"My dear Aldon Smith, what did you choose?"
Lu Ke's voice was like a heavy punch, hitting Aldon's stomach hard, causing his stomach to spasm. He was so overwhelmed that he almost vomited. He couldn't help but take a half step back, but still refused. Compromise and refuse to admit defeat, "Get out of here! Get the hell out of here!"
Ardon roared at Lu Ke with a ferocious face, his eyes were red, as if he was possessed.
"Don't pretend to be a saint or God in front of me. You have no right to speak to me! All those damn truths are bullshit! You don't understand what I've been through at all, so what qualifications do you have to criticize me? Huh? You just want to appear tall and kind, and you pretend to be sad, but actually you are looking down on me in your heart! Hypocritical! Disgusting! I don’t buy it, I don’t buy it at all! Get out of here!"
Such hurtful words severely hurt Lu Ke to the point of being completely injured.
Lu Ke felt deeply humiliated. He could leave, just turn around and leave, and there was no need to worry about Aldon at all - the league can see the fall of geniuses every year, one less Aldon will be more, and one more Aldon will be more not much. If Aldon is eliminated from the professional arena, it will be his own choice.
But Lu Ke still stood firm and did not continue to endure his anger. He began to launch a full-scale attack on Aldon with sarcasm and vitriol. When it came to eloquence, Lu Ke had never been timid!
"Yes, the whole world owes you. You are the only one in the whole world who is the most pitiful and helpless! The whole world is concentrating on hurting you! Your fate is the most tragic! No one can understand your pain! Everyone who comes close to you Your people are all trying to show off their pride! They are all just trying to feel superior from you!"
"I don't understand what you have been through, and you understand what I have been through? Do you understand how much effort it takes for me to stand on this court? Do you understand how much energy it takes for me to keep up with you? I used to not even have the qualifications to be a sparring partner. I had to work hard just to be able to stand on the court and become a sparring partner! Who among you, the proud men of heaven, can understand what I have gone through?"
"But I didn't stand there and complain! Why? Because this is the path I chose. No one forced me. I have to bear the consequences of my own choices instead of standing there and blaming all my mistakes on others. You know, I I have never thought that I am better than you, even if you are temporarily in trouble, we are equal, we are friends, and we are comrades-in-arms, but now I look down on you from the bottom of my heart."
"You are so insignificant! I don't even bother to be with you, because you are not worthy!"
Those simple and unsophisticated words were like a sharp blade, piercing Aldon's chest fiercely. When he raised his head, he saw the contempt and disdain in Lu Ke's eyes. This instantly defeated Aldon's heart. The last line of defense.
Lu Ke didn't seem to notice, and continued to rub salt into the wound, "I thought that you chose to enter the nursing home on your own initiative because you accepted yourself calmly, chose to face the difficulties head-on, and then started over. But now I see At what point, your only thought is that I am superior? If this makes you feel better, I don't mind, because we are no longer friends."
After saying that, Lu Ke didn't pause anymore, walked around the coffee table, and strode towards the door, ready to leave.
Under Lu Ke's aggressive attack, Ardon was defeated.
Seeing that Lu Ke was about to leave, Aldon tried to stop Lu Ke, but he didn't have the courage. He just kept backing up, struggling with all his strength, and shouted in despair, "I don't know! I don't know! God, I don’t know anything! I don’t know why things are like this! I don’t know what I should do now! I don’t know what the future will be! I don’t know!”
Lu Ke stopped at the door, turned around and looked at the disintegrated Aldon.
He didn't expect to see Aldon like this, but... he also didn't expect that Aldon would reach where he is today step by step. Maybe they are all avoiding disaster, but they invariably destroy their lives with their own hands, and then try to prove that they are still alive. After all, they are just a group of ordinary people.
"I'm scared now, Bambi, you know? I'm scared to go back on the court now, I'm scared to face other people now, I don't know what else I can do! I don't know if I can still perform well! I I don’t even know if I can complete the charge and grapple!”
Suddenly, Aldon raised his head and looked at Lu Ke, his eyes bursting with paranoid light, as if he was possessed, "What is more terrifying, do you know? I don't know that I am Will I do it again? After I leave here, will I make the same mistake again? I have no confidence in myself, Bambi, you know? I don’t believe in myself, I can’t believe it!”
