CHAPTER XXIII
The north wind was blowing strongly.
As soon as I pushed open the revolving door of the airport, a cold wind blew in.
"Oh, it turns out that the summer in Seattle is so cool." I pushed the luggage cart out of the terminal.
I forgot to introduce, my name is Night Silence.
If it was normal, I would have been a junior high school student, but for some reason, I was half distracted and half forced by my father to come to the United States.
This is Seattle International Airport, located in the western suburbs of Seattle, more than 400 kilometers from Portland.
Its location is peculiar.
It is almost at the junction of Oregon and HSD, located in the northernmost part of the western United States, and is the largest city in HSD, so it is particularly famous.
I walked forward absentmindedly with a deep, excited, serious, serious, and heart-wrenching feeling, while looking for those people in the crowd.
"Saya, here! Over here! A girl's clear voice rang out.
When I looked at it, it was a fifteen-year-old girl, she was wearing a very trendy miniskirt, short hair, and she looked very cute, but unfortunately it was not my type.
I answered, but saw the girl continue to call my name as she walked past me and behind me.
She hugged a handsome guy behind me and said happily: "Xiaoye, I didn't expect you to grow so tall and handsome after only a few years of not seeing you." β
I pulled her with a smile and said, "Hey, Xiao Jia, I'm here." β
She pretended to look at me in confusion, and then looked at the handsome guy in her arms, and then reluctantly let go of her hand and said, "Hmph, it turns out that he is still such a hairy boy who is only a few centimeters taller than me, I thought I had a chance!" β
I didn't laugh angrily and said, "Yes! I'm sorry, I'm still so inconspicuous, it's really hurtful. Hmph, your little girl hasn't changed at all, as long as you see a handsome guy, you will get it. β
This guy's name is Haruka, and it's the second daughter of Uncle Haruka, a good friend of my father. In my memory, she was always a rough and willful eccentric girl, and her personality was too bad compared to her sister.
"Hehe, the relationship between the two of you is still so good, so I'll rest assured." Aunt Haruka said with a smile. At some point, the two of them had already come over.
"Mommy has a problem with her eyes!" Yaojia shouted.
I ignored her, just looked outside, and asked a little strangely, "Where is Sister Xiaojie?" Why didn't she come to pick me up? β
Uncle Haruka smiled reluctantly and was about to answer......
Suddenly, Aunt Haruka's eyes turned red and she almost cried. She leaned on Uncle Yao and said with difficulty: "She...... It's not that she doesn't want to pick you up, but she went to a far away place and can't come back for a while. β
I was very strange, and when I was about to ask, I heard Haruka stomp her foot, bite her lip and shout, "Mom! Suck it up! Sister, sister, she ......" The guy changed his usual funny look, became very serious, and his smooth face twitched slightly: "Sister, she ...... It's dead! β
"Xiao Jia!"
Uncle Haruka roared angrily, but it was too late, and when the words came out, two people suddenly fell. Aunt Haruka fainted, but I sat down on the ground in disbelief, feeling only weak......
Sister Xiaojie is dead?! Lie!
So gentle, so lovely girl......
I remember when I was a child, I often told this sister who was two years older than me that I must marry her as a wife when I grew up, and at this time, she would always blush and whisper softly: "Fool, Xiaoye is still so young, I will definitely meet many girls who are better than my sister in the future." β
Then I would say, "But I only like Sister Xiaojie, and always will be." β
Although many of the children's words are said and forgotten, she has always been her first love, and now she is suddenly dead and gone!
Ha! Why is your fate always like this? Xue Ying is, and so is Yaojie...... Can't the girls I fall in love live long?
It was supposed to be a happy gathering, but it was unhappily shrouded in clouds.
After eating, I went out alone to relax.
Outside the accommodation area is Jayyusen Avenue, which is a wide road, and there are often some old guys who are depressed, have a bad appetite, and are worried about taking a walk on the road.
At the end of the road there is a small park, which is very quiet. It is said that a short walk through the park is the famous Red National Highway, which leads all the way to Vancouver.
By the way, Uncle Haruka's family used to live in Canada until a year ago, and they didn't move to the United States until a year ago. And I heard that Sister Xiaojie's death was also a year ago, is there some connection between this?
I don't think they moved out to escape the pain.
Uncle Haruka's family is the kind of person who will stick to everything about his dead daughter, otherwise if he is afraid of seeing things sad, then why would he deliberately make a room in the current house as a room for his dead daughter, and arrange everything the same as when she was alive?
So why are they moving? What is the reason why they had to abandon the house with their daughter's memories and be forced to come to the United States? Human curiosity is something that cannot be evaluated. My grief was overshadowed by these questions.
The twilight thickened, and the remnants of the setting sun darkened the trees not far away. I wanted to take advantage of this beautiful scenery to dispel all my worries, but suddenly another question added to my mind
How did Sister Xiaojie die?!
Whenever this is asked, the family is always divided, like there is some secret, is there any unsightly distress in her death?
I shook my head vigorously to shake away all my worries and doubts, but after a minute, I knew I couldn't do it. As I've always said, I'm a very curious person, and I don't care if I lose my life to satisfy my curiosity.
