With the turning of the key, the door opened, and Kate walked in and took off her coat and threw it on the chair. After sitting on the sofa, her whole figure seemed to be loose and could not get up again. She stared at the ceiling, wondering what she was thinking. After a long time, she sat up reluctantly. After a while, she got up and went to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get the wine bottle and glass and return to the original position.
The amber liquid quickly filled a glass, and after putting the bottle aside, Kate took the glass to her mouth and took a sip. After the irritating feeling flowed down her throat, she silently leaned on the sofa, her left hand involuntarily caressed her lower abdomen, as if her hands were still there.
Fool, Daredevil! Kate closed her eyes and sighed inwardly. Although the debate on same-sex marriage is raging in the UK, most people neither support nor oppose homosexuality. Shout out on occasion.
Kate couldn't help but want to smile wryly when she thought of the surprised eyes of those people in the cafe. I don't even think about who I am... Well, even if you are very confident in your makeup, I didn't do such a complicated dress up. If there are paparazzi around, I can't even cry!
Thinking of this, she suddenly opened her eyes, and Angela's pleading and determined face emerged again. Even with the paparazzi around and revealing her identity, she would still say that, right? Such a thought suddenly popped up, and Kate couldn't help being stunned for a while, and her hand holding the cup became much tighter.
"For some reason, they didn't tell me the whole thing in detail, but as an old friend I still guessed part of the situation. Frankly speaking, Angie's handling is really bad, and it's my words. It will be irritating, but Kate, have you ever thought that you are a little too impulsive when you make a decision? I am not trying to excuse Angie. Anyone who faces this situation will be swept away by anger, and a decision made like this Is it what you really want? As a friend, I can't say too much about this kind of thing, but I know Angie is very, very attached to you. I can see that that feeling is definitely not fake. It's almost the same now. In the past three years, even if you are angry, you should calm down. I have seen your situation in the past three years, so why can't you take the time to sit down and have a good talk with Anji? Even to see if she really repents ?" Mama Magic's words rang in her ears, and she soon became Rachel again.
"In a sense, Angie is also a poor person, not everyone breaks up with three people at the same time on the day of college graduation, and all three hold a very important place in her heart. Of course, this is her own Yes, she admits it herself, but she does love these three. Well, it's kind of ridiculous and weird to say this from someone like me, who's tangled up with Angie, and I don't even know why I'm here Be a lobbyist. But... I'm here even though I haven't been in touch since March, maybe because I've seen... She's in tears. That stubborn desperation can't be ignored, so when Annie told me, Angie regretted it When I had to cry, my heart was very uncomfortable. So, no matter what happened between the three of us, I still hope that you can at least talk to her, even if it is no longer related in the future, at least there will be no regrets... After this time, I won't have any contact with Angie anymore..."
Rachel... Kate said the woman's name and took a sip from the glass. When the face that seemed to see through everything appeared in front of her eyes, her heart seemed to overturn the five-flavor bottle. The bits and pieces from the past came to my mind again, but the various tastes finally turned into resentment.
She cried... what would it be like? Kate thought silently in her heart. I've known her for 20 years, I've seen her uncomfortable, I've seen her grievances, I've seen her cute, I've seen her shyness, even though sometimes I have pitiful tears because of certain things, but never really shed tears, Not to mention howling.
Am I jealous? Such a thought suddenly popped up, and Kate suddenly poured all the remaining liquid in the cup, then put it on her forehead and let out a long breath with a wry smile. Think about it, why did you take the initiative to reduce various contracts in the past few years? Why do I get intermittent trance after talking to Joe and Rachel a few times? Why... I've been walking around the streets a lot of times, but I just revisited the old place today and just happened to meet it
Angela suddenly jumped in front of Kate's face with her ankles covered. Although she had carefully dressed up at the time, Kate recognized her at a glance without any suspicion.
Angie... How am I supposed to face you? Looking up at the ceiling, Kate asked with a wry smile in her heart.
Yawning, Angela, who had woken up in a daze, rubbed her eyes and subconsciously reached out and hugged her to the side. She only reacted after fluttering, supporting half of her body and looking at the hotel suite, Angela smiled a little self-deprecatingly.
It's been a long time since I did this when I woke up.
After getting out of bed and taking a shower in the bathroom, Angela opened the curtains in her pajamas, and the early morning sun suddenly poured into the room, adding a bit of vigor. After pouring herself a hot drink, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and drank slowly while looking at the street outside the hotel. The view from this suite is very good. During this period of time in London, Angela would wake up like this with a hot drink in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows to see the outside scenery, especially recently, the sun rarely comes out every day, and the street scene bathed in the warm morning light is different. Such beauty.
