Lost in your love

"I'll go first. You can go back. I will bring you some local specialties when I come back. What do you want to eat? I won't forget to bring them with me when I come back." Gail wore a thick down jacket and her fair skin made her face more beautiful.

Iris thought that this girl with freckles under her chin looked angular in the past week. Iris believed it was all James's fault!

"Let me accompany you to the train. I'm afraid that you will be crowded by so many people." Hoyle was from a rich family. He always took plane and never went to a train station. Gail had never offered Hoyle any chance to drive her home before. But today, she made the offer because he had taken care of her recently.

"Don't bother. It's impossible for you two to get out through the crowd. It's not my first time to take a train. I am about to graduate. Do you think I won't be able to take a train? You can go back. Bye." It was time for boarding gate checking. Gail had no time for chatting.

Seeing Gail's happy smile, Iris couldn't help hugging her and said, "Remember to send me a message when you arrive home."

"Well, if there is a signal." Gail dared not pay any compliment to the signal tower of her village. She had been treating it as a joke.

Iris smiled. "Then come to the top of the mountain and call me!"

With a smile, Hoyle stretched out his arms and said, "You have hugged her. Please give me a hug." His eyes were gentle and bright, like a child waiting for a teacher's award.

Gail and Iris burst into laughter.

Embarrassed, Hoyle scratched his head and said, "Okay. Forget it. You don't hold me, and you laugh at me. You are so ungrateful!"

Looking at Hoyle reaching out his arms, Gail said, "It is just a hug. I'll hug you. We're just laughing at the look on your face. It's so... Cute!"

Hoyle hugged Gail happily. It was the first time for them to be so intimate.

"See you next year," Gail responded after patting Hoyle on the back gently.

Iris and Hoyle waved at Gail and watched her walking into the crowd, "See you next year."

Standing in front of a luxurious car not far away, James saw that Gail laughed happily when she and Hoyle hugged. She seemed to have forgotten what had happened before. James's heart was clenched tightly. He had to admit that Gail was getting farther away from him.

After getting in the car, the driver felt the atmosphere in the car suddenly froze. He had known that Mr. James liked Gail very much, and she was the only woman who could get in James's car freely. But now, she was with someone else.

Recently, Mr. James asked him to check Gail's train ticket. Mr. James's assistant told him that no one dared to offend Mr. James in the company. Otherwise, he would be fired. Three gossiping female employees, in particular, seemed to have left.

"Let's go!" James said lightly. The driver quickly got rid of his random thoughts and concentrated on driving, or he would be the next dismissed person.

After Gail went back, Iris also went back home, and everything went smoothly.

On the train, Gail met some villagers, so they talked a lot along the way. She felt very sad and lonely before, but luckily they drove away her bad mood.

"You are Gail, right? I've met you before. I heard that you refused the most handsome boy in our school. You have brought glory on our clan! Those schoolgirls, especially those came from the city, looked at us with contempt, but they couldn't even catch a glimpse of the handsome boy in the college." One of the girls commented as she ate the sunflower seeds.

Sitting next to the girl was her boyfriend. He smoothed her bangs and smiled at her while listening to them.

Gail smiled awkwardly. "Nonsense. I'm not charming like that."

"Why not? I don't believe that it is a rumor when I see you. I have heard the gossips from those well-dressed girls. They think you are a thorn in their flesh. Especially the mayor's daughter, Melissa. Have you heard of her?" This girl was one grade lower than Gail. She had a good-looking face with simple clothes.

Gail smiled faintly, "She is in our class, and of course I know her."

The girl was instantly embarrassed. Her boyfriend tried to mediate, "Don't mind what she said. It's just hearsay. Don't take it seriously."

Gail smiled gently, "I'm glad that she can talk that. Melissa always put me in an awkward situation. I'm used to it."

That girl echoed, "I knew it. She's not easy to deal with. Luckily, you're about to graduate. Otherwise, you will still be vexed."

Hearing what she said, Gail felt much more relaxed. She only remembered that the girl, who was usually lively, was named Angela Li.

It was dark when Gail got off the train. They took her to the taxi in the town and took the license plate number.

Warm feelings welled up in Gail's heart. She had been so busy that she had never been to a party with country folk. She didn't know that the villagers were so enthusiastic. During the four years in college, she seemed to have missed a lot of things because of her busy work.

But it was not too late.

When Gail arrived at the town, she sent a message to Angela Li, telling her that she arrived at home safely. Even if they forgot, she didn't want to live up to them, so she told them she was safe.

When she arrived at the gate, it was already late. Gail thought her grandfather would be very happy.

Gail knocked on the door and said, "Grandpa, I'm back." She had called grandpa and he must be waiting for her.

As Gail expected, she heard the dog in her family, Andre, running to the door as soon as she knocked on the door. The old wooden door creaked, "Is Gai back?"

"Yes, I come back. Grandpa." Hearing the voice of her grandfather, for some reason, Gail's eyes were filled with tears all of a sudden.

The door opened, her grandpa laughed happily with the flashlight, "Gai, it's so late now. I remember that you had to stay in the town for a night before. It's hard to walk through dark road, why do you come back so soon?" He blamed her for not safe for a girl walking alone the night road.

Gai took her grandfather's arm and closed the door. "Grandpa, I miss you very much. I want to come back to see you soon. I don't want to go to the town and stay in uncle's house. They are going to deal with family matters. It is not good for me to stay there.

"Okay, okay, you're back. Ha-ha!" Grandpa walked happily. The dog Andre ran happily under Gail's feet and put its forelegs on her legs from time to time.

"Andre, I'm back. Have you taken good care of grandpa?" Gail lowered her head to touch Andre's head, which immediately fell to the ground and wanted her to tickle it.

Gail turned her head and wiped her tears, because she could feel that her grandpa walked slower and had less flesh on his arms.

When they went back to the room, the lights in it were still so dim, because grandpa wanted to save the electricity, and didn't like to use high-wattage light bulbs. Gail couldn't change his mind. Her grandpa told her that he went to bed early and the light bulbs were just decorations.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