Nowhere to be found, only the heart of a young man

Chapter 5: Holly

My parents were naturally delighted at the news that I had the opportunity to be sent to a key class.

"Mumble, you are amazing!"

With black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, my father, who was sitting on the sofa, put down the newspaper in his hand and patted my head happily.

"My daughter is capable!"

Mom's voice floated excitedly from the kitchen to the living room table.

"Sister, you are amazing!"

Minmin happily yelled at me while secretly eating the freshly cooked dishes on the table.

The sight in front of me satisfied me.

After dinner, my father was washing the dishes, my mother had gone into the house to rest, and Minmin was doing homework on the table that had just been cleaned up.I leaned on the window sill contentedly, looking at the scenery outside the window.

In the market, the lights were dim and yellow, and the vendors began to close their stalls and go home.Some shopkeepers with ample shop space simply hire people to live in the shop so that they can look after their goods at night.Auntie the cleaner held a big bamboo broom the height of one person in her hand, and along the road in the market, cleaned up the piles of rubbish.At the barber shop around the corner, the tape recorder stopped singing, and the proprietress was no longer busy in and out, so the shop closed early.

There is a quiet beauty in the depressed and lonely market.Just like a person who is full of energy, after a hard day, there will be a moment of quiet rest.What awaits them is the sun rising as usual tomorrow, and the refilling of strength after the body recovers.

Half a month into school, the rainy season in the south is coming.

The whole city is enveloped in the sound of pattering raindrops from morning till night.

The clothes hanging on the balcony could not dry, and the bedding on the bed was always wet.Mom complained about it.In this season, without the heat of the sun, people feel like they are going to be moldy.

In school, our outdoor activities were almost completely stopped, and we could only hide in the gloomy classroom all day long.

When I get tired of endless books, I take time to scribble in my notebook.Fang Fang, who usually chirps non-stop like a bird, without the energy given by the sun, these days seems to be cut off from the electricity, and from time to time she will just be quiet and dazed.

Hurley has been in the class for two weeks. Apart from being obsessed with sports like other boys, his other performances have been a little low-key.

In the wet season, because he couldn't go out to play football with the boys, he was lazy all day long, trapped in his chair, picked up books, and read one after another.

After a long time of boredom, he will occasionally release it, have fun with the male classmates he has a good relationship with, and make jokes.His voice is in direct proportion to his size, carefree, without any modification.When there was a commotion, He Li would laugh straight away, and his cheering appearance was bright and eye-catching, which made people want to take a few more glances.

However, most of the time he remained silent.

The first time Holly left a deep impression on our class was in an English class.

Learning English is a new and fashionable thing in our age.Teacher Liu is young and energetic, and her clothes are more fashionable and beautiful than other teachers.

All of these have deepened our curiosity about this new science.

In the first class, Teacher Liu briefly introduced the importance of learning a foreign language to the whole class, and then asked a question.

"Is there any student who has been exposed to English before and can speak a few simple sentences?"

Everyone in the class looked at each other in blank dismay.

Suddenly, with a swish, many people turned their gazes to a corner at the same time.

Someone raised their hand!

To the surprise of the whole class, it was He Li who raised his hand.

"Oh, this male classmate, please stand up."

Teacher Liu sent out an invitation.

The big tall man stood up with a huff, and stood uncoordinatedly in the corner of the classroom like a flagpole.

"Good morning, boy!"

Teacher Liu was caught off guard and asked a question suddenly.

"Good morning, miss!"

This is Holly's answer.

"What's your name, boy"

Teacher Liu continued to work hard.

"Mynameisheli, miss."

Holly remained calm.

"How old are you, heli"

Teacher Liu looked at the boy in front of her who surprised her with approving eyes.

"I'm forteen years' old, miss."

Holly continued to answer, but all the students couldn't understand what he was talking about.

"Very good!"

Teacher Liu happily nodded to He Li, indicating that he could sit down.

The whole class is still dumbfounded.

In this way, the transfer student He Li became famous in our class!Like a small bomb, he suddenly blasted a hole in our hearts, and bursts of black smoke rose from the hole.

However, I still haven't been able to speak a word or two to him.

However, I still hear a few words about him from other students.

"I heard that Holly was transferred from ** Middle School!"

