Chapter 38
Chapter 38
When Rigoletto woke up, he found that Josh's thin white calf was pressing on his stomach, which was smooth and straight, and the weight was much heavier than when he was a child.Rigoletto lay on his back on the bed for a long time, with a dazed expression on his face. If you observe carefully, you will find that the tips of his ears are turning suspiciously pink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a while, Rigoletto finally moved.He carefully moved his body to the other end of the bed, and when Josh's legs were about to fall off, he quickly tucked a ball of quilt under Josh's calf.Josh frowned, then fell asleep.
It was almost noon when Josh woke up. He sat on the bed and rubbed his hair in frustration. He hadn't slept so deeply for a long time. He thought, it must be because of him Talking to himself too late yesterday prevented him from getting up this morning.
Josh turned over and got out of bed, and took a closer look at Rigoletto's apartment for the first time. It was mainly in light gray tones, spacious and tidy, and it was completely different from his own dormitory.
"Rig?" Josh called out, but no one answered.
Josh scratched his head and wondered where he took off his clothes yesterday. He was now wearing the pajamas that Rigoletto lent him last night.The clothes may have belonged to Rigoletto himself, because it was a bit too loose for Josh, and the white cotton top made Josh almost sleep full.
Fortunately, there are shorts underneath, otherwise Josh suspects that he might trip over the pants legs.
Riglito was taller than himself since he was a child, Josh thought to himself, didn't it mean that vampires are immortal?Why does it feel like Rigletto and I are still developing at the same time, then... how are the rest of the Derwent family?Could they have all become old women and old men in their seventies and eighties?
But if it's really immortal... Josh imagined for a moment that Rigoletto, who was like a fart, only reached his waist, and then he was a little uncomfortable by his own thoughts.
He shook his head and simply didn't want to.
Just go back and ask Annie, she seems to know everything, well, she knows everything too!Just thinking about Annie made Josh's teeth itch. He thought that Annie was at least on the same side as him. Who would have thought that she was bought by Rigoletto so many years ago? !
Josh found his clothes in the laundry bin in the bathroom, bunched up and apparently meant to be washed.
"Rig, what am I wearing?" Josh went outside and found that Rigoletto was not there. He was a little confused, and shouted again, "Rig?"
There was a sound of opening the door, and Rigoletto came back with food.
What a big bag...
Josh was dumbfounded.
"...This is?" The smell of the food was very attractive to Josh. After all, he didn't eat very well last night, and he fell asleep after breakfast.
"There's nothing to eat in the fridge."
Yes, there is only some blood in it, which is enough for a vampire.
Josh nodded to express his understanding: "So many, are they all for me?"
"Hmm." Rigoletto unpacked a large package of food on the table. There were a lot of dishes. The main reason was that Rigoletto didn't know what Josh liked to eat.
Alas, for Rigoletto, he doesn't even know what he likes to eat - eating in school every day is just a pretense, except for some meat to eat, the rest of the dishes are all thrown into the trash can.
It's a bit of a waste, but there's no way around it.
Because no one would believe that a big boy can live and breathe without eating every day, but everyone can understand that some people are always a bit picky eaters.
Josh felt that he would be full with just one or two bites of everything on the dinner table, which made him feel like Josh Derwent III—the emperor, I heard that they all like to set a large table of meals.
But considering that Rigoletto didn't eat these either, he sat down and began to eat unceremoniously in order to waste as little as possible.Rigoletto sat down and took the plates, knives and forks, and ate with Josh. He ate very slowly, because these things are not the main energy for vampires. Even if it is meat, it can only be said It's just a snack.
At the dinner table, Rigeletto made another suggestion to let Josh come and live.
Josh pulled a piece of broccoli steak aside and shook his head: "At least wait until this semester is over."
Before Rigoletto could say anything, his cell phone at the side suddenly rang.
Rigoletto answered the phone, and the dean's scolding came from inside, the voice was so loud that even Josh could hear it.
"Rigletto, where's your application form?!" The female teacher on the other end of the phone sounded like she could lose her breath any second.
"No……"
"Don't say no! Rigoletto, I reminded you a month ago that the application period is almost over, why haven't you handed it in yet?" The application to the university is a student's personal behavior, but as a responsible In the city high school, they are still strict about this area, especially top-notch students like Rigoletto, they are obviously very keen to write recommendation letters for such children.
