XXVIII. Preparation for the Examination (I)

In the silent cemetery, Zhang Longqian, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stared at the tombstone in front of him quietly without saying a word.

In a trance, she seemed to see the clean and gentle teenager again, the young man who was not stained with a trace of worldly dust, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but slowly hook up a smile.

"Brother Fox, do you remember the first time we met? I was in the third grade of elementary school, and I had just moved there, and then I wanted to go upstairs to explore, but you forgot to close the door, so I rushed in so noisily, and the first thing I saw was you sitting on the bed and staring out the window. I didn't expect someone in the room, and in a panic, I accidentally broke your vase, but you didn't blame me, and gently comforted me who was crying because of guilt and fear. Do you know? At that time, looking at you smiling, I really thought I had met an angel. ”

Recalling the past, Zhang Long paused for a moment and laughed self-deprecatingly: "You must know, right?" I've told you the same thing many times. ”

Her complicated eyes slowly became gentle, as if remembering a good memory.

"Even if you've heard it many times, I still want to tell you. No way, I'm still as noisy as I was back then, just bear with me. ”

"I remember when I said I was going to pay you a vase, but you said that the vases were brittle and the flowers withered, and you didn't want to see them disappear again, so I drew you a strange and ugly vase with crayons containing some kind of flowers. Obviously so ugly, you keep praising me, saying that I am a considerate and good child, saying that I have talent, and pasting the first complete painting of my life on the bedside, saying that you want to look at it every day. Really...... Why are you such a nice person? It's all because of you, I thought I was beautiful for a long time. ”

Zhang Longqian smiled lightly.

"You are weak, you are alone at home, you have no friends or relatives, I think you will be lonely, so I always run to your room, and when you are better, you go out with me, bookstores, tea shops, parks...... Actually, I've been to a lot of places, but now that I think about it, it must have made you even more reluctant, right? I'm sorry, Brother Fox...... But at that time, you never blamed me, but listened to me gently, and said thank you for playing with you...... It's obvious that you've been with me all the time, why do you want to thank you? ”

She seemed a little embarrassed to say this.

"Speaking of which, Brother Fox, I have never understood why you can be so smart when you stay at home all day to recuperate? Every time I come to you with a question that I don't understand, you can always easily solve it and teach me in the most understandable language. If I ask you why you know everything, you're always smiling and touching my head and saying, 'Because you're older than me!' …… Brother Fox, your hand ...... It's really warm, especially when you touch my head and compliment me. Did You Know? I like you to praise me the most, so I've been working hard in school, and I've won so many awards in sports meetings, just so that you can praise me more......"

"By the way, once I quarreled with my dad and ran to your room crying, I thought you would be angry for me and speak ill of my dad with me, but I didn't expect you to blame me in turn, saying that I was not sensible enough, so I was so aggrieved that I ran out crying. Because I was angry with you, I went to see you two days later, but I found that you were much haggard. You keep holding me and saying I'm sorry, saying that I shouldn't be so fierce, but in fact, I'm the one who should say I'm sorry! You must have been worried about me for the past two days, right? I'm sorry, Brother Fox......"

Although he still had a smile on his face, Zhang Longqian's voice gradually became a little trembling.

"That day, I told you that it was a special day, I was going to help my dad buy things, come back and cook a lot of delicious food, and said that I wanted my father and I to bring all the delicious food to your room, and the three of us ate together...... Do you know? That...... That day......" The voice that was trying to calm down finally became choked, and the smile on Zhang Longqian's face became more and more reluctant, "That day...... It's my twelfth birthday...... I want the three of us to celebrate together...... That's what it was...... But...... Why ......"

Choked so much that he couldn't make a sound, Zhang Longqian lowered his head, covered his face with both hands, and the hot water droplets finally flowed out uncontrollably.

“…… Why did you disappear like that...... Brother Fox ......'"

The pictures of the past are like slides, and they appear clearly in her mind one by one.

The teenager who smiled gently, the teenager who stroked her head and praised her, the teenager who explained her problems seriously, the teenager who comforted her when she cried, the teenager who hugged her and sang soft songs to put her to sleep, the teenager who hugged her tightly and was worried...... The vivid picture is as if he is still by his side, within reach.

Then, all the images were frozen on that day.

The white room, the elegant fragrance, the clean teenager.

A teenager who will never open his eyes again, as if he were asleep.

The unforgettable pain once again climbed into his heart, and Zhang Longqian couldn't help biting his lip.

Suddenly, the white picture was dyed with a strong red.

The spread of red gradually swallowed up the serene boy, and the calm picture became extremely eerie.

The feeling of falling into the abyss suddenly hit, and Zhang Long felt cold in his limbs when he dived, but the feeling quickly disappeared in the next moment, and the strange picture quickly faded from her mind.

Confused, she opened her eyes slightly, Zhang Longqian felt as if she had seen something terrible just now, and it shouldn't be the first time she saw it, but she didn't know what it was, and she couldn't remember what she saw.

Soon, she forgot that she had "seen" it.

The frowning brows that were still painful and confused a moment ago now stretched out as if he had let go of some trouble, Zhang Long looked at the tombstone in front of him in confusion, and stared for a while before finally regaining his mind and speaking softly.

“…… Brother Fox, do you know? You've always been my hero, and I really never thought that one day...... You won't be by my side...... At that time...... When you see that you can't wake up again...... I'm so desperate that I want the whole world to disappear......"

Slowly wiping away his tears, Zhang Longqian tried his best to open a smile and smile at the person who had disappeared.

“…… But Brother Fox, I've met someone now. He's very similar to you, he's so gentle, so powerful, and always puts his own things to the end, what a fool......"