[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

Kronos rushed into the hospital at a sprint. When he found Aglaia, the girl was sitting on a chair in the corridor, covering her face with her hands, and her shoulders were shaking slightly.

Kronos stopped in front of her, squatted down, supported Aglaia's knees, and asked her in a tone that was not calm after strenuous exercise: "Leia, what's wrong with Marisa?"

Aglaia raised his head, and his face full of tears hit Kronos' eyes like this. His heart tightened, and he reached out to wipe the tears on the girl's face, and said, "Leia, tell me, what's going on ?”

Aglaia cried and said, "North, I finally know why Marisa sent them away, because Marisa has stomach cancer, and she can't stay with us for too long."

Kronos suddenly felt his knees go limp, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained. He hastily stretched out his hands to prop himself up on the ground, stabilizing his swaying figure, and his mind was in chaos.

It would be an absolute lie to say that Kronos did not envisage this step at all, as Aglaia said, Kronos will always be the most sober and rational person in LoveHouse, and he will always look at problems better than Aglaia Graiya is somewhat thorough.

As early as when Marisa sent Morpheus away, Cronus vaguely guessed that something happened to Marisa, which made her unable to raise a few more children, so she wanted to find a good home for these children .

But he just thought that it was because of the damage to the operation of the dessert shop, or that Marissa had encountered other urgent financial crises. He didn't expect that all of this would be because Marissa had reached the end of her life.

Or, as smart as Cronus, he actually realized it at a certain moment, but he forced himself not to think in this direction, he was afraid that if he thought this way, the nightmare would come true.

But now, things have finally reached the point where they can no longer escape. Their Marisa is really seriously ill, and she may really not be able to accompany them through the years to come.

Seeing the distraught expression on the always calm Cronus, Aglaia felt even more uncomfortable. She knelt down in front of Cronus and stretched out her arms to hug him. Hugging Aglaia back.

He was so hard that Aglaia's bones seemed to be aching, but Agleya didn't try to break free. Both of them needed this method to grab their panicked hearts for a moment. of tranquility.

After a while, Kronos calmed down first. He slowly relaxed his strength and withdrew from Aglaia's arms. While wiping the remaining tears on the girl's face with his sleeve, he asked, "What's wrong with the doctor?" explain?"

Aglaia said: "The doctor said that Marisa's gastric cancer has reached an advanced stage, and the cancer cells have begun to metastasize. Now the main treatment is chemotherapy, and the possibility of surgery is very small. Even if it is barely operated, Marisa's His physique is too weak, and he may not be able to survive.” [Note 1]

Cronus was silent for a while, then asked again: "Where is Marisa? Where is she?" Aglaia said: "Just after resuscitation, she was sent to the ward, and she is still awake. North, what should we do?"

Kronos lowered his head and said, "Leia, sorry, this time, I don't know what to do. Let's ask Marisa for her opinion when she wakes up."

Aglaia immediately vetoed it, she grabbed Cronus's hand and said: "No, never! I know Marisa too well. If she is given a choice, she will definitely give up the treatment. This is tantamount to Waiting to die! North, I can’t let Marissa make her own choice, I want to help her make a decision! We need treatment, we must treat it! If not cured, Marisa’s chance of surviving is almost zero, but if treated, at least she can survive. There is a glimmer of hope, but we can still expect a miracle! We have to race against the god of death, and every second we can win is a second!"

Kronos stared blankly at Aglaia, and her pair of cornflower blue eyes that shone with incomparable determination[Note 2], he thought, maybe this is why he always involuntarily The reason why the earth regards Leia, who is only three months older than him, as his older sister.

Aglaia isn't the smartest one in LoveHouse - Kronos is smarter than her, and definitely not the most talented - Marisa is more versatile.

However, Aglaia is the most responsible and decisive one in LoveHouse, the one who may lose the chain in small things, but tends to be more calm in big things.

When Cronus' sanity failed, when Marisa couldn't protect them, it was Aglea who stepped forward, stood in front of them, and walked forward holding their hands, because Ag Leia, they were never really alone, this was his Leia.

His flustered heart was soothed by these blue eyes. He held Aglaia's hand back and said, "Okay, Leia, I listen to you. Let's treat, and we can persuade Marisa to treat together." .”

Only then did Aglaia smile with the corners of her lips pulled, although such a bleak smile only made the people who saw it more sad.She asked again, "Where's Maia? Is she home alone?"

Kronos said: "Don't worry, Maiya is not alone at home, I entrusted her to Mrs. Lynn who lives next door to us, don't worry."

Aglaia nodded reassuringly, and the two stayed together until the end of the hospital's visiting hours. Marissa still didn't wake up, so they had to leave the hospital and go home together.

Kronos had no class the next morning, so he volunteered to accompany Marisa the next day. Aglaia thought about it and agreed.on the way home,

The two who hadn't eaten yet bought a hot dog at a hot dog shop on the side of the road, ate it separately, then went to the neighbor's house to pick up Maia, and returned home together.

After returning home, Aglaia and Cronus packed up some things for Marisa to be hospitalized, and Maia followed her brothers and sisters like a little tail, asking about Marisa.

Kronos thought that Maia was still young, so she didn't want to say anything at first, but Aglaia still chose to tell Maia the truth. She thought that Maia was already a child with her own opinions, and she should consider Maia's Feeling.

She took Maiya's hand, sat down cross-legged on the floor, put Myara in her arms, put her arms around Maia, and said: "Maia, I want to tell you something, these things, may It makes you feel uncomfortable, it hurts, but I believe, you will hold on, because you are our sister, you are a big child, right?"

