Deserted Village Apartments

Chapter 33 No.30
Today is the No.30 day of this story, and it will also be the last day.

I don't know if I should include today in this book. During these 30 days, I have experienced things that many people cannot experience in their lifetime.Yes, these thirty fearful days and nights, the ancient legends that have passed through 5000 years, and these unforgettable loves and hates will all be faithfully recorded by me and written into such a novel, dedicated to me Dearest friend - you who are reading this book.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the doorbell rang suddenly, just like the doorbell on the first day of the story, and I was puzzled again.He hesitated to open the door, but saw a young face outside the door.

I was stunned for a moment, this is a person I never thought of - Su Tianping.

Yes, it was that face, only thinner and paler, with long unkempt hair, as if it had just woken up.

He stared at me with eyes like a deep well, and said slowly, "Excuse me, can I go in?"

After a few seconds, I realized that I quickly let Su Tianping in and poured him a cup of hot water.Holding the water, he raised his head, showed a strange smile and said, "You think I'm already dead?"

His question made it impossible for me to answer, because I do think he died long ago, died of nightmares like Huo Qiang and Han Xiaofeng, or turned into a psychopath like Chun Yu.

Without waiting for my answer, Su Tianping said to himself: "Actually, even I thought I was dead long ago."

Finally, I regained my composure: "Where have you been these days? The school is looking for you everywhere."

"Do you remember that day? In the cafe opposite the school gate, I asked you to talk for a whole afternoon."

"Of course I remember, and you haven't heard from me since then."

"On that night, I went to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet all night, because I really didn't dare to sleep, and I was afraid that I would be like Huo Qiang and Han Xiaofeng, scared to death by the nightmare of the deserted village. I forced myself to stay in the Internet cafe like this. Playing online games all night, chatting with netizens from all over the world, just to escape sleep."

"How long have you lasted?"

Su Tianping's expression became painful: "I don't remember clearly, maybe it was more than 30 hours, I was soaking in that Internet cafe all the time. Now I understand that staying up late is more painful than dying, I desperately supported myself in front of the computer screen. , until his brain swelled, his eyes turned black, his fingers could not move, and he suddenly lost consciousness."

"Even if you don't get scared to death by nightmares, you will die suddenly because of surfing the Internet for a long time."

"I lost all consciousness, and I can't remember what happened afterwards. When I woke up from the coma, I found myself lying on a hospital bed at six o'clock yesterday morning."

"Yesterday morning?" I immediately calculated the time in my mind, "You have been in a coma for almost half a month?"

"Yes, I asked the doctor as soon as I woke up. They said that half a month ago, I passed out in an Internet cafe due to excessive fatigue, and was immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. At that time, my condition was very dangerous, and the doctor rescued me. It took me a whole night to snatch me back from the mouth of death. But I was still in a coma, and I couldn’t wake up no matter what treatment I did, the doctor said at the time that I might become a vegetable.”

"Did the hospital not notify your school?"

Su Tianping still shook his head: "I didn't have any documents on me at the time, and no one knew who I was. The doctor almost gave up treatment."

"But you woke up yourself?"

"Yes, the doctors don't know why, they think my waking up may be a miracle of life." Su Tianping laughed at himself, "The hospital immediately conducted a comprehensive physical examination on me and found that I have basically returned to normal. There are no sequelae left. It’s just that my body is relatively weak because I have been in a coma for half a month.”

"People who are in a deep coma don't dream, maybe you escaped a catastrophe because of this."

"I don't know, but I have already walked around the lips of the god of death, and now no nightmare will frighten me, and I have nothing to fear." Su Tianping's eyes became brighter, and his tone of voice Also full of confidence, "In the morning, I notified my family and school, and they rushed to pay for my medical bills. I asked the school about Chun Yu's situation, only to find out that she had already been sent to a mental hospital. Although , The doctor asked me to stay in the hospital for observation for a few more days, but I still ran out privately, because the person I miss most is Chunyu."

