Chapter 14 Section Fourteen

Section Fourteen Full of vigor, this is the feeling of Tou at the class party.In the place where Geng Er works—the game hall on the first floor, the billiards hall on the second floor, the small hotel on the third floor, and the bowling alley on the fourth floor—the high school students who had a party, good or not, were just two In their teens, everyone is full of youthful vigor. Maybe it has something to do with not seeing you for a few years. The students are all in high spirits. Both male and female students are talking and laughing happily. The whole venue is very lively.Although Tohru was among them, he felt as if he did not belong to them.

It is raining outside.The sticky pizza, the frivolous cocktails drunk by the schoolgirls, and the music filling the dimly lit space...   Tou suddenly realized that his eyes had been moving with Geng Er, and when he saw Geng Er, he felt less nervous and depressed. Most of the students are already college students.In Tou's eyes, these students were smarter and more capable than they were in high school. how have you been?Interested in college?Have a girlfriend yet?What are your plans for employment? Tou patiently—but perfunctorily—answered the same question over and over again. After one or two hours passed, Tou always sat in the same seat and never moved.

I really want to see the history of poetry. This thought kept lingering in his mind. If Shi Shi saw the scene before him, what would he say?Thinking about it this way, I seem to have a little bit of energy.Poetry History may put his hands on his hips, raise his eyebrows slightly and say, "The taste of the food is not very good", and then he will definitely smile and say, "You are all so young".Poetry History may find a chair to sit down at random, and if she thinks it is necessary, she will quickly mingle with everyone, and she will definitely listen to what everyone says with great interest.

Tou sat there alone, daydreaming, killing the boring time. Sitting there alone with his back arched, Tou looked as if he was in a bad mood, and he never left his seat.This guy still doesn't like to socialize as before, Koji thought to himself.In such a large space separated by a screen, no matter what, I should get up from time to time to say hello to my classmates. On the one hand, Kou Er is the secretary of the party organizing committee and the host of the party, so he has to take care of the initiator of the party from time to time—she is wearing a pink polo shirt today, and she looks very energetic. I've never seen her so capable.On the other hand, this is where Geng Er works part-time, so he has to take care of the waiters in the store.In Geng Er's eyes, a person sitting there quietly and lost in thought, having nothing to do with these trivial matters not only makes him angry, but also makes him envious, and at the same time makes him find it quite interesting.

and also……. Just now Kouji felt that someone was watching him.It's Yoshida, Atsuko's daughter.I once had an unpleasant story with her, it seems that now I should take the initiative to go over to say hello to her to ease the relationship. The venue was really noisy.Although we haven't seen each other for more than three years, there is no need to be so excited when we get together.Kouji felt quite helpless about this, although as one of the initiators of the party, he should be happy with such a warm atmosphere. Someone was patting himself on the shoulder, Kouji looked back, and it turned out to be Yoshida.She wears heavy makeup and a miniskirt. Among the many female classmates who have changed a lot, only Yoshida is still the same, with a doll head.

"is it going well?" Yoshida's voice was so calm.Geng Er wanted to reply immediately "very good", but for some reason, he couldn't say a word. "Do you live alone?" Yoshida looked at the classmate address book that was sent to him just now and said, "Oh, maybe not alone." "It belongs to one person." Koji replied.He wanted to ask about Yoshida's recent situation, but he couldn't open his mouth.If it were other female classmates, he would have made fun of them in a slick way. "My father is so poor!" In a corner of the school, in front of a window in the cafeteria, Yoshida got angry at him like this.

"I did something to offend Yoshida." Koji reflected sincerely in his heart. "This place is not bad, do you work here?" Koji replied yes.Yoshida smiled, but did not forgive himself.Koji could feel this from her eyes.Not to mention explaining to her, it is impossible to even make a laugh easily, and this is the message that Yoshida sends out from all over his body.Of course, there is no way to apologize to her. "The party doesn't end until nine o'clock, does it?" Yoshida looked around and said, "It's time for the secretary to make a summary."

Yoshida said and walked away. After the baby head left him, Geng Er was relieved. I don't know how Atsuko is doing now. Geng thought to himself. During the second meeting, Koji didn't see Tou in the karaoke room, and he sang two songs in total. In the end, there were six people left, and they all said they didn't want to go home immediately, so the drinking place was transferred to a private room in a tavern, where they continued to drink a lot.To Koji's surprise, Yoshida also stayed, and his drinking capacity was quite astonishing. "In the past, I really like you too."

Yoshida said through alcohol. Geng Er knew in his heart that she was teasing him, but there was nothing he could do. It was still raining.Tou called Shishi from the phone booth.Shi Shi has not contacted himself for a long time.I don't know why, but whenever Tou calls Shishi, he always hesitates, and he even hates himself for being too useless.When the raindrops hit the glass of the telephone booth, they always splashed into fine pieces in incredible ways.What Tou is afraid of is not the absence of the history of poetry, but the dialogue with the history of poetry.Shi Shi's voice on the phone always gives people a feeling of being at a loss, as if frightened.Tou didn't want to hear Shi Shi's cold and hasty voice on the phone.Therefore, the moment the phone started to ring, Tohru wished Shi Shi was gone.After all, if the history of poetry is not there, I am just disappointed.

A calm answer came from the receiver—— "Hello." "Is it the history of poetry?" Tou asked, at the same time, he knew Shishi must have closed his eyes slightly. "good evening." This voice was obviously only addressed to one person, "I'm so happy." Listening to Shi Shi's voice, it seemed that he was very happy to receive a call from Toru. All of a sudden, Tou was immersed in happiness again, what Karuizawa and what she left behind, everything disappeared due to the voice of the epic. The history of poetry said that she was drinking alone in the room.Through the phone, Tou could hear music playing in the room, but the volume was not very loud.The history of poetry said it was Mach's tune.

