sleeping Beauty

The sun shone into the hut early the next day, and Gloria was woken up by Brenda's scorching gaze. When she opened her eyes, her face was flushed. Curly hair in front of her, she leaned into her ear and whispered: "How was last night?" Gloria blushed, and when she said it, her voice was hoarse, "I...I don't know...I forgot " The smile on the corner of Brenda's mouth became thicker, "Did you not know or did you forget?" Gloria was in a state of embarrassment, and she could only hear a breeze blowing by her ears, "I love you." She opened her eyes wide and looked at Brenda, and when she turned her head, she met her affectionate eyes, black eyes like marble, but with warmth, and Gloria, as if bewitched, couldn't help but say: "I love you too." Brenda blinked and interrupted Gloria's daze, "But, Victor came over, and Dad asked me to complete the marriage contract with him." Turning to look at Brenda, want to see Expressing her thoughts, Brenda did not answer, and Gloria continued: "As long as you object, I will never go back with him." But Brenda refused, "No, you have to go back." Looking at Gloria's disappointed eyes, Brenda raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Honey, I don't want us to have any worries when we are together. This matter must be resolved. I will accompany you back and resolve it with you." "But I Father..." "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will be by your side."

Gloria returned to the city in Vidoc's car, a powder blue Buick with white sidewall tires, an automatic transmission, soft beige leather upholstery, and Vidoc In my own words, it is like the skin on the inner thigh of a woman.

Princeton has undergone tremendous changes in just a few months. Large tracts of original land have been replaced by concrete floors, trees have been felled, sawed and transported away, and giant cranes and bulldozers can be seen everywhere.The old two-way street to Rock Harbor was widened to a three-way street.The highway cut through the fields overnight.The new gray-brown alloy color bridges were built, bright and dazzling.Gloria watched all this from a distance, filled with disgust.Why should she care that these "progresses" take place far away from Forest Castle?Gloria's home is located on the block of Rainbow Avenue and Second Avenue, which is the oldest residential area in the city; and the changes are all happening in the northeast side of the city, in Hyde Park, Buffalo Avenue, Veteran Road, St. Ten thousand miles away, on the 100th street.The original uninhabited land has built factories, warehouses, and employee parking lots.There are auto parts manufacturing plants, refrigeration equipment manufacturing plants, chemical plants, and fertilizer plants.There are gypsum production plants and leather product factories; some produce asphalt and asbestos, and some produce pesticides and herbicides, such as Nabisco, Swann Chemical Company, Dow Chemical Company, Union Carbo, and Western Chemical Company.The whole town became loud and crowded.

When she returned home, Gloria's first feeling was that she was unfamiliar. Her room had changed. Although the furnishings had not changed, she always felt that something was missing.An ugly room with fluorescent lights, an ornate copper bed with knitted drapery held up by four long poles, the bed seemed to have been roughly made, the bedspread pulled over the messy bedding, Heart-shaped cushions are placed on top.

Vidok sent Gloria over and left, saying that he had to rush to an important appointment.Wells was not alarmed. Gloria was in her room, changed into a cool skirt and a light-colored printed imitation men's blouse, and went to look for Wells in his study, which was the innermost and the last on the second floor. In a dark corner, Gloria knocked, but got no response, so she simply opened the door and walked in, only to see Wells sitting behind the desk. This antique desk is made of mahogany and is very heavy. , leaving a deep indentation in the carpet, file shelves and drawers everywhere.The tables are littered with cellophane-wrapped cigars, mostly sweet Coronas.Stacks of canceled checks, receipts, bills bound with rubber bands.Also bank statements, IRS forms, business correspondence and insurance policies.Only stacks of college textbooks or student workbooks are kept on the far edge of the desk.Wells looked up at Gloria, called her name, stood up, and walked towards her. Wells also changed his appearance. He became shorter and his belly became more bulging. , with deep tiredness between his brows, but he pretended to be energetic, "Aha, my little girl is recovering well!" Gloria didn't answer, and Wells was a little embarrassed, and babbled a little The funny things in the town are nothing more than black boys who disrespect white women and are put in jail. Gloria would have laughed out loud when she heard her father's humorous stories before, but now she just thinks it's clichéd and ironic extreme.In the end, Wells finally talked about his engagement with Vidok, but he only said, "Your wedding is scheduled for No. 18 next month, which is the day of Vidok's baptism, and there are still [-] days left. You have to prepare well." Gloria finally said what she had been holding back for a long time, "But father, I don't love Vidok." Wells was stunned for a moment, distracted for a moment, as if he remembered something, and his eyes disappeared. After waking up, the whole person seemed to be more tired, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper, "My child, marrying Vidok is the best choice, no matter who it is, it is the best Yes. Get ready." After finishing speaking, he walked back to the desk, ignoring Gloria.