[Comprehensive British and American] Safe Neighborhood

The two chose a coffee shop very close to the community.

In the corner of the beautifully decorated retro coffee shop, two "Sally" sat facing each other.

Sally looked at the girl in front of her calmly, and it was the first time she studied her face so carefully.

Seeing another person using his own body and appearance to enjoy his life resources, even his parents and friends... This feeling made her feel familiar, but it was extremely strange to her.

Caijie Guo's "Another Me in the World" was playing in the coffee shop just in time...

"..." Sally lifted the coffee cup with the cat pattern on it and took a sip, then put the cup on the small dish on the floor, and said frankly, "...you are Ash Lee?"

"...What?" Another "Sally" frowned, looking very confused.

"Don't pretend, there's no one you know here, so it's okay to reveal your identity." Staring at the black-haired girl opposite, Sha Li said word by word.

Minutes passed by.

The two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

"What identity? What is exposed?" The fake "Sally" spoke first, with a pair of pure black eyes revealing confusion and bewilderment.

"It's because you are Ashley, our souls have been swapped, haven't we?" Sally stated.

"..."

Seeing that the other party still had a completely incomprehensible expression, Sally frowned suddenly when she thought of something, "...Could it be that...your memory was erased?"

"..."

"Ah! What can we do!" Sally was a little mad, "If you don't remember that you are Ashley at all, then how can we work together to return to each other's bodies."

"..."

"...that?" The brunette girl's expression changed from confusion to a look as if she was looking at a patient with "mental illness", and asked, "are you an American? ... met in a foreign country Have you encountered any insurmountable difficulties?"

With eyes of caring for the mentally retarded, the fake Sally said in a concerned tone, "If you encounter difficulties, I will help you, don't worry."

"..."

...suddenly feeling unable to communicate.

Sally felt very tired and didn't know where to start. After struggling for a long time, she put her elbows flat on the table, slowly approached the black-haired girl, stared into her eyes, and asked very seriously, "Ashley... .You really... don't remember anything?"

"Fake Sally" blinked her eyes, a little helplessness appeared on her pretty face, "Well, although I don't know who the Ashley you mentioned...but I can tell you with certainty that I am not her ,You got the wrong person."

"...Moreover, I have not lost my memory as you said."

"..."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be pretending, Sally lowered her head in thought for a few seconds, then raised her head and asked.

"You have a very thin scar on your right arm. How did you get that?"

"...When I was eight years old, my father threw me a high ball and accidentally missed it and fell to the ground and was scraped by the wire..." The counterfeit Sally glanced at her arm, which was tightly covered by her coat, and looked at The foreign girl who had never met in front of her asked suspiciously, "But... how do you know that I have a scar on my arm?"

Sally didn't answer her, and continued to ask, "When you were in elementary school, were you bullied very badly by a 175 tall and strong fat man?"

"Yes..."

"What do you hate eating the most?"

"...durian."

"How many points did you score in English in the college entrance examination?"

"55 points..."

"..."

After the question and answer, Sally leaned back on the chair like a deflated ball, looking at the girl in front of her with a complicated expression.

...all of them are correct.

...The person in front of me is not Ashley, but...another her.

Even though she had thought of everything that might happen when she came here, the current situation was indeed the most unexpected, and she hadn't expected it at all.

This is really a parallel world. In this world, there is a Sally who is exactly like her memory...

Seeing that the foreign girl in front of her seemed to know her very well, that "Sally" finally couldn't hold back, looked at her vigilantly and said, "...Please tell me why you know so much about me?"

"..." Sally was sitting upright, with no expression on her face one second, and suddenly burst into laughter the next second.

Her sudden action confused the other party.

Realizing that her smile was indecent, Sally stopped laughing and covered her mouth. The corners of her eyes were slightly red from laughing too hard, she looked a little embarrassed, "Sorry...I might have scared you."

The expression of that "Sally" was a bit difficult to understand at a glance, as if he felt that he had met a lunatic and wanted to get up and leave, but was held back by Sally.

"Don't go, don't go... I don't mean anything else." Sally coughed twice, and said solemnly, "I'll tell you now, why I know so much in detail."

The black-haired girl who had already stood up looked at her with unconcealed curiosity on her delicate face. She hesitated for a few seconds before sitting down.

"Actually...you might not believe it." Sally looked at her face and said slowly, "I've known you since a long time ago."

"...Where...know me?"

"dreaming."

"..."

"I'm serious," Sally relaxed her body, leaned forward slightly with her upper body close to the table, looked at each other with a friendly face, and said with a smile, "To be honest, it may sound mysterious, but my dream predictable."

"..." The other party obviously didn't believe it, and both hands seemed to be groping for something underneath.

"...As early as in my previous dream, your growth and mine have been synchronized. I have all the memories of your growth process. If you don't believe me, test me and see if I can answer it."

Hearing what the blonde girl in front of her said, "Sally" stopped the hand that was under the table that was about to call the police.

Looking suspiciously at the determined girl in front of her, she asked suspiciously, "...Really?"

"It's useless to talk too much, just ask directly."

The black-haired "Sally" thought for a while, then raised her head, "...When I was young, I raised a cat, but one day the cat suddenly foamed at the mouth and died. Where did I bury it? ?”

"...under a very old elm tree."

Hearing the answer she blurted out without the slightest hesitation, the black-haired Sally's face was full of disbelief.

She saw the blonde girl in front of her looking at her tenderly, and there was something she couldn't understand in her blue eyes, and she heard her say slowly, "...that's your favorite cat, it's nothing The variety is a very common Chinese garden with yellow and white patterns, and its name is Mimi."

"Its personality is very lively, especially likes to cling to you."

"She foamed at the mouth and died because she ate rats poisoned to death by rat poison."

