[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

Although he was shooting in a hurry, Tom was busy for three days before rushing out the shooting progress that might be delayed. In the past few days, he slept less than usual, and he looked a little tired, but Even so, he still booked a flight back to London on the day he finished the filming task.

He has always missed Aglaia in his heart. He has known her for so many years. Tom knows Aglaia's temperament. She values ​​her family so much. Marisa's departure must have dealt a huge blow to her. .

Not only Aglaia, but even Tom, an outsider, also felt very sad for Marisa's departure. After all, he was such a kind and tolerant elder. With his heart to heart, Tom could fully predict Aglaia's mood.

Because of this, he was very eager to rush back, not only to attend Marisa's funeral, but also to comfort Aglaia, his little ally.

What Aglaia means to Tom, I am afraid that Tom himself is not very clear, and he has never had time to think about this issue. Aglaia delayed work and rushed to the scene for three days, just to accompany her through the difficulties.

After arriving in London, he first went home and took a shower to drive away the fatigue of the journey, and then called LoveHouse. The call was picked up by Maia, and she told Tom that Aglaia and Kronos were out. , I guess I was busy with Marisa's funeral, and I will be back at lunch.

Tom immediately said that he would come to the door after lunch, and after Maia agreed, he hung up the phone.Ke Maia is also a forgetful person. Not long after agreeing to this matter, he forgot about it and completely forgot to tell Aglaia and Cronus about it.

It wasn't until a while after lunch that there was a knock on the door, and when Aglaia got up to open the door in doubt, Maia suddenly slapped his forehead, and said to Cronus beside him with an embarrassed expression: "Oh, North, I Forgot to tell you, Tom said he would call after lunch, so I guess he's already here."

Kronos glanced at her, and said lightly: "Forget it, the matter is over, don't tell Leia, just treat it as a surprise for her."

The moment Aglaia opened the door of the house, she almost thought she was still dreaming. Isn't Tom filming a movie far away?How could he suddenly appear at his door?

Tom said softly: "Darling, don't you invite me to come in and sit down?" Aglaia came back to her senses. She lowered her eyes and invited Tom to come in, preventing Tom from seeing the tears in her eyes.

Tom's sudden visit moved Aglaia deeply, and also gave her a moment of peace in her heart. These days, she had a bad time. She couldn't sleep all night and kept her eyes open and wept until dawn.

Only at night can Aglaia vent the tears she hid during the day. Just as Tom guessed, Marisa's departure hit Aglaia hard. It almost destroyed most of her life.

Although Aglaia cheered up on the surface under the encouragement of Cronus, and together with Cronus devoted himself to handling Marisa's funeral, even the young Maia knew that her Leia She didn't really go through this hurdle, she just hid this injury deeply in her heart.

In other words, as long as she stays in this room for a day, Aglaia may never be able to learn to let go of her pain. This room has carried too much of the past, every decoration here, every scratch on the furniture, the stairs Every damage on the armrest is full of memories.

Every time she opened the door, Aglaia inexplicably expected to hear Marisa smiling and saying "You're back". She knew it was impossible, she knew it was a luxury, but she couldn't stop herself from keeping it. That tiny bit of hope, otherwise she was afraid that she would not be able to hold on, and she was afraid that she would not be able to help and escape from this room.

After all, Maiya is still young, and she is still a little ignorant of the cruelty of death. She just vaguely knows that she will never see her Marisa again, and her relatives will only be North and Leia. She was sad, too, but not as deeply as Aglaia.

As for Kronos, although he also felt grief, he was a naturally rational and even somewhat pessimistic person. When thinking about things, he couldn't help but think in the worst direction.

Marisa's departure, as early as when Marisa was admitted to the hospital, Kronos had foreseen it in his heart. He knew that they would still be unable to stop the footsteps of death in the end, so every time Marisa's cancer pain broke out, he felt in his heart I am making another psychological preparation, so I won't accept this bad news unpreparedly like Aglaia.

Seeing Aglaia and Tom walking in together, Cronus got up and said hello to Tom, and went to the kitchen to make tea. After a while, he served several cups of tea, one cup was placed in front of Tom, and one cup was exchanged. To Aglaia's hand, and then said: "Let's have a chat, Maia and I will go up first."

After speaking, he took Maiya's hand and walked upstairs.After going upstairs, Maia tugged at the corner of Kronos's clothes, Kronos looked down, and Maia asked him in a low voice: "Nuss, why do we have to leave the living room, we can't talk to Leia?" together?"

Kronos touched the top of her hair and said: "If we were there, I think there are a lot of things in my heart that Leia would not say, because she doesn't want us to worry about it too, but people have to bear it. Abilities are limited. If she keeps holding back, I worry that she will have a heart attack. It just so happens that Tom is here, why don't you just leave for a while and let Leia and Tom be alone for a while, maybe Leia will Will tell Tom what's on her mind."

Maia nodded, and then asked: "Will Leia really tell Tom?" Kronos pinched her cheek and said, "It should be, after all, Tom is a bit strange to Leia." the same."

Maia wanted to ask what was different, but Kronos didn't say anything, just sent Maia to the door of the room and told her to go in and play by herself.Seeing that he was making troubles, Kronos didn't let go, so he went back to the room obediently.

In the living room, after Tom looked at Aglaia carefully, he said, "You look haggard, Leia." Aglaia smiled reluctantly, and said, "Well, I can't sleep well."

