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A face too black for words

Those heavy past is discarded from our memory, seems to be no longer exist

By Lista ReamPublished 3 years ago 7 min read

It is just waiting for an opportunity to tear you to pieces.

01.

I was awakened by a sharp bell, fumbling on the pillow and table for a long time but did not find the alarm clock, until I struggled to open my eyes bell has long stopped. And this is a great open eye, only to find that I am not in a familiar environment: a standard single bed of one meter two into a soft Simmons bed of one meter eight, pink covers also turned dark purple, the large room is empty, in addition to a bed there is only a closet and a table with a computer, the curtains are also all black, the whole house decoration is filled with a hard male atmosphere.

The door is open, I can see the outside environment, and the room's decoration is similar - simple and dry, and the furniture placed at first glance is high-end goods.

I looked at the bathroom, which was separated by frosted glass, and I didn't know whether to be glad that it was empty and not filled with confusing vapor and the sound of running water as in the novels or to be sad that there was no one in the room so that I couldn't understand the current situation.

My head was like being run over by a big truck and backed up countless times, it hurt so much that I tried to think for a long time but couldn't remember how I got here, only that I was drunk in a bar and was pushed by a man and then I had no memory of it. The clothes I was wearing were the same as yesterday, smelling foul and sour, and there was no discomfort other than a headache, and I was about to wash up before I saw the clock on the wall and immediately dismissed the idea.

The clock's hour hand was pointed at the word "2".

I grabbed the phone that was on the bed and ran for the door, which fortunately wasn't locked. The moment I closed the door I finally figured out where that morning ringing was coming from.

The phone in the living room was ringing again.

The apartment wasn't far from our school, and even though my phone was dead and my pockets were empty, it only took me half an hour to get back to school. I searched for a long time in front of the dormitory, but I couldn't find my key. And then I suddenly remembered that when I woke up, in addition to my phone there were a few miscellaneous things on my bed, including my keys and my student ID card, but I was in a hurry and just copied my phone and left.

The first thing she said when she saw me was, "Talk Xia Xin, you're finished."

I didn't have time to ask why I was finished, she came up with another sentence: "You and Zhou Zhou are finished!"

"Yesterday, the school student council checked for sleepless nights, but you and Zhou Zhou did not return, I can not help you hide, your names are probably now sent to the department office! In this stormy time, you guys are still staying out at night!"

In the past, the school always turned a blind eye to our sleepless nights, but two weeks ago, a Chinese sister who didn't return to the dormitory for two days was found dead on the third day, and the school started to strictly catch and crack down on sleepless nights.

I listened to Lin Chaoyang's words for thirty seconds before I finally caught the point: "You said Zhou Zhou didn't come back last night?"

"Oh," Lin Chaoyang pointed behind me, "now she's back."

Zhou Zhou was not wearing the same clothes as last night, but a black, low-cut dress, with a beautiful clutch in her hand, and the exhaustion on her face was hard to conceal even with delicate makeup. Zhou Zhou and I said hello and then entered the door, not even changing clothes to the bed, with the quilt covering the head.

I looked at Zhou Zhou lying curled up in a ball on the bed and felt that at this moment she was like a clam: wrapped up in her hard shell to keep others from peeking into her soft heart.

"Yo, our two busy people are finally back?" Sitting in front of the computer mask Ji Kieran unconcealed with the eyes to measure peeping at us, when her eyes fell on Zhou Zhou suddenly became sharp, the tone is high a key: "KENZO new evening dress?

Soon she laughed again: "Zhou Zhou, I said you want to wear fake goods also professional a little, the clothes and bags I saw released in the magazine more than a month ago, estimated that there are not many people in the country into the hands, you wear them are not afraid to go out to be laughed at."

I was a little worried that they were going to argue again, but she just stood by the bed and looked at Ji Ke Ran with a sneer: "Ji Ke Ran, next time when you meet with He Lao, greet him for me, okay?" As soon as Zhou Zhou's words fell, Ji Ke Ran's face changed, and she looked at Zhou Zhou with wide eyes, her eyes were undisguisedly frightened. The latter calmly lay down, wrapped himself in the quilt, and went back to sleep.

Before I could ask Zhou Zhou what exactly he was talking about, Lin Chaoyang's broken gong voice rang out, "Zhou Zhou, talk to Xia Xin, the counselor called and asked you to go to the department office."

Zhou Zhou stood up expressionlessly, like an emotionless statue.

The sunlight is like an open-edged sword, waving in the air, refracting the blinding light, caught unawares and pierced.

I straightened my back, the sharp daylight hit my back, hot and itchy. Zhou Zhou stood beside me, holding my hand crossed behind my back, playing with my fingers, I was tickled by her and couldn't help but laugh out loud, while she stood straighter than I did.

This hypocrite.

"The school has three orders not to stay out at night not to stay out at night, you are still running out in this storm, do you have the school's rules and regulations in your eyes or not, do you have me as a counselor in your eyes?" Zhang Shishi sat in front of the desk with a serious expression and full of style, "Look at your appearance, do you look like a student? Do you still remember that you are a student?"

Next to her sat the head of our department, the old man with open teeth patted her shoulder, "Teacher Zhang, they are still young, just say a few words, just don't do it again next time, don't be so serious."

"Director, this is a matter in our class, I have my discretion."

"Teacher, we didn't stay out last night because it was Zhou Zhou's birthday, we went out to celebrate, but we didn't do anything shameful."

I looked at her disgusting smile and rolled my eyes at her inwardly, restraining myself for a long time before I let myself fling the door open and leave. Zhou Zhou continued to play with my fingers, looking lazy, a look of rotten wood can not be carved.

Zhang Shishi was choked by my words, eyes covered with blood, in addition to anger and a hint of panic. I laughed inwardly. Originally she had maintained an elegant image, now she was completely annoyed by our non-violent and uncooperative attitude, and her cheeks turned red with anger.

"Five points will be deducted from your moral score, and both of you will write another 1,000-word review each and turn it in!"

When I came out of the department office, Zhou Zhou, who hadn't said anything, suddenly asked me, "Do you have any problems with Zhang Shishi and the two of them?"

"Why do you ask?"

I twisted my head to look at her, she had a light expression on her face and said, "No, I just think you usually treat whoever you are like hello, I am good to everyone, and always fight against her, I think you are not that unusual."

"I ......"

"Talk about Xia Xin!"

Peng Southwest's gloomy face standing in the doorway of the teaching building, stormy appearance, I have not had time to speak he has come towards me, splitting his head to ask: "Where did you go last night? You are a girl who did not return to the dormitory one night? Do you know that I searched for you everywhere last night?"

I felt the fire that I had suppressed for a long time rising when he yelled at me.

"Who left me at the bar? How dare you say that! It's none of your business where I go! Who are you to me? You don't care where I go! It's none of your business where I die!" After yelling, I stopped looking at his dark face and dragged Zhou Zhou away, and he didn't come after me.

Back to the dormitory is to change the battery of the phone, Lin Chaoyang and a shock: "By the way, Xia Xin, last night Peng Southwest has been calling the dormitory phone looking for you, I said you have not come back he was anxious, you quickly give him a callback......"

The phone has just been turned on, text messages are coming in all over the place, fifty-two caller alerts from Peng Southwest, and eighteen unread text messages.

--Talking to Xia Xin, I'm wrong, you quickly turn on the phone.

--Why are you not at the bar? Where have you been?

--Where the hell are you going?

......

--Tan Xia Xin, damn I like you, you turn on the phone.

This is the last text message sent to me by Peng Xinan at noon when I was still in a strange bed dreaming sweetly.

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Lista Ream

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