Chapter 1 Appointments
Sister Fan Yin was old enough that she felt like she was dying, but before that, she wanted to see the place she had dedicated her life to again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It is a Romanesque church, it is solid, heavy, and unbreakable. The interior of the church is dimly lit, and the light coming in from the skyscrapers on the roof does not change this mysterious sense of solemnity.
Above her head is a rounded spire, painted in blue and gold with heavenly motifs, flanked by long painted windows with pointed arches, but the colors are no longer bright.
Fan Yin stopped panting, her legs seemed to be unable to support her bony body anymore and kept swinging, she sat tremblingly on the chair next to her, and her two hands crumpled like old bark rested on her knees.
She thought back on her life, in fact, she really didn't need to hesitate or doubt anything anymore, she was a qualified nun, pious and kind, and the good deeds she had done in this life were enough to atone for her 'original sin'.
Still, she wasn't sure.
It was the summer of 1965, many, many years ago.
She was only 17 years old that year, and as a member of the army of educated youths in the tide of 'going to the mountains and going to the countryside', she was sent to a remote mountainous area to undergo reconstruction/reconstruction.
She will never forget that rainy day. Since early in the morning, the sky has been overcast like a piece of wall skin that has not dried thoroughly, and it has been pressed down heavily, as if it can no longer hold the heavy dark clouds.
In the evening, the day's farm work was finally finished, the rain stopped, and after stretching his waist a little, Fan Yin couldn't stand the wet and sticky discomfort on his body anymore, and quietly pulled his best friend next to him-Lin Fei, and after everyone went home, the two took a detour to a nearby reservoir, planning to wash up and then go back to their residence.
Reaching out to touch the clear and comfortable water, the two of them who were tired for a day almost couldn't wait to soak in the water, and the gentle water wrapped their bodies, which was indescribably comfortable.
Both of them are good at water, and after soaking in the side for a while, they began to swim to the center of the reservoir, and seeing that they were about to swim to the center, Lin Fei, who had excellent eyesight, suddenly pointed to the front and asked Fan Yin suspiciously: "Huh?" Do you think it's a woman with it? ”
Fan Yin is a 'half-blind man' who resolutely refuses to wear glasses because of his love for beauty, squinting his eyes and looking at it, he said indifferently: "A black spot, I can't tell if it's a man or a woman, but the reservoir is so big, can't we just allow the two of us to swim?" ”
Lin Fei thought about it, and was right, this reservoir is 6 kilometers wide from north to south, and it is not his own swimming pool.
"Then let's avoid her, although we are dressed, but they are all close to our bodies, I'm embarrassed, and besides, the wind is going to rise in a while, and the waves in the middle are relatively large, let's swim to the shore, right?" Although Lin Fei looks gentle and generous, she is actually sensitive and delicate, and she is also cautious.
Fan Yin was afraid that she would nag, and she had to analyze any small matter so clearly, so she hurriedly agreed: "Okay, good, good, can't you listen to you?" Eldest sister! ”
Lin Fei pursed his lips and smiled, and the two of them swam back slowly while looking at the scenery.
As if she was not at ease, Lin Fei occasionally looked back at the back, and after looking at it two or three times, she felt that something was not quite right, the black shadow swam so fast, even if she was familiar with water since she was a child and had been specially trained in swimming, it was impossible for her to swim so fast!
Thinking like this, the black shadow got closer, and then suddenly jumped over silently, and a bloodless white and strange face suddenly crashed into Lin Fei's eyes, after all, she was only a 17-year-old girl, she was frightened like this, screamed in surprise, and grabbed Fan Yin next to her.
Fan Yin looked behind him inexplicably, there was nothing! When he turned around and noticed Lin Fei's pale face, he suddenly thought of the stories of the 'water ghosts' told by the old man, and couldn't help laughing: "What do you think?" will scare yourself! ”
"No, it's not, I really saw it, it's so scary, she just stared straight at me like that, really!" Lin Fei hurriedly explained, as if he wanted to prove himself, with a look of grief and indignation of 'why don't you just believe me'.
Fan Yin felt that this was too ridiculous: "You don't really believe what the old man said, the person who committed suicide in the river has become a 'water ghost', and he specializes in finding a lone person in the evening, right?" ”
As soon as he finished saying this, Fan Yin felt a cool breeze blowing, and waves began to rise on the water, and the sky seemed to have darkened.
After a stirring spirit, Fan Yin knocked his teeth twice, and said recklessly: "Hey, don't scare yourself if you have nothing to do, but it's getting dark, let's swim back quickly." ”
When Lin Fei heard this, he stiffened his neck and glanced back, there was nothing, so he had to forcibly suppress the uneasiness in his heart and swim forward with Fan Yin.
After swimming for a while, Fan Yin, who was distracted, heard Lin Fei next to him cry out in horror: "Ayin! ”
This scream almost scared her three souls and seven spirits away, and she turned her head to look, but there was nothing!
But when Lin Fei's cold hand grabbed her arm, she finally felt that something was wrong - Lin Fei's head was too straight, this was not a swimming position, her eyes were blank, as if she couldn't focus, Fan Yin was almost sure that her body under the water must be upright, and her legs couldn't move!
In this nearly 30-meter-deep place, it is impossible to be tripped by aquatic weeds, not to mention that there are not many aquatic weeds in this place!
Fan Yin almost panicked and pulled Lin Fei to swim forward, but the strength of the milk was exhausted, but she couldn't move a bit, she felt a cold shiver jump down the tail vertebrae to her back, like a poisonous snake in her ear 'hissing' snake letter, in this cool breezy, quite comfortable summer evening, her forehead actually burst into a layer of cold sweat.
Lin Fei pulled Fan Yin's hand harder and harder, her eyes seemed to have regained a little clarity, but the situation was even worse, she struggled and kicked unconsciously, and shouted in a panic: "Ayin, save me!" Save me! ”
Fan Yin, who had already managed to move, was pulled by Lin Fei's arm vigorously at this time, and he was even more helpless, watching the two of them slowly fall into the water together.
The water had already gone over Lin Fei's head, and it didn't reach Fan Yin's mouth, Fan Yin, who suddenly choked on a mouthful of water, as if she had suddenly reacted, fear and desire to survive overwhelmingly overwhelmed her, and all that was left in her mind was the idea of escaping from here and this terrifying place as soon as possible!
So she violently wanted to break free of Lin Fei's hand, but Lin Fei's hand seemed to grow on her arm, and she couldn't shake it off.
Fan Yin was sure that she was crying urgently, and she shouted pleadingly: "Feifei, please let me go, please, otherwise we will all die!" ”
Although she shouted like this, she was actually desperate, expecting a drowning person to let go of the life-saving straw, how could that be? This has been known since she started learning to swim.
In the years to come, every time she thought about it, she didn't dare to think about it anymore, it was a place in her heart that she couldn't touch for the rest of her life, she will always remember that day as soon as her voice fell, the hand that was like an iron ring around her suddenly let go, in such a desperate and frightened moment, Fan Yin asked herself if she could do it.
Fei Fei, why exactly?
This question has followed Fan Yin all her life, and she has no way of knowing the answer, but she knows that she will finally have to wait for the final verdict, and although she will have stage fright, she still has to calmly go to this appointment that is 50 years late.