Chapter Forty-Six: Calls
At noon the next day, (Annai Lejia)
Ten minutes after school, An Naile unscrewed the door with the key, An Xiangqing followed him into the house, the two threw their schoolbags on the sofa, and An Naile collapsed on the sofa: "I'm tired." β
An Xiangqing turned on the TV, got a glass of water from the dining table, and took a sip of water: "What are you tired of, I didn't say anything in my last physical education class." β
"Okay, the kitchen is handed over to you, just don't blow it up, there's everything in the fridge, it's up to you."
"So what are you doing?" An Xiangqing took off the apron from the hanger and tied it on his body.
"Encourage you, taste the food you cook." Anelle put her feet on the table (this is a bad habit, don't learn it.) "By the way, the raw materials are my family's, don't forget to give me the money, and I'll give you lunch." β
"You ......" An Xiangqing pointed at An Naile: "I'll give you three seconds, come and give me a hand." β
"Oops, my stomach hurts, go to the bathroom." Anelle ran into the toilet with her stomach in her hands.
An Xiangqing was about to catch him, but he didn't expect An Naile to run so fast, and let him run in the blink of an eye.
I only heard a "click" sound from the toilet, the toilet door was locked, An Xiangqing twisted the handle of the toilet, and couldn't open it, An Xiangqing took a deep breath and walked into the kitchen.
Fifteen minutes later, An Naile opened the toilet door, washed her hands, picked up a towel and wiped her hands and walked into the kitchen: "An Xiangqing, what's wrong." β
I saw An Xiangqing standing in the kitchen, looking at the rice pot stupidly, not speaking, just holding his hand in the air trembling slightly.
An Naile felt that An Xiangqing was a little wrong, and hurriedly grabbed his shoulder and shook it: "Lao Qing, Lao Qing, what's wrong with you, don't think about that!" Hear no. β
An Xiangqing heard An Naile's voice, his hands trembled slightly, put them down, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his head, and he gasped: "Well, well, I'm fine, I'm fine." β
An Naile hurriedly pulled An Xiangqing out of the kitchen, and handed An Xiangqing the unfinished water on the table: "Drink some water first, don't think about that." β
An Xiangqing took the water with both hands, opened his mouth, and took a small sip, and the cold sweat on his forehead was a little less.
"Are you better?"
"Hmm." An Xiangqing nodded slightly, tilted his head and looked at An Naile with blank eyes: "I saw it, I saw it again......"
"An Xiangqing......" An Naile didn't know what to say, he remembered An Xiangqing who disguised himself as a hedgehog three years ago: "You saw her again?" β
"No...... Not only her, but also that day, on the playground that day, the ambulance, the siren, I ...... I'm ......" An Xiangqing's tone became excited again.
Annelle could only tear away from the topic: "Don't, think about this...... Some. An Naile was obviously much more nervous than An Xiangqing, he took out a cigarette from the table in a hurry, stuffed it into An Xiangqing's mouth, and took out a lighter.
"Smack." An Xiangqing subconsciously took a puff, and after spitting out the smoke ring, An Xiangqing collapsed on the sofa, and A Naile's back was already scared of a layer of sweat: "You...... It scared the hell out of me. β
An Xiangqing extinguished the cigarette: "I'm sorry, I can't forget that incident, I scared you." β
"Lao Qing, it's been three years, she has let go, you should rest."
An Xiangqing stood up and shook his head: "I thought the same thing three years ago, but later I found out that I was naΓ―ve. With that, he pushed open the door and left.
An Naile wanted to hold An Xiangqing, but when he saw An Xiangqing's still trembling hands, he put down his hand and let him leave his house.
3 days ago (Counseling Room)
Anelle sat on the couch, and across from him sat a masked doctor looking at a piece of paper in his hand.
"Doctor, my cousin...... How's it going? β
The doctor shook his head: "He has not come out of the shadow of the accident three years ago, although he looks like a normal person, but once he walks into the kitchen, he remembers that three years ago, he had to be brought out of the shadows." The doctor paused: "It's better not to irritate him." β
An Naile walked to the cabinet next to the TV, took out a photo album, wiped the dust on it, and on it was a group photo of three people, An Naile, An Xiangqing and a girl, An Xiangqing in the photo looked at the girl with a smile, and the girl was looking at the camera with a sweet smile, and An Naile was rolling her eyes and tilting her head to look unhappy.
