“Headquarters. I found a suspicious man with a mask on his face. When checking his identity, he fled in the southwest direction … Headquarters, I repeat…”
The calling machine in the police car rang, again and again, bringing all the police cars out in search of the suspicious man with the mask.
At this moment, the man was hiding in a cubicle in the washroom. He took off the mask on his face. Since he could not see his face, he reached out to touch the skin on his cheeks.
At that moment, he did not feel anything. His fingers seemed to have touched the tree bark, covered with potholes and protruding tree trunks. He closed his eyes and took out the hat and scarf he had prepared to cover his face. Then he put on his sunglasses and walked out.
Outside, the traffic was heavy and people were coming and going. For the first time, he stood helplessly at the noisy street corner. He was surrounded by the dazzling world.
A bus drove by, whose body was pasted with Stephanie’s poster. She tilted her head and held a bottle of drink in her hand. The body of the bottle was red and green. With a light blink, the mole at the corner of her eyes looked even more attractive.
He stood there for a long time. When the night had completely fallen, he lowered his head and walked to the bus. After inserting in some coins, he found a seat by the window and sat down.
The driver and the passengers all glanced at him. They probably thought that he was a star or something and that was why he wrapped himself up so tightly. Without a word, he leaned against the window and looked out. Stephanie was getting even more popular now. Her banner posters could be everywhere, and her interview videos were also on the rolling screens in the city.
He could not hear clearly what she was saying, but he could see her smile through the glass.
When the driver shouted as the bus had arrived at the terminal, he opened his eyes. He had not slept for a long time. After Baron and Lady Jennifer died, he watched those people on the Emerald Island throw their bodies into the woods to feed the wolves before he left.
He had completed his mission, but when he walked out there, he found that he did not know where to go, and didn’t even know … where to stay.
The taxi driver yawned and asked, “Young man, why are you going there so late at night? I remember that no one has lived there for a long time…”
“Yes.”
The driver looked at him again through the rearview mirror, “Are you a star? Give me an autograph later?”
“No.”
“If you aren’t a star, why are you wrapping yourself like that? It is summer, and you are still wearing a scarf. It’s hot, isn’t it? Come on, you don’t have to be afraid in the car. You can take it off.”
“No need.”
Seeing this, the driver shut his mouth. When he arrived, he took the money and drove the car away. Before long, a faint sentence came from the window, “Idiot, wear a scarf in the summer…”
Walking along the path, there were no street lights on the road, but there was a house in the distance with lights on. It was Stephanie’s voice control. Spencer could not fall asleep, so he sat on a chair at the door to enjoy the cool. Footsteps vaguely came up, which made him wonder if he was mishearing. When he sat up from the chair, he saw a burly man walking over from afar.
“You’re still alive, kid!” Spencer laughed before he even got close to Harold.
Standing in front of Spencer with his head lowered, Harold reached out to touch his face hidden behind the scarf. His voice was dull but with relaxation, “How did you recognize me?”
“I can recognize you from your footsteps! Come in and have a seat,” Spencer said happily, “You haven’t had the meal yet, have you? If you don’t mind, there are some leftovers.”
Harold nodded, hesitating whether to take off his scarf and sunglasses or not. Spencer laughed, “After eating, take a shower and have a good sleep. If you have anything to say, make it tomorrow.”
In the end, he patted Harold on the shoulder and said, “The most important thing is that you are alive.”
Harold did not say a word.
Yes, being alive was the most important.
…
“Zeus refuses to provide a fire seed for humans, but it is what humans need the most. Prometheus came up with a good idea. He quietly approached the sun car with a thick and long fennel stalk. The sun car was burning with raging flames, so he put the fennel stalk in and lit it, and then immediately returned to the earth with the flickering fire seed.”
Vincent’s deep voice flowed quietly in the room. When he saw Emily close her eyes and fall asleep, he closed the Greek mythology book in his hand and sat there quietly looking at Emily. As if she was having a nice dream, Emily curled her lips into a satisfied smile.
As Vincent came out, he happened to meet Donna coming out from next door. Although she had been having fun here these days, she was a little worried about Emily. She was worried that if Emily failed to recover, Vincent might not be nice to her in the future.
Vincent stopped and said, “If you have anything to say, just say it.”
“If … she continues to be like this, what are you going to do?” Donna had been conflicted for a long time, but she still asked.
“I will keep her company,” Vincent turned to her and continued, “I won’t leave her behind.”
Trying to maintain the smile on her face, Donna said, “Good.. Then I’ll be at ease if she’s with you.”
