Amidst the roar of machinery, the next train arrived.
This may be the last trip.
The crowd crowded toward the platform. Jalina was trembling all over. She didn’t know whether it was because of the cold, excitement, or
fear.
The huge, rusty beast began to slow down and came to a complete stop with a bang.
Many people on the platform were waiting, cheering, and welcoming those who might return home.
Wearing old clothes and an apron, Galina tightly grasped the metal grille, her fingers turning white from the exertion. Then the fence opened with a bang, and crowds poured into both sides of the platform from various exits. At the same time, the train doors rose, and everyone wore military uniforms.
People in green uniforms and carrying backpacks walked out. When they saw the people waiting for them, some of them dropped their bags and ran wildly, and then hugged each other tightly.
But there are also many people who have lost their limbs, and they can only move with difficulty using crutches.
"Hayes! Hayes!!"
Kalina was shouting. She had done this hundreds of times, but there was no response every time.
She ran from the front to the back of the car, trying her best, but she was still the same as before.
No response.
But she didn't give up, walked through the trestle to the other side, and continued shouting.
The crowd gradually dispersed and the platform began to become empty. The staff looked at this woman and shook their heads.
"Hayes!"
Jalina's voice became hoarse. Suddenly a hand was placed on her shoulder. She turned around suddenly and saw that it was Andina.
The girl, who was strong, looked rude but was actually very delicate at heart, looked at her with tears in her eyes, and then said softly:
"No more today, go home"
Finally, Galina collapsed. She threw herself into Andina's arms and burst into tears. She cried over the injustice of fate, which took away her mother and her husband.
Andina tried to comfort the other person, but she just didn't want to cry herself. She had been calling Hayes' name just now.
It's always been like this.
When the two women turned around and prepared to leave, a somewhat distant conversation sounded.
"Sir, do you want me to help you?"
"No, I overslept. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you."
In an instant, the two people turned around suddenly and saw a figure in the last row struggling to get out of the car with the help of the conductor.
He has a face that is very familiar to both of them.
At that moment, no words were needed, the two of them flew away in tacit understanding.
Hayes, who was wearing an eyepatch on his left eye, was stunned for a moment when he saw the two people, and then smiled. The moment the two people rushed in front of him, he threw away the crutch under his right armpit and the bag in his hand, and stretched out his hand.
Extend an arm to greet the other person.
"Hayes!" x2
Both of them hugged him excitedly. The conductor who was not far away was stunned for a moment, then sighed with envy, picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor.
"Xiao An, Na, are you all okay?"
Hayes's voice was hoarse and much richer than before. Andina suddenly reacted and grabbed Hayes's empty left sleeve. Then she looked up at the other person's face in horror. There were two lines of horror on the face.
There were human scars, and there were obvious suture scars on his neck - she suddenly realized that he was no longer the boy she knew in the past, but had become a veteran scarred all over by the war.
"Hayes, your eyes and your hands!"
Galina also grabbed Hayes's dangling right trouser leg, which was only supported by a simple metal rod from the knee down.
"Foot! Hayes! Your right foot!"
Hayes just smiled and whispered:
"It's okay, the pain has stopped a long time ago."
Finally, Andina couldn't bear it any longer. Big tears welled up from her eyes and fell to pieces on the ground. She choked and said:
"What's going on? Why is it that I'm such a good person, but only half of me is back?"
Jialina, on the other hand, had already held Hayes in her arms and was crying, unable to speak a complete word.
At this time, Hayes was much more mature and experienced than in the past. He used his remaining hand to first touch Kalina's hair lying on his chest, and then reached out to wipe away Andina's tears and said softly:
"It's okay. Don't worry. Am I standing here properly? Just put prosthetics on my hands and feet."
As he spoke, Hayes pointed to the bag on the ground.
"These are enough."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jalina suddenly raised her head, held Hayes' face in her hands, and kissed his lips passionately.
Hayes was stunned. When Andina saw it, she turned her head slightly and pursed her mouth with a very reluctant expression.
The two kept kissing for two minutes before Jialina let go of Hayes and said firmly:
"No matter what happens to you, I am your wife! Husband, let's go home!"
Hayes nodded. Andina beside her silently picked up Hayes' military handbag, but she felt it was unexpectedly heavy.
The three of them walked to the platform. Before leaving, Hayes turned his head and looked at the mottled train.
He finally reached the finish line.
Jalina also looked at the train and thanked it from the bottom of her heart for bringing back the person she loved most.
After returning to the familiar but somewhat unfamiliar shack, Hayes and his two relatives enjoyed a sumptuous dinner, and then announced his new name, or rather new surname, Hayes Bathory.
Then he opened the military bag.
At that moment, both women were stunned. It was filled with military tickets, various gorgeous jewelry, and a silver laser pistol, making the whole room colorful.
Hayes later explained to the two of them the origin of these properties. Part of it was an inheritance left to him by his father Hashett, and the other part was left to him by his company commander who did not know where he went in the end.
He took out a booklet that was dirty and even stained with blood. Hayes was very lucky that these things were not lost. He had been carefully guarding them during the time he was sent to the soldiers' shelter.
Kalina finally remembered those comrades in Hayes who helped her escape, and then cautiously asked how they were doing.
"Everyone sacrificed, including my father."
Seeing Hayes crying in pain when talking about his father, the two quickly comforted him and told him that the other party definitely didn't want him to be in such pain all the time.
Because they were worried that Hayes would recall the painful experience on the battlefield again, they never asked Hayes about what happened on the battlefield, and they might even deliberately deflect the topic when they encountered it.
After a day's rest, Hayes and the two went to the Middle Nest and carefully exchanged some jewelry for precious metal currencies that could be traded. Since there were many such soldiers with trophies after the war, they were less conspicuous. Then the three came again
Went to a famous prosthetic shop. Because there were many missing soldiers and officers who returned, the business here was also booming.