Day 1
I forget a lot of things.
The place where I woke up was the school's laboratory, surrounded by ice cubes that hadn't completely melted. I don't remember anything, and I don't know why I am here. The strangest thing is that there is no one anywhere, it seems that I am the only one left.
day 2
I have walked a long way, no matter where there is no sign of people living for a long time, many plants on the side of the road have produced wonderful mutations.
I didn't eat, drink, or rest all day and night, but I didn't feel any discomfort. I was unfamiliar with my own body, and I couldn't even flexibly control it.
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Day 54
On my way to see the soft-leaved fir variant A2, I met a group of people, three men and two women.
Before that, I thought humans were extinct.
They seem to have just gone through a battle. The younger girl in the team has a ball of light on her hand. She takes turns treating the injuries of the others, and the wound touched by the light will heal soon.
I wanted to communicate with them, but when I walked out, their expressions twisted instantly.
Someone let out flames at me after a broken cry, while another who could manipulate the wind tried to escape with his companions.
That level of fire couldn't hurt me, but I didn't go after it.
They seem to be terrified of me...or my appearance.
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Day 67
I found a human gathering place.
After I covered up my obvious physical features, I was able to communicate with them smoothly; but when I revealed my appearance, they immediately took a defensive fighting stance.
I was right, they were terrified and hostile to my appearance.
I didn't want to fight them, so I got out of there.
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Day 325
A group of people came to town, and among them was a young boy in handcuffs, and almost everyone was abusing him.
I don't like this kind of thing.
While they were resting, I let the boy go. He followed me and said he wanted to live with me, but when he saw the crystals on my forehead, he looked scared again.
I thought he just needed a safe place to live and sent him to a nearby human settlement.
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Day 328
I probably understand why people are afraid of me.
The boy came back and said he had a virus and didn't want to turn into a mindless monster and begged me to help him.
But I don't know how to help him, he transformed into a creature similar in appearance to me in front of me.
After becoming like that, he seems to have lost his mind, or in other words, lost his "wisdom" as a human being, leaving only the instinct of foraging. Even if I link to his spirit, I can only "hear" the desire to be full sound.
Was it like this before I became conscious
Day 329
I try to feed him.
He is not interested in any food that I can eat, even if he pours it hard, he will spit it out, only attracted by the crystals in the mutated organism. But the crystals can only enhance his abilities, not feed him.
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Day 350
He wanders around town all day, and I can feel his powers growing, but he's always hungry.
I tried to probe the origin of our differences, but to no avail.
Maybe one day, he will die like this.
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Day 751
The evergreen tree E13 has started to bear flower buds.
There was a group of people coming to town, and come to think of it, I hadn't seen anyone else in over a year.
The girls in their ranks seemed to be left behind. It's strange, I can feel the breath around her, unlike anyone I've ever seen, I can't help being attracted.
Maybe it would be better for me to stay away from her...but I want to stay with her.
I like the way she smells.
Besides, she cooks deliciously.
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Day 756
She invited me to live with her.
I like it here, the yard at the entrance can grow many things.
What I like most is being with her.
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The handwriting on the notebook was stiff and messy at the beginning, like a child who just learned to write, but it quickly became smooth and became the Xiao Xiao's handwriting that Lin You first saw.
There is no doubt that this is Xiao Xiao's diary.
Seven hundred and fifty-six days, the thick book is coming to an end, during which not only Xiao Xiao's knowledge and mood, but also frequent stick figures of various things and observation records of mutated plants.
Rather than saying it is a diary, it is better to say it is Xiao Xiao's memory carrier for the past two years since he woke up.
Just showed it to me...
In the darkness, Lin You let out a long sigh towards the ceiling.
can't sleep.
It's not all because of Xiao Xiao's diary, but more because of not getting used to the people around him. Lin You turned her face to the side, and Xiao Xiao was lying on her side, sound asleep, her hair scattered around her cheeks, her beautiful face was facing her direction, and her soft breath brushed her shoulders.
Probably because of the zombification, Xiao Xiao's body temperature and breathing are also slightly cold.
Lin You rationally understands that this is a trustworthy companion, if she doesn't intend to trust Xiao Xiao, she won't bring her back either. But with a strange breath around, the body will subconsciously raise its vigilance, making it difficult to fall asleep.
Xiao Xiao was sleeping soundly, Lin You looked at her peaceful sleeping face, and could only take this defenselessness as her confidence in her strength.
Lin You tucked in the quilt for her, and got up lightly.
She really couldn't fall asleep, instead she lay down more and more awake, and went to sit on the porch outside.
The night was quiet, and even the mutated plant that Xiao Xiao brought back closed its petals, wrapped itself up with thick leaves, and seemed to be resting. The weeds in the courtyard have not been pulled out, and with the mottled courtyard walls and scattered gravel, it looks bleak and dilapidated.
Lin You looked at the desolate scenery in front of her, but slowly felt at ease.
She raised her head, and the dark blue night sky was full of stars. Before the end of the world, this kind of scenery was usually invisible. What replaced the starry sky was the mottled neon lights in the city.
Lin You still remembers that she and her classmates lamented about the air pollution, and missed that when she was a child, she could see the stars when she looked up. At that time, she never imagined that she would recall the night scene of the city here a few years later.
Lin You subconsciously took out the harmonica in her pocket. As soon as she took it out, she thought of Xiao Xiao who was asleep in the house, so she didn't blow it, but just held it in her hand and stroked the engraved words on it.
But her worries seemed superfluous.
