Masahiro Akita

My name is Luo Zhenghao. I am five years old. I am a student in Class C of Kindergarten. When I was four years old, my parents sent me to this private school and ignored me. If there is no accident, I will be in this ghost place Stay for 12 years! Oh my God! 12 years! It's horrible to think about it, I can't bear it after only two years, and there are still ten years left, I think I should die here.

The reason why I say this is not unreasonable, because these children are really too naive. They cry and make noise every day, which makes me dizzy. It may be because of their naughtiness or their temper. Afraid of me. I have no partners, no friends, I have nothing except the money my parents give every month. All the children have a deskmate, but I don’t. They don’t like to sit with me, because I always Find all kinds of reasons to drive them away. The first tablemate is because he always likes to drop rice grains when he eats, and every time he drops half a bowl, his clothes are all over the table. Every time he eats two bowls of rice , in fact, there was only one bowl in my stomach, which was really annoying. The second tablemate was a little girl, very cute, but she liked to cry very much. I hated her crying. After taking a few bites of her lollipop, she I cried so much that my nose flowed out, I didn’t know how to wipe it off, and I even gave a small report to the teacher! I was so mad! The third deskmate was a Korean child, who spoke terrible Chinese, which I couldn’t understand. I understand, I show off a stinky game console all day long, as if I am a great person from a foreign country, but it is actually a parrot. Also, the fart king a few days ago, I don’t know that he eats some food all day long What, it stinks to death, and it looks at me every time I play it, and the kids think I did it! This makes me angry! I was beaten up! When I am free, I like to sleep, because the teacher said The content is too simple, too boring, listening to lectures is basically a romantic time, it is better to supplement my sleep.

"A new student came to our class today, everyone applauds!"

The damn applause woke me up from my deep sleep.

"Tell me about yourself."

It's an old routine again, the teacher will definitely assign him to me in a while.

"My name is Guo Junjie, I am five years old."

A simple and unassuming voice reached my ears, and I looked up, and it turned out to be a little fat man.

"Guo Junjie, go to the last empty seat!"

The teacher pointed to the place next to me and said. Sure enough, it was the same as what I thought.

I'm really dizzy, I don't know how many days it will take to move away this time, I'm thinking about it.

"Hi, my name is Guo Junjie, I am five years old."

Sit next to me, he said politely.

"Yes, you just said that."

Casually, I took a look at my tablemate No. [-], who has a round head and a round belly, just like a ball, and looks quite fun!

"What's your name?"

He packed the bulging book into the desk, what was in it?

"My name is Golden Steel Gourd Baby."

Patting my chest, I proudly said to him, because I have always hoped that I could have all kinds of superpowers like the Golden Gourd Baby, and then destroy this school with my own hands. Of course, I will not tell my plan, otherwise, The teacher will kill me.

"What's in your bag?"

I pointed to his desk and said.

"delicious.give"

He took out a piece of candy from it and put it in my hand, and I clearly saw that there was still a lot of food in that school bag!

"Show me the schoolbag!"

I said loudly. It's so exasperating that you only give me a piece of candy!

"Luo Zhenghao, don't speak!"

The teacher threw a chalk tip over, but it didn't hit.

"So your name is Luo Zhenghao."

He puts a piece of strawberry candy in his mouth, and it's much bigger than mine!

"Don't talk! Ball!"

Suddenly inspiration came, and I felt that this nickname was too suitable for him.Of course, I am very satisfied with every nickname I give to my classmates, such as Snot Girl, Fart King, and Fanziernan.

"My name is not Ball, my name is Guo Junjie."

"This is the new name I gave you, and you will be called Ball from now on."

"Is it okay not to call?"

"no!"

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"Luo Zhenghao, don't eat while the teacher is teaching!"

This is one of the words my teacher likes to say to me recently. Piqiu has been transferred to me for a week, and he has been sitting next to me for a week, but I find that I can’t find a reason to drive him away. He never eats. I dropped rice grains, and even if I dropped them, he would pick them up and put them in his mouth to eat. He never cried when I ate his food, and he never told the teacher, because he gave it to me on his own initiative, and he had candy every day. And even when he was bullied and cried by children, he never had a runny nose. He didn't like to talk in class, and he didn't disturb my sleep. Found out, then I said it was the ball, and this guy admitted it, I don't understand why he would admit it, I guess he must be an idiot. Hit him on the head, pinch his face, pull his ears, and then he gave it to him, and he didn't forget to brag to me after he gave it, saying that he has a brother who is so powerful that he can even defeat a golden steel gourd baby, but I have never I was afraid, and then I was robbed again.

We have to live in the school every day, and two of us share a room at night. I used to live alone, but since he came to our big class C, there was one more person in this room. Sleeping during the day, being energetic at night, every night I want to force him to play with me. I like playing pillow fights the most. It’s very exciting. Once we fight, we go crazy. The feathers in the pillow are floating all over the sky. Then we get tired and lie back on our own bed and fall asleep. .