But today, Angela, who was looking at the scenery as usual, had a peace in her heart that she didn't understand.
Is it because she finally apologized to Kate, or because Kate didn't reject herself completely? Angela smiled self-deprecatingly and then pursed her lips, her thoughts returned to yesterday afternoon.
Kate didn't speak after being hugged by her waist, she just held Angela's hand and stood quietly, even though the people around were whispering something. After a long while, she took Angela's arm and left the cafe. The two walked a long distance so close to each other before they stopped.
"I think... I want to go back first." Kate said hesitantly, staring into Angela's eyes.
Angela didn't answer, just held her arm tightly and pleadingly. After such a stalemate for a long time, Kate said in a helpless tone: "Give me some... time?"
Angela still wanted to persist, but seeing that Kate also showed a pleading look, and finally let go.
"Will you call me?" Angela asked softly, "It never changed."
"Should... It will... That's it, Angie, I have to go back." Kate said, beckoning to stop a taxi, and then said goodbye to Angela and left.
This is already the best result. Thinking back, Angie stretched her hand and pressed it against the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window. She felt the coolness from her palm and raised the corner of her mouth slightly. Even if there will be no contact in the future, at least... Although my heart still hurts, I believe that time will smooth it out.
At this moment, the phone's phone rang, she walked over, picked it up and looked at it, an unfamiliar number. After thinking about it, Angela still pressed the answer button: "Hi, hello, who can I look for?"
There was no sound over there, Angela frowned slightly and wanted to hang up, but her heart moved slightly but she didn't take any action. After waiting patiently for a while, there was finally a long sigh: "It's me, Anji."
Angela's heart was suddenly lifted, and the hand holding the phone couldn't help tightening.
"Hi, Kate, um... good morning... how are you? I just... just woke up..." Angela said incoherently, although she tried her best to remain calm, her tone was clearly excited.
There was a chuckle over there: "Just got up? You really have become a lot lazy."
"It's much better now," Angela finally adjusted. "If more than a month ago, I never got up before noon every day, I'm really surprised when I think about it now. It's incredible that I would be so lazy!"
When it came to the end, there was a little bit of coquettishness, but fortunately Angela reacted immediately and quickly changed the topic: "By the way, what's the matter with the call?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone, Angela waited patiently, and after a few minutes Kate's voice finally rang again: "You have a few more days in London, right? If you have time... I mean if there is today If we have time, we may… can go out for a walk together…”
"No problem, of course, I... I'm on vacation, I have time." Angela suppressed her excitement.
"We're just shopping." Kate emphasized at this time.
"Of course, I understand, we're just shopping!" Angela nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, even though the other party couldn't see on the other end of the phone. After closing the phone, she let out a long sigh of excitement, and her heart suddenly became happy.
Although she didn't fully understand why this pleasure came, it didn't prevent her from enjoying this moment of relaxation.
The melodious symphony flows back and forth in the hall, sometimes gentle and sometimes passionate, sometimes like a trickling stream and sometimes like a turbulent sea, making the audience indulge in the wonderful music and cannot extricate themselves.
At the end of the song, warm applause resounded through the hall, the conductor turned around and bowed slightly, followed by the curtain slowly descending, and this afternoon's performance ended.
"It's a really wonderful performance." Kate clapped and sighed, or because she listened to a wonderful symphony, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised with a faint smile.
"Yeah, it's very exciting." Angela, who was also applauding next to her, nodded. After observing Kate, she suddenly suggested: "Why don't we go backstage and see?"
"Backstage?" Kate turned her head in surprise.
"Yeah," Angela said in an implicitly seductive tone, "you know, not many people go to the backstage of the London Philharmonic, so let's go and see what they're like backstage."
"Come on, if we can go to the backstage with such a swagger, the people who exit the stage would have already rushed over." Kate spread her hands and shrugged noncommittally.
"It's a pity, dear, we can indeed walk in with a swagger." Angela raised her finger proudly and shook it. She realized that her words seemed to be inappropriate at this time, and couldn't help looking at it embarrassedly. Kate glanced.
"What can I do?" Kate put her fist to her mouth and coughed dryly, thus resolving the embarrassment.
Secretly relieved, Angela immediately explained: "Mr. Alan Brad, who is now a cello player in the orchestra, taught me the cello for a while when I was a child, so I played with several members of the Philharmonic Orchestra. The family is very familiar. Through him, we can completely visit the orchestra backstage."
