Chapter 1986 Missing

The crisscrossing steel bars... the gray concrete walls... the half-open windows...

Apart from these, the middle-aged woman saw nothing.

Even if it was an expected result...

She took a deep breath and dispelled the depression and discomfort in her heart.

no way.

She can't see it.

"Is it difficult for Big Bird to let me see...?"

The middle-aged woman couldn't help but ask.

"Ah."

Silver-white feathers brushed past his ears.

Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.

"what happened?"

Because her attention was on this young man, the middle-aged woman keenly noticed the subtle changes in Xiao Xiao's expression.

"It doesn't seem to want you to know that it's a difficult thing for you to see."

The silver-white feathers swept past Xiao Xiao's ears again.

A faint smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

"Ok?"

After a moment of pause, the middle-aged woman's smile became more obvious.

"is it?"

"Big Bird."

The middle-aged woman looked at what was in front of her.

He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Although I'm very embarrassed..."

"It seems a bit too hypocritical..."

"I'm not a little girl anymore..."

The middle-aged woman touched her face. Wrinkles had already appeared at the corners of her eyes. She showed some emotion on her face. "It's a good thing you recognized me."

Also.

Big Bird is no ordinary bird.

The middle-aged woman smiled with some pride.

Such a powerful big bird is her friend.

Her ordinary life... was actually not as ordinary as she thought...

……

"If I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say it later."

The middle-aged woman said this in a calmer tone than she thought.

"Big Bird..."

“Thank you for coming into my life.”

"Thank you for spending so much time with me in the past."

"I'm really happy."

The middle-aged woman has curved eyebrows.

"I won't lose that memory again."

"I'll always remember it."

"……wait-"

The middle-aged woman's voice disappeared in her throat.

After a second of shock, the smile on her face grew even bigger. "Big Bird, maybe my request is a little willful."

"But even though I am willful, I still hope you can forget my stupid behavior later."

"I like you very much."

The middle-aged woman's tone was very serious, "You are my most special friend."

"I hope that your memories of me are all happy ones."

"I hope you'll smile when you think of me..."

"Our meeting, acquaintance and the years we spent together will be my most special treasure."

"I hope...it will be a memory you cherish too."

"Am I talking too much to myself?"

The middle-aged woman smiled embarrassedly.

"Buzz~"

The middle-aged woman heard her cell phone vibrate, but she didn't answer it.

She still smiled and squinted her eyes, "I'm leaving."

"If I don't go back, I'm afraid I'll be criticized by my leader soon."

"... Big Bird, goodbye."

She felt like she had said everything she wanted to say, but also like she still had a lot to say...

but……

Time is up.

"thank you all."

The middle-aged woman bowed slightly to the two young men again.

Then she straightened up, took a step back, and entered the elevator.

"Goodbye."

The elevator door closed slowly.

This time, the middle-aged woman did not extend her hand again.

She clenched her hands at her sides.

I saw my face without smile on the elevator door.

Just now
She actually had something else to say.

But in the end, she didn't say it.

“…I will always remember it.”

"Waiting for some day in the future... maybe we will meet again." The middle-aged woman murmured.

She didn't know why she didn't say this.

Maybe……

She knew she couldn't see.

Big Bird showed her that there was a price to pay.

But she didn't want their meeting to be conditional on Big Bird paying a price.

How could she really be happy in this case?
So, even though she really wanted to see Big Bird more often...it was so rare to see him again...

She still couldn't say this.

She is really...

She reached out and pressed the corners of her eyes which were feeling a little hot.

She stared at herself in the elevator door mirror for a while.

well.

The eyes did not turn red.

The expression is also normal.

"Buzz buzz~"

The phone vibrated again.

She swiped the answer button and put the phone to her ear.

"Zhao An, you finally answered the phone!"

The middle-aged woman was a little frightened and immediately put the phone away.

"The manager is looking for you!"

"I've been asked this several times."

"Come back soon!"

"I told the manager you went to the bathroom."

"Don't let yourself be caught by surprise then."

"understood."

The middle-aged woman put the phone back to her ear and said, "Thank you."

After putting away her phone, the middle-aged woman felt very strange.

Maybe it's because the style of painting changed too quickly.

The last second, she was saying goodbye to the magical big bird.

At this moment, she was thinking, she should try to act more naturally when she meets the manager later.
Suddenly, the fantasy style of painting became ordinary and everyday.

She burst out laughing.

The disparity between the two is really hard to get over for a while.

"Thank you, human."

An ethereal voice sounded in Xiao Xiao's mind.

He turned around.

"You're welcome."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

“I’m glad I found the little girl from back then.”

The Chongming bird was silent for a while.

".She's changed a little."

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao responded softly.

The little girl from that year has grown up.

The Chongming bird is no longer visible.

To this monster, Zhao An has really changed a lot.

The Chongming bird's eyes regained focus.

"Human, I'm leaving."

"My name is Xiao Xiao."

Xiao Xiao made a belated self-introduction.

Thinking of the middle-aged woman's hesitation to speak, Xiao Xiao looked at the Chongming bird.

"Will you ever see her again?"

He didn't say her name.

But he thought that the other party knew very well who she was.

The Chongming bird shook its head slightly.

This time, it was because it accidentally saw the doll made by the little girl with a bitter and resentful face that it suddenly wanted to meet the girl.

Although I made a mistake at the beginning, I was lucky to meet this kind human being.

Finally, it got its wish and saw the little girl.

The little girl has changed a lot from the little girl in my memory.

The little girl talked to it a lot.

He also explained what happened back then.

Apologize to it for what happened that year.

It actually didn't care about what happened at that time at all.

However, the girl's last words... there was some joy in them.

So, it decided to do as the girl said.

Just forget the unpleasant memories between it and her.

just
Out of sight.

The little girl who grabbed the dog's tail and didn't cry even when she fell to the ground is gone.

The double-headed bird spreads its wings.

After this meeting, there is no need for it to see her again.

A strong wind blew, and visible dust rose from the concrete floor.
(End of this chapter)