The day after the college entrance examination, Lu Li and I made an appointment to meet at the playground at 4 p.m.

Because today is the first time that Lu Li and I have gone on a solo date, I was both excited and nervous, so I got up early in the morning and invited Gu Zijin to the shopping mall near the playground to help me pick out clothes.

Gu Zijin has been determined to change herself since she met Chen Yao in the studio in the third year of junior high school, so she bought a lot of beauty magazines in private, and taught herself makeup and matching skills.

Changing into the dress that Gu Zijin chose, I stood in front of the fitting mirror and pulled the skirt under my knees, "Zijin, this skirt is too short, I will be gone as soon as the wind blows." ”

Gu Zijin circled around me and nodded with satisfaction, "How beautiful, when the wind blows, you think of yourself as Marilyn Monroe, imagining that there are thousands of passers-by turning back for you." ”

I unconsciously followed Gu Zijin's description and imagination, and couldn't help but shudder, "This picture is so terrifying, I'm going to replace it." ”

Gu Zijin grabbed me who was about to walk to the fitting room, and said speechlessly, "Ye Zhenzhen, you asked me to help you pick out clothes, but you think this collar is too low, and you think that this one is too exposed, so you just wrap it in a big quilt." Let's see if Lu Li is willing to look at you more. ”

In the end, I was persuaded by Gu Zijin and bought the skirt ruthlessly.

At about half past three, I was standing at the gate of the playground waiting for Lu Li. Maybe it's because of the psychological effect, I always feel that there are always passers-by looking at my skirt, I lowered my head embarrassedly, took out my mobile phone and sent a text message urging Lu Li to come quickly: "Lu Li, I'm here, you come quickly." ”

As soon as the text message was sent, the mobile phone suddenly rang, and before I could open my mouth, I heard the mother on the other end of the phone crying: "Zhenzhen, your father suddenly fainted, and now he is in the hospital, what should I do?" ”

I almost fell down, and asked in a trembling voice: "Mom, didn't you go to deliver medicine to grandma today, why did something happen to my father, where is he now?" ”

"At the hospital in your grandmother's town, you take a taxi now."

On the corridor of the hospital's emergency room, there were a few people waiting at the door, and I staggered through the crowd and ran over and asked a few questions in one breath, "Mom! How's Dad? Why do I faint suddenly? What do doctors say? ”

"Still having surgery inside...... "My mother's eyes immediately turned red when she saw me, "Zhenzhen, your dad will be fine, right?" ”

To be honest, I don't know. In my heart, my father has always been like a big tree to protect our family, but I never thought that one day the big tree would suddenly fall.

I couldn't hold back my tears so as not to make my mother more sad, I took a deep breath to calm myself down, and persuaded her to convince me more like to myself, "Mom, don't worry, Dad will be fine." ”

I don't know how long it took, but I knew that the door of the emergency room next door was opened and closed several times, but the door in front of us was still tightly closed, full of depression and fear, which made people breathless.

I sat on the bench, shivering from fear or from the air conditioning.

Fortunately, in the end, the operation went smoothly and my dad was out of danger.

"Because of long-term hypertension, the patient has coronary atherosclerosis, causing narrowing or blockage of the lumen of the blood vessels.

Because of the doctor's words, we finally calmed down, my mother went to the ward to take care of my father, and I went to the outpatient hall to go through the admission procedures.

In the interval between the equal signs, the strings that had been tight just now suddenly relaxed, and my legs fell limply and sat on the chair.

The clock in the hall was already pointing to eight o'clock in the evening. I suddenly remembered that I had made an appointment with Lu Li to meet at the playground at four o'clock, because my father suddenly had an accident, and I completely forgot about Lu Li.

I took out my phone and pressed the unlock button, but I didn't expect the phone screen to flash for a few seconds, and it automatically turned off after prompting the battery to be low. Because I came out in a hurry, I didn't even bring a change of clothes, let alone a mobile phone charger.

Sitting next to me was a boy about my age, playing Tetris with his phone.

I interrupted him gently, "Hello, my phone is out of battery, can you lend me a call?" ”

The boy looked up at me for a moment, then hesitantly handed me the phone.

I can't memorize Lu Li's phone number at all, so I have to call Gu Zijin's number from memory.

Tried the first two, either wrong or empty.

When I dialed the third number, the boy next to me gave me a disgruntled look.

I raised my index finger and said to him embarrassedly, "Try another one." ”

The phone was connected, and Gu Zijin's voice came, "Hello, I'm Gu Zijin......" Before I could speak, the voice on the other end of the phone continued, "I'm not in China now, please leave a message if you have something." ”

I hung up the phone in disappointment, remembering that Gu Zijin and Gu Zijin had traveled abroad on a plane with his parents in the evening.

The last glimmer of hope was dashed, and I gave the phone back to the boy. I don't know if Lu Li will be angry because of my default, so I can only wait to explain it to him after I get home.

Ten days later, Dad was discharged from the hospital. It was almost early in the morning when the three of us got home, and I thought that I would see Lu Li at tomorrow's graduation ceremony, so I slept peacefully.

