Chapter 414
Chapter 414 Make Up for the Time I Wasn't There
I knew that Aaron understood what I was saying
He paused for a moment, flipping through the brochure of the vacation hotel, and then closed it until we checked into the short-term rental apartment near his high school
This is the best accommodation I could find in a short period of time. What's more important is that from the second-floor window here, you
can have a perfect view of the school's football field
Colston said that Aaron had lived in a student dormitory for a period of time, and I think this
location might help him regain some of his past feelings
Although this may bring up some unpleasant memories, I can only do it now
I want to faithfully recreate the living situation Aaron experienced during that time as much as possible, and then walk through those moments with him again, replacing the bad with the good, and creating new memories for him in this space
This statement may sound grand and profound
when spoken, but in reality, it is not difficult to do
The first stop in reconstructing memories 1s the school library, where David used to track Aaron and secretly took many photos of him. This is also the reason why Aaron never went to a place
with shelves full of books again
The boy who huddled in the corner in that cramped space is probably something he never wants to remember again in his life
So even though we arrived at the library of the school, the students were still in class, and the entire floor was empty. However, Aaron still didn't want to walk to the middle of the bookshelf, he just sat in the reading area holding his coffee
He did a great job by not avoiding the grand scene of the library. So I didn't question it and went to the bookshelf to choose books on my own, then tiptoed to reach for the one on the top shelf
It was a thick novel, and when I pulled it out from the bookshelf, it lost its balance and almost
flipped over, about to hit me on the head
I instinctively shrunk my neck, but the expected pain did not come. A strong arm reached out from behind me and accurately caught the dropped book
It was Aaron
He placed the book in my hands, as if just remembering something at that moment, and
looked down anxiously, wanting to leave the bookshelf
But I took hold of his hand first, just like the position when I picked up the book earlier, and tiptoed to plant a kiss on his lips, smiling to express my gratitude
Aaron didn't say anything, but his expression visibly relaxed. I held his hand as we walked
back from the bookshelves to the reading area, and he even glanced back at the spot we had Just been in
I think he probably didn't expect himself to rush toward the place he had once avoided without hesitation
I didn't know what exactly should be called the power of love or the driving force of responsibility. Anyway, it seems that crossing that threshold is much easier than he himself thought
With the first preparation, Aaron didn't resist the "returning to familiar places" that I arranged for him every day
We used to watch those high school students drawing posters next to the school bulletin board, excitedly kissing in the corner of the
football field to celebrate a grade's victory, and quietly debating the math problems on the blackboard outside the classroom
Just like we really went back to his middle school days, all the time and space that I never walked with him were filled up completely in these few days
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One day after lunch, the students of the literature club sat on the lawn and gathered to read the German writer Hans' novella "Immensee". Aaron and I went there to join in the fun. His mood had clearly improved a lot compared to the previous days, and he even expressed his own opinions among the students, appearing as if he had already taken on the role of a high school student
You see, during the past, high school days were the days he would rather forget. He seems to
have made peace with his past self, and this is his success, as well as mine
I was thinking like this, completely unaware that Aaron had already brought his lips close to my ear
"Olive, Rheinhard was not brave enough, so he ultimately lost the chance to start over with Elizabeth. But I am different, I will not suppress my desire to have you, even if you have long forgotten. I still want to tell you that we were destined to be together from the very beginning."
It took me two seconds to realize what he was talking about was the plot of "Immensee"
Childhood sweethearts were forced to separate due to their families. After reuniting by the shore of a lake, the male protagonist couldn't
bear to ruin the female protagonist's current marriage and ultimately chose to leave alone
I hadn't even figured out what similarities there were between this plot and my experiences with Aaron when he took my hand and led me away from the lawn, heading straight to a small attic behind the teaching building