[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

Aglaia was walking slowly on the way home. It was already late autumn, and it was getting dark earlier. In the evening, people came and went on the streets. As she walked, she thought about what Cronus had done to her. said those words.

In fact, Aglaia also knew in her heart that what Cronus said was not unreasonable, but she just didn't want to give up. Tom was like the starlight she looked up in the abyss. It didn't matter if she was stubborn or anything , she just didn't want to let go.

It only takes more than 10 minutes to ride a bicycle, but it takes nearly an hour to walk slowly. Aglaia doesn't find it hard because she used to walk this distance.

When Aglaia and Kronos just went to school, their economic conditions were not good, so Aglaia and Kronos both walked to school at that time. During this distance, they used to walk Countless times.

Aglaia is not good at remembering the way, but Cronus is good at it. They always go together, so Aglaia gradually doesn't care how to go. Anyway, her Nous will take her home.

But since Aglaia was discovered by the music teacher for her singing talent, and then selected as a candidate for the choir, the situation was very different.After being selected as a choir candidate, Aglaia often needs to stay to rehearse with the choir after class.

But at that time, Elito and Maiya had already arrived at LoveHouse one after another.Both of them are still young, can't speak, and they can't take care of themselves. Marisa takes care of them while taking care of the store. It is very hard, so Aglaia and Kronos always go back as soon as possible to share some things for Marisa .

Being selected into the choir meant that she had to go home late, but Aglaia didn't want to drag Kronos to wait for her. She felt that Kronos should go home first to help, so she made up her mind , I want to go home by myself.

Of course Kronos would be worried, but he was never stubborn against Aglaia, so he had to leave first.That day, after rehearsals, Aglaia went home alone for the first time.

She was walking on the road, looking around, trying to pull out scattered clues from her memory to guide her home. She tried to recall the buildings she passed by, but those buildings were all the same in her eyes.

She tried to recall those billboards again, but she found that those billboards seemed to have been changed, and she began to panic, and gradually thought that she would not be able to go home.

At that moment, Aglaia saw a familiar street tree, a street tree she had passed by countless times, she had a flash of inspiration, and she stopped thinking about those other things, and she began to concentrate on recalling those trees, Trees that, once rooted, never move easily.

Following those trees, Aglaia finally found her way home.Those trees, like silent watchmen, stretched out their branches and leaves, stationed there permanently, guiding Aglaia home, let it be blown by wind and rain, let it change with time, those trees, Always the same, reliable and deep.

Later, when Maia and Elito reached school age, Marisa finally bought two second-hand bicycles cruelly. At that time, the choir gradually moved the rehearsal date to the weekend, and Aglaia and Chloe North, we can go together again.

They rode bicycles past those familiar trees again and again, and Aglaia, who was not good at remembering the way, also learned the way to remember the way by memorizing the street trees, so she never got lost again.

Marisa once commented on her behavior. She said that Aglaia's way of recording roads is very special, full of nostalgia and human touch.

Aglaia was getting closer and closer to her home. After another corner, she saw the tall street tree in front of her house. She approached the tree step by step, reaching out to touch the dark brown, uneven skin , feeling the peace and composure of the tree.

For some reason, Aglaia's restless heart slowly calmed down. She raised her head, looked at the leaves that had begun to wither and fall, looked at the gaps in the branches, and could vaguely see the gloomy and typical British sky. .

A gust of wind blew, and several withered and yellow leaves were blown away from the branches. They danced in the air with the wind, and then fell slowly. One of them even landed gently on Aglaia's shoulder.

She gently twirled the leaf, and an idea began to form in her mind.She thought that her stubbornness made her unable to give up her feelings, so she wanted to be Tom's tree, she wanted to be a tree-like woman, standing in place forever, guiding, waiting for Tom to return home.

She can't hide the breeze, but she may be like a tree, waiting for the breeze to pass by.She doesn't ask for anything else, she doesn't ask for more things.

"Leia", someone shouted from behind, Aglaia turned her head and saw Elito leaning against the gate, said with a smile: "Why are you standing under the tree in a daze, come in!"

Aglaia thought, it should be that Elito saw him coming home from the bedroom window but didn't come in for a long time, so he couldn't bear it, so he came to call him.She also smiled back at Elito and said, "Okay, I'll come in right away." Then she left the tree, with a relaxed smile, and followed Elito into the door.

Kronos saw Aglaia come in with a smile on his face, and thought she let it go, the tense expression on his face gradually relaxed, and he said to Agleya: "Go and change it." Clothes, come down to eat." Aglaia nodded and went upstairs.

The next day, Aglaia went out of her pocket money to buy some of the cheapest soft copybooks. She used an awl to drill a few holes on the binding side of these soft copybooks, and then used thick cotton thread to wrap the These books were bound into a book as thick as a dictionary.

Then she wrapped the thick book in wrapping paper she had saved from unwrapping presents, disguised it as a book, and wrote "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" on the spine and on the cover.

She knew that she was the only one in the family who loved Shakespeare, so no one would take the initiative to open this book, so it was safe.She confidently wrote down her feelings in this thick notebook, she wrote:

XX, XX, 2005, overcast, I think, I should be in love with Tom...