The door was pushed open again, Lin You turned her head, Xiao Xiao came out of the room with a sleepy face still on her face.
She walked into the night, and the soft moonlight poured on her body. Her long snow-colored hair was plated with a layer of silver light, and her light blue skin and pointed ears looked like some kind of girl born out of a fantasy story. Goblin or elf.
Lin You smiled apologetically: "Did it wake you up?"
Xiao Xiao didn't seem to be fully awake yet, she shook her head slowly and sat beside her.
What are you doing outside
Her doubts surfaced on her face, and she could see through them at a glance.
"Can't sleep, come out to see the stars." In order not to let her focus on why she couldn't sleep, Lin You paused for a while and talked about her poor astrological knowledge, "Do you know the big arc of spring? It starts from the constellation Ursa Major Li, that is, among the Big Dipper..."
Lin You was stuck.
When she wanted to show it to Xiao Xiao, she realized that she couldn't even find the Big Dipper...
Xiao Xiao sighed speechlessly, sat a little closer, and drew a curve with Lin You's outstretched hand.
It is the Big Dipper. The shape was so special that Lin You recognized it immediately, and then the hand followed the previous curve, leading her to slowly draw a gentle arc on the sky.
This should be the position of the big spring arc... Although Lin You couldn't find those stars at all.
Lin You coughed dryly, and said sincerely, "You know a lot."
Xiao Xiao ignored her, her eyes fell on the harmonica she held in the other hand.
"Are you interested in this?" Lin You noticed her focus, hesitated for a moment, and handed her the harmonica.
A small harmonica, with a few small flowers crookedly graffitied on the wooden shell, and a smiling father-in-law of the sun, like a child's immature strokes, with words engraved on the lower right corner——
"Send, give, pomelo, son, sister, sister."
Xiao Xiao read it slowly, her voice was clear, and she articulated the words very clearly, even though it took a lot of effort to listen to each word.
Facing Lin You's surprised gaze, she blinked innocently, showing a happy expression for some reason, and repeated the nickname: "Yuzi." This time it went a little smoother.
Lin You was deeply fooled: "You can talk..."
Ordinary zombies can only make hoo hoo sounds from their throats. She thought Xiao Xiao was the same, and that he didn't speak because he lost his language function. Otherwise, why would she use writing to communicate
…so why does she communicate in writing
Xiao Xiao didn't pay attention to her complex expression, holding the harmonica and asked: "Like it?"
"... I can't say I like it, it's just a habit."
When asked this all of a sudden, Lin You paused, maybe it was influenced by Xiao Xiao who showed her the diary without hesitation, or maybe it was because people tend to be sentimental at night, and suddenly there was a long-lost desire to confide.
"I used to have a sister," Lin You organized her words, and said slowly, "She is very powerful. After the end of the world, she established the largest base in the north. My abilities are not offensive and not suitable for the battlefield, so Most of the time is helping in the logistics department."
The initial chaos of that period has subsided, and those who survived have adapted to life in the last days, no matter whether they actively or forcedly. People with supernatural powers gathered to hunt down zombies and hunt mutant creatures, while those with weaker combat abilities stayed behind to support them.
Considering the longer-term problems, the base will give more benefits to families with children, and there are many people who give birth for this purpose. When life gradually calms down, there will also be a group of growing children who need to be taught.
A large part of Lin You's job is to be their preschool teacher, and she spends the longest time with them.
"This harmonica was a birthday present for me from them."
Xiao Xiao listened quietly, her icy blue eyes reflected the appearance of the person in front of her, including the faint smile that appeared when she recalled the past, as if about to melt into the moonlight.
Lin You said: "My sister told me when she handed over the harmonica to me. She said, 'In this world, it's not okay to think too much and be too tense, but it's okay to think about nothing. No, people must have something to support themselves in order to survive'... I actually don't quite understand what she said."
"But maybe because of this, when I carry it with me, I can always feel that the feelings pinned on it support me..."
Lin You was silent for a while, then smiled again: "Sorry, I said something inexplicable."
Xiao Xiao shook her head and returned the harmonica to her: "It's important, yes, something."
"Yeah, but it's okay, you won't break it."
Lin You guessed what she meant and answered this way, but this time, she probably misunderstood Xiao Xiao's meaning.
"Okay, learn." Xiao Xiao looked at her with a look of hatred for iron and steel, "It's ugly."
Lin You: "..."
Lin You took a deep breath and stood up: "Go back to sleep, it's the middle of the night."
Xiao Xiao followed her movements and raised her head, her figure and the stars in the sky were reflected in her eyes.
"Your eyes are so beautiful..." Although Lin You had just been criticized for her poor playing skills, Lin You still obeyed her heart and said the exclamation that flashed in her heart many times.
Xiao Xiao blinked slightly, and suddenly pulled her back, as if to express her disapproval, she shook her head firmly.
She raised her hand and pointed to Lin You's eyes with her index finger.
The slender fingertips touched Lin You's eyelashes. She had been taught a long time ago that in the face of danger, she had to keep her eyes open to see clearly. Even though it was not a danger, she habitually kept her eyes open and looked at Xiao Xiao.
"Pretty," Xiao Xiao had a happy smile on his face, "Like, the color of the aurora."
"..."
When her fingertips fell, Lin You closed her eyes.
In the gentle night-like darkness, she felt soft fingertips gently brushing the corners of her eyes.
The author has something to say:
Xiao Xiao hasn't spoken for a long time, and he practiced for a long time to enunciate words accurately.