Seeing her smiling so forcefully, Tom frowned slightly, stretched out his hand to stroke the girl's hair, and said softly, "Leia, I know that from my standpoint, it may be irrelevant to say more words of persuasion, but I hope you don't take it too seriously." I pushed myself too hard. Marisa kept telling me that you are her greatest comfort and pride, and she always hoped that you could live a healthy and happy life. If she knew that her departure made you devastated, She's bound to cry."

Tom's warm and magnetic voice aroused Aglaia's tears, and she suddenly wanted to say something to Tom, something in her heart.She said with a crying voice: "Tom, I don't want to. North told me that I should let go of all this and cheer up and live a good life, but my heart can't do it. Every night, I dream of my Marisa." , but no matter what I call her, she never hears. Tom, I don't want to forget Marisa, I don't want to forget her!"

Big teardrops gushed out of her eyes, slid down her smooth cheeks, and then dripped from her chin. Every drop seemed to hit Tom's heart, making sad crisp sounds one after another.

This is the second time Tom has seen Aglaia cry. The first time was on the girl's birthday four years ago [Note 1]. At that time, her tears came from utter joy. He only felt warm in his heart when he saw it. But at this moment, the girl was crying in front of him again, but it was because of sheer sadness, which made Tom feel distressed.

He couldn't help getting up, sat next to Aglaya, and hugged the crying Aglaya into his arms. The girl also hugged him tightly, and tears fell on the chest of his shirt.

He patted Aglaia's back and said in relief: "Leia, no one told you to forget her, how could you forget her. Marisa existed, how can she be erased from memory? I think Kronos is not asking you to forget Marisa, he just wants you to keep Marisa in your heart and continue on your journey."

The girl obviously listened to Tom's words, and began to show a thoughtful expression. Tom struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "No matter what, Leia, the dead are gone, but the living will continue. They always stay in the past. Your future is not the same. Did it just stop? Looking forward and remembering the past are actually not contradictory, moving forward with memories will make your heart stronger."

Tom's words made Aglaia's thoughts, which were originally confined to the box and hit the wall everywhere, suddenly jumped out of the box, and everything began to suddenly become clear.Yes, continuing to live does not mean forgetting Marisa. Marisa is in her memory and no one can take it away.

Aglaia finally smiled. She rubbed against Tom's chest and said, "No wonder Marisa always said that your eloquence is very good. I really saw it today."

Seeing that she was thinking about making a joke, Tom knew she had figured it out. He felt relieved immediately, and smiled and said, "Oh, thank you for the compliment, mylady. It's my honor to make you smile."

After the obituary was published in a small section of the newspaper [Note 2], Marisa's funeral was held on a cloudy day two days later. The funeral was held in a green cemetery. The pastor in the church, he used to lead the teachers and students of the school and the believers in the same neighborhood to pray together.

Marisa's body was neatly wrapped in primary-colored linen and placed beside the dug tomb. The pastor was reading the Bible, reciting chapters about life and death, about soul and destination.

There were not many people present, except for the three Aglaia brothers and sisters and Tom, the young nurse who had taken care of Marissa in the hospital for more than half a year, and several Aglaia friends in the school choir.

Unexpectedly, Simon, one of the judges of Britain's Got Talent, also showed up at the funeral with a person. Aglaia was a little confused, but Kronos said: "If they do this, they must It has a purpose, and most of it is related to you. Since they want something from you, the initiative is in your hands, Leia, don't panic."

After listening to Cronus' analysis, Aglaia also agreed, so after thanking Simon and Jonathan who was with him for coming, she put her mind back to the funeral and stopped being distracted by these two. Unexpected visitor.

The funeral was halfway through, and the pastor was reciting prayers, saying:

"Wenow commitherbodytoground, we now commit her body to the ground,

Ashestoashes, dusttodust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

Inthesureandcertainhopeoftheresurrectionuntoternallife. "【Note 3】

Kronos and several cemetery staff personally put Marisa's body into a tomb more than one meter deep. Sprinkled on Marisa's body.

Before covering the cave with soil, Aglaia sang "Time To Say Goodbye" [Note 4] with a few friends in the choir.

At the end of the song, the lingering rhyme has not completely dissipated. The staff of the cemetery picked up the shovel and began to cover the soil. The dark soil covered Marisa's body little by little. Aglaia stood aside in a daze, quietly Looking at this scene, as more and more primary-colored linen was covered, Aglaia's heart became more and more empty.

Finally, Marisa's body was completely covered under the soil, and she could no longer see her. Suddenly, her waist tightened, and when she looked back, it was Tom who was frowning and hugged her. When she looked down again, she Only then did she realize that she had already walked several steps forward unconsciously. If Tom hadn't embraced her, she might have fallen into this unfilled tomb.

The tomb was filled up, and the three Aglaia brothers and sisters sprinkled bellflower seeds on the cemetery with their own hands, and planted a cherry tree in the center of the cemetery, which was as tall as Aglaia and whose trunk was only as thick as a baby's arm. , and after carefully pouring water, the funeral was finally completed. 【Note 5】

After Simon and Jonathan talked with Aglaia for a while, they took their leave and left. Until now, they still did not reveal their true intentions at all.

Kronos told her not to worry, they would definitely visit the door again. Sure enough, three days later, when Aglaia saw off Tom at the airport who was about to go back to filming, and not long after returning home, Simon took Jonathan again. It's time to go.