Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 33 Meeting Paul for the First Time

Although these two hands were trembling constantly, they held her very tightly. She felt that she was almost out of breath, so she stepped on her back feet hard with her leather boots. In pain, she let go of her hand covering her mouth. She wanted to escape, but her hand was still tightly controlled.She couldn't break free, so she shouted at the top of her voice, "Help, there's a thief! Rui..." She just wanted to call out Rhett's name, but the man covered her mouth in pain again, and she bit her hard. With a sip of that hand, the person behind finally couldn't help it, and yelled out, and the hand that was twisting her hands was also forced to let go.Scarlett recognized that it was a man who attacked her, and if she listened more carefully, she could hear the grievance and childishness in the voice that was not completely shaken off.She immediately ran to the door desperately, her strength multiplied by fear, she ran out in three or two steps.By the light of the just-rising moon, she saw Rhett's figure slanting towards her.She wept with joy, rushed over desperately, hugged him tremblingly, finally relaxed her tense nerves, let her tears pour out like a floodgate that had been stored for a long time, and all flowed on Rhett's body. On the suit, it was dutifully sucked in by the high-grade fabric.Rhett's expression was full of surprise, but he did not push Scarlett away, but hugged her gently, comforting her softly like coaxing a child, Scarlett could smell the alcohol exhaled from his mouth: " All right, all right, what's the matter? It's all right, my dear. Don't cry so exaggeratedly, my suit is not easy to wash when it's dirty." Scarlett was crying in the dark, but she was so angry that she cried again when she heard his words Laughing, she beat his chest with both hands: "You..." She couldn't think of the right words to scold him for a moment, but seeing the familiar smirk on his face, she immediately realized something, His hands were tightly wrapped around him like vines climbing a big tree, for fear that he would disappear.

I don't know how long it took, Scarlett thought it must not be too long, she heard a voice behind her hesitantly: "Mr. Rhett, she is..." She recognized the voice and the scream of being bitten by her From the same person, she immediately let go of Rhett, turned her head to stare fiercely at her attacker, and saw a beautiful face shining in the moonlight.Unexpectedly, the person who attacked her turned out to be a child not a few years older than Jack, which made it impossible for her to drop her raised hand.The child's expression was a bit painful, and one hand was still tightly covering the other, but blood still oozed from the fingers from time to time.She didn't expect to bite her so hard, a trace of anxiety flashed across Scarlett's heart, and she immediately took him back to the house to rub the medicine on him, but her mouth was still unrelenting, and after scolding him for being reckless, she scolded Mrs. Rhett again. Accidentally left a child alone at home and drank so much wine by himself What if something happens, Rhett is not willing to suffer, saying who is to blame for not turning on the light or saying hello when you come back, Scarlett was blocked at that time Nothing to say.Thinking of her plan, she didn't quarrel with Rhett like before, and didn't even cast a look of disbelief or anger, but lowered her head like a child who admitted her mistake, except for the "I'm sorry" I really can't say it.Rhett stared at her for a while, his eyes were strange, and there was a hint of disappointment on his face, like a peerless master who suddenly lost his equal opponent, but Scarlett didn't notice it.

Scarlett heard Rhett send the hapless boy named Paul to bed, and Scarlett looked up when he was gone.Rhett took a deep breath, as if he had something important to say. Scarlett saw his serious expression again, and the sense of security in her heart was replaced by growing anxiety.What will he say, is he going to divorce her in a showdown? Is he coming back just for this matter?No, just now he was hugging himself so tenderly, he won't turn his face so quickly.

Rhett took out a thin piece of paper from behind and handed it to her. Scarlett didn't reach out to take it, but wanted to get a clue of "what's printed on that piece of paper" from Rhett's calm expression. She didn't rush to pick it up until Rhett's expression changed from calm to impatient.She knew that she was afraid of making him angry now, but she would not admit that she was actually trying to please Rhett.

