Chapter 550: People on the Journey

(a)

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I've written this story many times. Every time I write this, it's like a ship crossing a rapids and re-entering a calm river.

Now, there is no more war, no more sickness, no more accidental injuries, and no more marriage barriers. We're finally back together day and night. We're all in another story again.

In the spring of that year, you took me with me to City C to participate in the National Youth League. We traveled together on the train. It was the first and only long trip we went out on our own.

On that day, after re-boarding the train, you asked me to look at my luggage, carry my firearms myself, go to the conductor and the police to go through the relevant procedures, and store the guns and ammunition. In such cases, the conductor generally takes care of special passengers like us, and we eventually settle down at the end of the conductor's rest car. You went to the dining car and bought a boxed lunch, brought warm water, and a big apple, which you said was given to you by one of the conductors of the dining car.

The lunch box is made according to the local taste of the destination, it is numb and spicy, and I sweat on the tip of my nose after two or three bites. But I was really hungry, and I didn't care about the hot feeling in my mouth, so I devoured a box of meals in two bites. When I put down the lunch box, I saw that you had already peeled an apple and were waiting for me there. You say, "Eat some fruit and it won't feel so spicy." ”

I was so spicy that I was sweating profusely, and I couldn't open my mouth, so I quickly took the apple in your hand and took a big bite.

The juice extinguishes the burning in your mouth.

You look at me and can't help but smile.

At this time, the main light on the train went out. Flight attendants walked in one after another, ready to sleep and rest.

In the dim light, you ask me, "Are you sleepy?" ”

I nodded.

You say, "If you can still register, you have to play in two days, you have to get enough sleep." Let's go to bed early? ”

I nodded.

You put my glass of water on the table and say, "It's full of lukewarm water, just right to drink." If you wake up in the middle of the night, open it and drink it. ”

I look at you gratefully.

You help me remove my duffel bag from the luggage rack and hand me the toothbrush.

You say, "You go first, be careful of the car rocking." ”

When I returned, you said, "I'm going to wash up." Ideally, you can sleep in the lower bunk, it will be more convenient at night. This is a conductor's car, and it is safe to sleep in the lower berth. ”

When you come back from washing, I'm already lying down, and I've dragged the blanket over myself.

You put the curtains tightly for me, and then you tried it with your hand on my head, and you felt a cool breeze, and you took off your coat and hung it by the window to shield me from the cool breeze.

You say, "Sleep, if something calls me, I'll be on it." ”

(b)

I kept my eyes open in the dark, listening to the sound of wheels clattering and rolling on the rails, your shirt gently shaking around my head.

I hear you roll over on top, I hear you breathing.

I feel very sweet in my heart.

I suddenly wanted to have a female companion who was traveling with me, and suddenly I felt that there were a lot of whispers I wanted to say to a female companion of the same age.

Then, I felt ashamed.

I now realize that my daytime behavior is inappropriate. I was so selfish. Thinking only about your own feelings and needs, not about yours.

If we arrive in the early hours of the morning, the registration for the competition has ended, and my participation quota is cancelled, for me, it is just a loss of a chance to compete, but for you, things may be very serious, the first time you take your team out to participate in an important national event, there is an unexpected situation, so that the school has lost before the competition has started, and if you waste this opportunity to participate in the competition, after going back, it will definitely not be safe. Maybe you'll lose your new job. How do you explain this to the school and to Director Wang?

However, you knew that there would be these consequences, but you gave priority to my thoughts and accompanied me to take action.

You haven't even told me about the trouble you might have.

I now reproach myself deeply. How can I do this and ignore others? Leaving teachers and schools behind?

One moment I felt sweet, the next I felt self-blame, my heart fluctuated, and I couldn't sleep.

As the snoring in the carriage began to sound one after another, I sat up quietly.

I sat there with a pillow in my arms and leaning against your shirt as I watched the changing conductors move lightly around the carriages, watching as people smoked at the junctions of the carriages, the red glow of cigarette butts flickering in the darkness.

That night, I sat like that for a long time.

A lot of scenery glides past me in the night. Many thoughts slipped through my mind in the night.

While I sat there, you were breathing evenly in the middle bunk.

But, I know you haven't fallen asleep for a long time either. You also lay there with your eyes closed for a long time. A lot of thoughts slip through your mind.

We were just like that, in close proximity to each other, each awake.

We let all sorts of disturbing thoughts slip through our minds.

We are always alone.

We didn't say anything to each other.

In this life, we all seem to be free, but in fact, we are not really free.

In fact, everyone is not so free in every life.

(c)

Because of the delay on the way, we were the last to arrive in City C.

When we arrived at the check-in hotel, it was already 2:40 a.m. Not only has the check-in workbench in the lobby been closed, but the preparatory meeting of the team leaders before the game has also ended for 3 hours. The staff in charge of registration and pre-match affairs have gone to bed.

We cautiously knocked on the staff's door. After a while, someone got up sleepily and opened the door for us.

"Why are you here?! According to the train number you reported, you should arrive at 7:30 p.m. The staff muttered with a complaint, "At this time, the registration is over, and according to the regulations, you can be disqualified." He rolls his eyes at you and says, "She's still a child, I don't blame him, how did you lead the team?" You're a coach, right? Seeing that you are not young anymore, it is not responsible at all to do things? ”

When you hear him say the words "can be canceled" and feel that there is still a glimmer of hope, you repeatedly beg for forgiveness and beg for forgiveness.

After talking for a long time, the staff found the registration book and said, "Why are you late?" Register, the leader asked, and I also had an explanation. ”

He said: "I made an exception for you because it was not easy for the little girl to come to the point, and I saw that your attitude was good, so I registered that you came to report at zero o'clock." ”

You immediately express your gratitude.

He said, "Why didn't you report at the appointed time?" ”

I bowed my head.

You look at me, and you say, "It's all my fault." I accidentally lost my wallet on the way, and I couldn't pay for the accommodation and food on the day of the competition, so I had to get off the bus and borrow some money from a nearby relative's house, and then change the train to rush over, so I was delayed for a few hours. ”

The staff said: "How difficult it is to make it to the national league, do you know it? This occasion is still delayed! I lost my wallet, but you all still have your guns with you, but luckily you didn't lose them! Otherwise, it's a big problem. The police are coming for us. ”

You say, "It's my fault." I'll write the check when I go back. ”

The staff wrote our names and assigned us room keys and said, "Go back and write?" ”

You look at him. You say sincerely, "No, I'll write when I enter the room, and I'll write right away." ”

The staff looked at you, handed us the key, and said, "Remember to write down the inspection in the evening and send it to the organizing committee to explain the situation." In the future, things will be reliable. Set an example for your students! ”

You say, "Yes, yes, thank you, thank you so much." ”

We stored our firearms and dragged our luggage into the hallway. When I was waiting for the elevator, I said to you with a face full of shame: "I'm sorry, guide, it's all my ingenuity that has caused you to suffer." Hurt you to carry the black pot for me. I'm so inconsiderate of others. ”

You smile and say, "It's okay." It's good that you're at ease. (To be continued.) )