XM-0023 Awakening
Deerfield is just a small town with a small population, so the people in the town know each other, Matthew followed Catherine all the way, and people kept greeting her on the way, and Catherine also responded sweetly one by one, and it could be seen that their relationship was not bad.
After walking more than 100 meters, I came to an open-air basketball court, where I saw six boys fighting bulls in pairs of threes, and a few girls sitting next to them sat on the audience chairs, sometimes bowing their heads and talking, sometimes cheering for the boys on the court, one of the girls swept her eyes over here, and immediately screamed: "Katie, you're back!" ”
Catherine excitedly pulled Matthew and ran there, hugged the screaming girl and said, "Wendy, when did you come back, why didn't you play more at your aunt's house?" ”
Afterwards, Yiyi greeted the other girls one by one.
"Hey, don't mention it, it's so boring there, my aunt has to go to work, and there are no peers I know nearby, I stayed for half a month, I can't stand it, I'll come back, and as soon as I come back, I heard that you also went out to play, how about it?" Wendy spoke quickly about her situation, and then asked, "Who is this?" ”
"He's Matthew, he's traveling from China, you don't know, this time I went to visit Haval, I didn't expect to meet a robber, if it wasn't for Matthew's help, I don't know what would have happened?" Catherine introduces Matthew.
At this time, the boys who were fighting bulls on the court also stopped, came over one after another, and greeted Catherine, it can be seen that Catherine is very popular among boys, seeing Catherine looking at Matthew with a grateful face, one of the boys said in a flirtatious tone: "Hey, brother, do you know Chinese kung fu?" Do you know how to play basketball? ”
"Jack, what are you doing? Matthew is a guest in our house! Catherine heard the flavor in Jack's tone and stopped in advance.
Jack didn't answer, just looked at Matthew with disdain! The others also looked like they were watching the show, and even looked forward to the next conflict between the two sides.
Matthew looked at this group of little kids a little speechlessly, he was in his twenties, and he was provoked by a teenage kid, although foreigners developed early, this Jack already has a height that is not inferior to Matthew, but thinking about it, it is still a bit of a big bully, so he shirked and said: "A little, but not often!" ”
This is also the truth, when he was in college, Matthew was also a frequent visitor on the court, although the level was average, but the enthusiasm of the year was very high, after all, more than half of the thirty boys in the class were keen to play basketball, and Matthew's roommate was the captain of the basketball team, in this atmosphere, it was impossible for Matthew not to play basketball.
After graduation, he stayed in the dormitory every day, and he hadn't touched a basketball for a long time, but Matthew believed that with his current body, it would be easy to abuse this group of little kids.
"Alright, let's have some fun together! Alan, you go down and let Matthew take your place! Jack said on his own.
"Forget it, you guys play!" Matthew really has no interest in this kind of boring struggle!
"Jack, don't go too far!" Catherine said a little angrily.
Although Jack was a little worried that Catherine would be angry, he was furious when he saw Catherine defending Matthew like this, straightened his neck, and said excitedly: "What, scared?" Are you Chinese like this? ”
Catherine still wanted to speak, but was pulled by her sisters with a smile, and Matthew was also a little angry with this kid, and nodded: "Okay, then let's have fun!" But let's go one-on-one, how about it? ”
"That's good! We have five balls per person, whoever throws it first wins, you come first! Jack obviously didn't like Matthew and let Matthew kick off first.
Matthew said with a smirk, "Are you sure?" ”
Jack said proudly, "Sure! ”
"Alright, I'm here!" With that, Matthew took the basketball, slapped it twice on the ground, and motioned for Jack to start on his own.
Jack immediately took a defensive stance and met him.
Matthew calmly slapped the ball outside the three-point line, saw Jack coming, threw the ball upward, and in the stunned crowd, the basketball crossed a perfect parabola, swiped, and hollowed into the bar.
Catherine cheered loudly and cheered for Matthew, and the other girls cheered for Matthew.
Jack said with an ugly face: "This ball is just good luck, next time you won't have such good luck!" ”
Matthew took the ball again and started the second ball, and Jack was obviously a little nervous, and immediately came to Matthew's side, defended closely, and reached out to pull the ball from time to time, wanting to increase the pressure on Matthew, Matthew leaned sideways against Jack, slapped the ball with the other hand, smiled weirdly at Jack, and then jumped on the spot, a backward lean, and under Jack's flying block, the basketball was a perfect parabola, hollow into the hurdle.
At this time, everyone knew that Matthew's goal was not based on luck, and there was another round of applause, and even the other five boys admired Matthew a little, and couldn't help but applaud, Jack's face became even more ugly, and he said: "Can you only shoot?" ”
Matthew smiled slightly and said, "Although you can win just by shooting, but let's convince you, the third ball, it's on!" ”
Saying, take back the basketball, pat, and dribble towards the three-point line, Jack is highly concentrated this time, staring at Matthew's movements without blinking, Matthew dribbles left and right, the speed is getting faster and faster, making Jack more nervous, suddenly a feint, shaking Jack hurriedly rushed to the left, but Matthew was carrying the ball from the right side of the easy past Jack, one jumped, Matthew's body rose suddenly, like a big bird, his arms grabbed the basketball, beyond the basket high, his hands clasped together to hold the basket, and smashed into the basket, Slam Dunk.
