Chapter 14 Thirteen

Mr Reagan (5) Vincent heard her turn on the light in the hallway, she must have stayed outside the door.Vincent thought, how did he come here to spend the night on a whim?Just because of the woman in the dream?He is not the kind of person who likes to flirt, and the Arab woman broke into his life by accident. He thought he would forget it later, but he just couldn't. He got out of bed, opened the door, and saw Ali sitting in a chair in the hall. "Aren't you going to bed, Mamma?" "Me? I want to watch the night. If I stay here, you won't come out and run around. Who can figure out this place, and Mr. Reagan may not be able to figure it out either."

"Did you see anything?" "There is nothing strange in such a hot night. Your wife is such a warm woman." "Is she leaving now?" "I don't know, maybe she went to those rubber forests, she is not afraid of the heat." "I feel a little cold." He literally shivered. "What shall I do, Mamma?" "Haven't you come already? You just have to stop being afraid. Like Lisa." Vincent really wanted to talk to Ali, but Ali stood up unsteadily and said that her master had called her upstairs.Strangely, it was quiet all around, and there was no sound at all, but she heard the master's call.It seems that Ali has animal hearing.

He went back into the room and lay down again.He was still in a state of excitement, always wanting to wait for those snakes to come out.At some point, in a daze, he heard someone arguing outside the window.One of them is the voice of Reagan, who seems irritable and frustrated.Vincent heard him say repeatedly in a wailing voice, "He's going to die." Somehow, Vincent decided that Reagan was talking to a woman. But after he got up, Ali told him that Reagan was still asleep.Vincent told Ali that he heard Reagan talking at night.Ali nodded again and again: "Yes, he is a restless person, always wandering around here."

"Why do you say people will die?" He asked puzzled. "It's a premonition. He has always had such a premonition. This farm grew out of his heart, don't you think? Everything here is abnormal." Vincent just thought her words made him feel weird.He walked up the steps after eating the breakfast Ali made for him.When he lowered his head, he suspected that his vision was blurred, because there were six or seven blue and white snakes lurking in the grass next to the marble steps, and they looked like very poisonous little snakes. "This is Mr. Reagan's pet." Ali said to him behind his back.

Vincent's legs softened and he sat on the steps. He couldn't take his eyes off the snakes, and a strange desire rose in his body.Reagan's voice from last night echoed in his ears: "You're going to die." After a while, the snake was hidden in the grass and could not be seen.Vincent knew they hadn't gone far. What wouldn't happen on this tropical farm?Mr. Reagan's stern exterior concealed such a frightening scene, which he never expected.He had thought he was after the Arab woman, but now he had entered Reagan's enchanted territory.He'd heard talk of dream crossings a lot, and Joe in his company seemed to be doing the same thing, experimenting with reading.

Vincent dozed off in the back seat of the jeep as the sun shone on the roof of the jeep as he left.In a haze, he saw himself passing through a dark area naked, everything lost its shape, and his vision deteriorated sharply. At the same time, the fat Ali was standing on the steps in front of the house with Reagan, holding a short stick in each hand, directing the blue and white snakes in the grass to dance.Ali was wearing a gown with a very bright tropical pattern, and Reagan was wearing a black, mourning suit. "He's gone, damn it." Ali put down her stick and sat on the steps panting.

"He and I are like twin brothers." Reagan said, frowning. "Have you thought about leaving?" "Of course. But every brick and tile here is made by me." "You're trapped inside, Mr. Reagan." Ali stood up with difficulty and went to the kitchen.After a while came the aroma of fruit tart.Reagan's appetite suddenly revived, and he felt his whole body trembling.