The car stopped at random in the lane of Los Angeles International Airport, Lance opened the door and walked straight down, and the vehicles parked behind saw this scene and couldn't help but start shouting, "Sir, you can't do this!" At the same time, he banged the door, trying to get Lance's attention, but Lance did not respond at all, just quickly bypassed the front of the car and took a quick step towards the departure hall of the airport. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Emma was anxious, and the busy lane became more and more crowded, but she didn't have the heart to deal with the situation behind her, so she could only trot all the way to chase it. But Lance's pace was too fast, shuttling quickly through the surging crowds of people at the airport, and by the time she caught up with Lance, the airline's service counter was already close at hand.

"New York, a one-way trip, the sooner the better." Standing in front of the counter, Lance's breath didn't seem to be disturbed, and he spoke calmly and calmly.

"Two." Emma sprinted and ran to the counter, shouting out of breath, which made Lance and the staff at the counter turn their heads to look, and she hurriedly repeated again, "Two one-way, thank you." The staff cast a puzzled glance at Lance, who shook his head and said without hesitation, "One." ”

"Lance." Emma suddenly became anxious, "I want to go with you, you need someone to be by your side......"

"I'm fine on my own." Lance directly interrupted Emma's words, the cold and indifferent voice did not fluctuate, so that Emma couldn't help but shudder, she raised her head, and then saw Lance's familiar face - the face with the mask on again, calm, calm and detached, only a little less elegant softness, and the eyebrows became sharp, "This is a private matter, I can handle it myself." Thank you for your concern. ”

The invisible protective film set up a thick wall between her and Lance, making it difficult to close the distance between the two people, and in an instant they returned to the state of strangers, obviously Lance was standing in front of her, but Emma felt as if there was a light year distance between the two people, as if all the previous memory fragments were just illusions, and even ...... Even stranger than when they first met.

The polite and indifferent words were like a sharp blade that stabbed Emma fiercely, and the huge gap left her at a loss, overwhelmed, and dripping with blood.

He put on the protective mask again, he put on the protective armor again, he was fully armed again, like a hedgehog, and started to attack.

So, is this the most real Lance? In order to avoid harm, it is necessary to preemptively hurt others, even if their hands are covered with blood; In order to avoid betrayal, trust is never easily delivered, even if it hurts the innocent; In order to avoid weakness, wrap yourself tightly and stifle all possibilities before you get close.

Emma took a deep breath and took half a step forward, and then she clearly saw the indifference in those blue eyes, the fragility and dazedness in the car just now had disappeared, as if he had become the invincible Lance again.

"I'm sorry, I crossed that line." Emma showed an apologetic smile, she knew that it was a personal matter belonging to Lance, it was the most private piece of land belonging to Lance, she was not qualified to enter it now, even if she caught a glimpse of his unexpected softness, it did not mean that she had privileges, so her urgent concern just now was indeed out of bounds, "If you need any help, I'm here." ”

Looking at Emma like this, Lance had an illusion, as if she had faded away from immaturity and youthfulness, and gradually became a big girl, wise and elegant, warm and bright.

"Sir." The staff's voice came, and Lance turned his head, "It's five o'clock now, the last one was a five thirty a.m. flight, and there is still a business class ticket, but now the boarding has begun, you must rush over immediately, or you will ......"

"This is it." Lance interrupted the staff member's follow-up and handed the credit card over.

Suddenly, a warm embrace hugged him tightly, which made Lance a little flustered, and subconsciously wanted to push away, and when he looked down, he saw Emma's long soft burgundy hair, she buried her whole head in his chest, and the sound of her heart beating was so clear. "Gawain will be fine! You have to believe that! The muffled voice vibrated softly in his chest, and in an instant, his nose was a little pantothenic, but in an instant, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, ready to push Emma away. But before he could raise his hand, Emma took the initiative to let go of his hands, took a step back, raised her head, and resolutely met him with a determined gaze.

"Sir." The staff's voice came again, "Gate 17, our staff will take you through the fast lane, but you have to hurry." ”

Lance turned his head to take his credit card, plane ticket and driver's license, his eyes fell on Emma, as if he wanted to say something in his mind, but after all, he didn't say anything, bypassed Emma, and walked quickly with the staff next to him, leaving only an indifferent back.