The crowd cheered again, and Wendy whispered to Catherine, "This Matthew looks so charming!" ”
"Of course!" Catherine said with an affirmative expression.
"Does he have a girlfriend?" Wendy saw that Catherine didn't understand what she meant, and asked directly.
"Huh? Do you want to? Catherine looked at Wendy with a shocked face, although they are not very old, but Westerners are precocious, many little girls start to fall in love early, and even pregnant, Catherine is a good baby, not contaminated with these vices, but under the influence of the ears, she still knows a lot about this situation.
"Yes, I'm very interested in him, maybe I can have a transnational love with him as my first love, isn't it beautiful?" Wendy looked wistful.
Catherine looked at her friend speechlessly, although she knew that she might just be talking, after all, she could get along with herself so closely, Wendy herself was not a casual person, but looking at the handsome Matthew in the field, she was still a little unhappy in her heart, and she blurted out somehow: "He should have a girlfriend!" ”
"Alas, that's a pity!" Wendy didn't think much of it, which made Catherine breathe a sigh of relief.
The confrontation in the court was soon over, and the remaining two balls were easily sent into the basket by Matthew, leaving Jack with a lost face.
Matthew walked up to Catherine and said, "Katie, let's go back!" ”
"Hmmm! Mom should have already made lunch! Catherine quickly got up and nodded. Then he waved goodbye to his friends, and in Wendy's reluctant gaze, he took Matthew's hand and walked briskly towards his home.
Back at Catherine's house, Carmen and Theresa had already arranged lunch, and were sitting on the couch watching TV, when they saw Matthew and them coming back, they greeted them with a smile, and then everyone sat down at the big table and ate lunch! Theresa made a steak with other vegetables, which was also delicious.
After lunch, everyone rested for a while, and in the afternoon, under the leadership of Catherine's family, Matthew visited the whole town, which is full of a sense of beauty, unlike many domestic villages and towns, and the architectural style is not uniform, resulting in a very poor overall impression.
The afternoon passed quickly, and in the evening, after dinner, everyone watched TV for a while, and then went back to their rooms.
Matthew finished taking a shower and lay on the bed, and his mental perception was not released immediately, otherwise it would be bad if he saw something that he shouldn't see! At midnight, when everyone was already asleep, Matthew leaned out and scanned Catherine's situation.
Wearing pajamas, she was holding a plush toy, lying on her side, sleeping very soundly, Matthew observed for a while, and saw that she did not move, so he was ready to withdraw his senses, but he did not expect a sudden change.
Catherine, who was originally smiling at the corner of her mouth, suddenly frowned, her body began to tremble slightly, and an invisible fluctuation appeared in Matthew's perception again, Matthew immediately concentrated and observed carefully, only to see Catherine's body began to tremble at a special frequency, looming, and after lasting for about ten minutes, she magically fell off the bed board and fell on the floor.
"Hey!" Catherine, who was asleep, was woken up by this fall, and when she opened her eyes, it was not the familiar ceiling, and she looked around, and it was under her bed.
Catherine was a little inexplicable and wanted to get up, but her body suddenly sank again, crossed the floor of the second floor, and fell straight down, so frightened that Catherine immediately shouted: "Ah! ”
Seeing this, Matthew quickly teleported and caught Catherine as she was about to fall to the ground.
Catherine looked at Matthew who suddenly appeared in shock, and opened her mouth wide, as if asking, "How did you show up?" ”
At this time, Carmen and Theresa were also woken up by Catherine's screams, and hurriedly got up, and asked eagerly as they walked, "Katie, what's wrong with you?" ”
Matthew held Catherine and teleported back to Catherine's bedroom, then put her back on the bed, put his finger lightly to his lips, motioned for Catherine not to speak, and then smiled mysteriously, and the figure disappeared in an instant.
After Matthew disappeared, the door was pushed open by Theresa, and when she saw Catherine sitting on the bed in a daze, she asked with concern, "Katie, are you okay?" ”
Catherine saw her mother's anxious look, came back to her senses, and comforted: "I'm fine, Mom, I just had a nightmare!" ”
Theresa hugged Catherine and soothed, "That's good, that's good!" ”
Carmen was relieved to see that it was okay, and apologized to Matthew, who was pretending to be woken up: "I'm sorry, Katie has a nightmare, woke you up!" ”
Matthew laughed, "Is Katie okay?" ”
"It's fine!" The two talked a few words outside, and Matthew went back to the house to sleep! Theresa and Carmen say they're going to stay with Catherine tonight, and Carmen nods and goes back on her own.
Hearing Matthew's voice, Catherine's eyes moved, hesitated, but did not tell her parents about the abnormality of herself and Matthew, thinking that she must ask about it tomorrow, in the warm embrace of Theresa, Catherine's eyelids gradually became heavy, and after a while, she fell asleep.
"It turned out to be your ......," Matthew retracted his mental perception and smiled to himself in the room.