The streets at midnight seemed spacious and empty. The dim lights and moonlight scrawled out a vague outline of the city in the rich night. It seemed that all the buildings and lights had become taller, and the car seemed to have accidentally intruded. Running as fast as a beetle in the land of giants, the whole world became different.
Because there was no traffic jam, it only took less than fifteen minutes to get from one hospital to another. This is much faster than expected.
"Tangtang, I want to go in by myself." Candice had just parked the car at the entrance of the hospital and was about to get out of the car to help. Then she heard Lu Ke's voice, which caused her to pause slightly for a moment.
Candice turned her head and looked at Lu Ke, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Lu Ke said firmly.
During this journey, Lu Ke hopes to be by Ryan's side.
Candice thought about it carefully, and finally chose to trust Lu Ke's judgment, "I'll take the wheelchair out of the trunk first."
This was Candice's first time caring for an injured person. Her movements seemed a little clumsy and hasty, and the weight of the wheelchair was beyond imagination. However, she did not waver at all, and she was busy with concentration, and her forehead was wet with sweat. There were some broken hair, and the pretty face looked a little embarrassed at this time, but it bloomed with unparalleled beauty.
"What's wrong?" Candice placed the wheelchair next to the passenger seat, and then she saw Lu Ke's bright eyes watching her motionlessly, and she asked without knowing why.
Lu Ke didn't speak, but just motioned for Candice to come closer, and then come closer. Seeing Candice bend down and come closer, Lu Ke put his arms around Candice's neck, and pressed a kiss on her red lips. The deep imprints and hot breaths entangled and blended with each other until their breathing almost started to become rapid, and then they separated.
Lu Ke whispered in Candice's ear, "Thank you."
Candice's earlobes turned slightly red, and she nodded invisibly, then helped Lu Ke out of the passenger seat and sat in the wheelchair. She moved her position, stood next to the car door, and pointed to the side. Temporary parking space, "I'll wait for you there. If you need anything, call me at any time."
Lu Ke nodded to express his understanding, and awkwardly pushed the wheelchair into the hospital lobby.
The hospital hall seemed a little empty at midnight. The swaying echo made every trivial movement become obvious. The emptiness revealed a sense of loneliness and loneliness. Lu Ke wandered in the empty hall for a moment. , and then I found the location of the elevator, but after entering the elevator, my thoughts came to my senses:
He had no idea where Ryan was now.
When he came to visit the doctor in the past, Ryan was always in the rehabilitation department; but the situation was different tonight. It was impossible for him to find Ryan in the rehabilitation department.
Thinking of this, the feeling of sadness became real again, weighing heavily on my chest, like a lump of ice cubes stuffed into my stomach. It continued to sway, and the chills made my internal organs curl up.
Lu Ke had to reopen the elevator, return to the lobby, identify the direction, and find the front desk on duty, "Good evening, I came to visit... a friend. May I ask, Ryan Baldwin is in the inpatient department now? Or is he in the inpatient department now? Elsewhere? Baldwin."
The nurse on duty had a look of astonishment on her face, and her thoughts couldn't be turned around - after leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl again, it is really difficult not to know Lu Ke in this city. When they were on duty tonight, they secretly watched the season opener in the duty room.
"Uh... Excuse me, I mean, are you his..." After the question was blurted out subconsciously, the nurse on duty's brain slowly turned around. She knew who the man in front of her was, and she also knew who Rui was. Who is En-Baldwin? She understands everything that happened today, but now, she doesn't know how to deal with the situation at hand.
"Friends." Lu Ke replied seriously, "We are friends. I hope to come and see him...for the last time."
"Sorry." The nurse on duty was still a little flustered, "I mean, I'm sorry for your loss." Then she quickly checked on the computer, "Ryan Baldwin, he... uh, he is still in the ward. , it has not been transferred yet to Ward 1114 in Building B."
"Thank you." Lu Ke politely expressed his thanks and pushed the wheelchair towards the elevator.
The nurse on duty raised her head and stared at Lu Ke's leaving figure. Her head still couldn't keep up with the rhythm. She didn't even know whether she should inform her other colleagues on duty that "Bambi has appeared"; or whether she should sigh at Lu Ke's personal appearance at midnight. Sincerity, who came to escort Ryan on his last journey, just stood there blankly, watching Lu Ke's back disappear behind the elevator door.