Ball is very stupid, I always sleep in class, and I have never seen him sleep in class, but every time I pass the exam, I am in the front. Later I realized that he is afraid that I will steal his food. I secretly ate snacks while I was sleeping, which made me so angry that my face was swollen. Later, in order to improve his grades, I generously gave Ball my homework and asked him to write it for me. Then, the grades were really good. Miraculously improved, although the improvement is not obvious.

In fact, I would rather just sit by myself, but then a horrific event happened, which made me give up this idea.

It was a dark and windy night, and I had a magical dream. In the dream, I transformed into a golden steel gourd baby. In order to become the strongest hero in the world, I made an appointment with the black cat sheriff to live in the darkest place. Dueling in the forest, in this four-six-on-one-a-year battle, I successfully defeated him in the 120th round with a move of Lushan Shenglongba. As evidence of this victory, I put a Soaked urine poured on his body. When I woke up from the joy, I found that I wet the bed, I actually wet the bed!Heroes can wet the bed too!But it’s not my fault! It must be because I drank too much water during the day!

Mouse, did you draw the pattern on this quilt?"

Ball woke up at some point, blinked his eyes, pointed at my work and said.

Mouse is the nickname given to me by Piqiu. He said that the name Luo Zhenghao is too troublesome to call, and it sounds better to be called Mouse. I like this name very much, because besides Calabash, my favorite cartoon character is one ear. So I hate cats, I hate black cat sheriff!

"If you dare to tell others, I will beat you!"

Going back to just now, I threatened the ball, if he really said it, then I will be famous in my first life! I will be laughed to death by the children!

"Then you are not allowed to hit me on the head, and you are not allowed to grab my snacks! I won't say anything."

As of now, that's how it is.

"That's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

Ticking fingers, we agreed that this is a secret that cannot be told.

Since then I have never hit him on the head, instead I have pulled his ear, and since then I have never snatched his snacks, because I call that borrowing

During the days when I knew Piqiu, apart from being boring, there was a kind of sweetness, because the candy he gave me was so delicious! The point is that I couldn’t buy it in school!

Mom and Dad haven’t seen me for a long time, but I found that Ball’s parents rarely see him, but every time they come, they will buy him a lot of food, and then I will borrow it from him, anyway, I have never paid it back . Actually eating him is also for his own good, he is too fat, I have to help him lose weight.

Later, seeing his father coming, he was happier than seeing my father coming.

I became good friends with Fatty after that incident. There was an evil force in the class. They did all kinds of evil, and they only robbed the snacks of other children. As the ball with the most snacks in the class, it was bound to be their main target. Object. As the incarnation of justice, I have long been displeased with them, so when they attacked again, I decided to teach them a lesson. It’s a pity that I made a mistake. Although I beat them away with four hands, my head was still hit by them several times. To be honest, it really hurts!

"Mouse, does it still hurt? This is for you."

Ball handed me a piece of chocolate that I really wanted to eat, and gently touched the big swollen bump on my forehead with his right hand.Strange, it was me who hit me, why did he look like he was about to cry?

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

Enduring the pain, I said with a smile.

"Ouch! Ball! You lighten!"

"Isn't it painless? Lie to me again! Come and let me show you."

"Stop blowing it! You idiot! It's all drool!"

"Oh."

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From then on, Ball is not being bullied, but he always follows me like a follower, but it doesn't matter if he has candy and is followed.

The ball is very strange, sometimes he is quite strong, but sometimes he looks like a girl! For example, he always wakes up in the middle of the night and cries that he misses his mother, father, and brother. He came to sleep with me, patting him to sleep, giving him the feeling of his brother.

I often forget to bring books in class, and those who forget to bring books will be punished by spanking, but every time I check, it is the ball who puts his books on my desk and then takes the initiative to raise his buttocks for the teacher to spank, But no matter how hard I played, I couldn’t see him crying. I was moved, and I didn’t know why this idiot would do this, but then I developed a good habit of bringing books in class. Ball is stupid, but not lazy, sometimes it doesn’t He would come over and ask me about math problems, but I would be lazy to talk about it if I didn’t give me something delicious! After my careful tutoring, I still couldn’t learn the ball! It really broke my heart! But he drew to the point of That’s right, every art class, he’s so excited. Once the teacher asked us to draw fruit, and Pi Qiu and I both drew pears, but what I couldn’t accept the most was not that the teacher gave him full marks, but that the teacher actually said The banana I drew looks like the moon! I'm going! I almost collapsed at the time! But when I told her that what I drew was not a banana, not a moon, but a pear, the teacher was ashamed.

