"Next is me~" Elena pulled Jackson beside her, her cheeks swelled by her smile were covered with the light reflected from the huge projection screen in front of her.
When Jackson described his home as a school, he was not exaggerating. At least the entertainment room where the two of them were staying at this time was the same as a small theater. It was still an exclusive theater. Two and a half-year-old boys and girls were nestled together on the sofa, surrounded by drinks, cut fruits, and snacks.
The girl on the curtain was lowering her head and writing something. The camera zoomed in, and the girl raised her head in confusion, "Eddie? What are you doing?"
"Graduation anniversary!" Eddie's voice came out, the camera shook, and obviously the person pointing the mirror was changed. Eddie jumped into the picture, childishly picked up a pencil, and stood it up in front of the girl, " Elena, say something, say goodbye or something like that.”
The girl in the picture was stunned for a moment, and then nervously closed the thing she was copying in front of her. This caught Eddie's attention. He raised his eyebrows, waved to the camera, quickly pulled out the paper from under Elena's pressed arm, and ran away quickly!
"Look, what is this!!" Eddie cheered and started running in circles in the classroom. Elena chased after him angrily, and the camera shook back and forth...
Then, the screen clicked and skipped, turning into Elena talking to the camera in a polite manner.
Jackson turned his head and looked at Elena who was a little embarrassed, "What is that?"
"Uh..." Elena blushed, maybe it was just the reflection of the curtain, she shook her head nervously, "We made a mistake in recording, this is the previous version, this part should have been deleted."
Elena stood up and walked behind the projector, feeling at a loss. She knew how to use a home video recorder and a simple projector. But there is no way to use this complicated gadget from Jackson’s house!
After re-watching last night's performance and catching up on what Jackson missed, what is being played now is last night's last and most important graduation commemorative album.
Before she started watching, Elena apologized for not asking Jackson to film. Now she has one more thing to apologize for—the finished product she brought. It turned out to be an old version that had not been modified.
"It doesn't matter." Jackson looked at Elena who was hidden behind the light, dark and gray, not very realistic, "I don't mind, these little scenes are quite interesting, I didn't even know you and Eddie were friends .”
Some embarrassing laughter came from the black and gray. Now seems not to be the time to say such witty words as 'There are many things you don't know~'.
"Well..." Elena walked back into the colorful light, but did not sit down. Instead, he pointed to the door in the darkness and said, "I, um, I should call them to inform them. The other tapes can't be all wrong."
Jackson smiled and looked sideways at the other person, "Is the first video tape you recorded given to me?"
The embarrassment disappeared from Elena's face. He also smiled and said, "Yeah~ I'll go then."
"Yeah." Jackson turned back. Continuing to look at the curtain in front of her, Elena in the picture was staring at the camera, 'Eddie! Don't interrupt me! '
Without the company of the girls around him, the graduation speeches of the unfamiliar classmates would be boring to Jackson. Jackson grabbed the drink next to him out of boredom and drank it to the end. In his own home, he doesn't have to worry about disturbing others by making too much noise.
The lights in the screening room suddenly came on. Jackson covered his eyes and turned his head to look back.
Mrs. Bishop stood behind the nervous Elena, looking at Jackson with a blushing face.
Jackson hastily arranged his clothes, stood up, and walked towards his mother. "Mother, you're back." Then he glanced at his watch secretly, and it was already seven o'clock. He was completely unaware of the passage of time.
Mrs. Bishop's eyes were not on Jackson, but looking at the picture on the curtain with a strange emotion.
Due to the indoor light source, the originally bright and clear picture is a bit pale, but it does not affect the young boys and girls in the picture making whimsical plans for the future.
The corners of Mrs. Bishop's eyes were slightly curved. She didn't know why she completely let go of her tense cheeks and smiled. She waved her hand to Jackson, "Pause." She glanced at the snacks scattered around the sofa, smiled and patted the two nervous little guys, "Snacks cannot replace dinner, prepare it." She smiled and looked at it He glanced at Elena and said, "Let Jackson take you to the restaurant."
As if she just came to remind the two little guys to eat, Mrs. Bishop smiled once again, turned around and left.
Elena let out a breath, tilted her head and watched Mrs. Bishop disappear into the corridor, then she pulled Jackson, tensed her shoulders in worry, and lowered her voice and said, "I, I was talking to Ai on the phone. Di is making a noise! Mrs. Bishop won’t hate me!”
Jackson looked at Elena's nervous look with some amusement. He was really relieved. His mother, who had been living in this house with a expressionless or bored expression, actually smiled. This was a good thing. Jackson was in a good mood, so he naturally took Elena's hand and walked out, "No."
Seemingly thinking of something, Jackson turned his head and looked at the girl whose cheeks suddenly turned red, "Did you and Eddie have a fight? What happened to him?"
Elena hesitated and shook her head, looking away slightly, as if she was trying not to pay attention to her hand being held, "Well, it's not because of the wrong recording..."
This answer is very vague. Jackson looked away and did not continue to ask. It's just that Jackson frowned. He didn't care about Eddie at all. He didn't even know why he asked.
At the door of the restaurant, the owner of the family, Bishop, glanced at the two little guys. Before Elena could politely salute and address them, he turned away expressionlessly and sat on the main seat.
"Elena, right?" Mrs. Bishop, who was sitting down, did not look at the rude person sitting on the seat, and looked at Elena with a smile.
"Yes, Mrs. Bishop." Elena was still very nervous. She sat in the correct position under Jackson's guidance.
"Don't be nervous." Mrs. Bishop said very kindly, "By the way, before dinner starts."
The person sitting on the main seat was already eating, but Mrs. Bishop didn't seem to care at all. Elena could only look at Jackson, imitating Jackson's movements completely, and waited for Mrs. Bishop to speak without moving.
"Have you notified your family that you are staying here for dinner?" Mrs. Bishop asked gently.
"Ah!" The surprised voice immediately died down, and Elena looked at Jackson nervously. Apparently she forgot!
"Children disappearing without notice will make parents worried." Mrs. Bishop smiled and waved her hand, "Go..."
"Worried?!" The person sitting on the main seat suddenly became furious and smashed the tableware in front of him!
The expression on Mrs. Bishop's face transitioned smoothly to disgust, and she turned to the man sitting on the seat!
It was just a locked gaze, Mrs. Bishop didn’t even say a word! The man who should be the owner's face twitched and trembled, he stood up and turned around to leave.
I don't even have a reason anymore.
Jackson's hand under the table took hold of Elena who was frozen in shock, "I'll accompany you on the phone." Then he nodded to his mother and left the table. (..)