I sent her a video chat request, but she didn't answer. I don't know if she was on a plane or in a meeting.
...
Shortly after, night replaced dusk, enveloping everything I could see... The streetlights came on at the right time, but the illumination was always limited. I could no longer see Cangshan Mountain, nor the snow that had not yet melted on the mountain... This made me feel like something was suddenly missing... I felt panicked, especially when I saw the lights shining from the kitchens of each household.
I closed my eyes and asked myself over and over again, when will a woman wearing an apron appear and cook dinner for me when I feel tired?
I stubbed out my cigarette and stared blankly into the distance...
...
The sound of a basketball being dribbled grew louder as I approached. Yang Sisi stood under the court lights and said to me, "If you're not going to play, then go stand over there... How can you be so shameless as to monopolize the entire court?"
I stared at her in a daze, then walked from the center of the court to the edge near the railing, but I didn't say anything. I just lit another cigarette.
Yang Sisi glanced at me, muttered something I couldn't hear, and then threw the basketball toward the hoop... The basketball spun around the rim, missed, and then wobbled to my feet.
"You bastard, can I borrow your hand?"
I kicked the ball back to Yang Sisi.
She said to me with great dissatisfaction, "Are you clumsy, or can't you tell the difference between your hands and feet... I hate people who kick basketballs with their feet the most!"
I took a drag of my cigarette, but still didn't say anything.
"Oh no, not only are my hands crippled, but my mouth is ruined too!"
As Yang Sisi spoke, she picked up the basketball and, with a standard female-style shot held close to her chest, shoved the ball into the hoop… For a girl, she has a significant advantage in basketball because of her long legs… However, she might be less physically strong due to her slender build. I think that if she were to pursue a career in the future, modeling would be the most suitable option for her; that's the impression I got from watching her run and stop in front of me.
The ball landed at my feet again. Annoyed, I punched the basketball and sent it flying into the fence on the other side of the court... Yang Sisi was also extremely difficult to deal with. She immediately kicked my leg and yelled, "Are you sick? What did my basketball do to you?"
"What did I do to you again?... Why do you keep throwing the ball at me?"
"I've figured it out. You're so petty. You can sit on the basketball court all by yourself, but you can't even fit a basketball in there."
"I can't tolerate basketball, and I can't tolerate you either."
"You really think this is your private sports field?"
"I actually have that idea."
"How domineering and shameless you are... You were the one who sent Nie Dangdang to knock on my door today... and even made him take off his clothes in front of me."
I glanced at Yang Sisi, then replied without batting an eye, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Nie Dangdang has confessed... I really admire you. You can even come up with such a despicable trick... Do you have any respect for your thick eyebrows, big eyes, and upright appearance?"
I ignored Yang Sisi and closed my eyes to continue smoking.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain on my face. When I opened my eyes, I saw Yang Sisi tearing at my left cheek, her face showing an expression that looked like she wanted to eat me alive.
"Shameless! Vulgar!"
"Let go, it hurts."
As I spoke, I slapped Yang Sisi's hand away. She then said to me jokingly, "How pathetic. You seem to be monopolizing the basketball court, so arrogant... but it's all because you have no one to play with... If you don't believe me, go to the ancient city and see for yourself. Those tourists are all in pairs... You're sitting here, even your shadow looks lonely... I think if your shadow could talk, it would complain about you!"
"How much better can you be than me?"
"I'm not much better off than you... but I'm at peace with it, because I don't have a boyfriend, so it's only natural that I'm a little lonely."
I was stunned...
Yang Sisi looked at me with a half-smile.
I habitually pinched my chin before speaking, "Yesterday, didn't you say you were pregnant? Which part of that was true, and which part was false?"
"I'm pregnant with a basketball, and I'm holding it in my hands right now... Hahahaha!"
Yang Sisi laughed loudly... but I couldn't describe how I felt... I didn't know who gave me these feelings of loneliness and desolation.
I understand that Ye Zhi also wants to make time for me, but unfortunately she has too many things to deal with. And it is these complicated and trivial things that leave her with no personal space, causing our relationship to fluctuate between warmth and coldness...
I suddenly felt so far away from her, even with such advanced communication tools as cell phones, it couldn't bridge the distance between us... I hate the feeling of not being able to contact her! Want to chat about "My Tenant Miss" with more like-minded people? Follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with more fellow book lovers.
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