Chapter 8 That year, those flowers
I ignored him and walked straight to the kitchen.
The fridge was almost empty, leaving only two eggs and a handful of vegetables. It seems that the next few days will not be easy.
There are no windows in the kitchen to emit smoke, so it's a bit choking when you cook.
While the hot pot was in the middle of the pan, I called my mother.
"Hey." There was a hurried voice on the other end of the line.
"Mom, it's me."
"Xiaoge, what's the matter?"
"Mom, I want to tell you about the autumn ....."
"Hey, I've got something going on, don't call me if it's okay."
Before the voice fell, only the sound of the phone hanging up was left on the other end of the phone.
I sat my phone in my ear for a long time, and finally, silently put it down.
When I brought him the bowl with the egg fried rice, he barely managed to stand up and began to devour his chopsticks before he could hold his chopsticks steadily.
In the dim light, I could see that he had a lot of bruises on his face, scars from a fight on his arms, and a messy chicken nest in his hair.
Seeing him like this, my heart couldn't help but hurt: he was my biological father anyway.
"Is there anything else? It's okay, I'm back at school. ”
Seeing that he didn't respond, I went out of my way.
The fluorescent lights in the classroom were bright, and my mood gradually came out of my dullness. Only in the classroom, wearing the same school uniform as theirs, can my extremely inferior self-esteem regain a little balance, and can I temporarily forget the smoky home........
"Little pigeon, are you alright? I don't think you look good, huh? ”
When she said this, I felt a sour stomach, probably because I ran back to school before I finished eating.
"It's okay, I ran too fast just now."
"By the way, did you tell your parents? Autumn outing. ”
"Uh...... Said ......"
"Great, you've always been taciturn, and it took a while to integrate into our class, of course you have to get along with everyone quickly. Uncle and aunt will certainly be happy to let you go too. ”
If my parents could really think so, it would be a golden thing in the world.......
Looking at An Yuqiu's expectant expression, I really couldn't bear to tell her: I'm sorry, I can't go.
Forget it, let's think of a way to see if we can scrape together some money.
In the past spring and autumn trips, I sat silently under the tree alone. The children went to hold their friends' hands and left together. I didn't take anyone's hand the whole time, and no one invited me to play with me.
So, I became what they call an unsociable person.
Now, though, it's different........
By the second period of self-study, my stomach pain became worse and worse, and my whole stomach seemed to be inverted.
"Little pigeon, are you sick?" An Yuqiu touched my forehead with concern.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”
Fortunately, the class will be out in three minutes, and it shouldn't be so uncomfortable to go back and lie down. I thought to myself.
"Jingle Bell Bell ......"
The men in the back row of the class sped out almost as quickly as the bell rang, almost knocking the back door off.
"Wow, looking at this posture, I guess I want to go back to the bedroom to grab a shower position." An Yuqiu couldn't help but sigh.
I was carrying my bag and was about to go home, but someone behind me grabbed me from the strap of my school bag.
"Hey, Tan Lige, Xia Mo, let's go move the homework book." Zhang Huaixu said to me.
It's a big night, what kind of homework book do you move.....
"Oh, good ......." I nodded.
Zhang Huaixu led me through the noisy and crowded corridors and past the English office of the sophomore year.
Well? Didn't you say you wanted to get a homework book?
I had doubts in my heart, and I couldn't help but wonder where Zhang Huaixu was going to take me.
This walk, I walked all the way to the school gate.
"Hey, Zhang Huaixu, aren't we going to move the homework book?" I looked at the unfamiliar street market and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Just make up an excuse, otherwise, An Yuqiu will also worry about you." Zhang Huaixu said to me.
"Then you, what are you bringing me here for?"
"I'll treat you."
"Heal?"
He took me around a corner, and the alley around the corner turned out to be a snack street. He led me to a random place to sit down, tapped his fingers on the greasy wooden table, and shouted to the proprietress who was cooking:
"Boss, let's have a bowl of ravioli."
I didn't know what he meant, so I asked:
"Didn't you say, 'Heal me?'
"Yes, hunger and sickness must be cured with food."
"How do you know ......"
"Your face is pale, and you have been holding your stomach when you have just started class, and in the case of an empty stomach, the concentration of gastric acid in your stomach is too strong, which stimulates stomach stickiness. membranes, causing acute inflammation causing pain in which they occur. If you don't usually have stomach medicine, it can be seen that your stomach problems are not recurring. "He gave me a serious analysis.
"The point is, I heard your stomach growl in class......"
