Chapter 33: A Fantasy Fairy Tale World
Jessica and I sat on the gondola and enjoyed the beautiful scenery on both sides, and I felt more and more that this roller coaster paradise is not so simple, because it is so gorgeous and dreamy, it is simply not real.
I even asked Jessica to pinch my face hard to make sure it wasn't a beautiful dream, Jessica laughed at my reaction, but she admitted that she felt like she was in a fairy tale, as if her beautiful dreams had come true, and there were all kinds of wonderful creatures waiting for us in the castle ahead.
I don't know if it's because the speed of the cable car is too slow or the length of the cable car is too long, Jessica and I feel like we've been on the cable car for a long time, but we also took advantage of this time to have a good relationship with each other, her head resting on my lap, and I gently stroked her soft hair with my hand, feeling the warmth of her skin.
When we stepped down from the cable car, the scene in front of us was even more shocking, the castle that could be seen from the cable car was now close at hand, and it was really even more magnificent than it looked from a distance.
"Oh my God, it's hard to imagine what a genius architect the man who built this castle to be able to restore a castle that exists only in fairy tales."
Jessica couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sound of admiration, and I was so surprised that I couldn't speak, it was really too beautiful, not at all like something that could exist in the human world.
There are slightly fewer tourists on the small island in the lake than there are above, but there are many more staff members dressed up as characters from various fairy tales, most of them are classic animated characters produced by animation companies like Disney, and there are many characters that only appear in fairy tales.
Maybe you've just walked past the seven dwarfs and Snow White, and you'll see Super Mario Bros. on your back, or a handsome blonde prince on your left, and a two-man cyclops on your right, a ferocious dragon standing on the castle, with long flames from its mouth from time to time, and gorgeous fireworks in the sky every once in a while, which will dye the lake in a dazzling variety of colors.
Jessica seemed to be infected by the atmosphere around her, and even danced while walking, and even pulled me to dance with her, I was a little embarrassed, so I danced with her as I walked, and some moving music would waft out from the surrounding grass, trees, and battlements.
Jessica and I danced to the music, and I didn't know why I was able to keep up with Jessica's beats, but I felt as if there was some kind of telepathy between me and her, and our dancing steps were sometimes light and cheerful, sometimes rapid and sometimes long.
The tourists and fairy tale characters who were walking around us consciously made way for Jessica and me, and we just jumped and moved forward, while I ignored the admiration and applause around me, and I only had Jessica's eyes in my eyes at this time, and everything else seemed less important.
"You're so beautiful, like a noble princess."
"You're handsome, too, like an amorous prince."
I smiled and shook my head slightly, my lips involuntarily printed Jessica's red lips, and we kissed affectionately as if no one else was around, and the surrounding sounds suddenly seemed to stop abruptly, and even the lights seemed to suddenly gather on us, and then burst into bursts of applause.
Jessica broke free from my embrace with a faint flush on her face, and although my face may not look much different because it was a little darker, I could feel my cheeks hot at this time, which was a wonderful and wonderful feeling, but it could also overwhelm my brain.
But I didn't care about it anymore, so I took Jessica's hand and rushed down the straight red carpet on the ground towards the castle, and the spectators around us cast envious glances at us.
When Jessica and I really entered the interior of this castle, it was as if we had entered another world, there was a faint fragrance coming to our noses, it was a kind of jasmine scent, which made people indulge in all the troubles, the decoration in the castle was simple and gorgeous, all the details seemed to have been carefully selected by the designer, and it felt like you were really in a fairy tale world.
I found that there were many couples like me and Jessica, who were also holding hands, dancing sweetly, whispering softly in each other's ears, and some of the fairy tale characters would make some pranks, some would say some words of blessing, and everything seemed so beautiful and unreal.
Walking through the long corridor, we heard only nineteen bells, which meant that it was nineteen o'clock, and the bells were low and long, and each one seemed to strike on our hearts.