This book accompanied Aglaia through countless days and nights. She once tried to seal it in time, but it became immortal with time. One day, this book completed all it should have. mission, but that is also a long, long time later.

Tom took the role of Joanna Hogg's debut/female novel "It Has Nothing To Do with Me" [Note 1]. In this play, he will play a 19-year-old teenager Oakley. Be courteous.

This is Tom's first official job. When he took over the film, he had just graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for two weeks.This new job made him very excited and excited,

He has a insistence. He always believes that an actor needs to recite his lines as naturally as he can sing "Happy Birthday" with his mouth open. In order to achieve this goal, he recites his lines over and over again.

He's also a mobile guy, he can't just sit down and memorize those lines, he has to move.So he found a way for himself. He held the mobile phone to his ear and pretended that he was talking on the phone.

He wanders the streets of London like a deranged man, and it's only through repetition that he can perfectly memorize the lines and say them with the confidence of singing "Happy Birthday." 【Note 2】

However, after wandering around a lot, there are also some sequelae. The sequelae are that he caught a cold, and he was dizzy, so he had to stop his habit of wandering around the streets and stay at home honestly. The memorization is almost done, and the impact is not big.

Just like most men, Tom didn't take the cold too seriously. He didn't even take medicine, always thinking that the cold would get better on its own.

But he seemed to have underestimated the power of this cold. His illness did not gradually improve, but worsened.When Tom didn't come to the dessert shop for more than a week, Marisa began to worry.

She knew that this young man lived alone now, and she was a little worried that this young man would not take care of him. The shop was closed that day, and she called Tom when she got home.

Tom answered, his voice was muffled and nasal. Marisa asked him how he was doing, and Tom told her that he had a cold recently.

Marissa asked him concerned if he had seen a doctor and prescribed medicine. Tom said that he had not taken medicine, and Marissa was a little dissatisfied. She taught the brave Tom: "What a young man who doesn't know how to take care of himself. Tom, you have to see a doctor, so that you can get better soon."

Tom on the other end of the phone squinted his mouth unwillingly and said, "Marisa, I think this disease will definitely get better on its own. I read a scientific report that said..."

But Marisa was not going to let Tom's eloquence that can make people stunned continue to play a role, she interrupted him, and asked directly: "Tom, you said last time that your home is not far from mine, so where is your home? "

Tom was stunned for a moment, his dizzy head didn't react for a while, and after reporting the address honestly, he asked, "Marisa, why are you asking this?"

Marisa said: "Come and see you, what else can you do? You child is too worrying. If I were your mother, even if you are in your 20s, I will still spank you. "

Tom suddenly felt embarrassed, he was 24 years old, and he was still being spanked like a child, he couldn't be more ashamed, okay?Besides, I have known Marisa for so long. In Tom's mind, Marisa is indeed a mother's person. He respects her very much. Marisa's visit to me is very similar to how my mother came to see me, okay? !He doesn't want it, it's embarrassing!

Tom resolutely resisted, and Marisa insisted on a rare occasion. The two were deadlocked. At this time, Aglaia spoke, and she said: "Marisa, let me go. You still have to take care of the store. If you can't leave, just leave." Let me go and see him."

Marisa thought about it, and felt that the idea was feasible. She asked Tom's opinion again. Tom also felt that it was better for Aglaia to come to see her than Marisa, so he agreed as if he was afraid of Marisa's regret.So Aglaia took some cold medicine and a box of fresh milk puffs, and rode to Tom's house by bike.

Dressed like a grizzly bear, Tom opened the door, said hello feebly to Aglaia, and welcomed the girl in.He did not look well, with a red nose, a nasal voice, and even the little curly hair on his head drooping listlessly. Aglaia pushed Tom to sit on the sofa, took off his gloves, and stretched out his hand Touch his forehead.

Tom's forehead was a little hot, as if he had a low-grade fever. Aglaia frowned and asked, "Tom, where is your thermometer?" Tom told Aglaia.

The girl dug out the medicine box from under the TV cabinet in the living room, took out the thermometer, sterilized it, shook it, walked to Tom, and let him hold the thermometer in his mouth.Tom, who was sick, was quite cooperative, honestly holding the thermometer in his mouth, curled up on the sofa in a daze with his pillow in his arms.

Aglaia looked around, found the kettle, and boiled half a pot of hot water for Tom. When the water was about to boil, she returned to Tom and took the thermometer to check. The thermometer showed 37.8 degrees, and it was indeed a low-grade fever. .

After re-sterilizing the thermometer and putting it away, she said to Tom, "Tom, you have a low-grade fever. You can't go on without medicine. I brought some cold medicine. I'll take some later. okay?"

He looked away like a quarrelsome big child, and Aglaia asked again, and he responded reluctantly.Only then did Aglaia smile a bit, she put the box containing the puffs on the coffee table, and said, "Okay, Tom, you can eat some puffs first, these are specially made by Marisa for you Well, eat the puffs and then take the medicine."

Tom saw the puffs, his eyes lit up, and he happily picked up one of the puffs and took a big bite. Seeing that he was eating happily, Aglaia walked into the kitchen with a smile, turned off the fire on the stove, and took down the kettle , took out a cup, poured half a cup of boiling water, added a little cold water, then dug out the cold medicine I brought, and carefully read it with the instruction manual.