Chapter 7: The Rainbow
01
An Ran carefully tugged at the corner of Wu Yang's clothes and followed his footsteps out of the dark path.
When the faint light appeared, Wu Yang said in a very soft voice: "You go first, go directly to the dormitory." ”
"What about you?"
"I'll leave in five minutes. ”
An Ran understood, waved his hand to Wu Yang, and walked straight towards the dormitory. At this point, if you accidentally bump into someone when you go out together, it's really hard to tell......
There were less than twenty minutes left before the prescribed bedtime, and there were no people in sight on the training ground, and the drain next to the dormitory was still full of people washing up.
Yun Shen wiped his face with a towel, and just saw An Ran walking back quickly, and said in surprise: "Where have you been? ”
An Ran smiled and did not answer positively: "It's almost too late, I'll go get toiletries to wipe my face." ”
An Ran stepped on his slippers, stood still in front of a faucet, and put the plastic basin in his hand on the table, "Hmm, Yunshen, why are you still here?"
It was only ten minutes before the lights went out, and the last wave of washers dispersed one after another, and the faucets were almost empty, standing there alone.
Yun Shen looked at An Ran quietly, looking thoughtful. When An Ran came back, she had already washed up, but she was still there at the moment.
Seeing that Yun Shen didn't respond, An Ran didn't ask any more, brushed his teeth and washed his face and began to pick up.
After a minute of silence, Yun Shen spoke: "An Ran, is there something wrong with you?"
"I'm fine!"
"No, there must be something. ”
"Nope. ”
"You said that Wu Yang was looking for you for something, and then disappeared for so long for no reason, I see that you haven't come back, so you have searched around here......"
An Ran chuckled in her heart, could it be that Yun Shen saw her and Wu Yang?
Yun Shen continued: "But I didn't find you at all. ”
An Ran breathed a sigh of relief and patted Yun Shen's back, "Let's go, count down the lights out." ”
Yun Shen didn't give up, "I didn't find you, I was worried that something would happen to you, and I didn't dare to report it to the instructor, but fortunately you came back safely." ”
An Ran stared at Yun Shen with round eyes, "Oh my God, it's good that you didn't report to the instructor, I'll be fine, that's it, Wu Yang asked me to discuss math problems......"
"Enron, we are friends, don't hide anything from me in the future. ”
"But...... Yunshen, the word 'friend' does not mean that you can't have your own secrets. ”
02
This night, An Ran lost sleep.
She lay flat on the hard floor, unable to close her eyes in the dark.
This devil's training is really torturous, and the body is extremely tired at the end of the day. Extremely tired, but unable to sleep, is really painful.
An Ran comforted himself a little helplessly, it doesn't matter, he can probably fall asleep after brewing for a while.
There was a sound of even breathing in the humid air, and she rolled over slightly, forcing herself to close her eyes.
Suddenly, she heard a slight noise beside her, followed by the faint sound of footsteps, yes, yes, it must have been footsteps!
Isn't it Yun Shen who sleeps next to her? It's so late, where is she going?
An Ran was afraid of disturbing her classmates in the same dormitory, so she lifted the quilt with a very light movement, lifted her slippers, and walked out barefoot in the dark.
It's Yunshen, that's right. She didn't go far, but stood under the street lamp not far from the dormitory, her back looking so thin that it was distressing, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.
An Ran walked up to Yun Shen and asked softly, "Why don't you sleep, you ran out alone." ”
Yun Shen was silent, his face was blank, and his eyes were full of tears.
An Ran was a little taken aback and gently patted her back, "What's wrong with you?"
Yun Shen suddenly floated on An Ran's shoulders and cried with a whimper. An Ran felt a large wet shoulder, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she had to stretch out her hand and give her a comforting hug, "If you feel sad, cry as much as you want, the toxins will be discharged with the tears, and everything will be fine." ”
The crying became smaller and quieter, and gradually disappeared, Yun Shen raised his head and wiped away his tears with his hand, "Enron, I'm sorry." ”
Enron was a little surprised, "Why are you talking to me I'm sorry." ”
Yun Shen wanted to speak and stopped, his expression was very painful.