With a bitter smile, I began to sort out the clues of this matter, and now there are two questions, one is why did the Yao family move to the United States? Second, how did Yaojie die? In fact, the answers to these two questions are easy to get, just ask one of the three people.
However, Uncle Haruka's mouth has always been tight, and asking Aunt Haruka will make her sad again...... Then the biggest entry point is only Haruka.
Fortunately, that little girl's mouth has never been tight, so she should be able to get something, yes, just do it!
It was getting darker and darker, and I got up to leave the park, when I suddenly heard a noise in the woods beside me, and a girl came out.
"You're a new guest at the Haruka family, aren't you?" She asked at me.
I turned my head to look at her, but I couldn't help but freeze in shock.
What a beautiful girl!
There is no doubt that she is a descendant of Chinese descent with black shawl hair, ruddy and beautiful cheeks, and an excellent figure, pure and bright like the fragrant air on the grassland that has not been polluted by this civilized world, and her bright eyes like a beautiful moon are looking at herself.
Seeing me staring at myself intently, she couldn't help but blush with shyness, and said angrily: "It turns out that the night silence that always hangs on Sister Ajie's lips is a big hooligan." β
I came back to my senses and laughed, "If every girl I know is as cute as you are at night, then I'd rather be a hooligan." β
She also laughed: "Phew, the oil cavity is slippery, you should palm your mouth." β
Perhaps women like to be praised for their beauty, and there seems to be no irritation in her tone.
I paused and asked, "By the way, how do you know me?" β
As soon as I said that, I regretted it, because it was a big logical mistake, since she had already said that my name was in the mouth of Sister Xiaojie, then she must have seen my photo.
She didn't answer my stupid question, but just said it directly: "I hope you don't ask or investigate everything about Sister Ajie." β
ββ¦β¦ Why? The smile on my face was gone.
"There's no why, just if you want to live longer."
"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean. Is this a threat? β
"No, just a simple kind suggestion from a lovely girl."
"Am I okay to ignore it?"
"Yes, if you think you have a long life."
There was silence as we stood and looked at each other.
"My life has always been long." I said it slowly.
She let out a long sigh: "Sure enough, as she said, you are a stubborn person at all, alas, it is really nerve-wracking." After saying that, he prepared to leave.
"Hey!" I shouted behind her, "You know my name, but you don't tell yours, it doesn't seem fair!" β
"My name is Annie." She responded, but never looked back and left my vision.
AnnieοΌοΌ Oh, what a weird cute girl.
However, why did she know that I would definitely inquire about Sister Xiaojie?
In her words, it seemed to indicate that there was great danger in the truth of this matter, and I felt my curiosity burn even brighter.
I'm going to find out about it!
On the way back, I secretly made up my mind.
Summer days in Seattle are always strange, and when the last fiery clouds in the western skyline disappear without a trace, the biting cold ensues.
Uncle Haruka's new home is located in the northern suburbs of Seattle, with hundreds of miles of national parks behind the house.
Although the scenery is beautiful, it is correspondingly less popular, which is a novelty for those who are used to the noisy and crowded life of the big city.
Late at night, after thinking about it for a long time, I finally knocked on Haruka's bedroom.
"What are you doing, people are busy!" The guy reluctantly opened the door.
I was stunned for a while, this little girl was only wearing a bath towel.
"What, it's Saya! What, want to attack me at night? β
"How...... How can it be! I stammered in reply, and suddenly I felt a little embarrassed for a while.
"Alas, what a pity. I thought Saya had suddenly opened up. She pretended to sigh, tossed a bottle of Coke to me, and sat down on the bed.
"Haha, it's actually like this......"
I just wanted to speak, but I found that her train of thought was completely disrupted by her, and the inducement inquiry plan that I already had a clue had turned out to be a myriad of clues, like a mess and I didn't know where to start.
"Haha, excuse me, haha, I'm just here to say goodnight to you, have a good dream. Haha, I'm leaving. β
I had no choice but to stop and take the opportunity to slip away without arousing suspicion. In short, as long as you don't startle the snake, there is still time!
"Fool!"
I opened the door and was about to walk out when Haruka suddenly hugged me from behind.
"Xiao Ye, how could I not guess what you think." She breathed rapidly, rested her head on my shoulder, and whispered softly at the base of my ear, "You must be thinking about that kind of thing, right?" β
"Why, what......" I stuttered even more.
"Haha, I can tell you, tell you everything! But......" she smiled mysteriously, gently pushed me out of the door, and whispered to me, "Wait for me at the back of the house at eleven o'clock tomorrow night, and I will ...... anything by then Haha, go to sleep! β
"Oh my God! Seattle is so nice......"
I rubbed my throbbing chest and muttered, completely oblivious to the purpose of the night.
When I returned to my room, I fell on the bed without taking off my shoes, and the silver light of the first quarter moon shone in through the window, and when I looked out, it seemed that the wind was strong again.
I exhaled deeply, and my bloodshot brain calmed down.
I'm a very self-aware person, of course, I don't have too many self-conscious fantasies, but I'm really shocked, that little girl is actually **herself, I really don't know what tricks she wants to play!
Sister Xiaojie's death smokescreen, Haruka's guy's weird behavior, and Annie, a bizarre girl who doesn't know what to call it, haha, it seems that this matter is getting more and more interesting.