until the last minute

Zhou Yin did a detailed examination in the hospital to rule out organic lesions in the throat and vocal cords. He was transferred from the ENT department to the psychiatry department under the doctor's advice, and was finally diagnosed as hysterical aphonia.

The medicine was prescribed, and his mother took him home.Zheng Wenliang came over, and they talked for a long time downstairs, the specific content of the conversation was unknown to Zhou Yin, he stayed alone in the dark room, stuffed himself into the aisle between the wardrobe and the bed, no longer Trying to speak, calmly accepted the fact that he lost his voice temporarily.

That's fine, he thought.Being unable to speak saved him from the anguish of explaining what he had done, and his mother felt sorry for him, so she didn't ask any more questions.Now that Zheng Wenliang is here, he believes that Zheng Wenliang will persuade his mother to move out of here for him.

It was getting dark very quickly. Just now when they set off to the hospital, the afterglow of the setting sun covered the entire sky. When they came out of the hospital, the night fell over the city, and even the brightest neon lights were hidden in the deep darkness.

When he left the hospital, he paid attention to the surrounding environment. It was foggy and dark, and all the severe cold of this winter seemed to gather in this night.He felt that this was an omen, telling him that the days to come might not be as he wished, nor might it be better than the present.

But there is no turning back, as long as he can get out of here, he is willing to pay any price.

Zhou Yin fell asleep for a while, and when he woke up, there were four or five missed calls on his mobile phone, some from Chen Ke, the head teacher, and even Ruan Wei called him.Without Li Qing, there was no unread message on WeChat, and there was no Li Qing. Zhou Yin thought that he should breathe a sigh of relief and let them end as expected, but his heart was still heavy.

He got up from the ground and fumbled to press the light switch on the wall in the dark.The moment the light came on, the invisible light seemed to slap him on the face today, and his whole body suddenly trembled uncontrollably.At this moment, he seemed to understand his mother, as well as those days and nights when he dared not turn off the lights.

Zhou Yin went downstairs after nine o'clock, and his mother brought out two bowls of hot noodle soup from the kitchen and beckoned him to come over.Zhou Yin pulled out the chair and sat down, picked up the bowl of noodles in front of him with chopsticks, under which lay a fried poached egg, shredded shrimp, shredded pork, mushrooms and rapeseed and other side dishes were hidden under the noodles.

My mother is very good at cooking, and the homemade noodle soup is also delicious.

Zhou Yin buried his head in eating hard, the steaming heat made his eye sockets a little moist, he didn't dare to look up, he was afraid of seeing his mother's reproachful eyes, and also afraid of confirming from it that the final result was not what he wanted.

He could not speak, and lost his last chance to plead and pray.

After eating a bowl of noodles absent-mindedly, the noodle bowl was almost empty, the mother put down the chopsticks and called his name.Zhou Yin also put down his chopsticks, lowered his brows and eyes, and focused his gaze elsewhere.There was a small scalded hole in the tablecloth at some point, and he touched it with his hand. The hole looked like a cigarette butt, but no one in the house smoked.

Seeing his puzzled face, Xu Shi's mother raised her lips and explained, "Guess who made it? Your dad, I kept telling him to keep his cigarette butts in the ashtray, but he didn't listen to me. A good tablecloth had to be ironed out." hole."

Zhou Yin suddenly looked at his mother, unable to believe what he heard from her mouth.The mother still smiled, her tone light and cheerful: "But there is no way, your father is usually busy and has a lot of entertainment, and he can fall asleep sitting and smoking a cigarette when he comes back. He is just too tired."

The chair legs scratched the ground and made a harsh sound, Zhou Yin stood up abruptly, shaking his head in disbelief, his mother's words were like a blow to his head, whether it was true or not, he was terrified, it was the kind of fear that could completely swallow up all hopes and wishes .

He ran back upstairs, found his mobile phone and hurriedly called Zheng Wenliang.Zheng Wenliang picked it up and asked him what happened. He had many questions stuck in his throat, and many fears and anxieties needed to be vented, but he couldn't express them all.The hoarse humming only vibrates in his chest cavity, he is like a clown in a pantomime, silently contributing his own pain and suffering as a joke.

