When I was about to faint from hunger, I wondered, if I hadn’t opened the door of the art classroom that day, or if I had chosen to remain silent in front of the principal, would I not have become a “bad kid”?
But no matter how many times I think about it, a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times... I will always choose to push open that door. I want to save that girl, and her escape has given people a warning. I vaguely heard that later that classroom was sealed, and many people began to pay attention to this matter, and no one was harmed by it.
That's really, really great.
I am an ordinary person, and I can only do what ordinary people can do. That is to take a brave step. In this way, perhaps the "silent majority" will not be born.
In the pain, I laughed and I hope that the girl will be safe and happy in the future.
After staying there for many years, I grew taller and had countless wounds from being whipped. I began to think over and over again about how I could change this society and how I could keep myself from being changed.
Later, the school was thoroughly investigated, someone came to rescue me, and I was able to see the sun again.
The moment the sun hit my face, I smelled the scent of the sycamore trees on the roadside.
The man who saved me was called "Dr. Su", who had the same last name as me. He was a doctor with a sense of justice. During the conversation with him, I heard the term "Ark Project".
Doctor Su said that this plan was an extremely evil plan, involving a huge number of countries, cities, and forces, and it was impossible for him to eradicate them all by himself. It was a plan to "man-made qualified people."
I then realized that the dark place where I was was one of the experimental bases of the "Ark Project". The children there were all experimental subjects, and they were undergoing human experiments through various cruel means. Fortunately, I was lucky enough and did not die in there.
Doctor Su touched my head and said that I was still young and should go home and not get involved. I would come back to see him when I passed the college entrance examination and left the small town and became a big shot in the future.
I returned home and stood under the sycamore tree in my home. I had not been here for many years. I thought of the braised prawns my father had made, the purses my grandmother had sewn, and the orange cat I had raised. It must be very fat and big now. It always liked to smile at me with its eyes narrowed, and its eyes were clear and clean.
I pushed the door open and walked in.
In front of me is the body of an orange cat.
In an instant, I felt like I fell into an ice cave, and my hands and feet were cold.
I searched for my father like crazy and found his diary.
【December 7: Son, are you home today? 】
[December 12: Son, the school told me that you were locked up. It’s all because Daddy wasn’t strong enough to get you out. Although I don’t know what you did, you must have done nothing wrong. Daddy believes in you and will wait for you to come back.]
[June 13: I went to clean your room today. Looking at your stationery, Dad felt so sad. I lay on your bed for a while. When I woke up, I felt warm beside me. I thought you were back. I turned around and saw that it was the sunshine outside the window. It turns out that it is already summer.]
[July 1: Dad misses you very much. Hug Dad in your dream tonight.]
[September 21: Grandma's illness is getting worse, Dad has to take her to see a doctor far away. If you come home, don't blame Dad for not being able to welcome you. Dad sincerely hopes that you will all be well.]
[November 29: Dad came back today to get something. Grandma doesn't remember Dad anymore, but she still remembers your name. She keeps calling "Wensheng" and "Wensheng" in bed. The doctor said that if you can go see her, she might still remember something. Your cat has been very sick recently, but Dad really has no money...]
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I hugged the diary tightly in my arms, feeling very upset.
I tried to call my mother and yell at her - where are you and why won't you come home to see us? But I didn't even have her phone number.
I buried the orange cat.
A man buried it with a shovel. Its body was really fat, like a big orange bread under the ground, which looked quite funny.
I watched but couldn't laugh.
I looked at the purple bruises on my arms, touched the cuts and slap marks on my mouth, looked at my reed-like limbs, and stood under the paulownia tree. I couldn't laugh at anything.
The orange cat was lifeless and smelled bad, which confused me - why did you become like this? Why couldn't you survive?
But I could only fill the soil silently, put its favorite cat food on the ground, and sat there for a long time. Then, I made a phone call to ask how the female student was doing.
She is the person I saved. If her life goes well, my efforts will be valuable.
My classmates told me that she suffered countless cold stares afterwards. Neighbors pointed fingers at her, saying that flies don't bite eggs without cracks, and that she would be dirty in the future. People took pictures of her dishevelled appearance that day, and as the incident fermented and went viral on the Internet, all her information was exposed. Later, one night, she jumped into the lake.
I slowly put down the phone.
The incomparable pain and numbness were like a poisonous snake crawling up my spine. I suddenly felt as if I had been drowning in the deep sea since I was born, falling down little by little, and never floating up.
I smashed the shovel on my hand and watched the blood flow out. I actually felt a sense of pleasure in my heart, but this pleasure made me even sadder.
What exactly did I save?
How can I shake this deep-rooted darkness?
For the first time, I felt that the world had finally defeated me. But I sat under the sycamore tree for a long time, until the sun set, and decided to continue as usual, my blood was still hot.
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