Chapter 37: I Can Hold You When I'm Lonely

......The voice came from behind me, hoarse and desperate, and I had already walked out the door. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Gu Liansheng, I will not be deceived by your gentleness anymore, no matter what our relationship is.

Turning the stairs and wanting to walk home alone, I know it's late, but I want to be alone.

Arnold?

Isn't that Arnold at the corner of the stairs?

I was standing there looking at him, his back to me, his hands on the wall, his head against the wall, what was he doing? Is it some kind of prank? I walked over and saw Arnold's back trembling slightly, was he shaking with laughter, or, crying?!

"Arnold."

I call him.

He ignored me, and I hesitated for a moment, but walked over anyway, "Arnold." I tapped him lightly on the shoulder.

"Sister Susu......" He turned around, but suddenly pounced, leaned on my shoulder and cried, I was stunned, my hand still maintained the posture of patting his shoulder, he, this is, what's wrong?

I don't see Arnold more than five times, and I'm very impressed with him, he has a thumb-length scar on his forehead, and although he covers it with his hair, when he laughs, it will involve his facial muscles, and then his scar will jump out mischievously.

So, I can remember him all because of the scar on his forehead.

Arnold is a person who likes to laugh, laughing, laughing heartlessly, with a happy face. However, seeing him crying so sadly now really scared me, could it be that he fell out of love?

The cells in my head are running fast, how can I comfort him? I've never comforted someone who's been out of love, I know it's very, very uncomfortable, but I can't find any words to comfort me.

Shall I call Phantom Come? Maybe Arnold won't cry when Phantom comes, at least he can comfort Arnold, because they have such a good relationship. But should I call Phantom? I saw her angry with me just now.

Alas......

I don't know what to do!

A few men and women who passed by giggled past me and Arnold, looking at him and me with strange eyes.

What do you mean? What do I mean by that? What do you mean by those eyes? Please don't look at me like that, okay? It makes my heart pull out the cold.

Forget it, even if Phantom is really angry with me, there is something Arnold can't do for her. Arnold was crying loudly, tears and snot were rubbing against me, and he must be very sad now.

I took out my mobile phone, and before I could dial it, Arnold's words reached my ears, "Sister Susu, Granny Yang, she ...... She's dying, I'm ...... I don't dare tell Sister Phantom, but ...... If she doesn't tell her, she won't be able to see Granny Yang's last ...... The last one. ”

What the? I lost my mind and my phone fell to the ground.

"Bang" at the same time, it broke my heart, which was not so strong in the first place.

Granny Yang, she ......

The gray-haired old woman, the old woman who gave everything she had for the orphans, the old woman who was unmarried and had no children for life......

My heart was drained of blood.

Wasn't it healthy to see Granny Yang a year ago? At that time, she could still chase those naughty children all over the yard, why now......

However, she is an old man after all, she is an old man in her nineties after all, is she ninety years old? I don't know, I just know that she is very kind, likes children very much, and is a very kind old woman, but I don't spend much time with her.

"Arnold......" I opened my mouth, speechless, "you wait for me, I'll tell Phantom." ”

I turned around, my body was so heavy, and even though she had nothing to do with me, my heart still ached. Ever since Sister Qiqi told me about Song Fangfei's suicide, I have felt that life is so fragile, so fragile, so fragile that we have passed away before we have time to cherish it.

Life is inherently fragile, but I discovered it too late.

......I pushed the door open, leaning limply against the door, no longer able to lift my feet and walk.

"Bang ......" I heard the sound of the door hitting the wall, and the people in the room fell silent, looking at me, Phantom walked over quickly, and asked, "Susu, what's wrong with you, what's going on?"

The words were full of concern, and there was no sign of anger just now.

I couldn't take care of many people who grabbed Phantom's hand and ran, "Phantom, Granny Yang, she can't do it, Arnold he doesn't dare to tell you, you ...... If you don't go, you won't be able to see Granny Yang for the last time. ”

Before the words fell, Phantom stopped.

"Phantom, what's wrong??" I looked back and saw the illusion crouching on the ground with tears streaming down my face.

"Susu, is this Arnold's prank?" Phantom asked loudly, but tears fell big drops, and I shook my head desperately, "Phantom, you have to be strong, my mother-in-law is still waiting for you." We may be able to hurry over. I hurriedly said, pulling her up from the ground. I didn't cry after seeing Phantom, I don't know why.

"Susu, I'm afraid, I'm really afraid that my mother-in-law will ...... Leave me. "Phantom wasn't pulled up by me, I stood there not knowing what to do.

"Su girl, you get out of the way, follow me, I have a car, I'll send you over, quickly."

