I didn't dare to move anything except mechanically moving my feet.
I was afraid that if I stretched out my hand a little, I would touch the belly of the snake next to me. I was also afraid that if I moved a little too much, the snake head above my head would rush down and bite me to death.
The coolness on my back became more and more obvious, and at the same time, there were bursts of itching, as if something was about to burst out of my body.
My heart was in my throat, and my hands and feet, which were already cold and numb, didn't know how to place them.
I want to go back, but I don’t know if it’s still too late?
So I wanted to look back and see how far I had come.
"Go forward, don't look back!" The voice just now sounded again.
My heart tightened. I wonder if it was an illusion caused by being too cold. It seemed that the walnut pendant on my wrist was slightly hot.
Then I felt some force rush out from my wrist and hit the snake bodies on both sides.
In an instant, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I could finally see the road ahead clearly. I ran forward as fast as I could, not caring whether the snakes on both sides would attack me.
It wasn't until I had rushed dozens of meters away that I stopped to take a breath. Thinking that the section of road where the little black snake was found just now was about ten meters long, I thought it would only take twenty steps to walk, but I didn't expect to walk so frighteningly.
I didn't know if those little black snakes were still there, so I subconsciously looked back and was dumbfounded. There was nothing there, the road was still the same, and there was no sign of any snakes at all.
what happened?
Am I dazzled?
Was everything just my imagination?
Before I could figure it out, another sigh came to my ears: "Oh, I told you not to look back!"
My heart skipped a beat, what happened today was so strange.
Even if those snakes just now were hallucinations, then this voice can't be auditory hallucinations, right?
Although I haven’t been sleeping well recently, I’m not so confused!
I raised my hand to wipe the sweat from my forehead. When the peach stone pendant touched my cheek, I felt the slight burning sensation again.
What just happened was not an illusion, it was real, I'm sure of it.
But why did those snakes suddenly disappear? What are they trying to do with such a formation?
And whose voice was that just now?
There are many questions lingering in my mind that cannot be solved.
Fortunately, the coldness on his body gradually subsided, and he finally regained consciousness in his hands and feet.
I kept my head down and continued walking forward, but the angry gaze of the big white snake in my dream appeared in my mind.
He shook his head and laughed at himself: "Is it possible that I killed too many snakes in my previous life, and I will only attract the hatred of snakes in this life!"
After all, I didn't dare to delay any longer and walked towards the school.
When I got to school, the teacher said that my grades could reach the cutoff of Jiangcheng Medical College, so I could just fill in my application with peace of mind.
While I was filling out my application carefully, Li Yuetong's voice came from behind me: "Xinlian, do you really want to study medicine? Are you going to a place as far away as Jiangcheng?"
Li Yuetong was one of the few friends I had in school. I smiled at her: "My dad said it would be good to be a doctor, as he can save lives and heal the wounded. He is also a doctor, and people always have to go out to see things. It's okay to be far away!"
"Yes!" She responded, looked around, then leaned into my ear and lowered her voice: "Have you heard? Yesterday, a classmate committed suicide by jumping into the river. It is said that when he was fished out, there was not a piece of his body. The meat is so good, it feels like it was bitten by something, tsk tsk, it’s so scary from what they said, I can’t describe it anyway!”
I was a little shocked today. Now when I heard her talking about this, I felt a little disgusted. I always felt like there were such weird things everywhere. I didn't want to talk about it, but seeing her mysterious look, I still asked. : "Who jumped into the river? Why?"
"I'm not sure. It seems that she wants to go to college, but her parents want her to get married!" She shrugged, her tone a little helpless.
Indeed, our Gufeng Town is a relatively old town, and people tend to favor boys over girls. Girls who can go to high school are considered more valued by their families. Many people go out to work to earn money before graduating from junior high school, sharing the pressure for their parents. .
It seems that the female classmate died without fighting against her parents and didn't even wait for her results.
From this point of view, my adoptive father was really not very kind to me. I picked up a girl, raised her up by the hand, and now she is almost an adult. I have to send her to college so far away. How stressful it is.
What's more, I carry a white snake on my back. In the eyes of the people in Yunjia Village, I am a disaster star.
There are some things that you really can't think about. If you think about them too much, you'll feel tired.
I also began to hesitate in my heart.
Without asking about the female classmate, I asked instead: "Are the tuition fees for medical school very expensive?"
But Li Yuetong hurriedly took away my application form and said seriously: "You don't care whether it's expensive or not. Now that you've decided to go, don't do it half-heartedly. Your dad has always supported you. You don't have the final say on this matter!"
She seemed to be afraid that I would snatch the watch back, so she took the watch and went to the teacher's office.
I didn't want to change it at first. Anyway, my adoptive father said that Jiangcheng Medical College was a top medical school and studying there would make him look good. From now on, no one in the village would say that he had picked up a disaster star.
I know he said this on purpose. In fact, he wanted me to see the outside world. After I study medicine, I might be able to remove this birthmark on my body.
It’s just that he doesn’t know that this birthmark is no longer what it was back then, and I am the only one who knows about its changes.
