Extra: Reunion after a long absence
Who? Who is it? Who is in my arms...... Melting away like snowflakes?
It was pitch black. I opened my eyes in the darkness and, as expected, saw the familiar sky. The snowflakes that never appeared in my eyes in reality, but appeared over and over again in my dreams.
And under such a sky, I don't know where I was in the alley of the city, kneeling and holding a man whose face I couldn't see clearly. There were voices echoing in my ears, soft, low, small weak voices. I couldn't hear it, but I knew it was him whispering. I wanted to see his face clearly, but the idea couldn't be realized. Because. We rested each other's heads on each other's shoulders and hugged each other tightly, as if trying to keep each other.
But the tighter I hug it, the more panicked I feel, the more sad I feel. It seems that the loss is doomed and irretrievable. Then the next moment, there was a feeling of emptiness in the tightly hugged embrace. The fluorescence was scattered in all directions, and the whole heart became empty......
Then, I woke up from my sleep......
"Again...... This dream? I sat up from the sofa, stared at the floor-to-ceiling window directly opposite me in a bit of a daze, and after a long time, I came back to my senses, raised my hand and rubbed the corners of my eyes, wiped away the tears that had somehow welled up again, and then got up and put on my slippers, and got up from the sofa that could be laid down flat.
Oh? What's going on with this sofa, you ask? I don't know, after all, it's something left by the original owner of this house. However, it's really weird that she actually found me, who I didn't know and was a high school student, to help her take care of the house.
But why do I feel that woman is somewhat familiar? Not only that, but even this house, which I had never been to before, made me feel so familiar that it almost became a subconscious habit. It's like...... I've lived here for a long time.
And that's not all. I was so uncomfortable that I didn't sleep in a bed, but I suddenly liked sleeping on the couch. By the way, that dream seems to have started since here.
Sounds scary, right? It felt as if there was something unclean in this room trying to guide me to something. But I didn't feel scared at all, but felt close and peaceful...... It's really, weird.
I came to the city alone to attend high school, so naturally I couldn't be lazy and wait for the breakfast prepared by my family. Fortunately, my own cooking doesn't taste bad.
However, it always feels a little strange. Why would I leave behind those familiar guys in my hometown and choose such an unknown city to study in high school? Why do you fill in such a name that you have never heard of?
Yes? What's going on today? Why do I keep thinking about these things? Feeling like a sign that something was about to happen? Perhaps I thought it was too nonsensical, so I couldn't help but laugh and put it behind me.
The weather was nice today, and the rain-soaked city looked completely new when viewed from the large stunning floor-to-ceiling windows. The sky was also as blue as a wash, and there was not a single cloud in sight. In this way, today, perhaps, there is no need to bring an umbrella or something.
Thinking like this, I walked out of the hallway with my school bag, then closed the door with my backhand, and then took out the key and locked the door. In the process, I couldn't help but glance at the charm on the keychain. It was a delicate thumb-sized wood carving, carved into the shape of a very beautiful girl. I felt close to this wood carving. But at the same time, there is also some disobedience, it seems, it was not so small......
What she didn't know was that the woman in Tsing Yi who had entrusted this house to her for safekeeping and care was now standing at the top of this apartment. She lowered her beautiful face, and her piercing eyes seemed to penetrate the barrier of one floor after another, and fell on the small wooden carving lying in the palm of her hand. After staring for a moment, the woman in green raised her eyes and focused her gaze on an unknown place.
"There will always be people who sacrifice in order to accomplish it; There will always be a turning point, and then the front edge will continue. Those who cannot meet in eternal life and eternity will meet in this world. The price is that the soul of another person is scattered...... Another person left...... Perhaps, in the end, I will be the only one left. When I die, there will be no more demons in the world......"
"None of that matters, though. It's only you who matters...... Rest assured! In this life, I will still find you and fall in love with you again......"
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"Whoa, whoa, wait...... Wait a minute! Please wait a moment! There was a rush of running behind him, followed by a large gasp of air, followed by a stammering, but unusually firm shout. It's really imposing. She sighed in her heart, not feeling that it had anything to do with herself, until a hand suddenly pressed on her shoulder, and she realized that the person who was stopped was herself.
