Vertical and horizontal steel bars...grey cement walls...half-open windows...
Apart from these, the middle-aged woman saw nothing.
Even if the results are expected...
She took a deep breath to dispel the depression and discomfort in her heart.
no way.
She can't see it anymore.
"Is it difficult for Big Bird to let me see...?"
The middle-aged woman couldn't help but ask.
"Um."
Silver-white feathers brushed past his ears.
Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Because her attention was focused on this young man, the middle-aged woman keenly noticed the subtle changes in Xiao Xiao's expression.
"It doesn't seem to want you to know that it's a difficult thing for you to see."
The silver-white feathers once again passed by Xiao Xiao's ears.
A faint smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
"Um?"
After the middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, the smile on her lips became more obvious.
"Yeah?"
"Big Bird."
The middle-aged woman looked in front of her.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Although I'm very embarrassed..."
"It seems a bit too pretentious..."
"I'm not a little girl now..."
The middle-aged woman touched her face, wrinkles had already formed at the corners of her eyes, and there was a bit of emotion on her face, "Thank you for recognizing me."
Too.
Big Bird is no ordinary bird.
The middle-aged woman smiled a little proudly.
Such a powerful bird is her friend.
Her ordinary life... was actually not as ordinary as she thought...
…
"If I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say it later."
The middle-aged woman said this in a calmer tone than she thought.
"Big Bird..."
"Thank you for appearing in my life."
"Thank you for spending so much time with me in the past."
"I'm really happy."
The middle-aged woman has curved eyebrows.
"I will never lose that memory again."
"I will always remember."
"……wait-"
The middle-aged woman's voice disappeared in her throat.
After being stunned for a second, the smile on her face became even bigger, "Big Bird, maybe my request is a bit willful."
"However, even if you are willful, I still hope you can forget my subsequent stupid actions."
"I like you very much."
The middle-aged woman's tone was very serious, "You are my most special friend."
"I hope your memories of me are all happy ones."
"I hope you will smile when you think of me..."
"Our meeting and the years we spent together will be my most special treasure."
"I hope...it will also be a memory you cherish."
"Am I talking too much to myself?"
The middle-aged woman smiled sheepishly.
"Buzz buzz~"
The middle-aged woman heard her cell phone vibrating, but she didn't answer it.
She still smiled and narrowed her eyes, "I'm leaving."
"If you don't go back, I'm afraid I will be approved by the leadership later."
"...Big Bird, goodbye."
She felt as if she had said everything she wanted to say, and there was still much more to say...
But……
Time is up.
"thank you all."
The middle-aged woman bent slightly towards the two young men again.
Then, she straightened up, took a step back, and entered the elevator.
"goodbye."
The elevator door slowly closed.
This time, the middle-aged woman did not extend her hand.
She clenched the hand hanging by her side.
I saw my face that had lost its smile on the elevator door.
...
Just now......
She actually had something else she wanted to say.
But in the end, she didn't say it.
"...I will always remember it."
"Waiting for some day in the future... maybe we will meet again..."
The middle-aged woman murmured.
She didn't know why she didn't say this.
Maybe……
She knew she couldn't see it anymore.
Big Bird showed her that there was a price to pay.
And she... didn't want their meeting to be conditional on the price Big Bird paid.
In this case, how could she be really happy?
Therefore, even though she really wanted to see Big Bird more... it was so rare to meet him again...
She still couldn't say this.
She is really...
She reached out and pressed the corners of her eyes, which were slightly burning.
She stared at herself in the elevator door mirror for a while.
very good.
The eyes did not turn red.
The expression is also normal.
"Buzz buzz~"
The phone vibrated again.
She pressed the answer button and put the phone to her ear.
"Zhao An, you finally answered the phone!"
The middle-aged woman was a little frightened and immediately took her cell phone away.
"The manager is looking for you!"
"I've asked you this several times."
"Come back quickly!"
"I told the manager that you went to the bathroom."
"Don't reveal your secret then."
...
"knew."
The middle-aged woman put the phone back to her ear and said, "Thank you."
...
Putting away her mobile phone, the middle-aged woman felt strange in her heart.
Probably because the painting style changed too quickly.
The last second, she was saying goodbye to the magical bird.
At this moment, she was thinking that she should try to act as natural as possible when she meets the manager later...
Suddenly, the fantasy style of painting became ordinary and everyday.
She burst out laughing.
The sense of gap between this really makes people feel a bit overwhelmed for a while.
...
"Thank you, human."
An ethereal voice sounded in Xiao Xiao's mind.
He turned around.
"You're welcome."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"I'm so glad I found the little girl I was then."
Chongmingniao was silent for a while.
"...She has changed a bit."
"Um."
Xiao Xiao responded softly.
The little girl back then has grown up.
The Chongming bird is no longer visible.
For this monster, Zhao An has really changed a lot.
...
Chongmingniao's eyes regained focus.
"Human, I have to leave."
"My name is Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Xiao made a belated self-introduction.
Thinking of the middle-aged woman's hesitation just now, Xiao Xiao looked at Chongmingniao.
"Will you ever see her again?"
He didn't say her name.
But he thought, the other party knew who she was.
...
Chongmingniao shook his head slightly.
This time, it happened to see the puppet that the little girl made with a bitter look on her face, and it suddenly wanted to meet the girl.
Although I made a mistake at first, I met this kind-hearted human being.
Finally, it got what it wanted and saw the little girl.
A little girl who has changed a lot from the little girl in her memory.
The little girl talked to it a lot.
He also explained what happened that year.
Apologize to it for what happened back then.
In fact, it didn't care about what happened at that time.
However, the girl's last words... she was a little happy.
So, it decided to do as the girl said.
Just forget the unpleasant memories between it and her.
...
only......
Out of sight.
The little girl who grabbed its tail and didn't cry even when she fell to the ground is gone.
The Chongming bird spreads its wings.
After seeing her this time, it has no need to see her again.
The strong wind blows, and dust visible to the naked eye rises on the concrete floor...