Enron knew that he shouldn't ask any more. Yes, who doesn't have secrets? She has secrets, and Yunshen naturally has secrets.
However, why did Yun Shen's secret make her so painful?
Looking at Yun Shen's painful appearance, An Ran's heart ached for a while.
That night, with the pale moonlight and the dim street lamp, An Ran made a decision in her heart: no matter what Yunshen had experienced, at least in the three years of high school, she could accompany her, give her warmth, and make her happy. If there is any way to dispel the sorrow that Yun has buried deep in her heart, she is willing to do everything she can.
For Yun Shen, An Ran always has such a feeling, he has only known each other, but he seems to have known each other for many years, and he inexplicably has a sense of familiarity.
Perhaps in the dark, there is a force that brings them infinitely closer.
Friendships in youth often come without asking for reasons. Accompany each other, wait for each other, pure and simple. Like a rainbow after the rain, it is only beautiful for a moment, but it can be gorgeous for a whole youth.
03
After the lunch break, as usual, he stood in a military position.
At the beginning of September, the weather was still not cool at all, and it was unbearably hot all day.
An Ran straightened his back, his face was a little red from the tan, and fine beads of sweat quickly soaked his hair. This is the eighth day of military training, and she counts down in her heart every day, just looking forward to the end of this difficult day soon.
Not only Enron, but at this moment, under the scorching sun, there is no one who does not expect to end this hard life soon.
On the contrary, most people have gradually become accustomed to the clear soup and little water food. If you don't eat, you have to go hungry, let go of your prejudices and eat it in one bite, and if you eat too much, you don't feel how unpalatable the steamed buns and vegetables are. Every two or three days, the canteen will also serve two meals of meat.
There were not many snacks left of Wu Yang's hidden under the big mulberry tree, and the bag containing the snacks had already bottomed out nakedly, just enough to make do with it for two more nights. Although he and An Ran endured their surging appetites every night, they only ate a little at will extremely economically, and properly made up for the extremely empty stomach. But every time he left, An Ran always had to carry some in his pocket and bring it to Yao Yao and Yun Shen, so no matter how much he saved food, he still couldn't survive the end of military training.
The sun brushed into the clouds, the picture switched, and the originally clear sky instantly turned into dark clouds, and the raindrops the size of beans fell heavily in an instant.
Someone in the team moved slightly, and the black-faced instructor shouted with a straight face: "Even if it rains hail, stand up for me." ”
The rain became heavier and heavier, the raindrops were strung into a rain curtain, and she stood up with her tired body, her hot face was watered by the rain, and for a moment, she thought it was her own sweat and tears.
There are more and more people who can't stand up, but whenever a voice comes out, they will always be beaten back by the angry roar of the black-faced instructor.
An Ran closed his eyes slightly: It's really, it's too torturous!
One second, two seconds, three seconds......
An Ran suddenly opened his eyes, and a raging fire burst out of his eyes. She walked out of the group and shouted at the black-faced instructor, "Report to the instructor, it's raining too much, we need to rest!"
"Did I call you out? ”
An Ran stood stubbornly in the rain, her lips were white, her body trembled slightly, she used all her strength to look up and stare at the black-faced instructor's eyes narrowed into a line, "Report to the instructor, the rain is too heavy, we apply to go back to the house to avoid the rain, and continue to practice when the rain stops." ”
The black-faced instructor was indifferent, and the rain joined his swarthy face. Through the rain curtain, An Ran vaguely saw someone walking out of the queue.
Then, Wu Yang's voice sounded, "Report to the instructor, if you continue to pour like this, many students will not be able to stand it, we ask for a suspension of training, please approve!"