Kate nodded, remembering something: "If you don't tell me, I forgot, you were a guest at Mr. Itzhak Perlman's concert, and you are very proficient in many instruments."
"Just a few," Angela touched her nose embarrassedly, "How about, let's take a look?"
"Okay, let's go and see." Since she said so, Kate agreed.
They waited until the audience in the theater was almost gone before the two stood up, and then walked down the aisle to the backstage under the leadership of Angela. As soon as they got to the door, a staff member blocked them: "I'm sorry, ma'am, there are non-visitors in the back. Area."
"Sorry, you can help me inform Mr. Alan Bride, the cellist of the orchestra, that Christina from the Mason family is visiting him." Angela said with a smile.
The staff looked at Angela and Kate suspiciously, and finally nodded: "Okay, please wait."
He immediately walked back, and within a few minutes a loud voice came out: "Chrissy? Are you here?!"
Then, a tall man about 6 feet 3 inches in age, between 50 and 60, with a slightly bald head, came out from behind with a surprised expression.
But he was stunned when he saw the woman in front of him clearly. This girl wearing a peaked cap, black curls and a refreshing dress completely did not match the appearance in his mind. Only the pair of delicate flat glasses were hidden. The slyness that flickered from time to time in the black eyes behind him was somewhat similar.
"Hey, what's the matter, Mr. Allen, it's not a gentleman's act to stare at a lady like this." Angela said in a mocking tone with her eyes bent, "or are you waiting for me to curtsy?"
Ellen Bride finally woke up from the surprise, patted his head in disbelief, and asked in a puzzled tone, "How are you... how do you dress up like this, Chris?"
"What? It's ugly for me to dress like this?" Angela raised her eyebrows, and answered with some guilt.
"Oh, of course not," Allen waved his hand quickly, "You look good no matter how you dress, I just find it strange, after all, I've never seen you like this before. It's really... It's a surprise."
"It's a pity," Angela tutted and shook her head, "I thought you could understand my situation."
"Situation? Oh, I understand," Allen nodded soberly, "I'm sorry, you know that we rarely encounter situations that you will encounter in this regard, so it's forgivable that we didn't react for a while. Having said that, you are actually dressed like this, are you planning to make any new movie, I was watching the news a few days ago..."
"Hey, Ellen," Angela interrupted with a gesture, "let's go in and talk?"
"Of course." Allen, who glanced around, quickly closed his mouth, but then looked at Kate suspiciously.
"My friend, Kate." Before he could ask, Angela introduced, "Kate, this is Mr. Alan Brad, my former cello teacher."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Brad."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Kate."
The two shook hands immediately, and Ellen asked with a smile, "Has anyone said that you are very temperamental, Miss Kate?"
Angela then coughed lightly, looking at Allen angrily.
"Okay, just kidding." The other party immediately laughed.
Angela couldn't help but snorted heavily to express her dissatisfaction. Kate, who was smiling softly, patted her on the shoulder subconsciously. After Angela grabbed her hand, she reacted and quickly took it back. .
Ellen made a gesture of invitation at this time: "Please come with me, two beautiful ladies."
Led by acquaintances, with Allen's humorous commentary and friendly members, the two backstage tour of the London Philharmonic was not bad. Angela occasionally talks about music with Allen, but if she gets caught, she has to be teased.
"Why does it feel like I've stepped back a bit?" Allen asked after Angela tried to play the cello for a while.
"I can't help it. I was abandoned for a while because of certain things. You know, if you don't practice for a day, you will go backwards, let alone a period of time." Angela shrugged helplessly and glanced at Kate involuntarily.
Ellen noticed her movement, and then took a look at Kate. He was not an idiot and could naturally see that the relationship between the two was very delicate - Kate hardly said much after she went to the backstage, but she always followed behind Angela.
Of course, he didn't ask any more questions, just shrugged: "It's a shame to know that Perlman's evaluation of you is still in my ears. If you're not going to make some movies and make pop songs, say Maybe the second Jacqueline Dupree."
"Mr. Perlman said the same thing, but I don't dare to be so arrogant." Angela shrugged with a sigh, and then changed the subject: "Speaking of which, this year seems to be Jacqueline's 60th birthday, I don't know everyone. How will she be honored?"
"It's a concert, of course," Allen replied without thinking, "it's here in two weeks, at the Barbican Hall, for a memorial concert, and we're going to play the Elgar Violin Association at the concert. play."
"Are you going to play the Elgar Violin Concerto at the Memorial Concert?" Angela raised her eyebrows. She looked at Kate thinking of something, and suddenly said, "I have a proposal, Ellen."