[APH Luzhong] Ivan Diary

.Wang Yao was timid, he knew this girl didn't like him.

Natasha looked at Wang Yao's hat and found it very familiar: "You are...

Wang Yao pulled his hat down, and said in a low voice almost begging: "Look for Ivan, Ivan Braginsky...is he okay?"

Along the way, Wang Yao never dared to look carefully at those people lying on the ground. Now he saw Sophia on the ground——Ivan’s sister, the girl with a bright smile. Now her face was covered with bandages and she was dying. on the ground.Wang Yao's heart suddenly dropped.

Natasha now understood who it was, and turned around to take care of Sophia, ignoring Wang Yao.Wang Yao lowered his voice: "Please..."

"...in the backyard," Natasha interrupted Wang Yao, twisting the towel, "my brother is fetching water in the backyard."

Wang Yao was stunned for a while, then quickly said: "Thank you."

Then, Wang Yao bowed slightly again: "Thank you..."

"...No, thank you for caring about my brother." Natasha suddenly lowered her head and said, "——you are the first person to greet him." Natasha said softly.However, after Natasha raised her head, Wang Yao had disappeared.

So she turned around and continued to wipe the sweat off Sophia's forehead with a towel.

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"Wow——" Ivan shook the wheel, and the bucket full of well water wobbled up.

Torres wiped the sweat from his head: "The situation is not very good today, the weather is too hot. My father said to cut a few holes in the wall to ventilate... Beshmik, can you help?"

Gilbert was standing by the well carrying an empty bucket, his body was as dirty as ever, he didn't look like a kid from a rich family at all, but this was his most natural appearance.He said, "Of course!"

"It's great that everyone is here to help." Torres smiled.

"Ah, that's right." Ivan untied the bucket from the rope, "I'm leaving this afternoon, can you help me take care of my sister and Natasha?"

"Yes, yes..." Torris looked at Ivan curiously.Gilbert asked carelessly: "What are you going to do? There is nothing to clean up at your house, right?"

"...It's very important." Ivan picked up the bucket and left without looking back.

Torres and Gilbert looked at each other.

Ivan turned the corner of the wall and saw the fruit tree at the back door. The branches and leaves were much greener, and there were some white ball-like fruits growing at the bottom of the leaves, hanging down to the edge of the door, like a string of bells, pushed aside by the door. .

A man in a hat came hastily out of the back door. He stopped when he saw Ivan, and stood under a tree staring at Ivan, but he couldn't see his face clearly.

"..." Ivan's heartbeat accelerated suddenly.His eyes stared unconsciously at the man.

With some stiff legs, he moved on his own initiative, and walked quickly to the man's side.The man watched him approaching, clenched his fists tighter, and lowered his head as if he was at a loss.

Ivan threw the bucket, the water splashed on the ground, the land became dark, like a sinking heart, Ivan's strength was exhausted, he struggled to look at the silent man in front of him.Then without saying a word, he took the man's hand and ran to the woods behind the warehouse.

Wang Yao was afraid to get close to Ivan, he broke away from Ivan's hand and backed away as soon as he entered the woods.Ivan let go of Wang Yao's hand, and immediately hugged Wang Yao. He was panting, but he couldn't think of what to say for a while. He had prepared for a long time, but when he was on the scene, his mind became confused, and he only knew how to tighten himself. arm.

Wang Yao pushed Ivan at first, but then he gave up, and Ivan was like a piece of brown sugar.He didn't know what kind of mood he was holding when he opened his mouth: "You are not injured..."

"No, no." Ivan rested his forehead on Wang Yao's shoulder.He put his arm around Wang Yao, stroked the back of Wang Yao's head with the other hand, suddenly his eyes widened, and he got up to look at Wang Yao's face.Wang Yao pushed his head back.

"your hair……"

"It was cut off. It's nothing, don't look at it." Ivan couldn't see the expression on Wang Yao's face.

"You sneaked out?" "Yeah."

Iwan understood at once, and wanted to tighten his arms for a while, afraid of strangling Wang Yao.He frowned and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work..."

Wang Yao also leaned his face on Ivan's shoulder wearily, not knowing what to say.As if being scalded, Ivan touched Wang Yao's messy hair with difficulty, and his fingertips were numb. He rubbed Wang Yao's cheek, unable to speak for a long time.The heart hurts, not a stinging pain, it is blunt, but it really grinds the heart, the heart is indeed bleeding, it is so tender that it can't even arouse tears, everything is in the mouth, stuck in the throat inside.

