In the dark, Chen Nian woke up from the dream and heard the sudden pain in his heart.
Last night, the moment Wei Lai rushed towards her, she urgently found the keyhole, rushed into the house and closed the door.
There was lightning and thunder, Wei Lai kicked the door loudly outside the house, Chen Nian pressed against the door, the paint debris on the wall shook and fell into her eyes, causing tears to flow.
Later Wei Lai left, leaving a sentence: "Chen Nian, you are courting death."
It was still hot after the rain stopped, Chen Nian turned over to look at his phone, it was five o'clock in the morning.
She wiped the sweat from her neck, turned on the fan, and fell on the bed in a daze. It was getting brighter, and at 6:40, she called her mother far away in Zhuhai.
"Hey, Nian Nian, haven't you gone to school yet?" Mom's voice was slightly hoarse, and there was a group of people brushing their teeth and washing their faces.
Chen Nian lowered his head and rubbed his eyes: "Mom."
"Huh? I've run out of toothpaste, eldest sister, lend me a little." The other side was still busy, brushing his teeth, and asked vaguely, "What's the matter? I haven't gone to school yet."
"Mom, you... come back and take a picture... take care of me. Wait until I finish high school, okay?"
My mother spit out the mouthwash and said, "The factory is busy with the construction period in the middle of the year, so I can't ask for leave. Don't say two months, then I'll be fired. Be good, stick with it for another two months, okay?"
Chen Nian was silent.
Mother quieted down, walked aside, away from her colleagues, and said, "Did Nian Nian miss her mother?"
Chen Nian nodded, and after a while, he made a low "um".
Mom coaxed softly: "We're going to college, and mom has to make money to save for your tuition fees. If you don't work, where will the tuition and living expenses come from? Are you going to ask for rice?"
Chen Nian wiped the water on his face, and asked in a loud voice, "The car... Is there electricity in the workshop... Is there an electric fan?"
"It's not hot," Mom said. "Don't worry about me. Nian Nian, study hard. When you go to college, Mom will be happy."
Chen Nian felt a little calmer.
Even if the mother comes back, it is only comfort, not helpful. Besides, this is an extravagant hope, too extravagant for their family.
It was a sunny day when the door opened, and the morning sun was already hot.
Chen Nian arrived at the school cautiously and safely all the way. When he entered the classroom, there was still no one in Zeng Hao's position.
The students were discussing.
Xiaomi called her a report: "Chen Nian, something happened at school yesterday."
"Huh?" Chen Nian pretended not to know.
"Auntie Cleaning saw all the rubbish on the ground when she was collecting the rubbish in the toilet, so she went over to clean it up and scolded the students for dumping the rubbish, only to hear someone in the cubicle crying for help. Look again, there was a pile of red liquid in the crack of the door. , I was so scared that I almost lost my soul. It turned out that there was someone in the compartment that had never opened the door, it was Zeng Hao." When Xiaomi talked about the thrilling place, he stopped to leave the suspense seriously.
Chen Nian looked at her with a calm expression.
"It's not a dead person." Xiaomi said, "Her clothes and shoes are gone, and her body is covered in red ink. She is afraid that the classmates will see the discussion and dare not come out. She didn't dare to speak until the cleaner's aunt came."
When Chen Nian looked back, Wei Lai's seat was also empty.
"Listen to me," Xiaomi pulled her back, "Zeng Hao said that Wei Lai, Xu Miao and the others did it."
Chen Nian: "Huh?"
"She was bullied by them and went to the police. The point is, Zeng Hao also said that Hu Xiaodie committed suicide because of Wei Lai and the others. -Look, it really was because of them, I wasn't the only one who thought so, everyone so."
Yes, the whole class was discussing, detailing where they had seen the conflict between Wei Lai and Hu Xiaodie.
The levee blocking the torrent burst, irretrievably.
Chen Nian felt that he was in the center of the vortex of the river, falling down with the sand.
Li Xiang came over with a bright smile, and shook the test paper of the High School Affiliated to Normal University in his hand: "Chen Nian, Xiaomi, how would you like to thank me?"
