Why it never ends

The two buses drove all the way from the city to the countryside. Yugali and Hesta sat in the second to last row.

Not long after setting off, a young man jumping up and down near the driver shouted wisecracks to everyone, making people laugh. Then, everyone started singing, and different people stood up to lead the singing, one song after another... The harmony was so beautiful that it even made Eucalyptus feel a little sore when he was in the middle of it.

It started to rain halfway through the car journey, and the misty autumn rain wiped many fleeting water marks on the car windows. Eucalyptus observed the water marks on the windows. Beside her, Hesta rested with a bucket hat covering her eyes.

"Where are we going?" Yugali whispered.

"Bian Chun Shan." Hesta replied.

"The drive is two hours, right?"

"Ah."

Yugali let out a very soft sigh.

Hesta took off her hat and turned her head, "What's wrong?"

Yugali shook his head,

"Do you want to go to the bathroom? There is a resting point in the middle. I'll be there in about twenty minutes."

"No," Yugali smiled and looked out the window, "...I just really like this journey."

……

The autumn rain falls and then stops. When everyone got off the bus at the mountain, there was a break in the rain, and people were able to pack their bags calmly. Yugali saw many people taking out retractable hiking poles from their bags. They looked very professional. She leaned next to Hesta, "...do you bring such crutches?"

"No," Hesta whispered, "I forgot."

"It shouldn't matter if you don't bring it, right?"

"Do you need it?" Hesta looked at her, "They seem to be sold at the entrance."

"...will it be expensive?"

"No." Hesta slapped her backpack on the ground, "You watch it for me."

"If you don't want me to go, you stay here -"

"I will be right back."

Yugali stood there with some anxiety. Standing among a group of strangers made her a little shy. She looked at the young people around her. Whenever her eyes met others, she immediately smiled and greeted them. People kept coming up to ask her if she needed help. She shook her head and thanked them one by one.

"Hello?" A strange male voice came from behind, "Are you Jane's friend?"

Yugali turned around and saw a very unfamiliar man.

"You are……"

"My name is Ding Jiali," Ding Jiali stretched out his hand towards Yugali, "I am also Jane's friend, haha, she lives in my house now."

"Living at your house...oh, your house is the boarding house where she lives now?"

"Yes, we are very familiar with each other." Ding Jiali looked at Yugali's face and couldn't help but hold his breath - as early as the meeting point in the city hall, he discovered that Hesta was bringing a female companion today, although at that time You can only see the back clearly, but some people know that she is a beauty just by looking at the back.

"Where's Jane?"

"She went to help me buy something." Yugali replied, "Do you have anything to ask her about?"

"It's no big deal," Ding Jiali said with a smile, "I just came over to say hello. What do you need? I'll see if I can give you some."

"No need-" "Eucaly!"

Yugali turned around and saw that Hesta had returned from the canteen. Ding Jiali immediately moved to the side to avoid standing with Hesta - that would make his height appear ordinary.

"Why are you here?" Hesta asked.

"Come here and say hello," Ding Jiali's eyes fell back on Yugali, "Would you like to come together and chat on the way?"

Hesta gave the hiking pole to Yugali, and she looked at the girl in the peaked hat behind Ding Jiali, "Is that your friend over there?"

Ding Jiali turned around and waved to her female companion in the distance, "Meng Meng! Come here!"

The girl in the distance had a sullen face, and suddenly walked quickly towards the mountain gate alone. Ding Jiali was a little surprised and hurriedly said goodbye to Hesta.

Hesta adjusted the shoulder straps of her backpack, "Let's go too."

There are not many tourists in Bian Chun Mountain today. The entire mountain trail is filled with students from the drama club and mountaineering club. Hesta and Yugali climbed up the stairs and set off with the second half of the team. A mountain stream always flows along the mountain road. Halfway through the journey, the long and regular steps suddenly became short and steep. The autumn rain fell again, and Eucalyptus slowed down.

"Tired?" Hesta asked, "You seem to be walking slower and slower."

"You walked...so fast!"

Hesta looked up at the mountain road in front of her - when she got off the car earlier, she saw Ksenia walking at the front with a group of people talking and laughing, and she didn't know where she was now.

"Can you keep up?" Hesta asked.

Yugali shook her head and pointed to an old man behind her, "You should go first. Mainly, I want to wait for her."

Hesta turned around and saw an old man with a slightly stooped figure climbing slowly. The old man had already changed into his raincoat, was holding two hiking poles, and was wearing a pair of hiking boots. He was about twenty or thirty steps away from them.

"Is she one of ours?" Yugali asked.

"It seems to be Teacher Wu from the drama club."

"She is so old...she still goes out to climb mountains, and now she is alone. What if something happens on the way?"

"It's a bit strange," Hesta said softly, "They should leave a strong person at the end."

"I'll just walk slowly," Yugali gasped. "If something unexpected happens, at least... I can still help."

"Okay." Hesta nodded, "See you later."

The two waved goodbye, and Yugali watched Hesta's back. The sight made her stunned - she originally thought that Hesta had walked fast enough, but she didn't expect that after walking alone, Hesta began to walk on the rugged mountain road. Ben Xing, who jumped three or four levels in a row, was really as light as a swallow.

After turning a corner, Hesta's figure completely disappeared from Yugali's sight.

……

The air in the mountains was very fresh. Hesta walked quickly and gradually caught up with the large group of climbers.

She quickly passed those groups of three and five, barely needing to confirm their faces - Hesta clearly remembered that Ksenia was wearing a bright yellow raincoat today, and her army green backpack was outside the raincoat. There is also a drop-shaped metal pendant hanging on it.

After an unknown amount of time, Hesta came to the last open space before climbing to the top. It was almost ten o'clock, and many students were resting here. Everyone took out the food and water prepared in advance and sat on the ground to rest in twos and threes.

Hesta walked slowly towards the center of the open space, looking around.

Everything was as expected. To her, the bright yellow figure was so profound that she didn't need to search carefully at all. Her eyes just glanced over and immediately caught Ksenia's shadow.