Extra 19: Low to Dust (Dean)
I said, pulling her into the house, then closing the door, "You sit first, I'll call your sister, she's worried......"
I turned around and took a step when my hand was grabbed, and I paused and looked back, and I saw her with red eyes.
"Did you quarrel with my sister?"
"......" There was no way to lie to her anymore, I rolled my throat and nodded, "It's not just a quarrel. ”
"Because of Brother Wen?"
"It's not."
"Lie!" She yelled at me excitedly, not only her eyes red, but also her face flushed.
I twisted my eyebrows and looked at her fixedly, because something was wrong with her, because of the sharpness in her eyes, is this the Xuanxuan I know? Could it be that her illness ......
I was still thinking about it, and she suddenly lowered her head as if she realized something, "I'm so hungry." ”
My eyebrows tightened, and I reached out and clasped her wrist lightly, the touch was cold, "Sit on the sofa first and wait for me, I'll get you something to eat." ”
She stiffened and nodded slightly as I grabbed her wrist with my hand.
Walking to the couch, I just let go of her and wanted to ask her to sit down, she suddenly grabbed my palm with her backhand, "Dean......"
"What's wrong?" I sensed that something was wrong with her, and tried to soften my voice, not daring to stimulate her.
She looked up at me, her lips trembling, and said, "Can I be called first?" I don't want to go back yet. ”
"Of course." I nodded, "I'll get you food first, you eat and go take a shower and rest, you see how you look now......"
As I spoke, my eyes glancing over her dirty hospital gown and finally landing on her muddy shoes.
She came on foot, and it took more than two hours to drive from that far......
"Sorry for the staining."
"It's okay, you sit down first."
"Hmm."
I went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, first took a carton of milk and brought it out to her, then took out the refrigerated steak from the refrigerator and threw it into the cold water to thaw it, then took out the noodles and put them on the kitchen counter, and then went to the hot water......
These movements, accustomed and skillful, can be done without thinking, because what has been flashing in my mind is the excitement in her red eyes just now.
From the time I went to see her, she asked me if Brother Wen had come back, she had already started to feel wrong, at least she was hiding it so well, just like six years ago.
It's just that...... Why are you so obsessed with Arvin? It's been six years, why can't Nuoxi let it go, and Xuanxuan can't let it go?
Although I know very well that jealousy can make people ugly and mean, I am still jealous, jealous of his free and easy, jealous that he can finally let go, jealous that he lives so freely.
sighed softly, and suddenly a voice came from behind him, Xuanxuan's, "Why sigh?" ”
I stiffened slightly, and when I turned my head to look at her, I saw her standing at the kitchen door at some point, holding an empty cup that had just been filled with milk.
More than ten years ago, Noxi snuggled up to the kitchen door with his hands on his chest and looked at me, and I felt like I was in a different world......
Unknowingly, it has been so many years, and Xuanxuan is the same as Nuoxi at that time......
"Dean?" She tilted her head slightly to look at me.
I shook my head slightly, turned around and scooped the noodles out, "Give me a few more minutes, and I'll be ready to eat the steak and eggs." ”
There was silence for two seconds, followed by a soft sound, followed by footsteps and the sound of cups crashing against the kitchen counter.
I didn't look back, and after a pause in the footsteps, I folded out of the kitchen.
After a while, I made something delicious and brought it out to her, and found her sitting on the sofa in a daze watching the TV she hadn't watched.
"What do you want?"
She came to her senses, turned to look at me, and then curled her lips and smiled at me, "It's nothing. ”
I walked in, hunched over and put the two plates in front of her, then picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, "Turn on the TV and watch, it's so restrained." ”
There was silence behind her for a second, and it was her soft laughter, "It's so rich." ”
I looked back at her, smiled, put the remote down, turned around and walked to the room, "I want to see what I want to adjust, I'll go change my clothes, and then go out and ......"
"Where are you going?!" Before I could finish speaking, she interrupted me, her voice nervous.
I paused and looked back, "I'll go outside and see if there's any store open, and buy you two changes of clothes." ”
Her eyebrows furrowed instantly, and her eyes coaxed again, "I...... I ......"
"What's wrong?" I walked back to the couch and looked down at her.
"Don't tell my sister yet, okay? I really don't want to go back now......" she said, tears rolling out of her eyes.