Chen Nian glanced at him and said nothing.
Seeing that her expression was not very good, Li wanted to change his words: "I'll just tell you, come here and give it to you."
Xiaomi took it and said loudly, "Thank you."
Li wanted to say something else, the class bell rang, the teacher came in, and the students returned to their places. Before the math teacher could announce the class, the head teacher appeared at the door of the classroom and waved to Chen Nian:
"Chen Nian, come out."
The noisy classroom was instantly silent, shivering.
Chen Nian is born once and cooked twice.
Following the head teacher out of the teaching building, he said, "You go to the Public Security Bureau with me."
Chen Nian nodded.
Halfway through, the head teacher said, "Zeng Hao said, what you said, Wei Lai, Xu Miao and the others..." He considered the words and finally chose a decent one, "They have a conflict with Hu Xiaodie."
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Nian finally decided to say yes. He raised his head and met the straight gaze of the head teacher, as if sensing something, he swallowed the words again on the tip of his tongue.
"Did you say that? You know, this kind of thing has never happened in our school."
Chen Nian pursed his lips and said, "Zeng... Zeng Hao also... was also bullied."
"What about Hu Xiaodie? I only bullied once."
Chen Nian didn't quite understand, so he tried to figure out the teacher's expression.
"Otherwise, it's impossible for me, the dean, and the school leaders to not know."
"The classmates are... all talking about it."
"That's a little friction between classmates. I'm talking about bullying."
Chen Nian was silent, and after a while, he lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Zeng Hao promised her that she would not be involved, so she told her about Hu Xiaodie, but what happened. Zeng Hao was not keeping his word first, even if she denied it later, it would not be regarded as sorry for her. Chen Nianxiang.
Entering the hall, I heard a burst of howling, Hu Xiaodie's parents and Wei Lai Xu Miao and others' parents were tangled together, and the staff were inseparable from their efforts.
"Murderer! Murderer!" Hu's parents were emotional, and Hu's mother cried, "They killed my daughter, they killed me."
Wei Lai's mother retorted sharply: "You have to speak with evidence! Which child doesn't have a quarrel in school? Oh, if I scold you, you will commit suicide, and those who scold people on the street will be arrested and shot!"
"They beat her! They have been bullying her." Mother Hu grabbed Mother Wei and shook her, "Murderer! Murderer! Having a child but not raising her!"
Wei's mother also retorted, and was pulled away by Xu Miao's parents, and Xu's mother burst into tears: "No one wants this kind of thing, the child is not disciplined by us, it's my fault. But please don't put all the responsibility on the child. They are still young and have to live on. If they make mistakes, they have to survive."
Wei's mother refused to recognize it, and the dispute broke out, causing chaos.
The head teacher took Chen Nian into the elevator.
At the door of the interrogation room, waiting for her was the young police officer who went to school that day. He was dressed in uniform, tall and straight, and looked at Chen Nian with a smile, like an acquaintance. He had just graduated not long ago, and he was only a few years older than Chen Nian. When he looked at Chen Nian, his eyes were always gentle and sharp, as if he wanted to look into her heart.
The head teacher patted Chen Nian's shoulder: "Don't be afraid, speak well."
Chen Nian followed Officer Zheng in and the door closed.
"Did she say anything to you on the day Hu Xiaodie fell from the building?"
Chen Nian shook his head.
"you sure?"
"Well." The testimony must be consistent, she knows it.
"Zeng Hao said, you said that the day before Hu Xiaodie fell from the building, you saw Wei Lai and the others treating her..." Officer Zheng paused, the young man frowned, and said, "Insult."
This word made Chen Nian's heart tremble.
She was silent. I wanted to deny it, but I couldn't open my mouth.
"Chen Nian, if the situation is true, the perpetrator will be punished accordingly."
With a brick pressed in Chen Nian's throat, she saw Officer Zheng's burning and determined eyes, and his name was written on the nameplate on his chest: Zheng Yi.
He said softly, "Chen Nian, trust me."
There were only the two of them in the room, and the air froze. There is a big love in his eyes.
As if after a round of reincarnation, Chen Nian nodded.
