Tao You endured the stinging pain in her knees. She pushed herself up with difficulty, gritted her teeth, and limped across the finish line. Fortunately, the fourth person was too far away to catch up, and she could still win third place. .
Tao You couldn't care about so much at the moment. She was shaking all over in pain. Because she had to run today, she wore short sports pants for convenience. As a result, both knees were now bruised and bloody. It continued to flow out, along the calf, dyeing the socks red and white, and finally disappeared into the shoes. The hands were not much better. The skin on the palms was also abraded by the rough plastic track, and the wounds were mixed with small stones, which were easy to Infect.
People around him cheered.
"You Zai!" Song Yimian ran over and caught Tao You who was falling.
Tao You finally couldn't help it, tears burst into his eyes: "Little Fatty Song, ugh~ it hurts so much." It was really heartbreaking pain.
When she was a child, the first thing Tao's mother and father taught her was to learn to be strong, telling her that tears were of no use. Every time she fell, Tao's mother and Tao's father would not immediately go up to help her, but would tell her to get up by herself, so that no matter how many times she bumped into her body, her first reaction was to stand up by herself. Pat your pants and laugh without crying.
But this time she didn't know why, maybe she was tired from running, or maybe she was wronged. She wanted to vent and cry hard.
"Youzai, stop crying, it won't hurt anymore." Tao You's legs were already weak, and now he fell again. He leaned on Song Yimian, and Song Yimian could bear all her weight and faced her. She blew on her hand, "I'll take you to the infirmary. Can you still leave?"
Tao You cried until he couldn't stop, and then he held his chest and lowered his head to retching: "I will never run again, it's too uncomfortable."
"Tao You, are you okay?" Chen Lian took a moment to catch her breath and came over to ask.
"Xiao Youyou, let's take you to the infirmary." Hong Xiqi stood in front of Chen Lian, separating Tao You and Chen Lian. She could see clearly just now that Tao You fell and it was Chen Lian who did it! Although her movements were very small and could not be noticed without looking carefully, she was staring at the two of them at the time. Tao You and Chen Lian were very close to each other. Especially when they were approaching the finish line, Tao You was even faster than Chen Lian. At one point, Chen Lian pulled Tao You as she lowered her arm, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the ground. Coincidentally, because the two were almost touching each other at the time, this momentary movement was blocked by her body. It’s hard to spot by looking at it.
"I'll carry you." Song Yimian saw that Tao You couldn't stand up at all, so he crouched down, and with the help of Hong Xiqi, he carried Tao You on his back and rushed to the infirmary.
"Why did you fall so badly?" The school doctor wiped the blood on Tao You's leg, feeling a little distressed. "There are too many dirty things. They need to be disinfected. It hurts a little. Please bear with it."
As iodophor was rubbed on the wound, Tao You's muscles instantly tensed up, and he took in a cold breath while trembling. He pinched Song Yimian's arm tightly with one hand, digging his fingernails into his flesh. Tears continued to flow down his cheeks, and his mouth Closed tightly, not making any sound.
Song Yimian frowned and looked aside, his heart throbbing in pain. In his memory, Tao You would not cry even if he was injured. He got up and passed away with a smile. Now he is crying so hysterically. , and the pain coming from his arm, all telling him how much pain Tao You was feeling now: "It will be better soon, just hold on, You Zai."
"Okay." The school doctor finally stood up and put down the iodophor. "Little girl, you are very strong. You didn't even moan in such pain."
Tao You only relaxed now, with a thin layer of sweat covering his forehead. He let go of Song Yimian's arm, leaving five red nail marks that swelled up after a while.
"Wait a minute, there's still an ankle." Song Yimian reminded the school doctor, "She just sprained her ankle." As he said that, he helped take off Tao You's left shoe.
"The swelling is so high." The school doctor looked at the purple-red ankle, pressed it to make sure the bone was not injured, and said, "Fortunately, the bone is not injured. Apply ice. Do you have Yunnan Baiyao?"
Tao You didn't expect that the medicine Tao's mother brought for her would come in handy at this time, so she nodded weakly.
"Go back and spray a few more times," the school doctor ordered.
Seeing the injuries on Tao You's body, Hong Xiqi became furious and turned around to find Chen Lian.
"Have you seen Chen Lian?" She looked around the playground but couldn't find Chen Lian, so she grabbed a classmate and asked.
"I didn't see him, maybe he went back to the dormitory." The classmate said.
Hong Xiqi ran all the way back to the dormitory again, opened the door and saw Chen Lian just coming out of the shower.
"Why are you running in such a hurry?" Chen Lian stopped wiping her hair and asked with a smile, "How is Tao You? Why didn't he come back with you?" She didn't dare to look into Hong Xiqi's red eyes, feeling a little guilty.
"Tell me what you did." Hong Xiqi calmed down now, walked to the table, and poured a glass of water.
"What do you mean?" Chen Lian put down the towel, still taking a chance, "Do you think Tao You fell because of me?"
