[British and American Entertainment] Sonnets to Olivia

~~~~~ I can't, and no one else can walk that road for you, you have to go by yourself.It's not far away, it's there.Maybe you've been on that road since you were born, and you just don't know it. ~~~~~ In the evening, Tom took Olivia to a nearby Michelin restaurant for dinner.Although British food is very unpalatable in the hearts of ordinary people, it does not mean that there are no delicious restaurants in the UK.The one Tom chose tastes very good, and the chef's style is relatively rough, which is very suitable for American tastes.

Olivia looked at the extremely thick steak on the plate and felt hungry instantly, "So, Tom, I visited Cambridge today, what impression do you have of Stanford?"

"Stanford University is of course one of the best universities in the world, but what impresses me most about it is the prison experiment conducted by Professor Zimbardo in the last century." Tom was cutting the steak, and the tender beef overflowed with a strong aroma The gravy made him unable to control his tongue.

"Oh, many people who participated in that experiment have since become teachers or professors, and some of them are still at Stanford." Of course Olivia had heard of this terrible experiment, and she was even more thankful that she was studying animals, but Not human anymore.

"It must have affected them very deeply." Tom is strict with himself now, and he has always treated people with grace because he has seen too many rude people and behavior.

"Then after you play a role, will you immerse yourself in it for a long time?" Olivia cut a large piece of beef and chewed it contentedly.

"Of course, but it also depends on the role. Some are more illusory and farther away from real life, so the impact will be less." Tom nodded. He has not acted in TV or movie roles yet, but between dramas The characters in the movie seem to be more intoxicating, "What about you, don't you have a sense of accomplishment for saving an animal group that is about to go extinct?"

"Even with human intervention, many races cannot be saved. After all, not all animals are as cute as giant pandas. Those that people don't care about usually disappear quietly. So usually I don't feel any sense of accomplishment, but instead feel Sad. And I’m a person who will cry for a long time if one of the goldfish in the family dies.” Olivia wrinkled her nose. She remembered that when the goldfish in the family died when she was six years old, she cried sadly for several days.Since then, no pets have been kept at home.

Tom looked up at Olivia, and he suddenly found himself discovering her new traits, "Will you go to Africa after graduation?"

"No, after graduating from Stanford, I should go to Humboldt University to study for a master's degree, and then go to work in the field. After all, I am still relatively young, and I still have more time to study." Olivia completely forgot herself Tell Tom that she is now 18 years old, and she is actually only 16 now.

"Then am I going to come to Africa to find you in the future?" Tom thought for a while. Going to Africa from England might be a little closer than going to the United States.

"Maybe you will become an international superstar by then." Olivia felt that Tom would definitely be very popular. He was so handsome and talented, and he would definitely be the Hugh Grant of the 21st century.

"Why don't we make a real bet, Ollie?" Tom looked at Olivia, he wanted to completely clear the previous bet that didn't exist.Re-establishing one among them is the best and fastest way.

"What's the bet?" Olivia put down the knife and fork, and became serious.

"When we were 30 years old, if I, if I couldn't become an international superstar, and you, if you couldn't successfully establish a new wildlife protection base, whoever would lose. As for the bet..." Tom hesitated, what he thought , must not say it at this moment, or his nose will definitely be broken by her, and maybe his neck.

"The bet is to decide when we graduate from our undergraduate degree. Maybe we won't choose this path at that time." Olivia didn't dare to say what she thought in her heart. She felt that she seemed to be on the same path with Tom. Taking two roads, he went to Rome, while he chose the far east like Marco Polo.

"Okay." Tom nodded. He thought the two of them were too young, and everything they said at this time was just a passion.Looking back at the real middle age, this may become a joke.

The two days passed quickly, and Olivia also took a quick tour of Cambridge.But she was still happy, because there were only her and Tom in this memory, without any other people's disturbance.

"Come to Stanford if you have time, I'll take you to San Francisco." Olivia stood at the security checkpoint and waved at Tom reluctantly.

"Next spring break, I will come." Tom took a step, but hugged her.He was also a little surprised by his actions, he would not be so impulsive on weekdays.