Aldon just lowered his head and looked at his hands in disbelief. He couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he just kept vetoing himself one sentence after another.
Lu Ke opened his mouth and tried to comfort him, but found that he couldn't say anything. The same is true for alcohol and drugs. Once addicted, how many people can truly get rid of it completely? How many people can swear that they will never do it again after quitting?
The truth is, it’s not difficult. At this time, Lu Ke could tell countless truths, loftily praise some chicken soup for the soul, encourage Aldon, and let him regain his strength and return to the field to fight hard again. This was not a difficult task, but he had no way to answer Aldon. Dong's problem.
At least Aldon is right about one thing: Lu Ke cannot 100% understand his situation, because he has not experienced everything Aldon has faced, and after all, he still cannot empathize with it. The self-confidence and pride of the proud ones are their capital, but the pressure and pain they bear from standing under the spotlight for a long time will inevitably increase.
But that's life, either you're defeated or you're defeated.
After taking a long breath, Lu Ke's tone and attitude slowly became calmer. He looked at Aldon and said sincerely, "I don't know the answer to your question. Maybe you will never do it again, maybe you will ;Maybe it will happen again, maybe it will be worse in the future. Sometimes, even you can't control it."
Ardon buried his head in the palms of his hands in annoyance and depression. His expression could not be seen, and his turbulent emotions could only be judged from the veins emerging on the back of his hands. The pain of that kind of struggle reminded Lu Ke of the three weeks he was out due to injury. Those bitterness and suffering can only be savored through personal experience.
"But I know that we will always be by your side. We are teammates, and we are also friends. No matter what happens, this will not change, unless..." Lu Ke paused slightly, and then he could see Ardon's finger movements also froze in place, which meant that he was listening, "Unless you choose to give up. We will not give up until you give up."
Aldon still held his head tightly and said nothing, but the violent and surging emotions around his body were slowly settling down, just like the blue sea and sky gradually opening up after a storm: the waves are still raging. But the mania has disappeared.
"Is it like Ryan?" Aldon's voice came over in a muffled voice, "But I can't be as strong as Ryan."
Ryan Baldwin.
Although he has left this world, his impact on this team permeates in all aspects.
"Who can be as strong as Ryan?" Lu Ke's smile couldn't help but rise. He seemed to have remembered something, and he chuckled, and then expressed his thoughts, "I think , except Ryan, no one believes that we can complete a perfect season."
This metaphor...
But Aldon had no way to refute, and he sneered helplessly, and then thought back carefully - Lu Ke's determination and obsession on the Super Bowl stage at that time, now seems to be a complete paper tiger. They could barely hold on in front of them, and then they couldn't bear it anymore, their shoulders began to shake violently, and they laughed softly.
Just now he was tense, but now he couldn't help laughing, crying and laughing, as if he was mentally ill.
Aldon raised his head and looked at Lu Ke again. His whole face was red and embarrassed, but he had no scruples and said with a smile, "To be honest, in fact, during the National League finals, I thought we were going to lose. When there was a blackout in the Super Bowl, I really felt like I was going to lose. I didn’t even want to compete in the second half. My only thought was to end this disaster as soon as possible. It was really a shame.”
Now when I think back to those scenes at that time, I still vividly remember them, but I still have a sense of absurdity. I just feel that I was so useless and stuffed at the time. Aldon himself couldn't help but burst out laughing, smiling and laughing, His expression became sincere again.
"I'm really a guy who can't afford to lose, right?" Aldon said without warning. "At that time, I really wanted to run away because I was so eager that I almost vomited." Aldon fell into In his own memory, the focus of his vision collapsed, and then focused on Lu Ke's eyes again, "But you didn't give up, right? You led us back to the track, and then marched towards victory. You refuse to surrender, right? Or are you also afraid in your heart? It's just that you hide it better."
Lu Ke showed a smile and said seriously, "Because I think it would be more embarrassing to give up right there; why not give it a try? Even if I lose the game, I can still pretend to be cool. At least I can still retain my handsome image." , and ladies are still willing to scream for me.”
I didn’t expect you to be such a Bambi!
