8I took my annual leave and wanted to go back to my hometown.Before I left, I needed to move into my new rental house. I picked a day when he was probably not there and sneaked back to his house.I blacklisted everything about him and didn't want to see him again. But, it turned out that you got what you feared.This one-meter-long bear doll was a birthday gift from my best friend. I had a little trouble carrying it, and when I got to the door, someone helped me hold it up."Where are you going?" He asked me as he stood by the door.His eyes looked emotionless."I rent a new house.""Do you share a house with someone else?""Yeah." "Do you have all the utilities?""Yes.""How is the landlord?""Nice.""How many people do you live with?Are they men or women?"There was a moment of silence."Mason! Are you finished?"I pushed him and shoved the bear into his arms. Then, he squeezed the bear's paw and stopped me."Since you want to take the bear away, why don't you

14Later, Mason was asked to leave the hospital because of the loud noise. A little while later, my dad passed away. His face was covered with a white cloth when he was taken out.The words in front of me were so blurry that I couldn't see them clearly. After quite a while, I realized that my hand holding the death notice was shaking.Yes, I did think about the days when my father left me. When he was in ICU, I thought about it all the time. But sometimes, people refused to believe in those sorrowful things that happened.I listened numbly to the doctor's instructions. When he asked me if any of my other family members could be there, I shook my head. He then asked me if I wanted to see the body again, and I still shook my head after I gazed at the white cloth for a while.I feared I would think of my dad again if I saw his face. I would recall the morning dew on his brow as I drove him to school that morning. And I would recall his firm and reliable back as he walked in front of

4The most difficult thing in the next semester was the choice between literature and science. I asked a lot of people for opinions, including my parents, teachers, friends, and... Ryan."Go with science."His answer was the clearest. He didn't ask me to do it according to my own thoughts, nor did he ask about my specialty.I thought it was probably because he loved science."But I'll have to go to another campus if I study science," I pouted.I sat next to him, and the wind in the lab was still blowing. There were only the two of us, and his voice was cold and pleasant."Oh, you finally won't come to swipe my meal card?" Ryan said.I was speechless.I didn't eat too much. He was so petty.There was a knock on the door of the lab, and a girl came in. I had seen this girl before. She seemed to come to see Ryan frequently those days because they were working on a project.Every time she came here, she would ask some academic questions. But today, she dressed up very beautifull

9I didn't know where I was. The sun outside the window shone on the ground, and I seemed to smell chemicals.When I raised my head, I saw a vague figure in front of me. The white coat and cold eyes seemed to be a little familiar.He looked at me quietly, neither getting close nor getting far away.I wanted to rush over, pull his collar and ask him why. I wanted to know why he left, why he imprisoned me, and what on earth he had experienced in the past few years.But... Who was he?He seemed to see me with his hands in his pockets. He smiled at me and then turned away.I suddenly stood up and wanted to chase him, but he instantly turned into white fragments and dissipated in the wind.The rain in June was heavy. Thunder outside the window woke me up, and I trembled violently.The room was dark, and my head was dizzy. I fell off the bed after a thunderclap.I was scared.My body seemed to be very sensitive. The sudden thunder made me lose my mind in an instant. After a long t

14It was already December. There seemed to be no sign of coldness in the north that year. I loosened my scarf and leaned over the coffee shop, feeling a little tired.He still didn't come.We had made an appointment to celebrate Christmas together, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe there were too many girls who wanted to play with him today, and I didn't even know if he still remembered that I had become his girlfriend.I was in a daze. When I got up after a long time, I found a person sleeping next to me.Charlie wore less than I did, and the thin sweatshirt was particularly loose on his body. From my position, I could see his faintly visible collarbone.He used to sleep like this when he helped me with my lessons. He bent over the desk as if he lacked sleep.I hit him."Ouch, Bernie, you hit me?"He rubbed his waist, sat up, and looked at me with his chin propped up. After a while, he gently raised the corners of his mouth.He asked, "Where do you want to go?"