22: Bubble Scene
The car shuttles between the criss-crossing roads, and the prosperity of the urban area contains the green of life.
"Wake up, we've arrived."
"Brother, let me sleep a little longer!"
Takiyuki, who leans on Takichen's shoulder, is coquettish like a kitten.
"Let's go to sleep in the house, it's time for us to get off.".
"Whew..."
The car was parked on the outside of the sidewalk, and after a long journey, Takiyul was reluctant to get up until she reached her destination.
"I really can't help you, I'll carry you in."
Stable and calm, there was a slight breathing sound in his ears, and Takixue'er in his arms snuggled quietly on his chest like a cat.
"Whew..."
"You can sleep in bed for a while, and I'll clean it up."
"Brother..."
After seeing Takichen turn around and leave, Taki's eyes showed a little reluctance.
Outside the balcony, a few laurel trees are planted in the garden, an LCD screen hangs in the living room, and directly opposite it, a sofa surrounds a glass coffee table. This is where they often watch TV when they go to school, with a two-bedroom structure of about 100 square meters, and the refreshing Nordic style can almost be described as concise.
The path that ran through the entire dark space floated in the space, and the glittering points of light in the void slowly appeared like bubbles, and then shattered. The memories that were loaded in the bubble unfolded little by little, and the music score outlined by the ephemeral scene inadvertently smeared with a ray of sadness.
"Brother, get up quickly!"
"It's you..."
Like most people, after waking up, Takichen rubbed his sleepy eyes, and after adjusting to the light of this world, he grabbed his sister's somewhat mischievous little hand.
"What! My brother doesn't look like an older brother at all, and he's still sleeping, but I made breakfast for my brother!"
"So powerful, I didn't expect my sister to have such a virtuous side."
"Of course, I've been doing it for a long time!"
Takixueer still has heat-insulating gloves on her hands, and her proud face is slightly crimson, but when she wants to reach out to cover it, she looks a little shy because she doesn't want Takichen to find out, and when she lowers her head, she glances at her brother who is snoring and shows a little relief, and then looks at the hands that are leaning in front of her with nowhere to place, and then mutters in a low voice: "Really, my brother has always been like this." ”
"Since my sister made breakfast for me, I need to get up quickly."
Under Taki's somewhat shy and slightly expectant gaze, Takichen walked out of bed in his pajamas.
"Hey, hey, hey~"
An innocent and somewhat mischievous smile, and two shallow dimples as beautiful as blooming peach blossoms. The eyes are as clear as blue waves, filled with a touch of warmth, and the curvature of the corners of the mouth is as perfect as a crescent moon.
"What's the breakfast you've made?"
"It's rice balls, rice balls cooked in a rice cooker!"
"Uh-oh."
Takichen rubbed Xiaoxue's head, and then pinched her little face after a satisfied face, and some dazzling sunlight shone through the gap in the curtain just shining on the head of the bed.
"Woo~" Xiaoxue slapped away Takichen's hand pinching his little face, and said slightly angrily: "What about the rice balls... The boiled white and chubby, and the black stuff flowed out. ”
"Black stuff? It's the sesame stuffing inside, and it looks like it's a little boiled. ”
"When I saw that the rice balls were dirty, I got all the black things out, but the rice balls had turned black."
"That's... I'll check it out. ”
"It's already on the table."
Takiyul took Takichen's hand and led him to her masterpiece.
"I'll try one, um..."
Takichen's expression was a little helpless, but he couldn't bear to hit his sister's confidence, and he couldn't refuse his sister's intentions. After flipping the remaining rice balls with chopsticks, he whispered as if telling himself, "Sure enough, there is no filling." ”
"Brother, brother, how is it, is it delicious?"
Her expectant gaze glowed like the sun, and Takiyul clenched her fists and rested her hands on her chest, looking as innocent as a child who wanted to be praised.
"It's delicious, but let me cook in the future."
"Hey, hey! It's not that good, I still want to cook for my brother in the future. ”
"Then I'll teach you how to cook."
"Did my brother teach me how to cook? Great!"
The gears of memory are turning, and one precious memory after another disappears into the darkness.
As one bubble after another burst, the figure in the dark space slowly walked towards the end of the invisible border, while the road behind him collapsed after those bubbles broke, and then slowly disappeared behind him.
