death of hope

Chapter 32 "Flying Windfall" (32) Uneasy

Roy went to the parking lot, put the bought toys in the trunk of the car, and then returned the same way,

Walking on the wide Paradise Avenue, humming pop songs, suddenly, he stopped,
His hair stood on end, he felt strange footsteps behind him, and when he turned around, he saw only the bustling tourists.

(Maybe it's because I've let my vigilance down for too long, and suddenly I feel very uncomfortable when I get nervous.)
So comforting myself, I kept looking back as I was walking, but found no stalker, but found a newsstand, went in and bought a pack of "Pirate" cigarettes, and the price was more than twice as expensive as the market.

"It's really dark enough, no wonder this business can make a lot of money."

Returning to the carousel facility, leaning on the railing to smoke and wait, Roy felt a few pairs of malicious eyes watching him,

This time the perception is particularly strong, and I can be sure that those eyes are not far away from me, and I can even feel the hostile breath.

(It's over, is it the gang or...the police? I'm dead!)
Thinking wildly in my mind, things that haven't happened keep appearing, as if I have seen the killer draw out his pistol, his bloody corpse, and the tourists fleeing in panic...

Roy's underwear was instantly soaked with sweat, and the hand holding the cigarette began to tremble slightly. He turned his head little by little, glanced at it,
Three elderly, uniformed cleaners were holding brooms and glaring at him:

"Young man, please don't throw cigarette butts around in the park, and don't embarrass us."

"Um... sorry, I will be careful."

The cleaner walked away cursing.

"Huh... a false alarm." Roy let out a long breath, clearly feeling the beating heart in his chest gradually slow down,

Just now, it was the feeling of escaping and ascending to heaven after the rest of the catastrophe.

(Relax...Relax, there has been no movement for so long, the gang and the police should have given up the money long ago, there is no need to scare yourself.)
After comforting myself in this way, I still feel uneasy in my heart, looking around, always feeling that someone among the tourists is peeping at me.

Anna hugged her niece and played for a long time, and the two of them didn't come down until they almost fainted.

"It's all for one ride, I think... I don't want to ride a carousel for the rest of my life."

"Me too... Auntie, I'm about to vomit."

"Hey! Roy!"

"Ah, you don't play anymore? Go, go elsewhere."

"Why were you so dazed just now? We stood in front of you indifferently."

"It's nothing." Roy lied; "Come on, let's go ride the roller coaster."

The crowd waiting for the roller coaster lined up in a long line, and by bribing the staff, the three of them walked in directly from the inspection entrance to play.

Disneyland's roller coaster is well-deserved of its reputation. Even Roy, who has passed the fighter pilot test, was upset by continuous flips and handstands.

After getting down, except for little Lisa who felt excited, the two adults vomited while holding the trash can.

"It's so uncomfortable... It seems that I was right not to enlist in the army."

"Uncle Roy, I'm hungry."

"Come on, uncle invites you to have a big meal."

In the evening, the three of them ate at the most luxurious barbecue restaurant in Paradise Commercial Street. Roy looked at the menu and asked what was more expensive. ,
Lisa usually eats artificial energy bars, compressed biscuits and the like. At this time, seeing a table full of dishes carefully cooked with natural ingredients, the glutton can no longer control her stomach. Eat stuffed up.

In the evening, tourists gathered in the square, waiting quietly for something. At seven o'clock sharp, fireworks bombs began to be set off on the largest castle in the center of the park.

The fireworks burst into the night sky, bursting into colorful and beautiful flowers, making people forget the huge sound it made when they exploded.

Forget the silence of the night sky,
Forget the sorrows, forget the troubles...

The magnificence of the moment before the shattering is to leave the beautiful shadow in the memory,

Lifted up, exploded, and finally vanished,
Just like the humble lives at the bottom of this city who are wantonly oppressed.

Roy had maintained a high level of tension throughout the afternoon, and now he finally relaxed, imagining that he would fly out of this dirty atmosphere in a spaceship, and go to that beautiful colony, just like the advertisements of the Immigration Bureau declared-Xanadu.