"Can you describe the situation at the time?"
Wei Lai just couldn't get used to Hu Xiaodie at first, maybe because Hu Xiaodie was too beautiful, maybe because she had a good relationship with every boy, maybe because Hu Xiaodie was fascinated by Li Xiang on the basketball court and approached he. The reason is nowhere to be found. As a result, in the place where the students can see, they are cynical, and they have no intention of "bumping" or "hitting" on their limbs. In places that everyone can't see, such as the roof, such as toilets, such as the corner behind the cafeteria of the library, then…
It's impossible to say that the students around you didn't notice any difference. But for a variety of reasons, everyone chooses to ignore—
It's just an ordinary friction between classmates, and who hasn't seen someone who doesn't like it;
What is it about me
The weight of learning is overwhelming;
I'm not familiar with Hu Xiaodie, who cares about other people's affairs;
When the strong and the weak confront each other, when there is a situation of isolation and isolation, bullying and being bullied, the subconscious of the creatures will make them tend to stay away from the isolated and bullied party.
People are afraid of being out of place, especially children; they are more afraid than adults because they are often weak too.
When Chen Nian saw Wei Lai, Xu Miao, and the others insulting and beating Hu Xiaodie, pulling her clothes and stripping her naked, she ran away. She was afraid of being bullied and hunted.
The head teacher was left for questioning. Chen Nian walked into the lobby from the elevator, and the noisy crowd dispersed. The marble floor is open and clean, reflecting the vigorous sunshine in the summer morning, dazzling people's eyes.
On the way back to school, Chen Nian was vaguely apprehensive, but relaxed.
There is always a good solution to things. She is fortunate that she has pulled herself back from the precipice, that she did not seek shelter from the person who was completely different from her, and did not take the path that would inevitably make her regret.
Thinking so, I saw him.
God is intentional.
Kitano was sitting on the flower stand by the roadside smoking, with one foot bent and stepped on the flower stand, the other leg was stretched straight on the ground, looking exceptionally slender.
The white plaster hanging from the arm is particularly conspicuous.
A group of slouchy people stood or sat around him, puffing and laughing, words such as "Fuck", "B", "Fuck" and "Day" bouncing into Chen Nian's ears.
Kitano lowered his head slightly to smoke, but did not see Chen Nian. One of his companions hooked his shoulders and talked to him. The man laughed, leaning back and forth. He was hugged and swayed, and he also smiled.
Looking up, he saw Chen Nian passing by. White school uniform skirt, white sneakers.
Chen Nian also glanced at him, was caught by his companion, and provoked: "What are you looking at?"
Chen Nian immediately turned his face away.
Kitano lowered his head and tapped the ash on the edge of the flowerbed.
The man looked back and saw his companions talking, he interjected: "Brother Bei, look, the girls in No. 1 Middle School are all good-looking."
Kitano didn't answer, but a yellow-haired boy laughed at him: "Lai Zi, everyone is beautiful."
The person named "Lai Zi" whispered, "Why are the girls' wrists and calves so thin?" He circled his thumb and four fingers, and stroked, "Is it so thick? It will break if you twist it."
Everyone looked at the thickness of his strokes, and then looked at Chen Nian in unison. The thin wrists and ankles were white and tender under the sunlight, as if they could sparkle.
Kitano put out the cigarette butt in the soil of the flower terrace, put his feet down, and stood up straight: "Are you still going?"
"Let's go. Go buy a cup of tea first." A group of people poured into the roadside shop.
Kitano walked unhurriedly behind, passing Chen Nian. She didn't look at him, and neither did he.
Missing it, he paused, licked his upper gums, and finally turned back unwillingly:
"Hey."
Chen Nian looked back.
"Why are you running around on the street if you don't have class?" With that said, how qualified he is to teach her a lesson.
Chen Nian didn't answer, the guilt in his eyes flashed, and then he looked at him with a line drawn in his eyes, and said, "Let's go."
In an instant, Kitano felt utterly bored; the secret surprise of seeing her a moment ago was gone, and there was a huge gap between them.
He waved his hand lightly, indicating that she could go.