“Ok, it passed. Let’s talk about you. How are you going? Is everything good?” Julie could not help crying.
Alice looked at her speechlessly, thinking that Alice tended to cry constantly.
“Where’s Edward? I will give him a blow. It’s the second time that you got hurt. He promised to take care of you but he didn’t. I don’t trust him any longer.” Julie was rushing out, and Alice attempted to stop her.
However, she was so weak that she not only failed but also fell down.
‘Please don’t, Julie.’ Alice was sprawling on the ground, shouting in her mind. Although she tried her best to tell something, it’s in vain.
Julie felt heartbroken, asking carefully, “Are you OK? How’s your body?”
Alice noticed her calmness.
“It’s fine. I will recover from the wound after a couple of days. I have to say, you are too reckless. How could you blame Edward?” Alice wrote down what she wanted to express slowly, which succeeded in making Julie a bit peaceful.
“You are still a patient so don’t write so many words. When I speak, you just have to nod or give me some gestures. I believe that I can guess out your meanings, just like playing the game.”
Thinking of the game, Julie had a bad mood again, which was often played by her and Alice, one of whom figured out the signs and gestures given by the other one. Now, the reality copied the game.
What a terrible game!
They used to be satisfied but now was upset by it because at the end of the game, they always talked a lot with each other. But now, Alice could not say even a word.
It’s in the evening that Julie left and Alice stayed alone in the wind for a long time.
After leaving Alice, she went to meet John.
They three spent some good days with each other in the same hospital. But now both John and Alice became depressed and reticent due to the accidents, which made Julie feel sad.
John knew that Julie met Alice today and he kept waiting for Julie.
When she entered the room, she caught a glimpse of John’s anxiety. If he could say a word, he must ask Julie about Alice’s conditions urgently.
John then gave her a paper, which read,
“How’s Alice?”
Hearing this, Julie’s thought was echoed by John’s behavior. The paper given by him expressing his nervousness made her speechless.
Finding her stay silent, John was so anxious that he waved the paper, grasping her sleeve.
Julie felt sad and didn’t know what to do. John used to be an outstanding talent but now he was reduced to a mess and embarrassment. Besides, he gave up Alice for Alice’s happiness and told Edward what happened in the past.
But what had Edward done? The thought pained Julie.
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