That piece of paper was a bolt from the blue for her, and while it wasn't the separation agreement or divorce filing she'd always dreaded, she'd rather it be those things.There were only a few short words on the paper, but every one of them hit her heart like a heavy hammer. She tightly covered her mouth with her hand so as not to let it say that the animal cub was lost. The mournful howl of motherhood.Will had already considered her feelings, and didn't say too many words in the telegram to avoid irritating her. Just a short sentence of "Mammy is critically ill, return quickly", but it already made her feel pain like heaven and earth.Although I had this kind of premonition in my heart long ago and told myself to be prepared, the painful feeling still swept through my wounded heart like a strong wind when the event came to an end.Nanny is the last connection between her and her past life, but it will be cut off now. Is it true that she can't go back?

She jumped up from the sofa as if waking up from a dream, and her mind was very clear with a buzzing tinnitus: She had to go back, Mammy needed her, and she was going to see her for the last time.Damn it, what is Rhett holding her for, even if he is determined to get a divorce, can he talk about it when she comes back?She struggled to break free, but his hands had turned into two pincers, pinching her so that she couldn't move. "Calm down Scarlett, I know you're sad now, but you'd better calm down first." Rhett's voice was coercive and comforting, and she involuntarily stopped resisting. "It's getting dark now, you can't go back at all. I've already booked the train tickets for tomorrow, and we can go back early tomorrow morning. I hope it's not too late to see Mammy for the last time." Scarlett let her go. Rhett took the initiative to pull her into his arms, comforting her softly.Her green eyes were wide open, and instead of looking at Rhett above her head, she was staring out somewhere, as if her gaze had changed to a slipper that had been carelessly thrown aside, and no one was there. Leave it alone, so it just stays there.

Early the next morning, Scarlett woke up before the sun fully emerged. To be precise, she stayed up all night.She didn't care about the dark circles on her face and the powder that had almost fallen off, but went to see Rhett who had slept in his arms all night.He hadn't woken up yet, or just fell asleep just now, his face was quiet with his black eyes closed, and the outside sunlight hadn't fully shone in. Rhett was shrouded in a semi-dark atmosphere, as if he had just emerged. Impressionist paintings also have a layer of vague brilliance.For a moment, Scarlett had the idea that she couldn't bear to destroy all this. She looked at him quietly, as if admiring a work of art.She hasn't looked at him so carefully for a long time, how much he has changed!Life in Charleston is like a soft handkerchief, wiping away the dust and fatigue on his body, and running in New Orleans is like a piece of rough sandpaper, polishing away all the rust and mildew spots on him, he is no longer what he used to be The tired Julius Caesar on the worn silver coin is by no means the young pagan prince. Now he has become a legendary hero who returned victorious from the battlefield. After countless tragic battles and countless injuries, The praise and praise of others are just floating clouds to him. What he wants is the gentle comfort from the one he loves most, a peaceful life that represents happiness.Only now did Scarlett understand the meaning of his words before he left.Can you give him these things?She asked herself seriously like a child.

Perhaps Scarlett's gaze was too eager, or perhaps the sunlight outside gradually became stronger, Rhett suddenly opened his eyes.Scarlett, bewildered like a thief caught in public, felt herself being gently pushed away by Rhett like a stiff puppet, and watched as he walked slowly upstairs to wake Paul up. .It wasn't until this moment that she remembered what she was supposed to do today. She let out a low exclamation, and her consciousness returned to her body along with her strength.Not long after, she asked the servants to prepare the food and other things to be brought on the road, and rushed to the train station in the carriage without even leaving a message for Landria.But she never expected that at the train station, she would meet Ashley with Xiao Bo.She felt that her brain was detonated like a dynamite bag, and her expression was blown to pieces.Rhett put his arms around her pretending to say hello to the frightened expressionless Ashley, but she didn't say a word.It wasn't until he got on the train that Ashley seemed to react, and took the initiative to sit far away from them.Scarlett breathed a sigh of relief, ordered herself to be calm, and looked up at Rhett, only to find that he was also expressionless, just like the expression he had when he decided to leave her that day.