My heart tugged, I quickly curled my lips, pulled out a tissue and walked to sit next to her, "I don't tell her, you don't go back now, you need a change of clothes, right?" ”
In fact...... I was going to call Noshi after I went out, and the call was not necessarily to send her back immediately, just to reassure Noxi, but now, I feel that I can't make this call.
I changed my clothes and went out, and it was already nine o'clock when I arrived at the mall, I only thought about buying two sets of clothes, but thinking about girls, I was very embarrassed to go to the underwear store, as well as socks, slippers, and daily necessities to buy out of the mall, I first called home.
No one answered in the middle of the ring, my heartbeat missed a beat, I was afraid that she would run away again, and when I called the second time, the phone was picked up, but no one spoke, and she was quite cautious.
I sighed and told her that I was already on my way back, and told her not to run around, and it was estimated that it would be an hour, and she heard my voice, so she hummed and said, "Drive slowly."
When I hung up the phone, somehow, the last four words of her were around my ears, and a warm current crossed my heart, and I couldn't help but raise my lips.
But the uplift didn't last long, for it occurred to me that I was almost leaving, and she ...... In the end, I had to go back to that cold hospital.
When she got home, she was sitting on the couch, already in the shower, her hair slightly damp, and her pajamas were covered in my pajamas...... I only put on pajamas......
I bowed slightly, quickly lowered my eyes, took my eyes off her slender white calves, and closed the door.
"Coming back?"
"......" My heart trembled inexplicably, I paused for a second and turned back to smile at her, raised the paper bag I was carrying in my hand and walked towards her, "Hurry up and change your clothes, and then see what is missing." ”
She stood up and took the paper bag I handed her and smiled so big that her eyes narrowed, "Hmm! ”
I was stunned for a second, and I just wanted to tell her that there was a guest room, but the words choked in my throat.
Forget it, just change your clothes, and now I feel like I'm letting her into my room.
After a while, she came out of my room, wearing the pajamas I had bought for her, and her cheeks were a little red and she said to me, "This looks like a child's ......."
I looked at the pink Mickey-headed pajamas and winked, "Don't you like it?" I think it's a good fit for you, huh? ”
She lowered her head slightly in discomfort, raised her hand and brushed the strands of hair hanging on her chest behind her ears, "It's okay, it's okay." ”
"Huh." I chuckled and stood up, "You watch TV first, and I'll help you clean up your room." ”
“…… Well. ”
"Oh, by the way, is there anything missing?"
“…… Not. ”
I nodded, went to change the sheets and pillowcases in the guest room, and then brought the quilt again, this room has never been occupied, no one can change it.
When I got it out and asked her if she was sleepy, she shook her head and said she wanted to watch TV.
I didn't urge her, I sat on the corner sofa and watched with her, but when there was nothing to do for the time being, many questions that I hadn't thought about before began to come to mind.
"Xuanxuan." My name is her.
"Huh?" She leaned sideways in the corner of the couch and turned her head to look at me.
"Can you tell me why you ran out?"
She frowned slightly and said, "Then can you tell me, why did you and my sister quarrel?" ”
"......" I hesitated for a second, then nodded, "Of course." ”
I can't hide it, and I'm leaving, it's better if I knew it earlier, and now I'm still here, and I can still enlighten her.
"Why is that?"
"Your sister and I didn't quarrel, it was...... I'm going back. ”
She looked at me fixedly, as if she didn't realize what I meant, and was silent for three seconds, her eyes widened violently, and she straightened up to look at me, "Where are you going back?" ”
It was a frightened look, my heart shrunk and rolled my throat, "Go back to my country." ”
After another two seconds of silence, her eyebrows furrowed, "Are you going to give up on my sister?" ”
Speaking of Noxi, my heart shrank again, not that I wanted to give up on her, but that she wanted me to give up on her, even if I just wanted to see her live happily, she didn't want to.
Xuanxuan...... Some of the things you are still young, me and your sister ......"
"You and my sister must be together!" She interrupted me, in a resolute tone.
I looked at her expressionless face, and the feeling that came back to me a few years ago, and my eyebrows tightened, "What's wrong with you?" ”
"Don't you love my sister?" She didn't ask rhetorically, "It's been so many years, why are you leaving now?" Is it because of Brother Wen? ”
"It's okay with Arwen!" As soon as I heard her words, I was speechless, and my voice unconsciously became louder, "Why do you keep talking nonsense?!" ”