When we entered the light in front of us, there was a huge banquet hall in front of us, this banquet hall was very large, and the whole showed a kind of circle shape, one ring after another was divided into many areas, each ring was distributed with many tables and chairs, the table was placed with sumptuous food, and the food on each ring was different, visitors could sit at different tables according to their preferences, and there was a ring that was particularly interesting.
The tables in this ring are not fixed, but constantly rotating, and every minute or two the table moves forward one square or two, and then new food replaces the food on the previous table, and the person sitting at the table only needs to sit still to taste a variety of food.
At the center of these rings is a huge stage, where countless pairs of men and women are dancing to their heart's content, and a large part of them are wearing various masks on their faces, and it seems to me that although their dancing seems a little casual, it is still very moving against the very shocking background music.
Jessica couldn't help but take me directly to the middle stage, we danced as if we never got tired, God knows how many dances we danced, and all kinds of dances were performed under our feet as if they were strolling around, and the other dancers around us seemed to be completely compared to us, and soon Jessica and I became the two brightest stars on the stage.
The other dancers around us seem to have begun to try to match our dance steps, many of them seem to have a common controller, there is a certain incredible sense of synchronization, with the different beats of the music and dancing in different states, the surrounding people who were just bowing their heads to eat food have also begun to use their hands to discharge bursts of applause with an obvious sense of beat, with the music and with our footsteps.
I don't know how long it took, Jessica and I were finally too tired to beat anymore, and after eating something casually, I took Jessica's hand and walked to the depths of the castle, there was a bugs bunny in front of us who was showing us the way, and kept telling stories about the castle, and I didn't know whether to believe his story or not, because everything I saw here made me think that nothing in this world was impossible, If I used to be skeptical of miracles, now I really believe that miracles exist in this world, and miracles are often created by us humans.
Bugs Bunny is very talkative, but he is a bit cunning, he is very small, and I guess he should be dressed up by a dwarf who is not tall by nature, after all, such a size can only be possessed by dwarfs and children, and his tone of voice is obviously not like that of a child.
"Funny Mr. Bugs Bunny, I really appreciate the story you told us, but can you tell us a story about yourself?"
I asked in a polite tone as much as I could.
"My story is a long story, I told you before that everything here is a miracle, you just have to believe it, as for the story behind everyone here, you don't need to be so clear, you should know that even fairy tales sometimes have a dark side."
"Mr. Bugs Bunny, forgive me for not understanding what you mean, Miss Jessica and I are just trying to find a place where we can rest as soon as possible, and you have been walking with us in this castle for nearly twenty minutes, you yourself must have noticed that there are not many people around us anymore, do you think we should continue to believe you?"
"Of course, why should you doubt my motives, although not all the good people in this castle, but please believe me, Mr. Bugs Bunny is of course a good person, and the reason why I took you around such a big circle is only because I have something to say to you, you know, I can't find anyone who can talk to me properly."
"Forgive me for not being able to believe what you're saying, after all, the speed at which you speak makes it feel like you're really good at telling weird stories, but your stories are a bit bizarre, and you always like to keep important elements in your stories, so that the listeners can't find out where to focus on what you're trying to say."
"Haha, don't you think it's a funny thing, why do you have to be so serious in every sentence, you know that I'm just a cartoon character, I just follow the logic of my own life, of course, if you really want to ask me the reason for all this, I can only tell you that there is magic in this castle, by the way, do you believe that magic really exists in this world?"
"! You don't have a word of truth in your mouth, do you tell an adult that there is magic in this world? I believed your nonsense before and thought that miracles were a trivial and trivial thing, but in fact they were all lies made up by you, and like everything here, they were nothing more than elaborate works. ”
"Well, if you insist on thinking so, I have nothing to say, and I also think that your current mental state really needs a good rest, then I will take you to the place where you stay."
Then Bugs Bunny's words were a lot less, and there were a lot of conversations I had with him, but they were mainly some meaningless quarrels, and if they were all written, it would be too much of a delay in the reader's time, and the most important point was that this Bugs Bunny's words were all nonsense, absolutely nonsense.