"You...you really know." The black-haired girl murmured.

"Not only do I know this," Sally said with a smile, "I also know that you buried Mimi alone under the elm tree that day, and that you were so sad that you buried Mimi and sat on her grave and cried until you fell asleep. Then, it was not until your parents found you that they took you home."

"Yes... Later, I never raised a cat again. A few years later, that elm tree was also cut down." Thinking of the dusty past in her childhood, the black-haired girl's face looked a bit sad, and she said softly .

After that "Sally" asked her several questions, and she answered them all.

At last she was completely convinced of Sally's words.

"...Your dreams are predictable, so good, why don't you tell others?"

"...Hush! The secret must not be leaked!" Sally put her index finger between her lips, looked around mysteriously, and whispered, "...It is a superpower to be able to predict foreign countries. If I tell others You were caught by the laboratory as a guinea pig for research, you must never tell others about this...you know me, do you understand?!"

Seeing her serious face, black-haired Sally nodded quickly, like a child afraid of being known by others, she moved her chair forward excitedly, "...Then you came to China this time to find me Is it?"

Sally nodded, and said flickeringly, "That's right...I want to see with my own eyes the people who can share memories, not just meeting each other in a dream."

"Wow..." The black-haired Sally looked adoring.

Seeing herself in another world looking like a fanatical little fan girl, Sally suddenly felt very funny.

I thought it would be a contest between each other, but it turned into a reminiscence like an old friend I haven't seen for many years...

Seeing the people in front of her talking endlessly to her, as if she had found a soul mate, Sally knew that this conversation had been going on for a long time, and she had to end it.

"Actually..." The blond girl who was elated one second but hesitated the next second suddenly faltered, with a look of embarrassment.

"...What's wrong?"

"Actually, I haven't been able to dream of you very much recently."

"What do you mean?"

"That's right, you gradually disappeared in my dream." Sally said slowly, her blue eyes reflecting the other's face, "...that's why I came to you this time."

"...This time, it may be the last time I see you."

Hearing what she said, the black-haired girl froze.

Neither of them was talking, and the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became sad.

After parting with her "self" in another world, Sally returned to the hotel.

As if nothing happened, she went out shopping and eating as usual during the day.

At night, she took a shower and lay on the bed. Some domestic TV series were playing on the TV screen in front of her, but she was not watching, but stared at the screen of her mobile phone.

...above is a picture of her with that "Sally".

Two girls from different worlds are in the same photo. Although their facial features are completely different, the expressions on their faces and even the curvature of the corners of their mouths are the same.

This was the request of that "Sally" before leaving. She said that they took a photo together as a souvenir, as a thought for each other.

She promised that she would never tell anything about the two of them and would always remember her.

"..." Putting the phone on the bedside table, Sally curled up and hid her head under the quilt.

A few days later, Sally bought a plane ticket back to the United States.

She was tired and bumpy all the way when she came, but when she went back, it was strange, but she didn't feel a little bit tired.

After several transfers, on the last flight to Pittsburgh, Sally sat blankly in her seat.

Winter in Pittsburgh is very cold, especially at night, when the plane flies high into the sky, and the air index reaches the freezing point, the passengers in the cabin feel the coldness and ask the flight attendant for a blanket.

Sally was by the window, and window seats are more unbearable than the others, but she was too lazy to ask for a blanket, so she just sat there, looking sideways at the dark night sky.

In the end, the flight attendant saw that she was shaking badly, so she took the initiative to bring her blankets, and worried that she would catch a cold, so she gave her two blankets at a time.

The blanket covered her body, feeling a little bit of warmth, and Sally slowly closed her eyes.

...how does it feel?

She couldn't tell.

But she felt more confused than ever before.

...my self in another world, with the same memories as myself, living my own life...

Her parents are no longer her parents, but the parents of the Chinese girl named "Sally"...

...then who is she?

Inherited Ashley's body but retained Sally's memory.

...what is she?

[Ladies and gentlemen: the plane is descending, please go back to your seat, fasten your seat belt, put away the tray table, and adjust the seat to the normal position...]

Sally, who fell asleep at some point, was woken up by the announcement of the plane.It may be because of too much fatigue recently, when she opened her eyes, her eyes were blurred for a long time, and her eyeballs were also sore.

More than half an hour later, the plane landed, and Sally followed a large number of passengers to the luggage area to pick up her luggage, and then walked outside the airport alone.

She walked very slowly, seeing the people on the original plane leaving one after another, she suddenly felt a little envious.

...They must be in such a hurry because they have someone to meet.

Because it was late at night, except for the staff, the rest of the airport staff were people who wanted to pick up the plane.

Dragging the silver-gray suitcase, Sally walked to the hall gradually. Because she walked very slowly, when she arrived at the hall, the basic crowd had already left. Seeing the bleakness of the crowded and lively place during the day, Sally couldn't help but feel sad.

In the past few days, she has been in a state of extreme backlog, unable to release her emotions.

Originally, she thought she was in good control, but when she walked out the door and saw a person outside, she suddenly couldn't control it, and tears burst out like a bank.

I saw Lucas standing not far away, wearing a brown overcoat to make his figure tall and straight, his originally fair face became slightly reddish due to the cold air, and his brown slightly curly hair covered his eyebrows, A pair of green eyes raised up slightly, as calm as a lake, and around his neck was the $13 gray scarf she gave him...

He looked at her quietly, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

The author has something to say:

Let me tell you, I will start the exam on August [-]th, so I will start reviewing recently and have no time to update.When I come back from the exam, I will continue to update the text (I have written two-thirds of the outline, and the completion is just around the corner! I’m leaving, don’t miss me too much)

(One more word: please look forward to a Lucas who is very A)