Chapter 8: Nightmare Night
Gao Caiqin, who was in a daze, suddenly woke up from her sleep. Not awakened by a sound, not by a nightmare, but as if she should have woken up at this time, and there was something destined for her to complete.
She opened her eyes in the dark.
Their dormitory was not full, in addition to her and Lin Xuerou, there was also a girl named Guan Yu, who slept opposite Gao Caiqin, and Lin Xuerou slept on the same side as her head to head.
She slowly got up and looked up. In the darkness where she couldn't see her fingers, she was supposed to be unable to see anything. But for some reason, she clearly saw the person in front of herβthe girl hiding in the darkness was in the same posture as her, leaning over and staring directly at the person opposite.
The two of them are like a pair of mirror images, looking at each other in the mirror.
Gao Caiqin bit her dry lip and swallowed her saliva, a little overwhelmed.
The two were in a stalemate for a while, but Lin Xuerou made the move first. She sat up abruptly and moved to the edge of the bed, swinging her two slender calves.
Gao Caiqin saw clearly that she was still wearing the red dress during the day.
Red jasmine, green oil.
Yellow pine cypress, bare.
Suddenly, there was a faint singing voice in the darkness. If it is far away, it is far and near.
Gao Caiqin was startled by this sudden voice, she wrapped the quilt tightly, and only a small head was exposed. The bed board made a creaking sound, and Lin Xuerou seemed to have gotten out of bed.
Birds break their wings, horses break their hooves.
The voice sounded again, and this time she was sure that the person who sang this song was Lin Xuerou.
The first month is not round, and the fifteenth is not round.
Sixteen or seventeen rainy days, never round.
She sang like a complaint, like a cry. But to others, it is as terrifying as a ghost asking for his life. After all, good people, who would sing these unknown things in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep.
Gao Caiqin finally couldn't help it, she had the courage to whisper a few words: "Lin Xuerou, what are you doing?" β
But she didn't seem to hear Gao Caiqin's call, and actually whimpered and cried.
When Lin Xuerou appeared, Gao Caiqin was always present, and it can even be said that she found Lin Xuerou for the first time. She witnessed the missing girl who was in a trance, lost her soul, like a rootless duckweed, silent and swaying in the midst of everyone's disputes, looking so lonely and helpless.
Gao Caiqin also has her own guess in her heart, in the past few days of disappearance, Lin Xuerou must have experienced something special that made her look like a different person, the innocent school flower who was arrogant and arrogant in the past is now full of death-like silence, indifference and alienation.
"Was she stimulated by something? Insane? Gao Caiqin thought so in her heart, so she didn't feel that the cry was panicked, but felt a little more sympathy for her, so she whispered a few words: "Lin Xuerou, Lin Xuerou." β
But there was still no response.
She ...... It can't be sleepwalking, right? Gao Caiqin thought.
It was as if the wind was blowing outside, and the cracks between the windows and walls became musical instruments for the night, and the wind gurgled into it, making strange roaring sounds.
At this time, the door of the dormitory was slammed open, and the cold wind of the autumn night broke in unscrupulously.
Lin Xuerou stood at the door, the wind pulling the hem of her skirt, making her more and more petite and thin. A pale and godless face slowly turned around, glancing at the girl who was shivering under the covers.
"You're almost there! What are you tossing around without sleeping in the middle of the night! Gao Caiqin hid her fear with anger.
But Lin Xuerou just sang the sad song repeatedly:
Red jasmine, green oil.
Yellow pine cypress, bare.
Birds break their wings, horses break their hooves.
The first month is not round, and the fifteenth is not round.
Sixteen or seventeen rainy days, never round.
"Guan Yu, Guan Yu!" Gao Caiqin seemed to finally remember that there was another person in her dormitory, and she was still wondering that she had not reacted to such a big movement, so she simply let go of her voice and called her twice.
But on the opposite bed, only a faint black shadow could be seen, and he was indifferent to her shouting.
"Damn! This dead girl is pretending to be asleep! Gao Caiqin thought with hatred in her heart.
Lin Xuerou had already walked out of the dormitory, Gao Caiqin hesitated for a moment, slowly moved off the bed, gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, put on a piece of clothing and followed out.
When I walked out of the dormitory door, I saw the red disappearing at the end of the hallway. Gao Caiqin trotted over, and Lin Xuerou was like a red ghost, floating on the stairs, walking up step by step.
There are 6 floors of the girls' dormitory, 5 floors are not yet full, and 6 floors are almost empty. Gao Caiqin's mind couldn't help but flash all kinds of strange campus talks, supernatural and ghostly words, and the steps of going up the stairs softened.
Lin Xuerou walked to the 6th floor, paused for a moment, and continued to walk up. She pushed open the door to the rooftop and stepped up.