Hong Xiqi stared straight at Chen Lian, as if he wanted to poke a hole in her body.
"You think it was me when she fell down, just because I was close to her..." Before Chen Lian could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Hong Xiqi.
"Chen Lian! I've seen it all, and you still don't admit it?!" Hong Xiqi slammed the table and stood up, "I really misjudged you! I tried so hard to get Tao You to reconcile with you, In the end, you did something like this! It’s too much! Is first place so important? Is it more important than the safety of my friends?!”
Chen Lian was flustered and said incoherently: "No, I, she..."
"Tao You will come back later, apologize quickly." Hong Xiqi exhaled and calmed down.
Chen Lian pursed her lips and lowered her head, turned around and ran out of the dormitory.
"Hey, who is it? You've been wronged. You should admit it after you did it!" Hong Xiqi shouted behind her.
Tao You came out of the infirmary and was supported by Song Yimian, who limped towards the dormitory.
"Why did you fall?" Song Yimian asked.
"My feet are not steady." Tao You thought for a while and did not tell Chen Lian about it. He thought he would ask clearly first.
Song Yimian did not doubt that he was there, but she simply assumed that she was not careful and said: "Be careful, don't touch the water when you get back to the wound, let Hong Xiqi help, and don't forget to spray Yunnan Baiyao."
Tao You nodded: "I got it." She was now worried about going home on the weekend and wondered what her parents would do to her. "I'm now worried about how to explain to my parents. Hey, I'm going to be criticized again and I didn't take the exam." Okay, two beatings!" Her heart was about to break.
"Now I know I'm afraid. Why were you not careful just now?" Song Yimian bent his fingers and knocked on Tao You's forehead.
Tao You covered his head, curled his lips and said, "I am a wounded person now, and you still beat me."
Song Yimian smiled and touched her head, and said: Don't worry, I'll help you when you get back, Aunt Shujiang won't blame you. "
"Tao You, are you okay?" The head teacher hurried over, sweating all over.
Tao You touched the tip of his nose and said, "It's nothing, it's just a scratch."
"Hurry back and have a rest. If you need anything, ask Hong Xiqi to find me." The head teacher said while wiping his sweat.
Tao You nodded obediently.
Back in the dormitory, Chen Lian was not there. Hong Xiqi sat on her seat angrily. When she saw Tao You coming in by herself, she quickly stepped forward to help her.
"Xiao Youyou, why are you back by yourself? Where is Song Yimian?" Hong Xiqi asked, closing the door.
Tao You said silently: "Sister, this is the girls' dormitory, he can't get in."
Hong Xiqi scratched the back of his head, feeling so stupid that he said, "That's right."
"That little Youyou, Chen Lian..."
She didn't say any more. Tao You understood what she meant, but he didn't expect her to see it.
"Let's wait until she comes back." Tao You said with a sob after washing away the traces of tears.
Hong Xiqi nodded. This was Tao You's own business, and it was hard for her to say anything more.
By this time, it's night.
When the lights were about to go out, Chen Lian finally came back. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously cried.
She walked up to Tao You and whispered: "Tao You, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it this morning. I couldn't think about anything at the time. I really didn't mean it."
Tao You had already thought about how to ask her, but a large number of words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.
After a while, she spoke: "How do I know if you did it on purpose? How do I know if there will be a next time? I thought we had reconciled last time. I asked you, you didn't say anything, you How can I trust you? I'm not the Holy Mother. I fell like this and you can just say sorry and that's it?"
Chen Lian started to cry again, sobbing and said: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I can take care of you during this time, I'm really sorry."
The lights suddenly went out and the bedroom was plunged into darkness. Tao You couldn't see her face clearly. He sighed and said feebly: "Forget it, that's it. You go to bed early."
After saying that, she took advantage of the faint light outside, climbed into bed and lay down, closing her eyes but not falling asleep.
After a long time, she listened to the sound of Chen Lian walking towards the bathroom.
"Xiao Youyou, are you going to forgive her now?" Hong Xiqi climbed onto Tao You's bed and whispered in disbelief, "You fell so badly, why didn't you tell Laoban?"
Tao You put her hand behind her head, and the pain in her palm came. She gritted her teeth and pulled out her hand, saying: "Okay, I forgive her the first time, but it will be hard to say next time. She might be Like she said, I can't think anymore, hey, we are all classmates, we meet every day, don't make things too big."
Hong Xiqi didn't feel like saying anything else, so she nodded her forehead and said, "You are not the Holy Mother yet. Really, okay. If there is a next time, you can bear it, but I can't."
"But Xiao Youyou, you were so good today. You came in third place. When have you ever run so fast?"
Tao You smiled, not sure if she saw it: "Good luck."
"If anything happens later, wake me up and have a good rest."
After Hong Xiqi finished speaking, she returned to her bed.
Tao You turned around and closed his eyes. He thought he wouldn't be able to sleep because of what happened, but he fell asleep soon after and slept soundly.