But for the sake of him finally bringing Jessica and me to the heart of the castle, in this gorgeous and warm room, I don't care if he delays us so much.
"Wow! Living here makes me feel like a prince or even a king. ”
"You are my prince and king, if you will."
"Isn't that a bit too straightforward for you, well, if you're willing to be my princess or queen."
Jessica and I frolicked on the soft mattress, and the sheets and pillows were tossed around as tools for us to play with, and finally I was so tired from playing that I fell asleep on the bed.
In the middle of the night I woke up from my dreams in a daze, and found myself sleeping on the magnificent bed, with two dimly lit candles at either end of the bed, and Jessica was nowhere to be seen.
I rolled over and got up, feeling well physically and mentally, but I don't feel like I can remember much about what happened last night, and I don't have any memory of how I fell asleep with Jessica, and I don't know if she slept next to me now, but now that she's gone, where can she go?
With doubts, I picked up a candle beside my bed, and with the help of the flickering candle flame, I cautiously groped outward, and as my eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness around me, I felt that it was not so difficult to walk.
I remember last night the room was very brightly lit, but at this time I couldn't find a switch to turn on the light, so why should I use a candle with such a faint light?
I gently closed the door to my room, perhaps because it was so quiet that I could even feel the sound of my own breathing and heartbeat.
After closing the door, I came to the long, dark corridor outside, and there would be a dim candle flame at every five meters or so on both sides of the corridor, and under the light of these candles, my shadow holding the candle lamp was dragged long, and constantly changed with the swaying of the flame, like a terrible monster standing behind me watching me.
Where exactly will Jessica go? Why did she say goodbye, could it be that she discovered some secret?
My heart was pounding, as an athlete my heart rate was slower than that of ordinary people, but at this time my heart beat a lot faster because of nervousness, I don't know why I am so nervous, maybe because of the dark environment around me, maybe because of the cold wind that blows in the corridor from time to time, maybe because of Jessica's goodbye.
I don't know how far I've walked myself, but the corridor in the castle is so quiet, so quiet that I feel like my footsteps are so terrible, and in this case a long laugh came from a distance, and with it there was a constant echo.
I seem to be able to hear who this laugh is coming from, could it be that Bugs Bunny? Is that guy playing a prank?
"Don't laugh, I know it's you hateful rabbit, come out quickly."
I raised my voice at a louder decibel level, but the laughter stopped abruptly as if it had never been there.
I stopped, even holding my breath, trying to hear where the sound of footsteps was coming from.
The footsteps were there, and they were getting closer, closer and closer, and as soon as I turned around, a familiar figure appeared in front of me.
"Is Jessica you?"
Looking at her silhouette, it should be Jessica's, but her hair is scattered, completely covering the front of her face, and it really looks a little scary.
I grabbed her shoulders tightly with my hand, and found that she was cold and shivering.
I gently pulled her hair back to the back of her head, and whispered softly in her ear, comforting her.
She continued to tremble slightly in my arms, feeling that she was wearing a little less, as if she was just going out in a sleeping nightgown, when the temperature in November was already very low, no wonder she was cold and shivering.
I carried Jessica back into the warm bed, she didn't say a word in the process, I didn't ask a word, it was obvious that there was something wrong with her appearance, it was probably some kind of stimulation, and now it was imperative to let her have a good rest.
After Jessica fell asleep, I sat on the edge of the bed, no matter what, I couldn't let myself fall asleep again, I had to protect Jessica, I just carefully checked the doors and windows in the room, and found nothing unusual, but it didn't reassure me, I always felt that this castle was a little abnormal, but I couldn't say what was wrong.
Whenever I felt like I was going to fall asleep, I would bite myself hard with my teeth, and then I would immediately wake up again, and I don't know how long it would take for a ray of early morning sunlight to shine through the window, and I breathed a long sigh of relief.