CHAPTER XVI
It's all a nightmare.
Hurry up and forget about all this.
Besides, after meeting Tang Ling, all I encountered were troubles.
She always asked me to do all sorts of nonsense, and at first she was obviously playing tricks on me.
What a nasty guy.
Her personality is twisted, isn't she?
And it's freewheeling.
And capricious.
He won't say what he thinks in his heart, and he seems to be hiding something.
That said, she's not blunt at all.
Resolute again.
but weak.
I also love to cry.
Feelings are changeable.
Value your family.
Very gentle.
Susceptible.
And fragile.
I always let her get hurt.
β¦β¦
Can I forget Tang Ling?
Impossible.
Summer is coming to an end, and autumn is coming. The autumn of Sister Xiaoyan's death is coming.
When autumn comes, I always think of Sister Xiaoyan. Every autumn, I get in a dull mood. I especially hate autumn this year. I don't want to surpass the fall of my sister's last year of high school.
I haven't seen Tang Ling for two weeks. Tomorrow is the school anniversary.
Most of the students who don't usually attend the rehearsal of the drama also came today. It's also to create the illusion that they've been rehearsing.
Maybe it's normal for people to want to experience the mood of youth, everyone is busy, as the starring role, we don't have much work, and we are more idle. However, we are not in the mood to help them.
"It's going to start tomorrow."
Wu Jie threw a can of carbonated drink to me leaning on the podium. The drink must have been bought from the vending machine on the first floor.
"Xiaotian, why are you playing Juliet?"
He didn't ask me such a fundamental question until now.
"That's it...... Actually, it was Tang Ling who wanted to act. β
"Huh? What. β
"She kept saying that I wanted me to do for her what she wanted to do before she died, and then tell her about it."
"Then tomorrow I'll just play you as Tang Ling?"
"I'm going to cry."
Carbonic foam explodes in the mouth.
"Two months to go."
Wu Jie said in a tone of "Of course you know". I was taken aback.
"What did Tang Ling say?"
I remembered that when the summer vacation was about to end, Tang Ling was told again how long she could live. I was too scared to ask her what was going on.
"When I went to the ward with you. Don't you know? β
It's astonishing. Although I was also surprised that Wu Jie knew what I didn't know, the number of two months gave me a bigger impact, as if I had been pushed into cold water.
"Now, Xiaotian, why is a bastard like me alive, but a good person must die? Don't you think that's weird? β
Who is Wu Jie talking about? Is it Tang Ling? Or brother? Or two? I wanted to ask, but I thought it was okay not to ask.
I was silent, searching for something to say.
"I was rejected by Tang Ling."
I finally said this to Wu Jie. But Wu Jie was not surprised at all.
"Someone who is always around, but can't touch."
"Huh?"
"I mean, the person Tang Ling likes."
First time I heard it.
"She said that?"
"yes, so that person is you, right?"
"No, it's not, I broke off my friendship with Tang Ling a few days ago, and we won't see each other again."
"Break up...... Are you a child? β
"Indeed."
I do feel naΓ―ve.
"If one day, I told you never to come, would you still come?"
I suddenly remembered what Tang Ling had said at that time.
It was late at night. We've been practicing hard at the end.
First, Juliet drank the medicine and went into suspended animation.
Then, Romeo, who thought Juliet was dead, committed suicide.
In the end, Juliet, desperate because of Romeo's death, commits suicide.
Everything is nothing.
When a loved one dies, he must be buried with him.
Sister Xiaoyan's line of drawing a red line suddenly came to mind.
It takes a lot of courage or determination to sneak into a night ward. I have done this kind of thing many times, and after meeting Tang Ling, I may have more courage.
But it doesn't always work.
Yes.
The next day is going to be officially acted, and I want to see Tang Ling no matter what. Late at night on the day I came back from school, I slipped into the hospital. Then I was caught by the nurse.
"Sit down over there."
The nurse's name was Mo Hong, and she was the nurse Tang Ling mentioned when the store collapsed. She sighed and urged me to sit in the chair at the nurse's stand.
"What's your name? Let's be honest. β
"My name is Xiaotian."
"Full name!"
Miss Mo Hong's voice was very serious.
"Dragon...... Howling sky. β
"Sure enough."
I don't know what she really meant, but she said it anyway.
"Today's visiting time has passed, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."
"Yes...... I'm sorry. β
Now, there is no other way but to apologize. I kept my head down.
"Well, that doesn't matter."
Miss Mo Hong's expression was still serious, but she said so. I looked up in surprise.
