Chapter 59

There are four beds in the ward, but the other three are empty. Only on the bed by the window lies a young girl. Her long dark hair is laid out on the pillow in a soft and spectacular way, just like the princess with long hair in a fairy tale, wrapping her thin body. Strength and vulnerability become more and more incompatible, Pearl white face covered with an unhealthy luster.

The sound of pushing the ward door didn't attract her any attention. She just quietly looked at the light blue sky outside the window. The sparse sunlight stayed in the pale mouth. She could see the faint vitality flowing slowly, but it was dead.

Her name is hazel cross. She is only 15 years old. She is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as "gradually frozen man". This is one of the most cruel symptoms that Langley has ever seen.

Patients will gradually lose control of their own muscles, and their motor nerves will eventually atrophy completely, which is no different from general paralysis, and even affect the basic body functions such as eating, breathing and speaking. However, because this disease will not affect the sensory nerves, the patient's intelligence, memory and five senses will not be damaged, in other words, Patients can only watch themselves lose control bit by bit, step by step towards death, but can do nothing.

The whole process is slow and long, the pain is gradually superimposed, so that every day becomes suffering. Generally speaking, patients can only survive for two to five years after the onset of the disease. So far, there is still no effective treatment, or even delay the disease is extremely difficult. In 2014, the "ice bucket challenge", which is popular all over the world, is an activity started to attract more people to pay attention to the gradually frozen people.

Heather was the first patient in Langley's care after he arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital.

At that time, they got along very well. Heather, who had just learned that he was ill, always kept a positive attitude; But then lanli left for more than half a year because of filming. When she came back again, Heather had become silent and refused to talk to lanli, ignoring the existence of lanli every time.

Langley knew that it was Heather protesting in her way.

"It's rare that the weather in New York is so beautiful recently. It's sunny for a week in a row. I almost doubt that it's not New York any more." Lanli didn't get a response, but he didn't mind. He said to himself, "did you listen to the record I brought last time? I told you that British rock and roll in the 1960s was the real classic. It's memorable to pick out any band. If you like, next week I'll bring you joy division's first album. There are only four songs. It's very experimental, but it's really interesting. It represents the budding of punk in the 1970s. "

Lanli is just like talking to herself and entertaining herself. She talks endlessly. Sometimes she glances at Heather and finds that she still has no response. She is staring out of the window as if there is no lanli in the room.

Looking at Heather's childish behavior, Lan Li couldn't help smiling. He sat down in the next hospital bed and took out the kite making materials from his backpack. Recently, spring has come. The wind in Manhattan is very strong. It's the right season to fly kites. Lanli simply disposed of the materials at home last week. Today, we just need to complete the final assembly.

"Lan Li! Blue The cry outside the ward came from far and near, and stopped at the door. A small head came in carefully from the crack of the door. It was not Alex. He showed a big smile and said softly, "I've finished the medicine!" He straightened out his chest and looked proud, waiting for the praise of blue Li.

Lanli gives him a thumbs up, which makes Alex shake his head with pride, but then his eyes fall on Heather, but Alex can't help hesitating, worried that his action will disturb heather.

Lan Li rubbed the little guy's head with his big hand, "do you want to join?" Alex's attention was immediately attracted and he nodded hard. Lan Li took out a stack of cut paper from his backpack. "You draw on it, draw everything you think of, and then we make the tail of the kite, long, long..."

Instead of taking over the brush at once, Alex pondered and asked seriously, "so is it like the Chinese dragon?"

Blue Li picked to pick eyebrow, laughed, "of course, why not."

After getting a positive reply, Alex took over the brush with a happy smile, and then supported his chin very seriously and began to ponder, which made lanli laugh, "what are you doing?"

"I'm thinking about what to draw. I can't just spend a little graffiti on it." The natural appearance made Lan Li dumb, nodded hesitantly, and said solemnly, "yes, of course." Then lanli still clenched his fist to cheer on Alex.

