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ch 7 Cousin's Phone Call
It was a pretty serious sickness I had a fever, I voth Thatpushed back
Not even two days passed after Zhang Yang returned fro back to school for class The third year (senior/last year) studies meant he didn’t have free ti in bed, when a knock caht it was someone here to collect the water or electric fee, so I didn’t bother with it and pretended I hadn’t heard
About 15 , “Where are you?”
“I’ chicks at home,” I said
“What kind of sickness? Love-sickness?”
“You’re right”
“How about this, I’ll go visit you now”
“Boss, no need to go so far”
“That’s it I’ll see you soon”
He hung up I thought he was just kidding around He wasn’t a very serious person I’d never taken anything he said to heart But not too long later, soap(?), I saw his dirty off-road car, so I opened the door
When I opened the door, I was stunned
My cousin was sitting in his car, he hadn’t gotten out And then he drove away Standing on front of the door was a beautiful wo bad When she called out to ed at all In fact, she looked even younger and ant than I remembered her
“I came over before and knocked You didn’t open the door, so I thought you weren’t home”
“I was sleeping,” I said
“What? You’re not going to welcome (invite) me inside?”
“What do you mean?” Ias welco”
She se, and took a look around “This place hasn’t changed at all But you’ve gotten bigger and prettier”
“You’re really too polite,” I said sarcastically
“I’ set We’ve found your school as well Oh right, how is your English?”
“I only know one sentence” I dropped onto the sofa, and patted the ar voice, I said, “fuck you!”
I wasn’t sure if it was because ht or if she had already prepared herself But she wasn’t angry at all
The door opened The old lady, keys in her hand, scolded, “Why is the door unlocked? What if a thief came inside?”
When she looked up, she saw her
For a brief moment, the old lady looked surprised Then she took a broom from behind the door, pointed it at her, “Get out! Out! You said you weren’t co back, so you should never appear in front of me!”
She said gently, “Don’t be angry I’o”
“I’!” I jumped up from the sofa I went to my room and slammed the door shut
“Bala,” she came to my room and knocked on the door “Open the door, I (Mom) want to talk to you!”
Then the old lady screa to call the police!”
I opened h! Is that sha the police! If you’re able, call the Flying Tigers (?), just call the all the federal agents! Let them broadcast it on Phoenix TV!”
The old lady was so surprised byMy o We’ll talk outside!”
“I’!” I pushed her off She stepped forward and pulled at ain Then she felt my forehead, and said, surprised, “You have a fever?”
I turned away
The old wo, “Her nerves are just about burned up!”
“She’s really got a fever! Why aren’t you taking care of her when she’s got a fever?!” Myyou to the hospital!”
“Please, leave me alone!” I broke free frootten a fever again, and it was particularly bad I didn’t want to go anywhere When I got to my bed, I just wanted to sleep The deeper the sleep, the better I wasn’t even worried that I’d never wake up again
When I woke up, I realized I was lying in a hospital bed It hite all around iving me the IV drip
She sat next to nified
I turned my head to the other side
“Bala,” she reached her hand out to turn ht They didn’t look like they belonged to a ed woman I absente Then I sadly thought, of course I wouldn’t live as long as that
Living is too tiring I wouldn’t live too long
She looked atmy sheets I heard her say with a weak voice, “I know you’ve suffered a lot I don’t blas Get rid of the child, and I’ll take you away We’ll never come back”
Then she leaned over to hug me I knew, she didn’t want anyone to see all her tears
I used up alla blank face
I stayed in the hospital for three days They said that they’d do the abortion once I got better The evening of the third day, when she went to the supermarket, I sneaked out of the hospital The hospital food was hard to s, it always tasted like ht to the noodle shop by Tian High I pushed open the door As if I’d been in prison for ten years without food, I said to the boss lady, “Tls of noodles!”
“Tls?” The
“Tls!” I said loudly, again
I sat down in irls froh-pitched and sharp, even as they tried to sound mysterious It made me uncomfortable I was about to scold them to shut up, when I heard a very familiar name I couldn’t help but listen in on their conversation “I heard Xu Yi was beaten to a pulp again He’s been really unlucky recently, always being beat up”
“He’s floating in a sea of love, how can he not be hurt? Who told hiirlfriend!”
“But seriously, that girl looked so nice I didn’t think she’d be like that”
“You h school classmates I know her She usually doesn’t speak out, you know But it’s a shame this ti to face people after that!”
“Yeah, yeah The girl who doesn’t speak up is going to end up the worst Hahaha…”
…
I pushed my bowl of noodles forward and stood up I walked over to those girls’ table, and coldly asked, “Who were you talking about?”
The two girls looked up and saw ot a scare
I pointed at the about Li Er, I’ll ht anymore Do you believe me?”
They looked at me, I looked at them They were flustered, didn’t dare to exhale, didn’t dare to say a word They grabbed their bags and ran out
I didn’t feel like eating noodles anyh to see Little Ear
I ran over to Tian High and saw Little Ear co how she looked, I knew i behind her parents, and I shouted out to her The boy at her side gave o away I watched Little Ear I just wanted to ht away
I know, in a lot of people’s eyes, I’h to be her friend And there are a lot of places that won’t welco any more trouble to Little Ear, but with God as my witness, for her, I want to be responsible for what I can be responsible for I knew, and could confirm, that her problems were all my fault
“Nothing will happen to her Just stay away from her, and she won’t have any proble
Oh Frory at him
At that tiood that Little Ear had a boy to protect her I didn’t expect Little Ear to get angry Her face flushed, she screamed, “Youta, you can’t talk to Bala like that! Bala is ood friend, and I won’t let you talk to her that way! Never!”
Time stopped in that moment