"Xiaoxue, walk well, don't jump, beware of wrestling."
Looking at such an unconscious sister, Takichen recorded this scene with a camera, and the photo was full of youthful Takixue'er leaning sideways to make scissorhands.
"I'm not a child, so I'm not that stupid!"
Takichen responded with a slight proud smile on Taki's face, but Takichen flicked her forehead slightly, and the latter muttered quietly after a "oops", "My brother is a fool." ”
"We're going to the supermarket a little far, and there's still some way to go."
"What are we going to eat at noon?"
"Glutton, didn't you want to eat lunch not long after breakfast?"
"Because my brother's cooking is delicious!"
In the dark space, the figure that had never stopped reaching out to touch the scenes. However, the moment the fingertips touch the foam, it is like a brief burst of fireworks and then slowly falls silent, and the memory that has not yet been fully performed withers again.
There was a trace of pain on Takichen's face, and he wanted to touch it but was helpless.
"Huh! Just now, what were the brothers and sisters in front of them doing, why did they kiss them? ”
In the midst of Taki's somewhat surprised gaze, a couple sat in a coffee shop and kissed and told about their love for their partner.
"Ahh
"You can't see this."
"Why, why, why?"
Taki'er struggled to escape from Takichen, but was tightly held by Takichen, and after a long time, she had to stare at Takichen with that helpless and complaining look.
"This..."
Takichen shifted his gaze to the other side of the street, avoiding his sister's gaze in some embarrassment.
When he let go of the hand that was covering Xiaoxue's eyes, the friendly greeting between the couple also ended, but Xiaoxue did not let go of her dissatisfaction.
"Brother, why?"
"I'll tell you when you're older."
"Hmph~ I know, that sister kissed because she liked it. Cher also likes her brother, and Cher also wants to kiss her brother. ”
Seeing Taki's sulking alone, Takichen finally kissed her on the forehead, while the latter quickly ran into the supermarket with his blushing little face.
"Go pick what you like."
Looking at his lively and helpless sister, Takichen always kept smiling, and this feeling carried a hint of peace of mind.
"I want pudding and ice cream."
"It's a total of 138 yuan, welcome to visit next time!"
The cashier looked at the two of them with a professional smile, because there were not many things to buy, and it didn't take long for Takitsu to leave the supermarket.
"Don't eat the pudding yet, it's time to go to lunch."
"Hmmm! Then I'll eat the ice cream first, and the pudding will be eaten in the afternoon. ”
"Let's see which restaurant to go to."
"I want to go to the Golden Arches."
"There's no such shop here, and don't say such strange things."
"-eating, Takichen!"
Xiaoxue pointed at Takichen with ice cream very vividly, with a little naughty under her playful appearance.
"You've learned some weird stuff, and it looks like you won't be able to use the Internet anymore."
"There are rules in the family, and my brother can't refute my sister."
"When did we have more rules like this in our house?"
Takichen ignored Taki's snow and walked to a restaurant that seemed to be pretty good, and since it was already noon, there were more customers in the store, and finally chose a window position.
"Brother..."
Perhaps sensing that Takichen was really angry, Taki's voice was as small as a mosquito, and then she followed his pace.
Lunch was simple, just two servings of ramen, but the ramen made at this restaurant was surprisingly delicious.
He didn't understand why he had come here, and could it be that the dead soul would eventually sink into the life of the past. But the surging tide of memories does not take into account the feelings of the owner at all, and appears again and again, and then disappears.
"Let's go~ There are so many people!"
There are more and more people on the street, and they are more or less enjoying the festive atmosphere, and at this time, Takiyul is like a little adult, and she tugs at Takichen's clothes.
"After all, most of the people are gathered outside."
"Brother, look! What is that? ”
Takixueer pointed to the vendors surrounded by several children, and the candy paintings were displayed in front of everyone, lifelike.
"Oh~ it's a sugar painting."
"It's so beautiful!"
"It's drawn with melted sugar shreds, so you can eat it, pick one you like."
"Thank you, brother! I want that bunny candy painting. ”
"Well, let's buy a bunny candy painting."
Immediately, Takichen took his sister's hand.