Fortunately, Zheng Wenliang came to his senses and asked him loudly on the phone if he couldn't speak, and then told him everything one by one.

"Zhou Yin? Don't worry, I asked the doctor I know about your illness, and it will get better."

"Your mother is very worried about you, and she is very sad that you did those things. Why didn't you discuss with me in advance, and insisted on using such...such extreme methods."

"I talked to your mother, she said she would consider moving, don't worry, I will continue to persuade her. And you told me that the house I bought is going to be transferred, haven't you told your mother yet? I'll talk to you sometime she says."

Zhou Yinkou knocked on the desk, signaling that he understood.After hanging up the phone, he slumped on the ground weakly and remained silent for a long time in the dark. He picked up his phone again and opened WeChat, typing in the edit box with trembling fingers.

He wanted to ask Zheng Wenliang if he found anything unusual in the conversation with his mother just now, he wanted to ask if his father had been to their house, and if his mother had been in touch with them all the time.He wanted to ask too many questions, so he typed, deleted and deleted, and finally sent out all at once, and then waited while holding his mobile phone.

Zheng Wenliang's reply was obviously carefully considered. He said that he didn't see anything unusual, but only saw the sadness of a mother. He said that he hadn't heard of any connection with that place, but he knew that there should be concealment in it. I don't know the part, so apart from guaranteeing that I will work hard to persuade and help them leave here, I can't guarantee anything else.

Although I was mentally prepared, my heart was still half cold.Zhou Yin supported the ground and stood up, staggered and walked outside, he went downstairs, his mother was cleaning up the dishes at the dining table, the tablecloth was lifted halfway, and the mother was wiping the stains on the table with a wet paper towel.

Hearing his footsteps, my mother didn't look back, "It's time to take the medicine, and I have to remember it every day, and I'll be fine after taking the medicine."

"You can't talk. This house is quieter, although you have not been noisy since you were young. When you were young, boys from other families loved to go out and play crazy. You are different. You can stay at home for a day with a toy and a book. At that time I told others that I have never seen a child who is more obedient and obedient than you."

Zhou Yin stood still in front of his mother, and her mother turned her face away, with tears in her eyes.In order to attend the parents' meeting, she carefully put on makeup, her eyebrows and eyes were carefully drawn, she should have been beautiful and dazzling, but all of this was destroyed by him.

His mother asked him, "Xiao Yin, do you really want to move away that much?"

Zhou Yin suddenly felt that he was cruel. He used the safety of a child to force a mother to leave the last guarantee her husband gave her, the last home where she could dream and dream.

He shook his head helplessly, and then nodded vigorously. His mother sighed and wiped her tears with her back to him.

At two o'clock in the morning that night, Zhou Yin still couldn't fall asleep. He stared at the half-opened window, his eyes almost punching a hole in the hideous night.His heart was so anxious that he could no longer lie down as if nothing had happened. He got up from the bed, went downstairs and rushed out of the house in only his pajamas and slippers.

He paces in front of his house, looking at the moon covered by clouds in the sky, watching his own shadow under the street lamp turn into a weird giant, and the shadow welcomes another shadow, they are getting closer and closer, clinging to each other, as if dancing An intimate dance.

Li Qing walked over and stared at him deeply.

Zhou Yin was at a loss for a moment, he glanced at Li Qing, then lowered his head.Now he only dares to look at the entanglement of shadows and shadows.

Li Qing said: "Do you want to leave? I will help you, but you have to tell me where you will go."

Zhou Yin didn't know how to convey the fact that he couldn't speak, he buried his head low, nervousness, timidity, and panic wrapped his heart layer by layer, and gradually became a cocoon trapped by silk.

Li Qing took another step closer and reached out to hug him.

Returning to the familiar embrace, Zhou Yin's nose was sore, and it was only then that he felt the urge to cry.