Chapter 17: Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking is a strange phenomenon of getting out of bed on your own during sleep and then returning to bed to continue sleeping. Neurologically, it is a sleep disorder in which the symptoms are generally walking around the home in a half-asleep and half-awake state, but some patients will leave the house and even perform some dangerous actions.
There are many reasons for the phenomenon of sleepwalking, such as excessive psychological stress or deep sleep. I've also seen a lot of videos about sleepwalking, and some of the people in the videos are just like Welling's at the moment, but I'm a little surprised that Welling can sleepwalk.
I lived in the same dormitory with his classmates for three years, and I never knew that he had such a thing as sleepwalking.
Standing next to Wehrin, I didn't know what to do, and I didn't dare to try to wake him up, it was said that being suddenly woken up while sleepwalking would cause damage to his body, so I didn't dare to act rashly.
I stood there for a moment, but the urine in my body reminded me all the time that I wanted me to free them, but I was afraid that there would be some danger to Welling if I walked away, after all, he was on the balcony and it was the third floor, and it would be terrible if he suddenly fell down in the middle of sleepwalking.
There was really no way, I had to stare at him and slowly retreat, seeing that he had been walking in place I was also a lot relieved, until I retreated to the door of Wei Lin's room, standing at the door, I could faintly hear the sound of Liu Ting's breathing while sleeping, I knocked on the door of the room, there was no movement inside, Liu Ting slept very soundly, otherwise she didn't even notice that such a big living person as Wei Lin disappeared from her.
I had to knock and shout her name inside, but I didn't take my eyes off Wellin for a moment, and at the slightest hint of his movement, I would rush to stop him.
After shouting for a while, there was finally movement in the room, first I heard a dream-like muttering, I didn't stop knocking on the door, and after a while, I heard Liu Ting's "ah" soft scream.
I don't know if it's because Welin is missing or because of me standing at the door, but I didn't have time to think too much about it, and when I saw that she was awake, I said to her, "You come out quickly." ”
Hearing the sound of her getting up and putting on her shoes, Liu Ting walked towards me, yawned a little confused and said, "Ren Sheng, what's going on in the middle of the night, and where is Alin going?" ”
Seeing her come out, I pointed in the direction of the balcony, and she saw Welling on the balcony.
"Alin, what are you doing on the balcony, looking at the stars?" Liu Ting shouted with some nerves.
I quickly stopped her from talking, and then told her about Willin's sleepwalking.
Ignoring Liu Ting's somewhat worried look, I said a little anxiously: "You go to him and watch him, don't act rashly, don't touch him casually, I'll go to the toilet first." ”
Liu Ting agreed, and I hurriedly ran to the toilet to relieve myself.
Some people say that happiness is to hold back the urine and then sprinkle it, but at this moment, it seems to me that this is much stronger than happiness, more like a relief.
"Ah, Ren Sheng, come on."
Just when I was relaxing and feeling comfortable, Liu Ting's anxious voice came, and I didn't even have time to flush the toilet when I heard her call, so I hurriedly rushed out, I was worried that something had happened to Wei Lin.
Fortunately, I saw that Wei Lin was still standing there, and I hurriedly asked Liu Ting, "What's wrong?" ”
Liu Ting stood aside, a little worried and anxious, and said: "Ah Lin, he didn't move, but his expression was a little painful, I don't know what to do, so I have to call you to come and see." ”
I approached and saw that Welling was indeed standing still, and that he had a pained expression on his face.
"What should I do, can't I really wake him up?" Liu Ting wanted to touch Wei Lin with her hand, but put it down again, looked at me and said.
I shook my head and said to her, "People who are sleepwalking can't be woken up, they can't receive external stimuli, and although there is no evidence that being suddenly woken up hurts, but just in case, you don't want anything wrong with Wei Lin, right?" ”
When Liu Ting heard me say this, she had no choice but to dispel that idea and said, "What should I do then?" ”
I looked at Wellin and comforted her, "It should be just a nightmare, don't worry, we'll wait next to you first, it is said that sleepwalkers will eventually take the initiative to go back to bed." ”
Liu Ting had no idea but to listen to me, the three of them stood on the balcony in such a stalemate, since Wei Lin stopped, he stood there straight like a log, really not moving.
Mosquitoes are most rampant in summer, and the three of them standing on the balcony are literally a bloody feast just to feast these hungry mosquitoes.
The "buzzing" sound of mosquitoes flying next to me made me upset, I couldn't help but wave left and right to drive away these mosquitoes trying to suck blood, Liu Ting was also a little unbearable by these mosquitoes on the side, if she usually complained loudly and fled from here, but now she didn't say a word and didn't leave, it seems that she is really worried about Wei Lin.
I don't know how long it took to stand on the balcony, but the moon in the center slowly tilted to the left as time passed, and finally, Wei Lin, who was standing like a stake, moved.
I saw him turn around and walk slowly in the direction of the room, we followed him and watched him enter the room and take off his shoes and lie down on the bed again.
Although I have seen the video, it is still very novel to meet the sleepwalking person for the first time.
Seeing Wei Lin lying back on the bed, Liu Ting and I finally breathed a sigh of relief, the two looked at each other, and I said to her a little tired: "It should be fine, you will lock the door later, and hold something against him to prevent him from running out again." ”
"Hmm." Liu Ting nodded.
I was so sleepy after tossing for so long that I yawned and said, "Go back to sleep, I'm too sleepy." ”
Seeing Liu Ting close the door of the room, I also returned to the room, got on the bed and fell asleep after a while.
•••
The next morning, I opened my eyes when I heard the occasional rooster crowing outside, and the sun poured in through the window.
It's a new day, and when I look at the time, it's only seven o'clock in the morning, I open the door and go downstairs, and I see that the door of Wei Lin's room is closed, and he shouldn't have gotten up yet, and his grandparents downstairs are already working, and I don't know when they got up.
"Grandpa, grandma, it's early."
When Wei Lin's grandfather saw me get up, he stopped what he was doing and said, "Xiaosheng, you got up so early, I thought you young people would go to bed late before getting up." ”
I smiled and said, "I also get up at seven o'clock at school, and I'm used to it." But Grandpa, you woke up early, didn't you? ”
His grandfather smiled: "We usually get up at six o'clock, and people can't sleep for a long time when they are old, just like you said they are used to it." ”
"You sit, I'll go and make you a bowl of noodles." Grandpa put down his work and went to the kitchen.
The morning air was the freshest of the day, especially in the countryside, the air exuded a faint smell of grass, I took a deep breath, stretched my waist, and saw the black treasure run out of its nest, and saw me run to my feet, sniffing my shoes.
I crouched down and teased it, and after a while I heard someone coming downstairs.