"The bunny is so cute!"
"Don't play too long, eat early."
"But, Bunny is so cute, why do you want to eat Bunny?"
"This is a candy painting, if you like rabbits, let's buy another one when we go back."
"Really? Then let's go back now!"
couldn't resist Xiaoxue, Takichen also returned home early, but Xiaoxue immediately lay on the bed after arriving home and fell asleep quickly.
Christmas night was fast approaching, and by this time, Xiaoxue was already standing on the balcony, and the snowflakes that fell in her hands quickly piled up into a small clump.
"Brother, look, it's snowing!"
"yes, it's beautiful..."
"Will there be snow?"
Takixueer poked the snowflakes in her hands, and they turned into droplets in the warm palms of her hands.
Parents are busy every day, rushing through the years...
Beautiful snowflakes flutter under the lights, and no matter how many times you spend such a charming night, you will never get tired of it. And some moments will be engraved in the memory and will never be forgotten.
"Be careful not to catch a cold."
Takichen put on a coat for Takiyul to keep out the cold.
"It's so slow! Hasn't the cake been delivered yet? ”
"There's a lot of people on the street right now, it's Christmas after all."
"Didn't Mom and Dad come back?"
"Not yet."
Flying snowflakes fall in every corner of the city, leaving a wisp of coolness in the evening breeze, and the beauty of the snowy night lingers for a long time.
"Meow~"
"Cat, it's a cat!"
Seeing his sister excitedly pointing to the cat walking by the yard, Takichen asked softly in a gentle voice, "Are you hungry?" ”
"Well, I've been hungry for a long time"
"Then I'll go get dinner ready right away."
"I'm here to help, too."
The younger sister in memory followed behind him, showing a happy expression.
Her name is Takixueer, she is ten years old this year, and she is an innocent, cute and obedient child. Because his parents are not around all the year round, Takichen takes on the responsibility of taking care of his sister. But she still doesn't know that Santa Claus is actually her father, and when she is asleep, he quietly puts the gift next to the pillow.
But this year... But they won't come back.
"Ding Dong ~ Ding Dong ~"
"Here we are."
"Please sign for the cake you ordered."
"Thank you!"
After the delivery man left, Takitashi placed the cake on the table. ”
"Haven't Mom and Dad come back yet?"
"Dad said he was going to have a surprise for you, and he came back late, so let's eat the cake first."
In Takichen's heart, he knew that his parents would never come back, but such a thing could not be said no matter what.
"Hmm!"
"Before eating cake, blow out the candle and make a wish!"
Takichen got up and turned off the yarn lamp in the living room, and the candles that shone with a faint flame lit up the room, and the heart-shaped shape of ten candles enclosed in the middle read, "Happy birthday, Takiyul!" ”
"The wish you make when you see a meteor will come true, and when you live a life, you will make a wish to blow out the candle, is the relationship between the meteor and the candle good?"
"They'll all come true to Cher's wishes."
"Xue'er hopes to live with her brother forever, never be separated for the rest of her life, and hopes that her brother's health will always be healthy. Cher also wants to raise a bunny, because bunnies are the cutest ones. ”
While conveying her wish to the gods, suddenly, Xiaoxue remembered something again: "By the way, I almost forgot, and uncle." He's our neighbor, and though he's lazy and unpretty, he looks quite pitiful, and we hope he'll find someone who is as gentle as his brother and can take care of him. ”
Perhaps feeling that she was a little greedy, Xiaoxue whispered in front of the candle again: "Ah, after saying so many wishes, will the gods hate Xue'er... That Cher just wants to live with her brother all the time. ”
With all the candles extinguished, Takichen put the cut cake in front of Xiaoxue: "Have you made a wish?" ”
"Make a wish."
Takiyul told Takichen about her wish, but was knocked on the head by Takichen: "Stupid, it won't work if you say your wish." ”
"Ahh Then I don't want to say what I wished. ”
"Let's eat cake after making a wish."
"Uh-huh!"
Accompanied by a well-wished "Happy Birthday!" The picture is finally shattered here, and the fragments of memory are slowly displayed in front of you, and the train of life shuttles through one broken memory after another.
Suddenly, the screen went black, and the world that had made Takichen nostalgic became pitch black.