"Huh? You...... You're ......" But she never seemed to hear it, did she? She turned her head in confusion and looked at the guy who had stopped her. Well? This guy is wearing the same school uniform as himself. However, I still don't know each other. Recognize the wrong person, right? This guy ...... Thinking like this, she frowned, made a thoughtful look, and asked in a low voice.
"I'm sorry, I seem to ...... Recognize the wrong person. After seeing her face clearly, a trace of confusion flashed on the face of the boy wearing the school uniform of the same school, and then subconsciously let go of the palm that was holding her shoulder, scratched his head in some distress, and whispered an apology to her who turned to face him.
"Oh, oh. Never mind. As expected, she put away her thoughtful look in time, showed a slightly stunned look, and immediately shook her head to show that she didn't care. That's the perfect solution, right? She thought so, but the next moment, she fell into real astonishment.
"Still, I ...... I always feel like I've seen you somewhere......" The boy who scratched his head and seemed to be a little shy raised his eyes, stared at her seriously, and then said something that made her very stunned.
"Huh? Poof, hahaha, what, what kind of old-fashioned way to pick up a conversation......" The next moment, she couldn't help laughing out loud when she came back from her stunnedness, only to feel that the boy in front of her was clumsy and a little cute. At this time, they didn't realize it, and they just thought it was a conversation she often experienced......
"No, I mean really, I really feel like I've seen you before, it's familiar...... Is it in a dream? Or in a past life? Seeing the unusually firm retort of the boy in front of her, she couldn't help frowning and tried to think about it in her heart. To be honest, she didn't feel it at first, but now she has an inexplicable sense of familiarity with the person in front of her. But. The next moment, she was amused by his words again, and even that feeling was left behind by her.
"What, in your previous life or something, you're a secondary disease...... Is it? She said with a smile, but three words blurted out inadvertently, but they exploded in her mind like lightning, causing her laughter to stop suddenly.
"Secondary 2 Sick ......" The boy frowned slightly, he noticed something unusual. What's going on? Obviously, I hate that others use these three words to call me, but why do I only feel nostalgic when I say it from her mouth? Even, I am glad.
"Secondary two sick ......," she muttered, repeating the three words that made her heart throb. What's going on? Why do I feel happy? I even felt a sense of relief that the mission had been accomplished. These three words, to themselves, seem to have a kind of magic, what the hell is going on?
Could it be ...... Is there really a past life? Could it be that he had some entanglement with the person in front of him in his previous life? The bond between the past and the present sounds really romantic...... However, will there really be a past life?
Wait, there's something going on in your head, what's that? There were vague memories churning around, and her eyes suddenly blurred. Ah, yes, that's it...... The ...... promised in the dream These are the three words that will come out of my mouth when I see him again!
She suddenly realized, and then impulsively stepped forward and hugged him into her arms. And this was obviously unexpected by him, and it made him a little scrambling. The familiar voice, the familiar smell, the familiar body temperature, the figure of the person in front of him gradually overlapped with the person in his mind.
"Is that you?" She threw herself into his arms and asked in a low voice, with an inexplicable cry in her voice, which seemed a little blurred. But he could hear it clearly. Then, he silently stopped his overwhelmed movements and hugged her hard. There was also a haze in those eyes.
"I don't know. But, when I heard those three words, I wanted to cry inexplicably......" As if in a dream, he rested his chin on her shoulder and responded.
"What a coincidence, so am I." Knowing that he couldn't see it, she still tried to smile and respond like this.
"Can you tell me your name?" After a long time, the two who hugged each other finally stopped their tears, but they still didn't want to leave each other's arms. It seems that once you get out of it, you will lose it like in a dream...... As if to counter the uneasiness, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked for her name.
"My name is Ai Li, what about you?"
"Ai Li? My name is Zhou Zhang......" He repeated her name in a somewhat confused way, then let go of the arm that was holding her.
The moment the names were exchanged, it seemed as if something had shattered, and tears slipped down Ai Li's face again, landing on his shoulders and wetting his clothes. And she felt that something had fallen on her shoulder, and then disappeared for a moment. They felt each other's tremors...... It was the joy of being reunited after a long absence......
He returned from an unknown place and returned to her who awaited him.