"More important than you breaking into the hospital at night, why didn't you suddenly come to visit Tang Ling? Aren't you dating? β
I was surprised. Miss Mo Hong seems to have a big misunderstanding. I thought she was so busy that she couldn't remember who was visiting whom. I didn't expect her to know that I visited Tang Ling in her hospital room frequently.
"You guys quarreled? Or are you reluctant to come? Are you too uncomfortable to see her getting weaker day by day? β
"No, it's just...... I was hated by her. She said she didn't want to see me again. β
"That's why you're not coming. Hmmm......"
Then Miss Mo Hong gently kicked my foot with her sandal-wearing foot.
"Don't give up halfway."
ββ¦β¦ But I can't help it. Since she hates it, then I just have to leave. β
I myself know that this is useless.
"You don't understand anything. Because I don't understand, I don't feel like I'm wrong. You think you're right. You're just indulging in what you're right. It's a common thing, but it's bad. β
She said something meaningful and then stood up.
"It's time for me to go on my rounds, you go back too, don't wake up the sleeping patient."
Listening to her words, I slowly stood up.
"When I'm on duty, I have to go to the patient's bedside every night to check on their status. Recently, Tang Ling often cries while sleeping. It's been like this since you didn't come. She probably didn't realize it herself. Therefore, though I saw it, I could not say anything. I can't get into every patient's heart. She kept saying, 'Xiaotian, I'm sorry'. That's your name, right? She's apologizing to you every night. What is it that makes her apologize so much every night? I don't know. β
She spoke quickly. Does Miss Mo Hong have the talent to become a cross talk actor or politician?
"Maybe you're the only one in this world who knows the answer."
She said, turning to leave the nurses' station.
"Wait a minute!"
I shouted without thinking.
"Be quiet, it's night."
"I'm sorry. Well, our class is going to perform a drama, and it will officially start tomorrow, so I want to come and see her. I want to tell her that I'm going to cheer her on. Could you please convey this to her? β
"It depends on my mood."
Miss Mo Hong said and left. I didn't see Tang Ling in the end, so I went back honestly.
Before the school anniversary, I had a painful time.
"Xiaotian-san, don't move."
As Juliet, I was caught by the girls in my class, who were doing my formal makeup in the classroom. And I was wearing an exaggerated dress skirt. I had heard of wearing a dress, but I didn't expect to wear makeup.
"You don't need to be so serious......"
I was tired of saying it, but the atmosphere in the class was so high that no one listened to my complaints. The ears were full of snickering laughter from the boys. "Long Xiaotian looks good with makeup", "Maybe prettier than me", "Long Xiaotian unexpectedly looks good" This kind of words are not even comforting, but I look at myself in the mirror and only feel funny. I really want to run away now.
"Xiaotian, what about nervousness?"
Wu Jie, who played Romeo, dressed as an aristocratic person, came over to see me put on makeup, and as always, it was not a big deal to watch the excitement.
"Not at all."
I'd love to tell him you're nervous. I could tell that his expression was stiff.
"If only everyone liked it, Xiaotian."
The moment I appeared in women's clothing, it was already decided that Shakespeare's tragedy would be the fate of comedy.
"If only you wore women's clothes, too. Romeo is actually a woman, and we can play a new tragedy of lily. β
Although tragicomedy is completely reversed.
"And then it's actually two men who act?"
"It's funny."
Although I said it myself, I couldn't laugh at all.
Even so...... It's annoying, but I'm going to take it seriously until the end.
Because it's not for myself.
I'm also very serious when I practice, so it's okay.
"No problem, right?"
I suddenly became nervous and asked Wu Jie.
"Oh, that's perfect for you."
I don't know why Wu Jie answered me with my opinion on women's clothing. I poked him. Just as I was finishing my makeup, I was about to stand up when I took off my school uniform and threw it in the corner pocket and heard the sound of my phone vibrating. I hurriedly ran over and looked at the screen.
It shows Tang Ling.
And, it's a video call.
"Hey, Long Xiaotian, it's going to be a show soon."
I don't know who said it, I didn't care about him, and I connected the call.
The picture is full of Tang Ling's face.
I laughed at the sight of her face.
"I heard you want to see me?"
She had heavy dark circles under her eyes and her eyes were red. Her face was a mess, and she didn't try to hide the traces of a previous cry. I've never seen her so embarrassed.
"How?"
For some reason, she puffed up her chest and said with a smug expression.
"No matter what anyone says, you're the most beautiful in the world."
I really think so. "Now" is enchanted, and if it were "now", my words would have been able to reach her.
"Haha, then again, Xiaotian's face is so powerful, like a princess."