The boy had a few strands of hair wet on his forehead, his beautiful eyebrows and eyes were even more resolute and handsome under the rain, and An Ran looked at his side face and smiled slightly.
"An Ran, what's wrong with you?" At the moment when An Ran lost consciousness and fell, Wu Yang quickly reached out to support her.
04
Yao Yao, who was guarding the bedside, was the first to notice that An Ran had opened his eyes, and shouted in surprise: "An Ran, are you awake?"
Wu Yang, who was in a daze by the window, and Yun Shen, who was sitting on the side, came over when he heard the sound.
Wu Yang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart quietly, "How does your body feel?"
An Ran's face was still pale, and when she saw the friends around her, a warmth rose in her heart, and she tried to pull the corners of her mouth and smile, "I'm fine, I should just be overtired, just take a rest, don't worry." ”
Yun Shen held her hand, "If you can't laugh, don't force yourself to laugh, the doctor said that you have a fever and excessive physical overdraft, and your body is very weak, so rest well!"
Yao Yao called the doctor over, and the doctor took a thermometer, "Take your temperature, see if the fever has subsided?"
An Ran clipped the thermometer to his armpit and rolled his eyes to look at the simple infirmary.
After all, they are friends who have known each other for many years, Yao Yao saw An Ran's doubts at a glance, "This simple house is a temporary infirmary specially built for this military training, there are two doctors and two nurses in total, that is, it should be urgent, and complex diseases can't be seen." ”
An Ran nodded thoughtfully, and Yao Yao continued to add, "After you fainted, your black-faced instructor asked everyone to disband and go back to the dormitory to avoid the rain." After all, if something happens to any student, they are also afraid of taking responsibility! Later, the soldiers directly sent a notice, saying that everyone would be given a half-day vacation today, and that the afternoon and evening training would be canceled. ”
An Ran raised his eyebrows, "However, you are not allowed to go out, you are not allowed to act without authorization, you can only move and rest within the specified range." ”
Yao Yao smiled and gave An Ran a thumbs up, "The classmates gave you the nickname 'Female Flying Man'." ”
"What's the situation? I'm sick, I don't see that I'm weak like this, and I'm still interested in giving me a nickname? Do you have a conscience......
"Everyone agrees that we are a freshman at this level, you are a well-deserved 'female flying man', wearing a miniskirt on stage at the opening ceremony, and that concise and clear speech, you don't know how many people's hearts you have captured and how many fans you have gained. Besides, today, if you hadn't fainted, how could you have this half-day off? Everyone is estimated to be drenched in the rain and then practiced until their legs cramped......
"Hehehe, okay, my fainting is worth it in exchange for everyone's half-day holiday, do you say that I have to take the opportunity to continue to faint in the coming days?"
Wu Yang suddenly looked serious, "Don't talk nonsense, fainting is not a good thing." ”
Yun Shen glanced at Yao Yao, "Let An Ran rest, don't talk to her endlessly." ”
Suddenly, a shallow smile rippled on Wu Yang's face, "Enron, look out the window." ”
An Ran turned his head, and through the window, he saw a brilliant rainbow hanging in the sky, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, beautiful like a painting, "It's so beautiful!"
Yun Shen's brows, which had been tightly locked, stretched, "After the rain, the sky is clear, this rainbow is really beautiful!"
An Ran took Yao Yao and Yun Shen's hands, "Wu Yang, come here, let's hold hands to surround the city and make a wish to the rainbow together!"
Wu Yang was stunned in place for a few seconds, and Yun Shen let go of An Ran's hand, "Wu Yang, come on!"
Wu Yang clasped one hand with An Ran's hand, and gently pulled Yun Shen with one hand.
An Ran smiled with satisfaction and looked at the rainbow in the sky, "When I was a child, my grandmother told me that the rainbow is a happy promise, close your eyes, and we will make a wish together." ”
Not far away, the little nurse in a white coat happened to see this warm scene, "Youth is so good!" muttered to herself, her eyes covered with a layer of mist.