The boy sitting across from me, against the light, the high bridge of the nose and the delicate arc of the chin outlined into sharp lines, which was beautiful.
Under the long bangs, a pair of eyes are as deep as if they have experienced the world.
I thought that a rich boy like Zhang Huaixu should have that indescribable stinky habit, and he would dislike this kind of lively and vulgar roadside stall. However, looking at Zhang Huaixu's reaction, he seems to be quite used to staying.
A bowl of wontons goes down, and the stomach doesn't hurt so much.
"Have you finished eating? Let's go back early when you're done eating. Zhang Huaixu grabbed a shoulder strap with one hand, threw the schoolbag on his back, put one hand in his trouser pocket, yawned and got up and walked in front.
I hurriedly packed my things and followed.
In a place like this, if I don't know anyone around me, I feel very insecure.
I cautiously followed him, my eyes looking down at the shadows on the ground.
I don't know much about Zhang Huaixu, but when I stay with him, I feel very relieved. It's like when I got along with An Yuqiu.
Just as I was thinking about something, I suddenly heard the sound of a car horn, and then I was pulled aside by a hand.
"Don't you look at the road when you walk?" Zhang Huaixu frowned.
"I'm sorry ......"
Zhang Huaixu pushed me to the inside of the road.
"You go this way, don't walk behind me."
Probably because he doesn't like to be followed.
I nodded and did as he was told.
It had just rained today, and the car happened to run over a puddle. I saw that Zhang Huaixu's pants were wet, and there was some mud on the white sneakers, which looked very dazzling.
Am I responsible.......
At this time, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't paid for the ravioli that night.
"That, Zhang Huaixu, can I go back?" I pointed to the alley and asked in a low voice.
"Dropped something?" He asked me.
"No, I forgot to pay just now."
"I paid for it." He said indifferently.
The last time I was in the infirmary, it seemed like he was the one who paid for me.
"Thanks, I'm sorry, I'll give it back to you." Thinking that he was paying for me both times, I felt very sorry for him.
"It's okay, I owe it. Anyway, it's all that person's money........" Zhang Huaixu's last sentence was obviously weakened, as if it was hiding something.
When we reached the bus stop, it was past the rush hour, and there was no one under the camphor tree.
"Aren't you going back to school?"
"I don't live on campus."
"Oh..... Well, it's time for you to go home, too. ”
"I'm not going home either."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and I simply shut up.
The bus came quickly, so that the awkward atmosphere did not last long.
"The car is here, you don't have to send me." I stood in front of the coin box and turned back to Zhang Huaixu and said.
As usual, I walked to the last row of windows and sat down, looking at the orange light outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh.
While I was in a daze, someone seemed to sit down next to me.
I turned back.
Zhang Huaixu? How did he come up.
"Listen?" He handed me a headset and said, "I just happened to be on my way." ”
I see.
I nodded and took the headphones in his hand, which was playing Pu Shu's "Those Flowers".
That laughter reminds me of my flowers
Quietly open for me in every corner of my life
Thought I would always be there for him
Today we are gone, in the sea of people
..........
The slow song of the flowers carries an unexplained sadness. The depressed scenery flashed outside the window, and my emotions also grieved with it.
Life is like a bus ride. Some people have a long trip, while others have a short trip; Some people are very calm and can enjoy the scenery outside the window; Some people are lucky enough to be seated as soon as they get in the car; Some people are unlucky, even if the whole car is sitting, he is still standing;
Sometimes the seats elsewhere are constantly vacating, but the one next to me is silent; And when you make up your mind to go somewhere else, the person in the seat just left just now.......
To me, life seems to play a big joke on me. Maybe I'm the unlucky guy who has been hesitating on the bus, and all the unfortunate things have happened to me.
"Feng Qiyuan, it's here. Passengers who get off the bus are requested to bring their belongings......."
I handed the headphones back to Zhang Huaixu.
"I'm here, see you tomorrow."
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
Watching the bus go away, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was the first time I had taken the bus with my friends, and I was a little nervous.
When I got home, I put away the empty bottles that had been scattered on the floor and washed the empty bowl that had been on the table.
As for Tan Yao, I don't know where he ran to.
Forget it, don't bother to care about him.
He came back for an afternoon, and the whole house was a mess with him, the floor was dotted with cigarette ash, and he picked up the garbage, and there were even two whole garbage bags.
I sighed, locked the door, and went downstairs to throw out the trash.
However, just as I was about to go upstairs after taking out the garbage, I suddenly heard the sound of sticks banging on the door in the hallway.