side, walks through thick and thin, helps each other in the same boat, and forges ahead.
That's enough.
Unconsciously, Lan Li's body seemed to lose support, and slowly leaned on Rooney's shoulder, and her rapid and flustered breathing slowly calmed down.
But despite this, Lan Li still didn't sleep for too long, only half an hour passed, he woke up, sat up straight again, and looked at Rooney who was sitting quietly next to him;
Rooney took the initiative to step forward, imprinted a kiss on the corner of Lan Li's mouth, and whispered, "Paul will be fine." ”
"Hmm. Lan Li gently bowed her head in agreement, and looked up and down at Rooney, who was wearing heavy makeup, but did not ask what was going on with this makeup, but said worriedly, "Be careful of colds." ”
Rooney shook her head, "Don't worry about me. I'm still worried about you, are you okay?"
"Skin trauma. It's okay. Lan Li didn't hide it, but just brought it lightly, and before Rooney could ask, he immediately changed the subject, "How was the operation going?"
"No news yet. It's still ongoing. Rooney whispered, but before he could finish speaking, a doctor in a blue surgical gown approached, "Excuse me, are you members of Paul Walker's family?" Dr. Shepard asked me to come and report on the progress of the operation. ”
Lanley, Ryan, and Rooney all stood up.
"The bleeding point in the abdominal area has been found, we have found a total of three bleeding spots, and the repair has been successfully completed, and now the postoperative sutures are being carried out, there is no problem with this part, you don't need to worry, and the bleeding point of the brain repair has also been found, and now Dr. Shepard is trying to stop the bleeding and repair, but found that there was a rupture of a microcapillary in the traffic accident, and we need more time to complete the repair. ”
The other party's words were understated, and it didn't seem to be a big deal, but the faces of the three people in front of him looked very solemn, and the visitor paused for a moment, and then added, "This is not an emergency, we are preparing for the operation, these situations are all taken into account, Dr. Shepard has been prepared for a long time, and it is still in the plan." Be sure to trust Dr. Shepard, a well-respected physician throughout the Los Angeles area. He will give his full attention to his work. ”
Again, it didn't solve the problem, but it did at least ease the tension a little: the situation was still under control, which was good news.
"It's going to take five to six hours to go to the surgery, and you can go to the hospital cafeteria to eat first, and you just need to leave one person here. We'll be back every once in a while to make sure you're up to date. But, trust me for now, Dr. Shepard, we're all doing our best. ”
After a few brief pleasantries, the doctor quickly turned around, walked back to the operating room, and got back to work.
The wait was always so long and tormenting, and now they had to endure it, but Lan Li was glad that it was more than ever, because Paul was still there, and death had not taken him away, and there was still hope.
Hope remains.
That's the best news. Even if the torment continues, he is willing to do it.