White lights, white walls, white corridors, no human figure or sound could be detected in the entire space, the whole world fell into a dead silence, and a blue-white color appeared in the sight, rippling like ripples, as if time and space have lost their meaning, I am just walking in the endless black hole corridor, the sound of friction between the wheel of the wheelchair and the ground is dull, but the air is still so dull and suffocating, it is so hard that I can't move at all.
The temperature of the blood dropped so little that the heart began to freeze into ice.
No. 1114.
Lu Ke found the target ward, but the movement of pushing the wheelchair paused, and he suddenly froze. "No. 1114" can be divided into No. 11 and No. 14. These are the two numbers in Lu Ke's career. The number on the back of the jersey, one in college and one in the professional team, has now become the last stop for Ryan's farewell.
Faintly, Lu Ke felt his nose was slightly sore.
Gently pushing open the door of the ward, you can see Jonathan Baldwin sitting next to the window.
Jonathan just sat quietly on the chair, with no special expression or demeanor, bathed in the bright and cold moonlight. The outline of his body projected a shallow silver shadow, like a silent lake, with sparkling waves that could not be caught. Any trace of ripples is thus trapped in the rut of time.
From the corner of his eyes, he noticed the movement coming from the door of the ward. Jonathan raised his head and saw Lu Ke appearing in front of him, but he still made no special move. He just smiled gently at Lu Ke—— However, he failed. The corners of his mouth just weakly outlined an invisible arc, which disappeared before he could even raise it.
There is no sadness, no anger, and no pain, but in that peaceful calm, there is a faint hint of lingering loneliness and loneliness. That kind of sadness and despair just gently rests on the heart. It tore a gash and hurt terribly.
"Hey, Jonathan. Can I come in?" Lu Ke parked his wheelchair at the door and asked from a distance.
Jonathan opened his mouth, but still couldn't make a sound. He just nodded slightly in agreement.
Lu Ke pushed the wheelchair into the ward, looked around, and then landed on the bed by the window on the left front. Ryan was lying peacefully and calmly, with the white sheets not yet pulled up, as if he Just fell asleep, nothing changed, just fell asleep.
Lu Ke stopped in front of Jonathan. There were thousands of words but he couldn't find a beginning. He had preset countless scenarios and methods in his mind, but now there was only a blank. He suddenly realized that language is so It was pale and weak, unable to convey even a little bit of warmth.
"Bambi, Ryan is gone." Jonathan finally found his voice, just like a traveler who had been wandering in the desert for a long time and had almost fallen into despair. The hoarse voice emerged from the depths of his dantian, and he He looked at Lu Ke blankly, then turned to look at Ryan, and repeated again, "Ryan is gone."
A simple sentence, but so heavy that it makes people breathless.
"Ryan's gone."
Jonathan just repeated the same sentence unconsciously. As he spoke, the tears broke through the shackles of his eyes and slid down hot. However, he seemed not to be aware of his own embarrassment, and his voice continued calmly, There was no focus or focus in those tear-filled eyes, and it seemed that the soul had extinguished its brilliance.
"Jonathan..." Lu Ke realized for the first time that he was powerless. No words could change the current situation, not even the slightest comfort.
But Lu Ke's voice pulled the trigger, breaking Jonathan's calmness. Then his whole body collapsed, sitting there helplessly and sadly, crying bitterly. Jonathan, a strong and sharp middle-aged man, a tough guy who stood up to the heaven and earth, completely fell apart at this time and started crying wantonly.
There was no sound, only tears. It seemed that he had lost his voice and was just complaining silently, but the hot tears could not be stopped no matter what. The heartbreaking pain made Lu Ke a little unbearable.
"Jonathan, Ryan is a fighter, remember? He fought until the last moment! He will continue to fight on another arena; and now, we also need to continue to fight on this battlefield." Lu Ke's voice became hoarse unknowingly. He endured the great grief and said firmly, "Jonathan, I will continue to fight. Believe me, I will continue to fight!"
Jonathan gritted his teeth, nodded, kept nodding, raised his hands to wipe the tears on his cheeks, but the tears could not be wiped away, and his hands could not help trembling slightly, "I know. I know, I know. I know..." He took a deep breath and said, "Bambi, go say goodbye to Ryan. He will be very happy that you can come and see him off for the last time."
A simple sentence, but it consumed all of Jonathan's energy.
Lu Ke nodded to express his understanding, pushed the wheelchair and turned around, and then saw Ryan who was sleeping peacefully.
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