"A lot of things happened." Ivan said, Wang Yao nodded.

Ivan panted for a while: "...my house was burnt out, only people are left." Wang Yao nodded tremblingly.

"Yaojun, you want to move?" Ivan held his breath after saying this, to gather strength for his next words.Wang Yao shook his head and said with a sigh: "I don't know, I don't want to go anywhere..." Wang Yao vaguely sensed what Ivan was going to tell him next.

"...my family is moving too." Ivan slowly let go of Wang Yao.

"...Hmm." Wang Yao really wanted to close his eyes and do something to break down, but reason overwhelmed the painful emotions, and he couldn't do anything.

"Yaojun, listen to me." Ivan pressed his forehead against Wang Yao's, "We won't say goodbye——I will write you a lot of letters every week and ask someone to send them to you." You. I will visit you secretly, I will find you, no matter where you are..."

Wang Yao twitched the corners of his mouth, his throat was unable to make a sound, and there was a smell of blood.

"We can't stay in this town anymore. We don't belong here." Ivan hugged Wang Yao again, "...please, trust me. It must..."

"...I see." Wang Yao's chest seemed to be stabbed by something.

Iwan put his arms around Wang Yao, took a deep breath, his arms softened, and the pain in his heart exceeded his expectations.Wang Yao's answer was too straightforward, and of course it was straightforward, so it was scary, as if he would melt into water and disappear in the next second.

"Don't give up, I haven't given up yet." Ivan suddenly grabbed Wang Yao's hand in fear, "I've made up my mind, I'll go find you, even if it takes my whole life!"

A bitter smile emerged from the corner of Wang Yao's mouth, and he gently pushed Ivan away with his fist: "...don't put your whole life on me." Ivan's eyes widened and his limbs were stiff.

Wang Yao sighed lightly.

"I'm going to get out of here."

"If you write to me, I'll write back. If you come to me, I'll see you."

"But you live your own life."

Ivan kept staring at Wang Yao, looking at that cheek with some scars, obviously still heartbroken but gradually able to show some smiles.

Because Wang Yao also smiled:

"Also, remember—one letter a week, as you said, you can't do without one letter."

"--Um!"

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Gilbert's Diary④

April 4

Went to the hospital today to help!Uncle Ben is so handsome! !

My mother scolded me again, why does a man want to make it clean? !

The sausage was delicious tonight though!That's it, go to bed!

diary seventeen

I love you the most in my life! — Ivan Braginsky

April 4

(Sky)

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Summer is here.

The half-burned linden tree sprouted green shoots again, and the bare wicker hung on a standing door frame. Without the shelter of the house, the fields and hills in the distance could be seen on the open space of the stone floor. There were some bright yellow patterns, and a few children like particles were busy back and forth among the scorched ruins, packing the still intact planks in broken sacks and selling them for scraps.

The shoes creaked on the coke, and Ivan jumped over the upturned wall. There were many gravels on the ground, and if he was not careful, he would kick someone's kettle or something.The white sunlight shone on it, and an unpleasant smell evaporated.

It is said that the fire came from the dyeing workshop—the sulfate exploded, many people inhaled the poisonous gas, and their lungs were burned. Thinking of this, Ivan quickly covered his nose, although he didn't know what sulfate was.

Half of the wall was standing lingeringly, and there was actually a statue of a god hanging safely on it, with a calm and indifferent expression, which looked extremely sacred in the withered and dilapidated scene.Ivan crossed himself on his chest, took off the idol, and stuffed it into his pocket.This was the only luggage he had when he moved.

He looked around the unrecognizable street that used to be his home, and sighed.But he knows that people will soon cheer up, the mayor will allocate money to help the disaster, the rich will donate money, and the country people will take the opportunity to build private houses... Yakov donated the most money this year, probably to maintain a good reputation and leave this town.His purpose has been achieved, and indeed someone has benefited and begun to appreciate him. Regardless of his real purpose, he is always doing a good deed.

And like every disaster in the past, people will rebuild their houses. The new houses must be taller and more beautiful than the previous ones. Nothing in the world can destroy these people who are as strong as ants. Power is life itself.

The sun rose higher, and the sweat broke out quickly, and someone behind him called him: "Ivan—"

Ivan turned his head and saw Gilbert and Torris in short sleeves walking towards him over the rubble: "Mr. Gilbert——Mr. Torris—"

Wang Yao moved today to St. Petersburg.When Sophia recovers, Ivan will also move, first to the surrounding small towns, and then to the metropolis in the north.