Why it never ends

Chapter 55 Projection
A week later, Hesta was able to get out of bed and walk on her own.

When there were no nurses around, she sneaked to the bathroom to check her body and see if the hospital had "replaced a new part" for herself—just like Miss Chiba did.

Fortunately, it seems that there is not.

After lunch every day, if it is sunny, the nurse will push Hesta back to the ground for a walk in a wheelchair.Hesta thought she was just going up to get some air, but the young nurse always pushed her tirelessly to walk in the woods on the west side of the base, which lasted for more than an hour.

On rainy days, everyone pushed her around the corridors of the underground hospital.I ran into Li Ke once, when she was doing walking rehabilitation alone with a walker.

The two didn't know each other very well, so they nodded to each other, said hello and left, but the tattoo on Lico's body still left a very deep impression on Hesta.

Hesta didn't have time to take a closer look when she first saw it, but now she saw clearly: it was a raven with black feathers, its wings were spread out on Rico's back and left arm.The bird's neck wraps around the left shoulder to the front, and the beak stretches toward Rico's heart.

Raven's eyes are bright crimson. If you only look at it from the front, it is easy to be regarded as some kind of monster's magic eyes.

After parting, Hesta couldn't help but look down at his left wrist. There is now a shallow scar there, which was left when the chip was implanted.

On her 12th birthday next year, maybe she can also find a tattoo artist in Tan Yi, and tattoo an eagle on it.

... However, she really didn't remember what the eagle on her mother's wrist looked like.

The visiting hours are from 4:00pm to 6:00pm every day, but no one comes.Most of the time, Hesta is reading or listening to the radio, and sometimes she also practices drawing and shooting—the nurse strictly forbids her to do too drastic movements now, so Hesta can only practice secretly behind closed doors.

"Jane—" the door suddenly opened from the outside, and Liz's figure appeared behind the door. Hesta was shocked but before she could put the gun away, Liz was already stunned at the door, "What are you holding?"

"Ah...this is..."

Before Hesta could explain, Liz had quickly closed the door to prevent people passing by in the corridor outside from seeing the scene in the room.

She came quickly and snatched the gun from Hesta.

"It's a toy." Hesta explained with a smile.

Liz, who was trying to disassemble the gun barrel, quickly discovered that it was just a plastic model. She let out a long breath and sat down beside Hesta with a relieved expression.

"I thought……"

"I watched some shooting instructional videos before, and I wanted to practice," Hesta explained, "Staying here is quite boring, so I asked Ms. Chiba to help me buy a toy gun...how did you come here? gone."

Liz took a deep breath and said softly, "I'm here to apologize, it's my fault that you get hurt, it's because I didn't know how to handle it—"

"Don't pay attention to these little things. I was impulsive and shouldn't hit people on the spot." Hesta put the gun back under his pillow again, "...Is Sean alright?"

"What can he do..."

Hesta smiled calmly, "That's good."

Liz saw the wheelchair stacked against the wall out of the corner of her eye, "Shall I push you out for a walk?"

"Okay."

It rained a little this afternoon, but it stopped soon.The ground was still wet at the moment, but there was no stagnant water. Hesta curled up in the wheelchair and kept looking up at the birds that flew past the branches from time to time.

At a certain corner intersection, the steeple of the church in the distance can be seen faintly.

"I have one more thing that I want to discuss with you." Liz said softly.

"what?"

"The position of your assistant officer...maybe I'm really not the best candidate."

Hesta turned around almost immediately, "Why? Did Molly and the others trouble you?"

Liz shook her head immediately, and the way Hesta looked at her broke her heart suddenly.

Liz quickly looked away, "No, no one troubles me, I think so. In fact, Ms. Morley mentioned this to me a long time ago... I only realized recently that maybe she That's right."

"What the hell did she say?" Hester's voice rose involuntarily. "She can't just rely on that to—"

"It's not Molly's problem, it's my problem, Jane." Liz raised her hand and held her forehead, "Maybe I can't be an assistant at all right now."

Hesta frowned, she simply stood up on the wheelchair, turned around and walked to Liz.

"...What are you talking about, Liz, for more than two months, you listened to me, took care of me, taught me how to live here, gave me books, and helped me solve various problems...I think you are special Appropriate, who said you are not suitable?"

Liz hesitated to speak, she turned around and reached out to stroke her hair again.

The two walked to the bench beside the forest path and sat down. Hesta faced Liz, waiting for her to speak.

"This idea was actually decided after I discussed it with Miss Valenti." Liz said softly, "I may... project some of my own problems on you."

Hesta asked suspiciously, "...what do you mean?"

"A long time ago, Ms. Morley once questioned whether I had put too much energy into your affairs. In fact, at that time, I was already a little aware of the problem... Although it seems that I may be defending you , but this is actually...not good for you, just..."

Liz made a circle gesture with her hand in mid-air, but it took a long time to say the second half of the sentence.

"I used to have a younger sister in my previous family." She whispered, "In Askia."

"I guessed it." Hesta said softly, "because you look like a sister."

Liz burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?" asked Hesta.

Liz's eyes slowly turned red, and she looked at Hesta, "Something, if I tell you...can you keep it a secret for me?"

Hesta nodded solemnly, "I can."

Liz adjusted her breathing. She clasped her hands, put her elbows on her knees, and leaned forward slightly.

"The cause of the tragedy at Askia... I don't remember telling you, was an old couple.

"They originally lived with their children in a small town near the wasteland. There were only a dozen families in that town. It was remote but quiet.

"One day, the old couple's grandson and granddaughter accidentally fell into the river and died. At first, the family thought that the two children were playful and accidentally fell into the water, but when they retrieved the bodies, they found that the two children had been killed Traces of beating.

"The old couple, as well as the parents of the child, tried to find out the truth, so they put up reward posters in every district of Askia, as well as nearby towns... looking for possible witnesses .

"This incident caused an uproar in the East City at the time, because all the evidence at the time pointed...to the son of an official in the East City of Askia."

(End of this chapter)