In order to make my art very special, we exchanged our best subjects. Gradually, I found that with a friend to accompany me, life can not be lonely

Time passed, and Pi Qiu and I entered elementary school in a blink of an eye, but we still couldn't escape the nightmare of this school. Getting sick is a very painful thing. I didn't expect that the Vajra Gourd Baby, who is physically strong, would also get sick sometimes.

"Mouse, mouse, what's the matter with you?"

After finishing the last page of homework, Ball clumsily ran to my bed and asked nervously.

"It's okay, just a little pain in the stomach."

Afraid that he would be worried, I endured the pain so as not to force a smile on him.

"He said it's okay! Look at you laughing like you're crying!"

He said worriedly that he still cared about me.

"Don't worry, it will be fine in a while."

The weak voice is so painful that I can't even speak!

"Go, I'll carry you to the infirmary."

He picked me up and the ball put me on his back.

"Mouse, you are so thin, why are you so heavy! Hey, I'm so exhausted!"

"Cut, Bai Chang is so fat, his whole body is weak."

"Who said that!"

"Okay, okay, slow down!"

"oh."

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I sighed in my heart, I didn't expect that the ball that I had been bullying and protected by me was carried to the infirmary by him today.

I don’t have many friends at school, mainly because I don’t like to talk to others. Maybe this autism is caused by my parents, because in their eyes, money is the most important thing. For their own career, they sent me here to deprive But the ball is an exception, because he is the same as me, his father only came once in a while, he told me that his mother and brother are lost, although we are about the same age, but He is like my younger brother, he is so cute and shy that I can't help but want to protect him. I like to pinch his nose. When I pinch him, he will frown and narrow his eyes. It's so fun and cute. At night I like to sleep on his bed, and then touch his flesh, which is soft and comfortable. At first, I was shy and refused to touch me, but later, he even sneaked on me while I was sleeping, and then I found out that he Still don't admit it!

Time has allowed us to grow up, and our courage has also grown. On weekends, parents will take their children outside to play, but only me and the ball want to stay in this dead place. I feel unbalanced. Why can't we go out? Woolen cloth?Suddenly I had an idea, so with the ball, we got up early in the morning, taking advantage of the convenience of our parents to pick up the children, we also went out with them, a burst of ecstasy in our hearts, haha, we are finally free!

"Mice, where are we going to play?"

We didn't dare to stop until we ran far away from the school, panting, and asked me while wiping the ball.

"The amusement park that Fart Wang said last time was very fun, let's go there too."

I said happily, haha, I must have a good time today.

"Do you know where it is?"

yes!I really don't know what he said, but it doesn't matter, it's over after taking a taxi!Well, I'm a genius!

"I have a way, come with me!"

I stopped a taxi, but I didn't expect the playground to be so far away from our school!

I finally arrived at the legendary playground. This is my first time here. I didn’t expect that it was completely different from what I imagined, but it looked very fun and I was in a good mood, as if I was a bird that had escaped from the cage. , can fly freely in the air, hold the hand of the ball, we walk around, depressed that many games in it are not allowed for us children to play, in the end we can only choose to play some simple games, but we are also happy to play, Have fun.From morning to afternoon, we have been in it, because we have been holding it in for too long, and we will release it completely today. When we are tired, we will take a rest for a while, and then we will go to play again. Before we know it, it is dusk.

"Mouse, we should go back, or it will be dark in a while."

Ball said worriedly.

"We'll go back after finishing the highest one."

I pointed to this thing called a Ferris wheel and said, it looked very interesting.

"You said what if the teacher finds out when you go back?"

"Hey, it's okay, the big deal is corporal punishment."

"Oh."

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"Rat, I'm a little scared! Hug me!"

I finally got to sit inside the big turntable, it was so exciting, I had a panoramic view of the scenery outside, and the pedestrians below were as small as ants, but Pi Qiu, a coward, got scared!

"Don't be afraid, I have a way to make you not afraid! Come here, I will tell you."

Suddenly I really wanted to hug the ball, so I said.

"any solution?"

He expects me to ask.

"Even if we do fall, I will die with you."

I leaned over, hugged the ball all at once, and whispered in his ear.

"Hey, are you still scared this time?"

The face of the ball suddenly turned into a little red apple. It is deeply imprinted in my heart, and it will not fade away for a long time

If two lonely hearts stay together for a long time, there will be a kind of feeling, they are like brothers, and even the feeling is stronger than brothers, talk about everything, talk about everything. This is the case with me and the ball, We are inseparable, dispelling the loneliness in each other's hearts, we regard each other as the most important person, and discuss that when we are here to the end, we will go to high school together, go to college together, get married together, and have children together, his is his daughter , mine are sons, and then I will grow up with them and let them get married again. Haha, what a naive idea.

Time is passing away in anticipation. In a blink of an eye, we are already in the fifth grade. Except that he has grown taller and the ball has gained weight, everything else has not changed. He still likes to help me with my homework, and I still like to touch his stomach. sleep.

