"One, two, three little Indians; Four, five, six little Indians; Seven... Er, seven... "
Annie silyman sat on the red plastic bench against the wall, stretched out her ten fingers, counted one by one, humming the traditional American children's songs, but when she counted to "seven", she suddenly stopped, and then counted from the beginning, "one, two, three..."
Suddenly, a pair of feet appeared in her sight, and she stood in front of her eyes. Annie stopped counting and looked up. The other person was like a giant. Her neck was sour, but she still couldn't see her head. Finally, her forehead stood against the wall, straightened her small and lovely neck, and looked at each other's jaw. It seemed that she was a completely strange face, Then he lowered his head again and continued to count, "one, two..."
The other side didn't seem to want to leave, so she squatted down, her hands drooped on her knees, and threw her eyes attentively. The slightly hot eyes distracted Anne. She stopped counting and covered her face with her hands. "Don't look at me." With that, there was a giggle between his fingers.
"So, have you finished today?" The deep voice with shallow husky, some strange, but some familiar.
Annie quietly opened her five fingers and looked at the man in front of her with her bright eyes. Her intelligent eyes were twirling and twirling, and she suddenly understood. She put down her hands, and her eyes revealed joy. She said happily, "blue Li!" After getting a positive reply from the other party, she threw herself into Lan Li's arms, giggling like a silver bell.
Lanli patted Annie on the back, and her smile rose. "Annie, pumpkin, you didn't forget me. It's so rare."
Annie supported Lan Li's shoulder with both hands. Her expression became sincere. She looked at Lan Li seriously. Unfortunately, she didn't keep it for long. She laughed, "ha ha, you've become an Indian! One, two, three little Indians! No, you are a big Indian
After more than three weeks of hiking, Langley's skin was exposed to the sun for a long time, with a slightly healthy and even wheat color, and the skin of his cheeks was a little red. He really looked like an Indian. No wonder Annie didn't recognize it at first sight.
"And what Indian am I?" Lanlish didn't mind, and she continued to play nursery rhymes with Annie.
Annie opened ten fingers and set up a barrier between the two. Her eyes fell on her fingers. She counted again from the beginning. When she counted to seven, she got stuck again.
But Lan Li didn't open his mouth, just looked at Annie with a smile, showing a look full of encouragement. Annie glanced at Lan Li quietly and said hesitantly, "eight?" Then he saw the smile on the corner of lanli's mouth rise, which made Annie laugh, "eighth, you are the eighth Indian!"
Lan Li nodded hard and gave Anne a thumbs up sign of approval. Annie cocked her head triumphantly and began to sing the children's song again. Lan Li also sang in a low voice.
When Anita tunisa came over, she saw this scene. She didn't rush to break the harmony of this scene. She just crossed her hands and stood by quietly. After Annie finished singing the whole nursery rhyme, she clapped her hands and said, "Annie sings so well!"
"As good as Heather?" Said Anne excitedly, her eyes shining.
Anita stretched out her right hand and made a small gap with her thumb and index finger. "It's a little bit short. But it's about to catch up. Come on, Annie
Annie waved her right fist excitedly and yelled, "Yeah!"
Lanli rubbed Annie's little head, but the little guy didn't want to. He dodged and ran out, singing loudly, "one, two, three little Indians..." the tender song echoed in the corridor, and the sunlight through the window was full of vitality.
Lanli stands up again. Anita steps forward and gives him a big hug, which makes lanli dumbfounded and asks, "what's the matter?"
"Welcome back to New York." Anita released her arms, looked up and down, gave a big smile, and said again, "it's the best gift to see you healthy. In the past few months, there has been no fault at all, so I will not pursue it. "
Lanli immediately responded.
The news in the media before was full of excitement, true and false, which is really hard for laymen to distinguish. These friends from Mount Sinai Hospital must have been very worried about the situation of lanli. Now when they see lanli back healthy, Anita can't help but feel some emotion.
No accusation, no questioning, no questioning, just a simple sigh. This pure and sincere friendship made Lan Li feel the warmth of friendship. In the busy and indifferent city of New York, in addition to the Pioneer Village, Mount Sinai Hospital has become another harbor for Langley.