I turned around and Gu Liansheng had already appeared behind me, and when I heard his words, I immediately got out of the way, and he picked up Phantom from the ground without hesitation, with tears still in Phantom's eyes, and leaned softly in Gu Liansheng's arms, "Mr. Gu, thank you...... Thank you. Phantom couldn't speak, just covered his mouth with his hand and cried.

Gu Liansheng didn't answer, walked forward quickly, and turned the stairs. I followed closely behind Gu Liansheng, pulled Arnold up and followed Gu Liansheng and walked downstairs.

"Su girl, go up quickly."

I looked at it, hesitated, I looked at the illusion, and there were tears on my face, and I couldn't speak. Arnold looked at Phantom, grabbed her hand, leaned on Phantom's lap and cried, I know that for orphans like them, the orphanage is their only warm home, and Granny Yang is their warm family.

They want to see Granny Yang too much now, they must not let them regret it because of me, even if I hate Gu Liansheng no matter how much I hate Gu Liansheng, I have to wait until the illusory matter is arranged before I settle accounts with him.

"Su girl, take care of them, I'm driving." Gu Liansheng didn't look back, "Okay." I replied, and put Phantom in my arms, I wanted to give her a little support, even a little bit.

It was quiet where the car drove by, only night.

There are fewer and fewer street lights, the road surface is getting darker and darker, and the distance to Granny Yang is getting closer and closer.

In the hospital, the lights were pale and the corridors were a little dim. The shadow of the bench on the corridor was like a ghost in the dark night, and I looked out the window, it was a blur, there was a faint light, and it was almost dawn.

An elderly female doctor, wearing reading glasses of some age, walked in front to lead the way, and walked hobbly.

I walked in front and held on to the illusion, looking at the mottled walls, this hospital has been some years old, the lights are dusty, dim, and even the doctors are too old to walk.

Gu Liansheng and Arnold walked behind us, and there was only the sound of our footsteps in the corridor.

Next to a door with paint peeling, the old doctor pushed the door open and said tremblingly: "Sister Yang is inside, if you have anything to say, just say it, her time is running out." After the old doctor finished speaking, he helped his reading glasses, sighed, looked into the room again, and turned to leave.

I watched her back go away, and her sigh hit me hard.

Phantom walked in and paused in the middle of the room, looking at the dying old woman on the bed.

"Mother-in-law......" Phantom pounced, Arnold also came to the bedside from Gu Liansheng's side, Phantom squatted on the ground, and Arnold stood beside her.

"Mother-in-law......" Phantom called again, and Arnold also called softly. I looked at them and felt infinitely sad.

Granny Yang's body was changed cleanly, her cheekbones were prominent, and she was so thin that only skin and bones remained. The hands exposed outside the quilt were so thin that only the bones of the hands remained, the knuckles were obvious, and the bones of the fingers were thinner than green onions, and this should be the oldest person I have ever met.

Granny Yang's eyes kept looking at the ceiling, without much raw breath, and when she heard the call, she slowly turned her head to our side, and her eyes slowly shifted her gaze.

"Mother-in-law......" Illusory called again, and the mother-in-law turned around and saw Illusory and opened her mouth and smiled, her mouth and teeth had already fallen out, "You guys...... Here it comes. ”

A faint voice, as if you can't hold it anymore without force.

Originally, Phantom and Arnold had stopped crying on the road, but when they heard their mother-in-law's voice, they cried again. I turned around and leaned against the door, which made a dull sound. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore.

Gu Liansheng, who had just come together, was long gone.

"Good, don't cry, don't cry, Arnold...... Arnold was not allowed to cry either. Granny Yang's voice was weak and weak. Hearing this, I remembered the scene of the last time I saw my grandfather, and tears rained down.

The last time I saw my grandfather, I saw him at home.

At that time, he had not been taken to the hospital, at that time I did not know that it was the last time I saw him, I had not even said goodbye to him, he did not leave me anything.

I thought, grandpa will come back, will come back, he is just playing the game of hiding cats with me like before, and when I go to him, as long as I can't find him, he will appear in front of me as soon as I cry, and he will also have a little toy he made, or candy bought from somewhere to stop crying.

I thought it was the same that time, but when Mom and Dad took him to the hospital, it was a long time later......

All I brought back was my grandfather's cold corpse.

From then on, he would never play with me again; No longer hold me and put me to sleep when I am lonely and scared; He will never grow up with me again......

I was nine years old.

When I was nine years old for the second time, I really understood that my grandfather would not come back, that I would never see him again.

He'll never hold me again.

All we need is someone who can hold us when we're lonely.

But the man was far away from me.

Now the person who can hold Phantom and Arnold when they are lonely is also about to be gone, and the mother-in-law who loves those orphans is about to be gone.

Around us, this warmth will slowly pass away.

In my heart, there is a barrenness.

"Die for eternity, cherish life."

I said this to myself in my heart.