But the strange thing is that I woke up early the next morning and couldn't sleep again. I simply cleaned up and went downstairs to knock on Lu Li's door. I knocked for about a minute and no one responded, it's only eight o'clock now, and there is still an hour before the return to school, so Lu Li should have already gone to school.

I went downstairs and walked in the direction of the school, but when I got to the classroom, I didn't see Lu Li.

I took out my phone and tried to call him, but I came with a voice that said, "The phone you dialed is turned off," and I felt like I couldn't put it into words.

"Zhenzhen." Gu Zijin ran in from the back door of the classroom, grabbed my shoulders, and looked at me guiltily, "I'm sorry, I only heard that your father was sick when I got home yesterday, you must have been very sad and helpless recently." ”

I patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "It's okay, my dad is home now." ”

"I'm going to visit your dad at your house with my mom these days, don't worry, I'm back, I'll accompany you in anything."

Gu Zijin took out a few photos from his bag and put them on the table, which was a group photo of the five of us before the college entrance examination. I looked at the five people with very different expressions in the photo and couldn't help but laugh.

"I've washed a lot of them, one for each of us, and Lu Li's will be placed here for you first." Gu Zijin took out two of them and gave them to me, "Oh, by the way, I saw that the bulletin board at the school gate was doing a photo contest of 'The Best of Us', and I needed to attach a sentence to the photo." Otherwise, let's take this photo for the contest. Zhen Zhen, your writing is good, you will write. ”

I nodded, and soon had an idea, and immediately picked up my pen and wrote on the back of the photo.

Gu Zijin picked up the photo and read it carefully: "Without your world, only half of it is left; If you have your scenery, you can call us - taken on June 6, 2009. Zhenzhen, you write so well! ”

The graduation ceremony was officially held at 10 o'clock in the morning, but Lu Li still didn't come, and his phone was still turned off.

I stood on the playground in trepidation, and the principal gave a speech on the podium.

This time last year, Gu Zijin and I were sitting on the opposite steps, watching this ceremony called separation.

It was also this time last year that Gu Zijin's first love, which he had followed for many years, was suddenly announced; Senior Sister Shinoying also missed Lin Zhi on the track of time.

Isn't every summer doomed to separation.

The ceremony was still boring and lengthy, and two girls in the next class were chatting secretly.

"Have you heard? Lu Li, who is in the third class, was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States! ”

"Then Lu Li is going to study abroad?"

"Yes, a few days ago, I came to the school to discuss with the head teacher to apply for a volunteer, and I happened to meet Lu Li's father to get the admission letter."

"I'm so envious of Lu Li, I will enter the first-class music school in the United States immediately after the college entrance examination, if I ......"

I didn't listen any further, turned and ran towards the office, something had to be confirmed right away!

Master Yuan looked at me in surprise who was supposed to attend the graduation ceremony on the playground at this time, "Zhenzhen, what are you doing in the office?" ”

"Teacher Yuan," I tried not to be too emotional, "Lu Li, did he go to study in the United States?" ”

Although Yangfan Middle School ranks among the top three in the city in terms of admission rate, there are almost no students who can study abroad in famous universities every year. Lu Li was considered to have made a face for the school, so Mrs. Yuan was very happy when she heard me mention Lu Li, and she didn't pursue me for leaving the ceremony without permission.

"Yes, his dad came to school a few days ago to get the notice for him."

"Then why didn't Lu Li come to the graduation ceremony today?"

"I heard that the Curtis Institute of Music will be reporting at the end of June, and Lu Li should have gone to the United States by this time."

Although I had already guessed this possibility on the way here, when I really confirmed the answer, my heart still felt like a needle prick, and I felt a dull pain.

I don't know how I walked home, and when I came to my senses, I was already standing in front of Lu Li's door.

I took a deep breath, slowly rang the doorbell, and banged a few more times with my fist.

The door was very quiet, as if the owner had really traveled far away.

But I was reluctant to move my steps, leaned against the wall steadily, and finally stood a little tired, so I simply squatted on the ground and waited, expecting that Lu Li would open the door in the next second and call me Ye Zhenzhen.

The elevator door was suddenly opened, and I looked up expectantly, but a middle-aged aunt came out of the elevator.

When my aunt saw me sitting on the ground with a sad face, she came over and kindly asked me, "Little girl, are you looking for this family?" ”

I nodded, a glimmer of hope rose in my heart, and I asked urgently, "Auntie, do you know Lu Li, who lives here?" Just an 18-year-old, tall, thin, good-looking boy? ”

"I've seen that young man, but the morning before yesterday I went out to buy groceries, and I saw a man, who should be the young man's father, carrying two large suitcases of luggage downstairs, and I haven't seen the young man come back for a few days, it seems that he is out of the house."

Auntie's words completely dashed my hopes.

Outside the stairs, a plane flew through the sky, leaving a long trail.

The boy who told me that he wanted to take the same city together flew to the other side of the Atlantic without saying goodbye.