Maia nodded and said, "Of course I can, Leia, tell me." Aglaia said, "Honey, our Marisa is sick, very sick, and the scythe of death hangs over her The head of the bed, may fall at any time, harvest her life, and take her away. But we don't want this, so we want to make a bet with death, we have to race against time, this road will not be easy, Maia, Are you afraid?"

Mai Ya stubbornly raised her chin, frowned and said, "No, I'm not afraid!" Aglaia asked again: "Even if you choose this path, it means that we will no longer have pocket money, which means that you have to learn Seeing to take care of ourselves means we might lose our dessert shop?" Maia nodded without hesitation, and said, "Even so, I'm not afraid, Leia, I'm a big kid, I can do it .”

With tears in her eyes, Aglaia kissed Maia's face, knowing that her sister had a strong heart, and said, "Maia, you are awesome and I'm so proud of you."

Kronos stood aside, silently watching the two sisters embracing each other, his eyes were full of tender emotion, which made his gray-green eyes, which were always cold, softened.After waiting for a while, he said, "Okay, Mydearsisters, enough hugs, come and help me clean up together."

Only then did Aglaia and Maia let go of each other, smiled at each other, got up and walked to Cronus, hugged the boy each, and packed up together.

The next day, after Aglaia settled down with Maia after class, he went to the hospital to visit Marisa. Kronos was relieved when he saw her walk in. He got up and said, "Leia, come here. Talk to Marisa, I really can't convince her anymore." As he said that, the boy rubbed the bridge of his nose tiredly, expressing that he wanted to go out to take a breath, and then left the ward.

Aglaia glanced at the back of him leaving, and then at Marisa who was sitting on the hospital bed, turning her head away from her, as if unwilling to talk, sighed silently, and walked to Marisa's Next to the bed, pull out a chair and sit down.

Marisa still didn't look back, and Aglaia ignored her, and said to herself: "I remember when I was only five years old, one day, you took my hand and led me down the street, we passed by In an electrical appliance store, there is a big TV in the window, which is showing Snow White being awakened from the crystal coffin by the prince."

Marisa's figure seemed to be less stiff, and Aglaia continued: "At that time, I looked at Snow White with envy, and then you told me that when I grow up, I will also be like Snow White, and I will be like Snow White. Be elegant and noble, when the time comes, I will also meet my prince, and then you will hold my hand and hand me over to him. But now, Marisa, I haven’t grown up yet, and I haven’t met that The prince who will spend the rest of my life with me, but you, do you want to make a mistake?"

With her back to the girl, Marisa burst into tears. She covered her mouth with her hand, trying not to let herself cry out, while Aglaia continued to speak.

She said: "Marisa, you are one of the most important people to me. Without you, there would be no me. Without you, I would have no home. At that time, I would be a real orphan. You really Is it worth it?"

Marisa couldn't hold back anymore, she turned around, hugged the girl into her arms, and cried, "I can't bear it, of course I can't bear it, my Leia, my Leia..."

Aglaia caressed Marisa's long silver hair, and said softly: "Since you are reluctant, then go for treatment. Marisa, I have never begged you for anything, but this time, I beg you." You, please don't give up on yourself, cooperate with the treatment, for me, North and Maier, please hold on. You haven't seen me and North enter our ideal university, you haven't seen Maier graduate, Don't go, okay?"

Marissa is half of Aglaia's world, and Aglaya is the center of Marissa's world. When the 27-year-old Marisa lost her goal, it was Aglaia who appeared in her barren world. In life, Aglaia will always have an irreplaceable influence on Marisa.

Aglaia always knows what words can better impress Marisa, because she knows Marisa's heart well, and only she is sure to hit Marisa's weakness with one blow.

She persuaded Marisa, and Marisa finally nodded and said: "Okay, I promise you, I won't leave, I want to watch you go to college and Maiya graduate." Aglaia hugged Marisa excitedly, Constantly saying thank you, Marisa kissed the girl's cheek with tears in her eyes and said, "Silly girl, I'm the one to thank you."

So, at the end of 08, Marisa really began to cooperate with the treatment seriously. Under Aglaia's persuasion, she agreed to sell the dessert shop to raise the cost of treatment.

The reason Aglaia persuaded her was that she and Kronos didn't know how to make desserts at all, and there was no way to continue the business, so it would be more realistic to sell them.She also said: "Marisa, as long as you are here, we will open another dessert shop one day, won't we? Trust me."

Marisa was persuaded by her again, and finally sold the dessert shop. The location of this dessert shop is good, it has a certain mass base, and there are ready-made equipment inside, so the price is not bad, at least it can Support the family to live a stable life.

But this is not the end. Whether it is Marisa, Aglaia and Cronus, they all know that they still need more money. Most of the auxiliary drugs that Marisa needs for chemotherapy are privately funded drugs. Money, accumulating over time, is quite scary.

Relying solely on the money obtained from selling the dessert shop is absolutely nothing to do. Both Aglaia and Kronos are thinking about how to increase income and reduce expenditure for the family.

Because they have to take care of their studies and take care of Marisa, the two of them have very little time to work part-time, and the pay for such a small amount of working time is naturally not ideal.

This put the two in a difficult situation. Marisa would never let them give up their studies. If they gave up their studies, it would also mean that Marisa lost the motivation to support her treatment. However, if they don't give up their studies, how can they find an objective What about paid work?

A few months passed, and it was the spring of 09. When Aglaia and Kronos were getting more and more anxious because of the dwindling amount in their bank accounts, a small poster gave Aglea showed the way.