Looking at Alex's serious appearance, he seemed to be painting for the international competition. This makes Lan Li a little envious. Most of the time, children are the purest, most persistent and simplest group of people. Maybe their behavior seems childish and they always waste time on "unnecessary" things. But it is this childish loss that makes adults lose the source of happiness.

Unexpectedly, lenley took out the camera from his backpack, pointed it at Alex and pressed the shutter. The experience of the last life, let lanli learn to cherish every moment of life.

A line of sight came from behind. Lan Li looked up and saw the shadow of Heather's head. Her soft hair was sliding like a waterfall, reflecting the flow of light and shadow, revealing her little action. The corner of lanli's mouth rose, picked up the camera and aimed at Heather, recording the moment again.

Hearing the click, Heather turned her head abruptly, glared and yelled, "what are you doing?"

Lan Li did not panic at all. After checking the effect of the shooting, he replied, "I'm taking a picture."

So the answer choked Heather, "cut it out! Don't you know that it's rude to take photos without the consent of the person concerned? I can even take you to court if I want to! "

Lanli raised his head and gave a shallow smile to heather. "I know." This made the flames of anger in Heather's pupils hotter and hotter. Lan Li shook the camera in his hand. "If you don't like it, you can delete it yourself, or even smash the camera." Then, he put the camera on the white sheet, with a carefree expression.

Heather was biting his teeth. He wanted to bite directly on Lan Li's neck. "You know..." but the words came to an abrupt end. With the passage of time, Heather's illness became more and more obvious, and now her walking became more and more difficult. That's why she's always in bed and doesn't want to walk around.

Lanli can't understand Heather's current mood, but he knows that Heather will regret it in the future. Because at least she can still walk now, it's just inconvenient. When she can't walk, time can't be reversed.

"Each of us is making a choice and paying for it." Lanli shrugged his shoulders. He didn't tell Heather the truth directly, because they all understand the truth, but the actual action is not so simple. The so-called truth is just another kind of torture for patients.

After that, Lan Li did not continue to pay attention to Heather, but bowed his head to keep busy with the kite in his hand.

Heather glared angrily at Lan Li. Her chest was full of generosity that she couldn't swallow, but she couldn't let it out. She could only gasp, and her chest kept going up and down. She clenched her fist, wanted to sit up, and then gave Lan Li a hard blow, but... After all, she turned her head and looked out of the window again, allowing the silence in the ward to diffuse again.

After a short time, Heather even forgot the passage of time, this quiet but let her restless mood began to gradually calm down, it seems that time is no longer so boring, no longer so hard, even the invariable scenery outside the window have changed into different colors.

All of a sudden, Alex's cheery voice came, "ready! It's done Heather did not turn her head until she had exhausted all her strength. Then she heard Langley respond calmly, "a kite can't be called a kite before it flies into the sky. What's the matter? Do you want to be the one who makes it live?"

"I think, I think!" Alex could not wait to shout, followed by a series of running sound, pattering away, finally disappeared.

Heather was stunned. That's it? Didn't Lan Li invite her? Didn't even say hello? No, lanli must still be in the room, waiting for her to turn back and admit defeat. She is not so stupid! In the contest of patience, she never worries that she will fail. Let's see who will bow first!

Unconsciously, Heather clenched his fist, forced himself to continue to insist, do not look back, otherwise he would admit defeat.

The passage of time began to become clear, as if you could hear the sound of the hourglass falling slowly, but the silence in the ward made Heather feel a little uneasy. At the same time, Heather felt a thin chill on her skin.

”Heather There was a voice behind her, which startled heather. But before her joy could rise, she realized that the calling voice was not lanli, because within the sight, lanli and Alex had already arrived downstairs, and there were a group of little guys beside her, just like a hen and a chick.

"Heather?" The voice behind him called again, and Heather breathed out a long breath. Her heart was filled with disappointment, but there was an indescribable desire... The nurse told me just now that you are doing very well today

Heather lowered her eyes, hid her emotions, turned her head, pulled the corners of her mouth at the visitor with a weak smile, "good afternoon, Jennifer."

Jennifer Lawrence also showed a big smile, "good afternoon."