"** Middle School? I know, the school spirit there is not very good. Boys fight, girls get their hair permed, there are a lot of them."

"This Heli didn't do something wrong, did he?"

"Fool! Can the student who committed the crime come to our school?!"

"Actually, he looks pretty good, and he dresses better than us."

"What are you looking at, you look fierce!"

"How can he speak English?"

"I don't know. I heard that his sister seems to be doing pretty well in her studies."

"Does he have a sister? How do you know he has a sister?"

"That day, Teacher Yang was talking to him in the corridor. I happened to pass by, and I heard Teacher Yang say, 'You must remember to learn from your sister. You can see her grades are so good, and you can do it too! '"

"I see."

I've always had gossip going in one ear and out the other.However, when I was bored, I would also stare at Holly, who stood up to answer questions in class, to see carefully whether he looked like what the students had rumored.Sometimes when I get distracted, Fang Fang on the side would pull my arm abruptly.

"Hey, what are you doing? You nympho!"

Fang Fang reminded me softly.

"Oh, nothing."

I answered her cautiously.

Fang Fang glared at me.

I stopped thinking about it and turned my attention back to the podium.

Maybe it's because I lived in a single-parent family since I was a child. Although my academic performance is better than Fang Fang's, Fang Fang is much more mature than me in dealing with others.As the friend who knows me best, my every move cannot escape Fang Fang's eyes that can always see everything.

"You like that Harry?"

One day, when Fang Fang and I happened to be the only ones in the classroom, she suddenly asked me.

"what?"

As I was doing the question, I was a little confused by her words.

"You like that Harry!"

Fang Fang looked into my eyes, a little aggressive.

I bowed my head for a long while without answering.

"No, it's not what you think. I just... just saw him once before he came."

"I've seen it! Where have you seen it?"

Fang Fang was a little surprised and wanted to hear me continue.

"It's in the market downstairs of my house, but... I really didn't know at the time that he would become our classmate later."

Fang Fang paused for a moment when he heard this.However, she spoke again after thinking for a while.

"Mumble, did you know that there is an inch-long scar on He Li's wrist."

I suddenly raised my head, my eyes widened.

"This kind of boy is something unworldly girls like us can't afford to mess with."

Fang Fang's words and her sudden seriousness made me a little scared.

"You, how did you know?"

"Once, Da Jun was playing with some boys in class, and accidentally knocked off the pencil case on my desk, spilling out my pen and eraser. Holly happened to pass by, so he helped me Pick it up."

"I was actually very happy that he helped me pick things up. But when I suddenly saw the scar on his hand, I started to feel a little scared."

I was silent.

"Mumble, this person is different from us."

She put her hands on my shoulders, trying to comfort me.

"Mumble, your grades are so good, don't delay yourself because of your momentary confusion."

Hearing Fang Fang say so much in a serious manner, I suddenly didn't know what to say.I didn't say a word until after school in the afternoon.Fang Fang also thoughtfully said no more.The two of us just listened to the class silently, sorted out the notes, and buried ourselves in the homework, as if we wanted to use our busyness to completely drive away the common secrets in our heads.

In the dead of night, after completing the heavy study tasks, I turned off the desk lamp in the room.Dragging my tired body, I climbed into bed and wrapped myself in my blanket.

The upper bunk where Minmin sleeps has already heard her slight snoring.

Outside the window, the dew was even deeper, and the cotton curtains were swaying slowly in the cool breeze.

Early autumn, my favorite season, without the scorching heat of summer, without the frost of severe winter, compared with the thriving restlessness of spring, its solid fruits are the most satisfying.

But tonight's coolness made me feel the sadness of autumn.

Recalling Fang Fang's plausible words during the day, I just feel empty in my heart.

Is it really because you like Holly?I can't tell.

But the kindness deep in his heart always seems to move me.

But, isn't Fang Fang also pretending to be the person she can't let go of?

Like Monkey King, the mischievous army in the classroom is like a monkey jumping up and down in the eyes of the students.

However, in Fang Fang's eyes, Dajun is optimistic, lively, and cheerful. Everything about him is like the warm sun in winter.

Fang Fang's eyes always follow him.In front of the army, the bold Fang Fang would also blush and heartbeat.

However, at our age, is it suitable to have a beautiful vision of the opposite sex?

Is this really the right thing to do?