Thinking of the birthmark, I accidentally touched my shoulder with my hand, and I could feel the coldness under my clothes through my clothes.
"Don't touch me with that thing on, otherwise you will die miserably!"
Suddenly, there was a roar in my ears. The sound was so strange.
I thought someone was deliberately scaring me. When I looked back, there was no one behind me. My classmates were all in groups discussing which colleges they wanted to go to, and no one paid any attention to me.
Just when I was wondering, the voice sounded again: "If you don't take your dirty hands away, don't you want the pig's hooves anymore?"
I was so angry that I was scolded for no reason, but I still put my hand on the desk honestly.
I was thinking who was playing a prank, but I blurted out and cursed: "You have dirty hands, pig hooves, bastard, shameless!"
I don't usually curse, but now it seems like that voice has affected my mind, and my words come out dirty.
At this time, Li Yuetong had already handed over the application form to the teacher. He just came back and heard my words, and looked at me in surprise: "Xinlian, what's wrong with you?"
I didn't know how to explain it to her, so I just stepped forward and pulled her and whispered, "I was talking in my sleep."
"Talking in sleep?" Li Yuetong seemed puzzled: "What are you talking about in your sleep in broad daylight? You might as well be saying you have neurasthenia!"
Then she remembered something again, and regardless of the looks from her classmates, she pulled me out of the classroom. When she reached the corner of the stairs, she stopped and asked in a low voice: "Isn't your birthday not here yet? I remember it clearly about Ghost Festival." Yes, could it be..."
She didn't go on because I was the only one I told her about this, and she knew I would have that strange dream on my birthday.
I shook my head: "I don't know why, but I feel something is wrong recently. Maybe you are right, I just have a nervous breakdown. After all, I am worried that my grades will not reach the score line of medical school!"
I didn't tell her about my recent frequent dreams about snakes, firstly to avoid worrying her, and secondly because I felt numb to that dream in my heart.
Then she breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it's not that snake, let's go, let's take pictures!"
With that said, he picked me up and walked to the photo studio outside the school.
When I arrived at the photo studio, the dazzling lights inside made me feel a little uncomfortable, and the chill came over me again.
I originally thought about not taking the photo, but Li Yuetong didn't let me go back on it and insisted on taking a group of artistic photos with me.
She said we should keep our best moments so that we can take them out and appreciate them when we get older.
Then, she started picking out clothes and accessories.
Seeing that I was motionless, he pulled me to a row of clothes. He took the clothes one by one and marked them on me. I shook my head looking at those clothes with bare shoulders and back.
This is not something I can wear. I deserve to wear a turtleneck.
I silently picked out a high-collar cheongsam, thinking it would be enough to cope with it.
Unexpectedly, she said: "What's the matter with you? You usually wear a high collar and wrap yourself up tightly. I thought you were shy and embarrassed. You have finally graduated from high school and are going to college. You are still so conservative. We can't choose." Do you want a bolder outfit? This is for an art photo shoot, not a group photo of the whole class, sister!"
I looked at the short one-shoulder dress she picked for me. The waist was still hollow. I was so frightened that I quickly picked up the cheongsam and ran to the changing room: "Tongtong, I have never worn a cheongsam before. There are so many It’s a good opportunity, you must cherish it!”
She shook her head helplessly, took a white one-shoulder skirt and went to another dressing room.
When I came out, she was already waiting at the door. Although she was a little dissatisfied, she still nodded and said: "She looks good in a cheongsam!"
I just smiled. I didn’t care whether it looked good or not. The most important thing was that no one could see this weird thing on me.
"Is this person so shady?" The voice from before came to my ears again, which startled me.
Now I finally understand that it was not a prank just now, it was probably the white snake on my body that was talking.
But even in the dream, the white snake never spoke. Why did it suddenly speak?
And he was so fierce, as if he had a grudge against me.
It has stayed with me for more than ten years and made me look down on so many times. I have never asked it to settle the score. What does it mean to repay kindness with hatred?
But thinking about it, I don’t seem to be kind to it.
But after all, I am also a host. If it is really alive and has been nourishing me for so many years, it should be grateful.
But I still feel guilty. Why does it know everything I'm thinking? It's so weird.
Li Yuetong was right next to me, so I couldn't say anything back, so I kept silent and let Li Yuetong pull me to put on makeup.
Seeing my expressionless face, Li Yuetong smiled and said: "Why are you so grimacing? Do you think you are not beautiful enough?"
I ignored her joke and said casually: "Let's go, I've been working hard for a long time, hurry up and take pictures, otherwise there will be too many people in a while and we will have to queue up!"
Li Yuetong nodded and took me into the studio.
The lights here make me feel even more dazzling, just like when I wake up at night and suddenly turn on the lights, it feels so dazzling that I can't even open my eyes.
Li Yuetong was radiant, her face beaming with joy, and with makeup on, she looked very beautiful.
In order to suit her look, I had to imitate her akimbo posture, but when my wrists touched my waist, another voice came to my ears: "Stay away from me, otherwise the pig's trotters will be braised!"
