Why it never ends

In the silence, an unprecedented passion came to Hesta's heart. She stared at the little poem she had just completed and felt a sudden heat in her eyes. Recalling everyone's affectionate chanting in front of the campfire at night, Hesta finally understood what she had missed. But it's not a pity. In this night where everyone is sitting around, she is the only audience. After all, no one can watch.

Hesta remembered that Liz had said many years ago that everyone needs literature and music, and it was only at this moment many years later that she understood what Liz was referring to.

……

The next morning, amid the crowing of roosters, Hestad and everyone else made final arrangements in the dim light.

Everyone was cleaning up the garbage in the corners. Hesta carried a big black garbage bag and went back and forth between the garbage collection point and the farmhouse courtyard over and over again. He soon broke out in a sweat.

"Jane! Your phone is ringing!" Yugali hugged Hesta's coat and chased after her, "Do you want to answer it?"

"So early?" Hesta was a little surprised, "Who called me at this time?"

"I don't know, there's just a bunch of numbers on it." Yugali took out his phone, "Look?"

"Take it, press the speakerphone button for me."

The call is connected.

"Good morning, Jane." Mrs. Kajia's voice came over the phone, "I heard that you want to ask me to play chess again. Has your chess skill improved now?"

Hesta stopped, her dusty left hand hanging in the air, "It's you."

"That's right, it's me. I'm jet-lagged and I'm going to sleep soon. We can't chat for too long... It should be daytime over there, right?"

"Where are you."

"Anyway, we are not in District 14 now." Mrs. Kajia said with a smile, "It will probably take more than a month before I can come back."

"You will come back," Hesta said coldly, "I thought you fled in fear of crime."

"No, I don't do any illegal activities, so how could I abscond?" Mrs. Kajia said with a smile on the phone, "Someone entrusted me to give you a gift."

"Who?"

"Why don't you ask what the gift is."

"What's the gift?"

"This is something you are very concerned about. You will see the news in the next two days." Mrs. Kajia's mischievous laughter came from the other end of the phone. "You continue to practice. When I come back, I will come again - "

"...Put the phone down for me." Hesta said softly.

The world returned to silence.

"Who is this person?" Yugali asked curiously.

"A cafe owner named Mrs. Kajia. There was a murder in the school recently related to this person." Hesta replied.

"Oh, is he the person you said before that you can tell people fortune tellings?"

"Correct."

Yugali looked at the darkened mobile phone thoughtfully.

"What's wrong?" Hesta asked.

"It's nothing," Yugali murmured, "I just feel... this person's voice sounds so familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before."

Lin Jiao's voice came from the distance.

"Jane! Come here quickly! The car has arrived, we have to leave!"

... It takes about three hours to get from the farm to the city. Most people have fallen asleep, but Hesta has been unable to sleep. She thought about Mrs. Kajia's expression when she took out Anna's pen earlier, and she had a secret intuition in her heart. ——This person probably has some connection with Anna.

She was staring out the window at the receding scenery, and suddenly she noticed a shadow coming next to her. Hesta raised her head and Lin Jiao handed over a can.

"Coffee." She put her left hand casually on the back of the seat in front of her, "You have classes in the morning, right?"

"Yes." Hesta took the coffee, "But even if you drink this, you will still fall asleep."

Lin Jiao smiled, "How was your experience yesterday?"

"It's very good," Hesta said, "I will definitely come to this kind of event next time."

"The next outing will not bring new people. If you want to participate again, you have to wait until the middle of winter. There will be a group activity at that time." Lin Jiao said, "We will also leave on Friday night and come back on Monday morning. Remember to Allocate your review time during exam week.”

"Are you here for target shooting too?"

"Go to the mountains to watch the stars." Lin Jiao said, "It's just like the activities of their drama club. You can bring your friends with you."

Hesta's eyebrows moved slightly. At this moment, she already had a candidate in mind.

"Okay," she said softly, "I'm looking forward to it."

……

At 4:35 in the afternoon, shortly after class ended, Hesta had already arrived at the school's famous teacher forum. This is an auditorium that is slightly smaller than the theater. The exterior decoration of the building is a bit old, but the equipment inside the auditorium is the same as other venues on campus.

Ksenia had already arrived early, occupying a seat on the left side of the third row for herself and Hesta. This place is very convenient for the host to hand over the microphone. Ksenia has prepared some questions and plans to discuss them with the speaker during the free question time of the lecture.

She lowered her head to organize her notes on the small table that came with her seat, while paying attention to the movement at the entrance. As soon as Hesta appeared, she raised her head perfectly and waved to indicate Hesta.

When their eyes met, smiles appeared in their eyes at the same time.

Kseniya lowered her head and found a tissue from her bag, "Did you have a physical education class last period? Why are you sweating so much?"

"No, my last class was at Wenhui Building," Hesta replied, "I'm afraid I'll be late."

"The lecture doesn't start until five o'clock. You can come here in time."

Hesta unfolded the tissue and pressed it on her face randomly. She looked at the notebooks and books that Ksenia put on the table, "Are you reading?"

"Organize the notes." Kseniya said softly, "Recently I found that I forgot some undergraduate stuff, so I have to pick it up quickly... Do you want a drink of water?"

"I didn't bring it."

Ksenia handed over her water bottle.

Hesta took the water bottle, but her eyes always stayed on Ksenia's book and notebook. Although the handwriting on it was very graceful and elegant, stains could be seen almost every few pages.

"Is this a second-hand book?"

"No, it's my book." Ksenia raised the book and showed the spine to Hesta. "The pages of the perfect-bound book are very easy to fall off. I took the book apart and re-binded it myself... I may have read it too many times. It looks a bit old.”

Hesta was a little lost, and when returning the water bottle, the handover between the two was unstable, and the water bottle almost fell. Although there was a near miss in the end, a little splash of water still landed on Ksenia's notebook.

"Don't worry," Ksenia held down Hesta, "It's okay, just a little water."

She picked up the notebook, shook off the water droplets on the hard-shell paper, and then casually wiped the remaining water stains on it with her sleeve.

"terribly sorry……"

"It doesn't matter," Ksenia smiled, "I often accidentally spill vegetable soup and ink on these things, as long as they can be used."