Chapter 193: Encounter
Christmas Eve abroad, is a relatively grand festival, and snowflakes and London, the same as the mood of the city, in such a day, for the festival to add a different atmosphere, this evening, the sky is a little hazy, snowflakes sparsely fall from the sky, but it can not be said that today's weather is not good, after all, the snowflakes fluttering weather, for the upcoming Christmas, is really rare, the first snowy Christmas abroad, how lucky.
I took the tube to the London Eye, took a taxi again, and kept looking around, because the snow was getting heavier, the driver turned on the wipers of the car, scraped off the melting snow flakes on the glass window, stopped at the traffic light intersection, and finally started the car after a long block.
In a short distance, the snowflakes drifted down in a dense manner, the frequency of the wipers back and forth became faster and faster, there was some congestion ahead, the driver may have sensed my anxiety, so he turned on the CD player to spend time, the uncle who was over fifty years old was quite emotional, listening to the Beatles songs.
The Beatles is my favorite band, but also the pride of Britain, a familiar melody seems to record the faith at that time, I can't help but be a little fascinated, until the driver gently knocked on my arm, I followed the direction she pointed, looked out of the car window, it turned out that because the traffic was too congested, he gestured with his hands and feet, suggested that I get out of the car and walk, I saw the thick snow, subconsciously sighed, said: "Such a big snow, no wonder the road is blocked like this!" ”
The driver seemed to understand what I meant, and kept saying sorry, while I smiled and finished paying, pushed the door and walked into the snow.
The car behind me was still moving forward slowly, but I was happy, at least I didn't have the burden of the car, I could walk if I wanted to, and the snowflakes that fell were mixed with the cold air and rushed into the collar, I subconsciously shivered, restrained this chill!
After walking for more than 20 minutes, all the poetry turned into helplessness in the cold, I was full of fever, but my hands and feet were already numb, so I could only shrink my neck in a down jacket and hat, and my hands were angry, looking at it very embarrassed.
I found a restaurant full of customers and had a hot drink, I finally broke free from the cold world for a while, but I looked at the sky that had completely darkened in my heart, which was more difficult to find, and the stranger's message still didn't send me, but I was guessing that if the message was true, since the other party didn't continue to send me messages, it meant that Li Shi was still near the London Eye.
With this bold assumption, I endured the bitter cold, continued to return to the cold outside, and then looked forward amid the crowd.
The night is getting deeper, there is a cold wind blowing on the road, I leaned on the railing, looked at the London Eye in the distance, tightened my clothes, even though I knew that it was far away, but I never had the desire to leave, although I had no contact with Li Shi, but because of this unsearchable loss, it was like an incurable wound, spreading in my body, I squinted my eyes and laboriously lit a cigarette, and in the light without temperature, I completely integrated myself into this ice and snow world.
I'm lonely looking, if Li Shi is also around here at this moment, what is she doing?
Perhaps, she is watching the snowflakes fluttering by the floor-to-ceiling windows, decorating the Christmas tree in the warm interior, and then welcoming the arrival of Christmas in her sleep. Or maybe she's in a corner I don't know right now, walking forward in the snow, walking lonely in a series of footprints......
The feeling of cold became more and more obvious, and after extinguishing the cigarette in my hand, I no longer guessed how Li Shi would continue to live, nor what she was doing at the moment, because those were her experiences alone, and there were some things that I wanted to experience with her.
I ran briskly, although I slipped a few times along the way, but I didn't care, I was like a tired wild dog at the moment, with no sense of security, no place to stay, freedom but no sense of belonging...... Running past the city's landmarks, I saw the light of the London Eye quietly changing, showing its charm to all who visited, and as I ran, there was a strong idea growing quietly in my body, and I wanted to belong, I must find it.
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Time kept ticking forward, and I can't remember how long I had been running, except that the hot sweat was cold and hot, hot and cold as I walked slowly and fast.
In a few dozen minutes, it was twelve o'clock, and I was looking back and forth near the London Eye, holding the red apple that symbolized peace, and if I could find Li Shi, I would give her this blessing with my own hands.
In extreme prostration, I sat on the steps of a cake shop, watching the crowd of people, and when I was about to give up, I received another message from a stranger telling me that Li Shi was near me.
I quickly stood up, always feeling like I was being watched, this place of belonging is the area code of the United Kingdom, if I know this person, then who will it be?
I rekindled my fighting spirit, and I can't remember how long I walked, until I finally came to the square surrounded by lights, and the fireworks were ready, and the crowd gathered around, singing, blessings, and praying......
I stood at the edge of the square, silently watching, seeing the smiling children, the serious old men, the kissing couples, and then in the scanning of my eyes, I saw a long-haired girl in a red trench coat, she was wearing a long white scarf, holding a string of rock sugar gourds in her hands, as if she had lost something, looking lonely.
The fireworks were lit one after another, as if in the sound of prayer for salvation, I stood in place at the sound of the bell at 12 o'clock and the sound of fireworks, staring blankly at the woman with a swaying shadow, her posture was so familiar, the snowflakes fell on her silky hair, the thick clothes did not affect her figure at all, looking at her closed eyes and praying, after so long, I finally saw her again......
Her appearance has not changed at all, it has changed whiter than before, and after I lost my mind, I quickly closed my eyes and made the truest wish with her at the same time.
When I opened my eyes after making a wish, Li Shi had already turned around and walked forward, in a panic, I ran and slipped again, and I couldn't bear the pain to get up, sat on the ground and shouted: "Li Shi! ”
The sound of a burst of fireworks drowned out my voice......
I was in a hurry, sat up from the ground with the apple in my hand, and shouted at her back: "Li Shi! ”
Li Shi, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped, and after a few seconds, turned around and responded in the look: "Hey!! ”