Nightless

Author: Su Xing / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Almost at the border of Oregon and Washington, it is located at the northernmost tip of the western part of the United States and is the largest city in Washington, so it is particularly famous. I walked forward absentmindedly, carrying a mix of deep, excited, serious, earnest, and heartbroken emotions, while searching for those few people in the crowd. "Xiao Ye, here! Here!" A girl's clear voice rang out. I focused my gaze and saw a fifteen-year-old pretty girl, dressed in very trendy short skirts, with short hair, and she looked quite cute, though unfortunately, not my type. I responded, but then saw the girl calling my name as she went past me and walked toward my back. She hugged a handsome guy behind me and said happily, "Xiao Ye, I didn't expect you to have grown so tall and handsome in just a few years!" I couldn't help but laugh and pulled her gently. "Hey, Jia, I'm right here." She pretended to look confused, glanced at me, then at the handsome guy she was holding, and reluctantly let go. "Hmph, still just a short little guy who's a few centimeters taller than me. I thought I had a chance!" I laughed instead of being angry. "Yes! Sorry, I'm still so unremarkable. It's quite embarrassing. Hmph, you little girl haven't changed at all. The moment you see a handsome guy, you stick to him." This guy is Yao Jia, the second daughter of my father's good friend—Yao Uncle. In my memory, she was always a capricious and eccentric girl, and her personality was really nothing like her older sister.
"Haha, you two still get along so well. That makes me relieved." Yao Auntie smiled. I didn't know when, but the two of them had already walked over. "Mom's eyes are problematic!" Yao Jia exclaimed. I ignored her and just looked outside, asking slightly puzzled, "Sister Jie, where are you? Why didn't you come to pick me up?" Yao Uncle smiled awkwardly but was about to answer when suddenly, Yao Auntie's eyes turned red, and she nearly cried. She leaned on Yao Uncle and said in a strained voice, "She, she didn't want to come to pick you up, but she went to a very far place and won't be back for a while." I was very puzzled and about to ask more when I heard Yao Jia stomp her foot and bite her lip, shouting, "Mom! Face reality! Sister, sister..." That guy, who usually had a playful demeanor, suddenly turned serious, his smooth face trembling slightly. "Sister, she's already dead!"
"Yao Jia!" Yao Uncle roared angrily, but it was too late. The moment the words left his mouth, two people fell down. Yao Auntie fainted, while I sat down in disbelief on the ground, feeling completely drained. Sister Jie is dead?! Are you kidding me! She was so kind and lovely.
When I was little, I often told this older sister, who was two years older than me, that I would marry her when I grew up. She would always blush and whisper gently, "You're silly, Xiao Ye is still so young. You'll meet many better girls than me in the future." Then I would say, "But I only like Sister Jie, and I always will." Children's words are often forgotten quickly, but she was always my first love. Now she died suddenly, she's gone! Haha! Why is my fate always like this? Xue Ying, Yao Jie... Could it be that every girl I fall in love with can't live long? What was supposed to be a happy reunion was now shrouded in gloom.
After eating, I went out alone, feeling down, to take a walk. Beyond the accommodation area was Jieyujin Avenue, a very wide road where some elderly people, feeling down, having poor appetite, and heavy hearts, often came for a stroll. At the end of the road was a small, quiet park. It was said that beyond this park, it was not far to the famous Red Road, which went all the way to Vancouver. By the way, Yao Uncle and his family had always lived in Canada until a year ago when they moved to the United States. And I heard that Sister Jie's death also happened a year ago. Could there be a connection? P9-10