Things just went awry here at Rigoletto, who kept delays in turning in his applications and didn't tell his teachers anything about applying to college.
"I want to apply for repetition."
"I said, can you have some snacks... what?! Rigoletto, what are you talking about?!" The female teacher on the other end of the phone seemed to be shocked by something, and her voice suddenly became sharp.
"I will apply to repeat a grade, and I will give you the application form in a few days." Rigoletto repeated, and then hung up the phone before the other female teacher could answer.
Josh almost choked when he heard what Rigoletto said, and covered his mouth with his hands and coughed non-stop.Rigoletto took a tissue and put it in his hand, and wiped away his physical tears by the way.
"Rig, are you going to repeat the grade?!" Josh's eyes were red, and he looked at Rigoletto like a frightened rabbit, "Is it because of me?" He subconsciously expressed a little thought in his heart , and then regretted it, if Rigoletto said no, it would be very embarrassing...
"Yes." Rigoletto nodded honestly, "I want to go to the same university as you."
"...Are you crazy?!" Josh stood up from the front of the table, "You've been kidding me for a whole year."
Riglito looked at Josh, not quite understanding why he was so excited: "Josh, it's nothing..."
"Listen, I don't want to hold you back, Rig. If my existence is to keep holding you back, then it's better for us to stay far away." Josh hardly ever said this Brain, in fact he felt a whole swarm of locusts ringing in his ears, making him unable to think.
"The life of a vampire is very long, Josh, I..." Facing Josh's sudden anger, Rigoletto didn't know what to say for a while to explain. He thought that his actions would make his brother closer to himself , but it seems to be counterproductive.
"Rig!" Josh closed his eyes and called out Rigletto's name, "I don't want to stand behind you all the time, I want to be next to you one day. I mean, I hope we can meet again in the future." When you encounter anything, you can face it together, instead of asking you to make unilateral sacrifices alone...it doesn’t make me happy.”
Some words made Josh feel better: "Ten years ago, we could have faced it together, and let me go just because of a 'danger' that was possible but hadn't happened yet. Rigg, don't you think it's not too bad?" Is it fair?"
Riglito looked at Josh and said nothing. If you want to ask him when he realized that his younger brother has grown up without knowing it, then it is probably this moment.
This is the first time that Josh told him that he would prefer to be a man comparable to him, and then a "brother".
They broke up unhappy, but Rigoletto unexpectedly didn't feel very angry.
He began to think seriously about what Josh said, and after thinking about it, Rigoletto's ears turned red again for no reason...
Of course, Josh didn't move to Rigoletto's apartment afterwards, of course, he thought at least not so far.In fact, he felt a little embarrassed, because he later went to Annie to ask about vampires. Annie flipped through it for a long time and threw him an old book that was almost scum.
It records things about vampires in some old English word order.
"This is the record of human beings about vampires." Annie explained, "Some things may not be fully introduced. You might as well ask Rigeletto directly."
Josh held back for the sake of the book, and didn't bother with Annie about sending photos to Rigoletto. In fact, he didn't realize until now that Annie's so-called photography hobby has inexplicably disappeared since arriving in Sib City up.
The book recorded about the growth period of the fangs, and Josh realized that when Rigg was almost an adult, his growth rate would be far slower than his own.
Rigoletto was right, the life of a vampire is really long compared to that of a human, and Josh's previous anger seemed even more childish.
Josh fell on the bed behind him, covering his eyes with a book.
Thinking that one day he would become an old man with a white beard, and Riglito was still as young as he is today, Josh suddenly felt a little sad.
Maybe he should go see the de Winter parents, he was missing and timid.Perhaps for the De Winter couple, only Josh has changed, so now that Josh has grown up, will they still love him as much as they did when he was a child?
Josh thought, his only relative in this world is De Winter, if he can become...
A loud "bang" brought Josh back to reality. He quickly sat up from the bed and shouted to the outside: "Hurst, what's wrong?"
Hearst was always very quiet when he was in the dormitory. One of the words he often said was: "Quietness allows him to devote himself to research." Josh also laughed at him: "Does the sound scare the numbers?" run?"
Josh didn't know whether the numbers scared him away, he only knew that he was really taken aback.
The expected response did not come, and Josh heard Hurst yelling angrily: "...This is the model I just built, you don't know how long it took me to build it!"
"So what, you nerd!" Another rough male voice sounded.
Oops, Bob!
Josh ran out without even putting on his slippers.
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