Emma turned and looked at the back, and in that strong, generous back, she caught a touch of loneliness and fragility that she had never seen before. Emma clenched her fists and silently began to pray.

"Sir, the plane is about to take off, please please turn off all the electronic communication equipment, thank you for your cooperation." The flight attendant's polite words came, Lance just subconsciously took out his mobile phone, turned it off, and looked out the window again, the blazing sunset on the edge of the sky dyed the whole world red, magnificent and magnificent.

His brain went blank, and Lance found that he couldn't think at all, not even emotionally, just watched the night fall little by little, the night so thick that it couldn't be dissolved, and the whole world was so thick that it couldn't be dissolved, and there was not even a single light to see, it was silent, and it was frighteningly quiet.

When he arrived at New York's JFK Airport, it was already past two o'clock in the morning local time, and after leaving the airport and getting into a taxi, Lance realized that he didn't know where to find Gawain. Only then did he turn on the phone, and after turning it on, more than 30 messages popped up in one breath, Lance didn't pay attention to it, and directly dialed Ian's mobile phone, and was picked up almost instantly, "Lance!" ”

"Ian, I'm at JFK right now, where's Gawain?" Lance said as concisely as he could, and after hearing Ian's answer, Lance said to the driver, "York Avenue, Seventy-second Street, Special Surgery Hospital." The taxi drove out slowly, Lance re-aimed at the earpiece, but the words that came to his mouth suddenly stopped, his throat was obscure, and then Ian's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Gawain is still in the operating room, and the doctor will come out every thirty minutes to report the situation, saying that the situation is still relatively stable, he ......" Ian coughed lightly, "He has a slight bleeding in the brain, but as long as the bleeding stops, it will be fine." ”

"yes, I see." Lance nodded, and said in a very calm voice, "See you later." ”

Just before Lance was about to hang up, Ian stopped him again, "Lance, you know...... It's not your fault. "Ian knew Lance as well as he knew Gawain, otherwise Lance wouldn't have rushed to New York in the first place, and even forgot to contact them to inquire about the situation.

"yes, I know." Lance's voice was still calm, "We all know the risks, don't we?" The first day of joining the alliance from Gawain. Lance tugged at the corners of his mouth, even outlining a shallow smile, "Concussion is a danger that every one of them needs to face. It's like what the movie "The Concussion Effect" says. "So, all we need to do now is pray, pray that things will pass, pray that everything will be okay, right?"

Ian opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, and Lance's voice came through the earpiece again, "We'll talk about it later." Then he hung up, and Ian took the phone and was stunned for a moment, before finally turning into a sigh.

"Lance?" Theo asked, Ian turned his head, and then saw the tiredness between Theo's eyebrows, and his normally neat shirt became sloppy, Ian nodded in affirmation, "Is he okay?" Theo asked.

Ian let out a long breath, "He's fine, very calm, even a little ...... It's so calm. Ian only felt that his chest was heavy, and it was clear that Lance didn't have any problems at all, but the uneasiness was growing little by little, and he suddenly felt so tired and tired, he slowly sat down in the chair, and put his hands in his hair, "...... He's fine. As if there were no other thoughts in his brain than this sentence, the voice fell slowly, lightly on the ground, without a sound at all, and then fell into a long silence.

Ian suddenly began to be afraid, more frightened than ever, which reminded him of that summer afternoon, the afternoon when they were almost losing Lance, everything came so fast that there was no way to guard against it, as if a moment ago, everything was so good, they were constantly working towards happiness; But in the next second, the whole world began to fall apart and fall apart, and the sky seemed to have broken a big hole, swallowing up all hope. He was scared, he used to think he would never be scared again, but ...... At this moment, he was scared again. "Theo, what if something really happens to Gawain?"

However, Ian was silent in response, and when he looked up, he saw the blankness in Theo's eyes, as if Theo couldn't give an answer, or rather, he didn't know what he wanted to get. Closing his eyes, the whole person slowly leaned against the wall, feeling the support brought by the cold cement, and a wave of exhaustion swept over. (To be continued.) )