The gentlest thing he ever said was "see you tomorrow".
What he didn't expect was "see you tomorrow".
Fifteen years ago, we met a boy in an alley for the first time.
A mop pole, a little wire man, and a deep love that has never been revealed.
Jiang Lin thought they would always be brothers.
Chen Shu thought he would tell it one day.
They walked through the old alleys of the small town together, got on the bus to the provincial capital together, and struggled together in the mud of life. One is insomniac in an office building in the CBD, and the other is smoking in a single room in a village in the city. We've been in the same city for fifteen years, and we've met countless times and said "Yeah" countless times.
Some words have been hidden for fifteen years.
It's not that I don't dare to say it, it's that I care too much, so I can't say it, I don't dare to say it, and I don't have time to say it.
Finally one day, Chen Shu said, "Let's talk about it when we meet."
Jiang Lin replied with one word: "Okay."
After that day, there is no tomorrow.
This is a story about "one step away".
There is no blood, no confession, no excitement.
Just two people who were not brave enough and fifteen years of silence.
"In the next life, you can tell me earlier. Or I can. It doesn't matter."
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Intention: The biggest regret in life is not "can't do it", but "almost can do it". The difference between Jiang Lin and Chen Shu was never the depth of their relationship, but the little bit of courage - the earlier they spoke, the earlier they acted, the earlier they saw their hearts, the outcome would have been different. But there are no ifs in life. "One step away" means "a life away".