"Seeyou." Olivia stood on tiptoe, pressed a hasty kiss on Tom's cheek, then turned and walked into the security checkpoint.

Tom watched her back until he could no longer see her, then he left slowly.

***

They each returned to school life. Tom not only studied his own professional classical literature, but also joined the drama club in the school.He still wants to be an actor, a decision he hasn't told his parents yet.

Olivia's goal is more specific. She wants to finish her undergraduate degree within three years, and then go to Humboldt University to study wildlife and wildland management and conservation.If all goes well, she will be able to go to Africa for a preliminary investigation when she is 22 years old.

Both are moving towards their goals.But Tom couldn't go to Stanford for the spring break of the second year. He was not available because he took on two plays, one was the TV movie "Nicholas".Nickelby, in which he played a monarch.There was also HBO's "Nazi Hunt," in which he made a cameo.

And Olivia wasn't there either.She went to Yellowstone Park with her professor and some classmates, and used this vacation to familiarize herself with the geological history of the earth.

During the summer vacation, Tom went to a theater in London as an intern. He failed to appear on the stage, but he gained a lot of experience.

They were equally busy in 02, until Olivia graduated from Stanford, their time could not get together.The master's program at Humboldt University started soon, and Olivia started her new study life almost seamlessly.

Tom's study at Cambridge is also coming to an end, he is determined to enter the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting, even though his father thinks that he will be unemployed after graduation, and he is not optimistic about his future at all.

After writing all these anguish and struggles into a letter, Tom sent his heart to Olivia by the traditional post.Although they can communicate by email, he likes to read her words, and she likes to read his words, so they still communicate many times a year.

And the two will send postcards to each other, and there are some special things.For example, wherever Olivia goes, she will send some things from the local tribes or folk customs to Tom.And once Tom has a show, he will find a few big names and send her a signed photo that belongs to Olivia. In 01, he sent Colin.Firth and James.Darcy's autographed photo.They all wrote a favorite poem on the back of the photo, and then specially wrote that it was for dear Miss Olivia.

"Tom, I've made up my bet, what about yours?"

Olivia picked up her pen and started writing back to Tom.She didn't dare to call or send an e-mail, so she could only let the letter slowly cross the ocean to reach him.

Tom actually thought about it a long time ago, but he dare not say it now.They haven't met each other for more than two years, and he felt that it would be too reckless to say it directly.

So the two reached a consensus tacitly. They will put the bet in a time capsule, bury it in their backyard, and then dig it out when they are 30 years old and send it to each other.

Olivia picked up the shovel and started digging a hole under her redwood tree.Since she only needs to put a small wooden box down, she doesn't need to dig too deep.Just when she was knee-deep, Olivia put the wooden box inside.She filled in the soil, and she broke a few succulent foils from her mother's flower bed and inserted them on it.This plant is very tenacious, even if a leaf is broken off, a small forest can grow.

"You've finally done something to Dad's orchid!" Anderson saw Olivia returning with a shovel, and immediately narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Go away, I just loosened the soil for the Sequoia!" Olivia picked up the shovel and swung her brother away in fright.

Similarly, Tom also started to make his own time capsule, but he didn't have as much effort as Olivia, he just buried a small box in a flower pot, and then planted an African jasmine.

"Oh, Tom, Tom, are you going to become a gardener instead of acting?" Sister Sarah looked at the potted flower and even sniffed it closely.

"How is it possible? Tom has been fighting for a long time." The younger sister Emma also walked into the garden. She wanted her brother to pave the way for herself after becoming an actor, so that she could embark on the road of acting.

"Sarah, you have also gone to India. Has your dancing skills improved?" Tom seldom satirizes others, but his sisters are different, they are biological after all.

"Brat!" Sarah casually picked up a small gardening shovel, but the shovel was only about the size of an eyebrow pencil.

"Don't slap your face!" Tom immediately covered his face, and then started running wildly in the garden.

Emma looked at her brother and sister, and shook her head helplessly.