"Did you go to the mental hospital to find her?"

"This morning, I found Chun Yu in the mental hospital. She recognized me at a glance, and she hugged me and cried. Her mind is very clear, her thinking and consciousness are normal, and she does not appear to be mentally ill. Yesterday , the doctor gave her a psychiatric examination, and it turned out that she was completely normal. Chun Yu also said that she had a strange dream in the early morning of yesterday, that the gate of the underground palace in the deserted village was closed."

"The gate of the underground palace is closed?"

I immediately thought of what I did in the mysterious underground palace in the deserted village in the middle of the night before yesterday—yes, I did it right.

"Yes, Chun Yu woke up after that dream. She said that her mind became very clear, and her whole body returned to the state before going to the deserted village. Yes, when I woke up yesterday morning, I was also with her. The same feeling - like getting a second life."

"A second life? Yes, after experiencing the test of life and death in a barren village, it is a second life to survive."

Suddenly, Su Tianping approached me, stared into my eyes and asked, "Tell me, is everything over?"

But I didn't speak for a long time, and my mind kept flashing back to the scenes I saw these days.Yes, like the finale of Swan Lake, all spells are lifted and everything is back to its old calm.

"Yes, it's all over."

I nodded and answered slowly.

Tears welled up in Su Tianping's eyes suddenly, he choked up and said, "I came to you today, what I'm looking forward to is this sentence, I hope Huo Qiang and Han Xiaofeng can hear it too."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and wiped his tears and said, "I'm sorry, we shouldn't have disturbed you 30 days ago, let everything be peaceful."

Su Tianping finally bid farewell to me.Watching him leave in a hurry, I don't know what to say.After these thrilling days and nights, will he get together with Chun Yu?

So, I read a sentence softly: "I hope you will live a long time, and we will share the joys and joys of thousands of miles."

At dusk, I went to Anxi Road again.

Under the cover of the golden sunset, I came to the construction site on the side of Anxi Road.Where the barren village apartment once stood, it is now a heap of rubble, with only a few ruined walls still growing stubbornly among the ruins.There are still many green leaves buried in the ruins, which are the carcasses of creepers, which will soon rot in the rainy season.

Is this a memorial relic?At least, I have lived in this old house for ten days.

All the innocent souls in No. 13 Anxi Road, rest in peace with this road, you will never have a chance to be discovered by others.

Night had fallen quietly, I left Anxi Road and took the subway home.

On the cold subway platform, there are many busy people waiting, and I stand alone among them.When the train roared into the station and opened the doors, people rushed in without any regard for grace.I was squeezed in the middle of the crowd, and finally found a position facing the car window, breathing with some difficulty.

The train galloped into a dark tunnel, and in the shaking and crowded carriage, I smelled countless strange smells, which always made me drowsy.Suddenly, I raised my eyes to look at the car window, the light in the car shone on the glass, faintly reflecting my face.Against the dark backdrop of the tunnel, my face reflected in the window flickered in and out, like a mirror in the dark.After experiencing life and death, I found that I was so haggard that I could only let the train run wildly.

Suddenly, another face seemed to be reflected in the car window—between the white lights in the car and the dark tunnel outside the car window, that face emerged faintly, her long black hair was still draped behind her shoulders, A pair of eyes flashed with a touch of sadness, which is the only look in "Nie Xiaoqian".

The train continued to speed through the tunnel, and everyone in the carriage seemed to be asleep, but I was the only one who could see her face reflected in the window.However, I couldn't turn my head back, I could only look at the opposite car window, and I knew she was standing behind me, like two people looking at the same mirror.In the crowded car underground, we looked into each other's eyes, which was a secret that only belonged to the two of us.

As long as you think about me, you'll see me

In an instant, I felt that the whole city was silent—only in the depths of the underground, there were two affectionate eyes, penetrating the sad air together, and meeting on a flying mirror.

(End of the article)

Cai Jun
Draft on August 2004, 6

Second draft on February 2004, 6

(End of this chapter)