When the locker was splashed with red ink for the third time, Mu Zhixia squatted in the corner of the corridor and counted the cracks in the tiles. The aluminum foil plate of the antidepressant made pain in the palm of my hand, and the collar of my school uniform was still stained with water stains from being pushed into the sink during morning self-study. She stared at the flickering fluorescent tube above her head, and suddenly heard the sound of leather soles scraping against the ground - Lin Huai, who had transferred to another school, was bending over to pick up her torn medical records. The boy's eyelashes cast fan-shaped shadows under the incandescent lamp, but his voice was cooler than the autumn wind outside the window: "Who did it?"
Lin Huai's appearance was like an unexpected rainstorm. He would put hot milk on her table during morning reading, turn around and hit the boys who laughed at her with a basketball; he would deliberately take a detour after school to watch her throw the torn test papers into the trash can; he would find that she always hid in the equipment room during physical education class, and the next day there would be anonymous mints in the locker, with "23rd breath successful" written on the back. Someone saw him tearing up the bully's threatening letter on the rooftop. The silver chain drew a sharp arc in the sun, while the young man lowered his eyes and adjusted his cuffs, as if he was wiping a fragile treasure.
In the sandbox in the psychological counseling room, Mu Zhixia built a destroyed castle with sand. Lin Huai was silent and placed the doll representing hope among the ruins. My mother is a psychiatrist. I can understand you...
On the day of the graduation ceremony, Mu Zhixia sewed golden star embroidery on the skirt of her school uniform. Lin Huai leaned on the railing to look at her, and suddenly stretched out his hand to fix her broken hair that was blown by the wind: "Do you know why I always follow you?" The young man's eyes were as bright as the Milky Way on a summer night, "Because I want you to know that there is someone in this world who is willing to be your exclusive first aid kit."