"one person?" Tou asked stupidly.The reason for this is because he remembered that Shi Shi and her husband had the habit of drinking every night—more precisely, he never forgot.However, Poetry History answered briskly on the phone, "Yes." "Can I see you?" Gathering up his courage, he continued to ask, "Of course I can." Shi Shi answered with a smile. So they agreed to meet at "Laffney" half an hour later. The raindrops hit Tou's umbrella briskly, and he felt that the surrounding scenery had completely changed from before he made the call.What a refreshing rain, washing away all the anxiety and boredom in summer. When the heavy door of "Laffney" was pushed open, the inside was already quite lively.Today is the weekend.To Tou, the men and women in "Laffney" - all older than Tou, talking and laughing and drinking - have somehow an intimacy, as if they share some unforgettable experience in this bar. of.There is no difference here as usual, there are still pianos, counters, and huge flowers in vases. When the toasty beer arrives, the history of poetry arrives.No matter how noisy the bar is, as soon as Shi Shi comes, Tou can feel it immediately, without even turning his head. "It's raining so hard." Shishi came behind Tou, put one hand on Tou's shoulder and said. Shi Shi sat down beside Tou, she didn't seem to be wet by the rain at all.A white T-shirt and camel shorts look like they just came out of the washing machine.It is estimated that she took a taxi as soon as she left the house, and then went all the way to the front of the bar. "How? Are you okay?" asked the history of poetry.She ordered a glass of vodka, then turned to look at Tou.A large diamond ring stood out on her finger. Tou didn't say a word, he couldn't lie to the history of poetry. Seeing the same poetic history in front of him as usual, Toru felt a thousand kinds of resentment welling up in his heart. "I'll call you when I get back." In Karuizawa, Shi Shi said to himself at that time. "Still angry?" The history of poetry persuaded, "Stop being angry." "Isn't it very happy at the time?" I was really happy at the time, so happy that I could hardly believe it was real.Toh relived the feeling of happiness at that time, he could no longer distinguish between happiness and misfortune. "But……" said excitedly, "But I was abandoned again." The moment he said this sentence, Tou himself felt surprised, but he knew that this was exactly what he really felt. Shi Shi opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth slightly, obviously surprised by what Tou said.For a long time, the history of poetry did not speak, "No one can abandon anyone." After a while, Shishi said very seriously, "Each person is independent. There were two people, and then another person came, so there were three people. That's all." Shishi's words mean nothing to Toh.At that time, I was abandoned.Tou finally understood that the loneliness that had been tormenting him for several days turned out to be such a thing.Thinking of this, Tou felt unusually calm. "It seems that I will continue to be abandoned in the future." After listening through, Shi Shi put the cigarette on the table, "Do you want to fight?" Totally laughed. "No. I'm just stating a fact." The sound of the piano sounded melodiously around, and the bar was still noisy. "but……" Staring into Shishi's eyes, Tou spoke out what was in his heart, "I can't help but want to see you." The two looked at each other quietly.The history of poetry suddenly became expressionless, and said very sadly, "please……" She took the cigarette to her mouth, but put it back, "please!" The epic repeats, "Don't make me too sad." Suddenly, Tou felt as if he had made a huge mistake and didn't know what to say.Because, he didn't intend to blame Shishi at all. "Sorry." Tou apologized to the history of poetry.The two were silent.Tou lowered his head and took a sip of the already warm beer. "It's really hopeless." Finally, Shi Shi spoke.She combed her hair, lit her cigarette again, "I dream about you." Tou never dreamed that the history of poetry would say such a thing. "Even when I'm working, I think of you unconsciously." The history of poetry went on to say, "It was the same when I was in Karuizawa. After you left, I lived there for a few days. I was alone, in the same place, but I felt that everything was different..." Tou began to regret that he really shouldn't have left Shishi alone that day.Although a little unreasonable, Tou still felt that it was his biggest mistake not to leave with the history of poetry.He felt sorry for the history of poetry. "I really want to see you!" Shi Shi said, regardless of the reactions of the people around him, impulsively gave Tou a long kiss, a kiss full of sadness. The next morning, Koji was woken up by his mother's phone call.The rain has stopped, and there are a few cumulonimbus clouds floating in the sky. "Still in bed?" Geng Er hadn't drank as much as last night for a long time, and it was past two o'clock at night when he returned to the apartment, and he fell on the bed and slept until now. "I'm about to get up." Koji replied, his voice sounded a bit hoarse. "When did you become this voice? It's so ugly." Hearing her mother's tone, she seemed to want to say something, but suddenly she stopped talking. "What? What happened?" Geng Er was a little impatient, so he could just say no to something. "That's it..." Mom hesitated to speak, "Did Xiaolong call you?" "Longzhi?" Koji remembered that the last time he and his brother met was on the day of his brother's wedding ceremony. "No." Koji then asked, "What's the matter?" Mom paused, and finally said, "...He, he was driven home." "By his wife? Why?" My brother has been married for less than two months now. "Xiaolong didn't tell me either." Koji scratched his head, "No matter why they fight, you don't have to worry about them. It's not common for husband and wife to quarrel." "But I was thinking, is it necessary for Zaoji to drive Longzhi out of the house?" Koji looked up to the ceiling helplessly, really bored. "Longzhi won't call me. If I do, I'll tell you." Geng Er dealt with it for now. "Don't worry about such things, Mom." Geng Er hung up the phone and suddenly felt something moving around him.Looking down, it turned out to be Yoshida!Geng Er got goose bumps all over his body, and was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Fortunately, both of them were still wearing clothes. After a while of panic, this was the first thing that came to Koji's mind.