"Qiu, how long has it been since uncle came to see you?"

Looking through the small box we put the snacks in, the snacks inside are almost empty, especially the chocolate that his father buys for him every time he visits him, it’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten. It’s been a long time I haven't eaten, I'm a little greedy. Every time I sneak out to play on weekends, we will buy a lot of food and put it in a small box, our common property.

"Almost three months."

Ball answered while writing homework.

Our things never distinguish between you and me, because I don’t like to wash socks, so I always wear his, and then secretly stuff the smelly socks under his bed, and later found by the ball, not only he was not angry, but also helped me clean them. The socks were washed clean, and my shorts and socks have never been washed by myself since then.

"I really want to eat that chocolate that my uncle bought!"

I swallowed, and said expectantly.

"Next time I will ask my dad to buy more, I really want to eat it too!"

Putting down the pen in his hand, he ran over and took a bag of crispy noodles, a bottle of AD beggar's milk, and two ham sausages.

"Haha, didn't you have enough to eat tonight?"

I also took a bottle while talking.

"Well, I'm hungry again. Wow! It's Leopard Head - Lin Chong! Mouse, we don't have this card!"

Holding the card, Ball said in surprise.

"beep~beep~"

The phone rang, and I ran to answer it. I was a little surprised, because the first sentence I heard from the other party was my mother's voice. Thinking about it, it had been a long time since I called. But this call was not a good thing, but gave me A bolt from the blue.

"Hey, who are you looking for?"

"Is it Zhenghao?"

"You still remember my precious son!"

"Of course, mom is busy with work! I have good news for you. You can go back to the United States to live with your parents. I will pick you up tomorrow."

"Don't! Didn't you say that you will come back after you graduate from junior high school?"

"Silly boy, didn't you always want to live with us! What happened today?"

"Nothing, I don't want to go back anyway"

"Be obedient, the admission procedures here have been completed for you, pack up well, there will be a car to pick you up tomorrow morning."

"I said I'm not going back!"

"My child, you must go back with me tomorrow! Well, let's not talk about it, it's settled."

After hanging up the phone, I felt extremely uncomfortable. Did I really just leave like this? Am I really going to leave the ball? I used to hope so much that my parents would pick me up, but I didn’t expect that I would really leave now. Joy, but so sad. Tomorrow I will leave, leaving Ball alone, he will be very lonely! But I can't change, I have to go, I have to betray our promise, I can't stay with Ball went to school together, sad, very uncomfortable.

"Pi Qiu, my mother just called and I'm leaving tomorrow."

Walking up to the ball who was still eating, I whispered.

"Ah! Then when will you come back!"

Stop stuffing instant noodles, he said in surprise.

"I don't know, I may never come back."

My mood was extremely low, and it was so difficult for me to say it.

"You lied to me, didn't you?"

A little excited, hearing such a sudden, his eyes were moist.

"The ball doesn't cry, I will definitely come back if I have the chance!"

"Mice, this jade pendant is for you, you must remember me, remember to come back!"

He took off the jade pendant around his neck and hung it on me.

"Little idiot, of course I will remember you and remember you forever. You wait for me, and one day I will definitely come back to you wearing a jade pendant, just in case you won't know me by then."

Not wanting to make the atmosphere too dull, I forced a smile.

"Tch, I will remember you forever."

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Without too many words, I hugged the ball tightly at night. That was the first time I hugged him to sleep.I don’t know how long the alarm clock rang, and the ball and I finally woke up amidst the noise. We didn’t sleep well last night, which should be the reason why I’m about to leave. I came to the classroom with nothing to say, and sat down on my seat. waiting for death to come

"Luo Zhenghao, take your schoolbag and come out."

Although I had prepared myself, I was still taken aback when the teacher called my name. Looking at the ball sitting next to me, I clearly saw tears in his eyes, and turned my head heavily. I sadly walked out the door.

The driver who picked me up was a driver who my mother had seen several times when she came to visit me. She walked out of the school gate in despair and walked towards the car.

"Rat!"

Turning my head, I was startled, it was a ball!

"Why did you run out!"

I said worriedly.

"You'll be back, right?"

I couldn't help it, seeing his unstoppable tears, I couldn't control my emotions anymore, and shed tears for the first time in front of the ball.

"wait for me."

I don't have much language, I hug the ball reluctantly, and express my concerns in the simplest two words

As the car started, I sat on the back seat and looked back. Ball stood still and waved to me. Tears flowed on his face and in my heart.The car gradually moved away, his figure gradually became smaller, tears blurred my vision, that kind of uncomfortable feeling that I have never had before, I don't know if I will have the chance to see the ball again, touched the jade pendant on my chest, and felt The irrepressible stubbornness, the ball, wait for me...