"Don't worry, I won't forget this Christmas gift." With a smile on his face, lanli made Anita laugh happily and responded frankly, "then I'm looking forward to a big one."
After the joke, Anita patted Langley on the shoulder. "You go to see heather. The little girl has done well recently. You'll be surprised." With that, Anita blinked mysteriously, but she didn't go on. She sold a pass, hummed a tune and left happily.
Lan Li shook his head helplessly, and then walked towards Heather's ward.
There is still a distance from the ward, you can hear the clear guitar sound vaguely, which is a surprise; As the pace gradually approached, the melody became more and more clear, and finally came into the ear, forming a que tune. You can feel that the string sound is not so solid, it should be caused by the insufficient strength of plucking, but the overall melody is very smooth.
This song is very familiar to Lan Li. It is a "beast". Lanli understood. He knew what Anita said about the surprise.
The steps stopped at the entrance of the ward. Through the small door and window, you can see a thin shoulder, sitting on the edge of the bed, with his back to the door, holding a guitar on his knee, playing attentively. At the same time, his mouth is still humming, "so we arrived, a lonely place that can't go back, you are the face that let me go through fire and water..."
The thin voice is soft, tough and clear, just like the golden sunshine falling through the dark clouds, bright and warm, dispelling the gloom and darkness of the world, dispelling the cold and loneliness of winter, illuminating the road ahead and guiding the wandering poet to move on.
That's Heather, who is holding the singer's dream. She is singing, wandering in the world of melody, expressing her heart with her voice, expressing all her heart in her mind. Lan Li took back his right hand to push the door and gave up the plan to go in. He didn't want to interrupt the beautiful moment, but just stood at the door and listened.
The same song, different singer's deduction, presents the effect is completely different.
The "beast" in lanli's interpretation, with a touch of loneliness and sadness, is like an old man who has gone through vicissitudes, standing at the end of the world, looking at the vicissitudes of life, the desolate land, the doomsday catastrophe, sighing and helpless, remembering the lost innocence and beauty. The original creative inspiration of this song is Chris Hemsworth, which gives Langley a glimpse of the blood and filth behind Hollywood's Vanity Fair for the first time.
Heser's "beast", with shallow bitterness and sadness, but also with shallow youth and vigor, is a young soul who is forced to give up flying before he has time to spread his wings. Carrying a heavy cross, he still stands up tenaciously and goes forward towards his dream. That persistence, that tenacity, that enthusiasm, lit up a beam of light in the dark world.
Strictly speaking, Heather's voice line is not fully developed, not only appears immature, but also raw, and there is not much carving in the processing of singing, relying entirely on instinctive talent to perform. But the emotion hidden in the song is so sincere and beautiful that people can't help moving.
Heather stopped singing, put her hands on the guitar strings, and sang the lyrics again in a clear way. Suddenly, she was in the same place and whispered, "the lonely land that can't go back." the sunshine outlined the arc of her side face, quiet and beautiful, just like the bright moonlight.
Lan Li sighed in his heart. Why does Heather feel so much about this song? Lanli knows very well. On the road of pursuing dreams, those hesitations, those losses, those confusion, those pains and those setbacks always make them begin to doubt themselves. It's like being trapped in a lonely place with no way out, walking alone.
The experience of two generations added a touch of firmness to Lan Li's heart. Even if he was a moth to the fire, he would not turn back; But for Heather, it may not be so. Even though she has experienced so much pain and tribulation, she is only a 16-year-old child after all.
Fortunately, Heather has finally begun to live a new life. She is no longer bound by illness and is no longer trapped in self pity. It seems very simple that her hands can play the guitar freely. However, it is hard to imagine how much effort she has made. It can be seen that her rehabilitation has achieved great results. This should be the surprise Anita said.
What's more, Heather finally began to pursue her dream, face up to her inner desire, and wantonly enjoy the beauty of youth. This is the life that a 16-year-old girl should have. Illness, that's just a part of life, in addition, there can be a lot of life. Perhaps, this is just the starting point of a dream, but has unlimited possibilities.
Just like the lyrics of "beast", it is "beautiful and crown"; Make it perfect and fly away. "
Smile, quietly climbed up the corner of blue Li's mouth.