Gao Caiqin's heart sank, and she had a bad premonition.
She ...... She didn't want to jump off the building! This thought occupied her mind for no reason, and she suddenly became scrambled, and all kinds of thoughts instantly flooded into her mind, not knowing whether to rush over and stop her first, or pretend to be casual and stabilize her first, not knowing whether to shout and stop, or to dissuade herself softly so as not to wake up others and make a big fuss.
Fortunately, after Lin Xuerou walked up to the rooftop, she did not walk towards the edge guardrail, but stood firmly.
Gao Caiqin breathed a sigh of relief, but she still stared intently at her every move, for fear that something would happen in the next second. The night wind blew her hair in all directions, obscuring her pale face, and her red dress was like blood, which looked even more eerie in the white moonlight.
"Why are you here?" Lin Xuerou seemed to wake up suddenly from a big dream, saw the girl in front of her, and asked suspiciously.
Gao Caiqin listened to her words, became angry, and said with a glare: "I should ask you this, right?" What are you crazy about running here in the middle of the night? β
"Oh." Lin Xuerou said lightly: "I can't sleep, I don't seem to have slept for a long time." β
"If you can't sleep yourself, you're going to make noise that others can't sleep!" Gao Caiqin secretly scolded in her heart: "Sure enough, it's still the self-righteous Lin Xuerou who has no one in her eyes." β
"Can you go back now? What are you standing here all the time? Also, aren't you cold when you wear so little? Gao Caiqin urged impatiently, all she could do now was to get Lin Xuerou back first.
"No, he hasn't come yet."
"Who?" Gao Caiqin was shocked, who would come here in the middle of the night?
ββ¦β¦ Father. Lin Xuerou snorted.
At the end of school today, I heard rumors in the school that there was an explosion at the school gate, and the person killed in the bombing was a parent of a student who came to the school today. People in other classes may not know who this person is, but the people in class 6 of their second junior high school have already locked on this victim, who is Lin Xuerou's father, who has often appeared in front of them in the past two days. Facts have also proved their guesses to be completely correct.
Gao Caiqin didn't know if Lin Xuerou, who had been staying in the dormitory in the afternoon, had learned the bad news, but no matter whether Lin Hui was dead or alive, it was impossible for him to appear here at this time.
Don't...... Did he already know that his father had been killed? People close to each other may have some inexplicable telepathy, so she's waiting for it now...... Could it be his father's ghost?
Gao Caiqin was taken aback by her own thoughts, and quickly shook her head to shake off this absurd idea. But suddenly, she wished it was trueβif the dead could reconnect with the world...... She also hopes to see her father again.
Yes, the two of them are now single daughters with the same disease.
Thinking of this, Gao Caiqin couldn't help but sigh and said, "You don't want to be like this, people ...... die."
Before she finished speaking, Lin Xuerou suddenly seemed to see something, and whimpered into the void: "Dad...... Daddy......"
Gao Caiqin saw her like she was obsessed, and goosebumps were crawling all over her body. She looked around, the rooftop was empty, could she really be the hell? Lin Xuerou's strange voice like a baby's cry surrounded her ears, and it almost made her crazy. At this time, the courage that came out of nowhere, Gao Caiqin rushed forward with an arrow and grabbed her arm.
"Enough, don't go crazy anymore! I know you may have experienced something bad and been stimulated. I have a very good psychiatrist friend, I'll take you to her in two days and ask her to help you. Now, shall we go back first? β
Lin Xuerou stopped, her hollow eyes stared at her, and her voice was so far away that it seemed to come from the sky:
"I'm sorry, little butterfly, I was wrong."
Gao Caiqin was so shocked that she couldn't stand still: "You...... What did you say? β
But at this time, Lin Xuerou suddenly became the puppet doll who didn't respond to anyone's call.
Gao Caiqin was helpless, so she had to say: "Forget it, let's go back to sleep, you don't have to go to class tomorrow, I still have to go to class." β
"I can't sleep."
Gao Caiqin sighed, pulled Lin Xuerou back to the bedroom, took out a medicine box from the closet, rummaged for a while, found a plate of pills, peeled out two white pills from it and handed it to her: "Eat this." βγ
"What is this?" Lin Xuerou tilted her head to look at the two white things.
Poison! If you eat it, you can sleep for a long time! Gao Caiqin couldn't help but scold in her heart, she had been tossed by her for most of the night, she was already exhausted, and at this moment, she just wanted to hurry up and let her stop quickly, and coaxed her mischievously: "My secret soothing and beauty pills are made of all-natural herbs, non-toxic and pollution-free, and the effect is very good." My mom has also been suffering from insomnia recently, and after taking the medicine I prescribed, she slept soundly. β