Anelle smiled and stroked the photo, and after a while, opened the back of the album, and a small note fell out of it, with a string of numbers written on it, Anelle took out his mobile phone, entered this string of numbers, pressed the dial-through button, and his heart was fluttering.
"Toot, toot, toot."
"Hey, hello." A familiar voice came out of the phone.
"Hey, hello......" Annell said in a trembling voice.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm ......" Anelle pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Annaile......"
The person on the phone heard the name and was silent for a long time: "Anel ......" The person on the phone gently repeated: "You...... How are you doing? β
"It's good." Anelle was sitting on the couch as if she was doing something significant: "How are you now?" β
"It's not bad, the new school is very good, and my classmates and teachers are very good to me."
"Are you still used to eating food over there?"
The girl walked to the window and looked at the blue sky outside: "It's okay, it's definitely not as delicious as at home." β
"You, when are you coming back?"
"My parents sold the house over there......"
The girl's words, Annelle knew what she meant: "That's it, just get used to it over there." β
"An Yingning......" The girl said the name hesitantly on the other end of the phone: "Is he okay lately?" β
"He's, he's good, he's good."
"That'll do." The corners of the girl's mouth rose slightly: "Has he grown taller?" β
"Taller, taller than me."
"Haha."
Anelle suddenly found that the two who used to talk about everything have now become like this, the two have been silent for a long time, no one hung up the phone, and no one spoke.
Annelle was hesitating, and the girl was recalling the original bits and pieces.
"Have you forgiven him?"
"I didn't blame him at all......"
"That thing ......"
Before Annell could finish speaking, the girl interrupted him: "That incident is in the past, don't mention it again." β
"Hmm." An Naile held the photo in his left hand: "If An Xiangqing was half as open-minded as you, I wouldn't be like this." β
He ...... Haven't come out yet? β
"Hmm." An Naile said this sentence unconsciously, and regretted it after saying it: "Just kidding you, that conscienceless one has long forgotten." β
The girl knows An Naile, and she also understands An Xiangqing, and knows that An Naile is lying: "Can you give me An Xiangqing's phone?" β
"......" Annelle was silent for a long time: "153......"
After returning home, An Xiangqing sat on the sofa, looking at the empty room, and several images kept flashing in his mind: ambulance, playground, and ...... who were urgently pushed into the car A girl with a pale face.
Suddenly the phone rang, An Xiangqing shook his head, wanted to get those pictures out of his head, and picked up the phone: "Hello?" β
"Hey, Anyingning. Remember me? A familiar voice came out of the phone.
An Xiangqing had already heard who it was, his eyes widened, and he looked at the string of numbers on his phone in disbelief: "You...... Who are you? β
"Jing IELTS ......"
The name that came out of the phone, An Xiangqing was already stunned on the sofa.
I only heard the sound of a heavy object falling on the phone, An Xiangqing's mobile phone fell to the ground, An Xiangqing hurriedly picked up the phone: "Ya...... IELTS, have you recently ...... All right? An Xiangqing stammered a little.
"It's okay, it's not as good as at home."
"Your illness...... How's it going? β
"It was already good three years ago......"
"That's right." An Xiangqing suddenly didn't speak, just sat on the sofa in a daze, listening to the sound of electricity coming out of the phone.
"Why did you delete me?"
"I ...... I accidentally deleted it. β
"Do you feel guilty?"
"I ......"
"Ying Ning, something has happened, it's not something you can dodge if you run away, you know?"
"Hmm." An Xiangqing replied in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about that. It's all gone. The girl changed her tone and said: "It's been three years, and you don't know how to contact me, and you don't tell me if you change your phone number, isn't it a little unconscionable." β
"Right...... I'm sorry. β
"Eh, An Yingning, I remember that you weren't like this before. You can just take out half of the strength that you used to use to raise the bar with me......"
That day, the phone call lasted for two hours, but the words of the two people were only a handful, and most of the time An Xiangqing listened to the girl, hung up the phone, An Xiangqing suddenly rushed into the kitchen and turned on the stove.
"When I go back one day, I will still eat the food you cooked, if it is not as delicious as it was back then, be careful of your neck......"