When the fireworks show is over, the COSPLAY show in costumes of animation characters begins,

The children in the square screamed.

"Look, it's Mickey Mouse!"

Lisa raised her head, her big watery eyes were full of gratitude:

"Thank you Auntie, thank you Uncle Roy, today is the happiest day of my life."

"Silly boy, you can't say that. You will become happier and happier. Many people love you, and you will definitely grow into a healthy and lively girl."

When leaving the Disneyland parking lot, Roy's wireless communicator rang;
"Well... I see, thank you."

He put down the phone, adjusted to autopilot mode, and whispered to Anna:

"Little Lisa's operation has been arranged. The day after tomorrow, it will be performed by the best experts. The signature of the legal guardian is required. What about Albert's side?"

"Brother... he won't agree, I will imitate his handwriting, that... Roy... the operation fee must be very expensive, it's hard for you."

"Don't worry about money, the deposit has already been paid in advance.

The contact person said that the patient's condition is not optimistic. The child patient is weak and the condition is too serious. There is a high probability that he will not be able to get off the operating table. You should think about it as an aunt. "

"Risk an organ transplant, or let this lovely child wait to die, we have no choice, Roy." Anna said softly, her eyes moistened.

"It's okay, my dear. No matter what the result is, I will bear it with you. If your brother wants to be angry, let him beat me hard to vent his anger."

"I love you...Roy."

Anna kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Your beard is really sharp, shave it off."

"Let's keep it, it's manly."

"Wow, kiss!" Little Lisa clapped her hands; "In this way, Uncle Roy will soon be my uncle. After kissing, there will be a child, right?"

"That's right." Anna wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and said with a smile to her niece:

"You're going to have a little cousin or a little cousin."

"Great, then someone will play with me."

The car was driving on a dark night road. In order to ensure safety or switch back to the manual driving mode, Roy kept checking the rearview mirror to confirm that there were no suspicious vehicles following.

When I sent little Lisa home, it was late at night, Albert was still working overtime, and the room was empty. Anna told her niece:

"Don't tell dad that aunt took you out to play, just say we came to see you, and left these toys as gifts, remember?"

"Remember!"

On the way home, the two had their own worries. Roy was worried about being followed, and Anna felt sorry for her little niece.

"I'm going to have an operation the day after tomorrow, and I want to play with her for another day tomorrow."

"Okay." Roy said absently.

"Woo! Buzz!"

The sound of a powerful engine came from the rear, and a modified sports car passed by quickly, and the taillights disappeared from the field of vision.

Roy was so frightened that he slammed the steering wheel, slammed on the brakes, and hit the trash can on the side of the road.

"What's going on? Since the afternoon, you've been in a daze..." Anna got out of the car, holding her head in her hands:
"Oh my god! The bumper is crushed!"

"You're not hurt, are you?"

"I'm fine, but this car is in disrepair."

Roy pretended to be calm and wanted to light a cigarette, but he couldn't find the lighter anyway, so he pulled out the cigarette lighter in the car, and puffed out the clouds for a while, and the pressure gradually eased:

"I'm sorry Honey, I was thinking about something and lost my mind. This broken car is not worth much. I'll call the car rental company and buy it."

"You must be careful when driving. Those drag racing gangs are really serious. Don't worry about it. Why are you driving so fast?"

"A group of crazy rich kids, in addition to racing cars and taking drugs, crashed into pieces sooner or later, get in the car, I'll drive slowly."

At the end of the avenue, a sports car was burning, the broken parts were scattered all over the place, and the driver's body had been burned into a skeleton.

The car didn't look like the one that had startled Roy before, and the sound of an ambulance could be heard, and the police were checking the scene to drive away onlookers.

"It's midnight, there's nothing to see, let's go!"

Roy lowered the window and spat at the burning wreckage of the sports car: "It deserves it!"

"Don't say that, it's life after all." Anna crossed herself and prayed.

"Almighty and merciful God, please lead this soul to heaven, so that he will not suffer anymore..."

(End of this chapter)