Chapter 2: Midsummer Cicadas Singing

At the entrance of the hospital, we didn't even walk in, we kept wandering, and the branches of the trees were screaming and screaming.

We were speechless, her face slightly flushed by the heat, and her hair was particularly charming in the breeze.

I walked to the side of the tree under the tree, leaned against the tree, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, with the smoke into the throat, some dizziness in the eyes, once whenever I smoked, she would severely accuse me, what to smoke in public, smoking hurts lungs, be careful to die early!

Only now, she looked at me and didn't say anything more, I know that sometimes time can really change a person, change everything, personality, temper, affection, friendship, love, etc.!

"Do you want to go in?" , she asked, glancing at the time.

"Let's go!" I snuffed out the cigarette butt and followed her inside.

The hospital hall is full of people, noisy voices, coughing, shouting, queuing and shouting, all intertwined, I think, there may be only two places in this life that people can't hide, schools and hospitals.

"Xiaoyue told me, on the 11th floor, let's go"

I followed her, silent, I didn't know what it was like, I wished it was a dream at the moment, even if it was a nightmare, when I opened my eyes, everything would return to normal.

As the elevator door opened, we walked out, and on the seats at the end of the corridor, He Xiaoyang's parents were sitting, they lowered their heads and looked in a trance, presumably they should have not closed their eyes for a day, yes, at this time, the most uncomfortable should be their parents.

When He Xiaoyang's parents saw us coming, they were about to stand up, but I hurriedly helped them to sit down.

From their reddened eyes, I could feel the pain of anxious waiting, yet powerlessness.

"Is your brother doing better now?" , I asked He Xiaoyue next to me in a low voice, although I knew that the situation was not optimistic, but I still said it.

"The doctor who came out told us to continue to wait for news"

I didn't ask any more questions, just said something that even I couldn't comfort myself.

At this time, the elevator door sounded, two women and a man walked out of the elevator, the man wore sunglasses, wore a white shirt, and held a briefcase in his hand, and the middle-aged woman wore a lilac dress with a brown leather bag on her shoulder, and a girl of the same age as me, wearing a white T-shirt shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers, and walked towards us anxiously.

"How is Xiaoyang now?" , The girl ran first, took He Xiaoyang's mother's hand, and asked urgently.

Presumably, this should be He Xiaoyang's wife who has not passed through the door, during a drink, He Xiaoyang once let me see the photos of this girl, drunk and hazy, he almost used all the words of praise to praise this girl.

The girl's parents grabbed the girl and signaled her to stabilize her emotions first, at this time, they could only wait quietly for news from the doctor.

With a "squeak-ah", a man in a white coat pushed the door and walked out of it.

"Doctor, how is Xiaoyang doing now?" , almost all the people who were waiting asked anxiously.

"Who is He Xiaoyang's family?"

"We are his parents," He Xiaoyang's parents replied in a weak tone when they came to the doctor.

"Please come downstairs with me to sign", and with that, the doctor walked to the elevator on his own.

"I'm sorry, the family can't go in yet", the girl just wanted to push the door in, but was hurriedly stopped by the nurse on the side.

"Xiaohan, calm down, everything is arranged by the doctor first", the girl's mother grabbed her who was about to rush in, held her in her arms, and comforted.

"Mom, you said the day before yesterday that it was. It's okay, how today... It's all like this today", the girl said in fits and starts, leaning on her mother's shoulder, sobbing incessantly.

"It's okay, it's okay, the doctor hasn't said anything yet, think about the good," the girl's mother said softly, stroking the girl's head.

I looked up at the light on the door, the three words in the operation were particularly dazzling, it was like a little starlight in the night, at this time, I was afraid that it would suddenly go out, and I was afraid that it would always be bright.

"Xiaoyue, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go down and buy some for you."

"No need Sister Ruoya, I'm not hungry now", He Xiaoyue declined.

The corridor was exceptionally silent, like a morgue in the middle of the night, and I didn't feel a little bit of the world's life, so I silently went downstairs, stopped at the corner of the hospital entrance, leaned against the corner, and lit a cigarette.

I don't know when I started smoking or why I thought about it, maybe after graduating that year or maybe from work.

"The doctor said that the disease has reached an advanced stage, and there is no need for further treatment, yes, yes, I know, okay, okay, first like this", a man answered the phone and hurriedly walked into the hospital again.

It wasn't long before the sound of a conversation came from inside the hospital.

"It's just a common cold, it will get better by itself in two days, why spend that unjust money, how good it is to have that money to buy some delicious food for my grandson", a woman about fifty years old took the hand of the little boy and slowly walked out of the hospital.

"Mom, I think it's better to stay in the hospital for a few more days," the man who followed behind said uneasily.

"The doctor said it's okay, let's go, let's go home," the middle-aged woman interrupted the man, and said firmly.

"Okay, I'll take a taxi"

The man threw the paper he had been holding tightly in his hand into the trash can, wiped the moist corners of his eyes, and chased him out the door with a pretended smile.

At that moment, I seemed to feel the preciousness of life, at that time, I seemed to feel the beauty of life, maybe that feeling is only short-lived, and the beauty of my heart will soon be covered by all kinds of messy troubles, for me now, short-term happiness may be enough.

The cigarette between my fingers burned to the end, and the burning pain pulled me back from my thoughts, and I hurriedly threw the cigarette butt on the ground.

"Here you are"

Looking at Xue Ruoya who came over, I nodded and asked, "Did the doctor say anything?" ”

"No, let's keep waiting"

"You say, when He Xiaoyang is discharged from the hospital, we will climb the highest mountain, and then use your professional skills to shoot a set of commemorative books, how about it?" , I pointed to the mountain peaks looming in the distance and said with longing.

"I can't ask for it, I made an appointment with He Xiaoyang, and I will take his wedding photos", speaking of this, Xue Ruoya's tone suddenly deepened, "I don't know if this guy's words count"

"Don't worry, we will count this kid in the middle, as long as he can survive this hurdle, I promise not to talk about his troubles in the future"

The wind is blowing, the leaves are moving, the cicadas are chirping, and we are all waiting, waiting for the answer we expect!