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“Hi Jacob, this is Anna, I'm sorry I missed your call again. It's really busy here. Will you be there at five this afternoon? It's five o'clock here, eight o'clock there... nine o'clock, nine o'clock in the morning... Ah, I can't believe it, I missed you again. I'll call you later. If you're not here, I hope I can call you on Monday. find you.”
“Hey, I...I'm going to go to bed now and try again tomorrow. I know you're going to tell me about the magazine, but I'm really...well, exhausted, and I have to get up early for work tomorrow. So... You, you can send me an email and tell me all the details. Then tell me when you are free...Okay, let’s talk next time, bye.”
London and Los Angeles, the difference in time, the distance in space, the lives of Anna and Jacob have entered completely different tracks, abruptly cutting off the connection between them..
Hope slowly slumped her shoulders, frowned, and looked at the big screen in disbelief. The sweetness was so overwhelming that the cruel reality was completely caught off guard, and she froze in place. She didn't even have time to refute or protest, Anna and Jacob have moved on with their lives..
Anna found a job in a magazine and was so busy every day that she didn't even have time to breathe; Jacob opened his own studio, received some orders one after another, and his life became fulfilling. stand up.
“……The first week of June." Jacob became weathered. His messy beard made him look a little decadent, and his messy hair hadn't been taken care of for a while. "We can postpone it to June 10th..”
“After that you went to England? ” Jacob’s supplier jokingly asked.
“No..." Jacob shook his head and answered very simply, but his final words showed hesitation. In the end, he shook his head firmly and said in denial, "No, no, no, no, no." A series of words seemed to confirm his thoughts..
“No? "The supplier showed a surprised look..
Jacob took a deep breath, "No, we talked about it two months ago. Both of us agreed not to... uh……”
“You can just be friends？”
“Yes." Jacob nodded, but a trace of melancholy and confusion slipped through his eyes, and even his smile added a little bitterness..
Hope suddenly got a thrill. One year has passed in the blink of an eye. A year ago, Anna graduated, then stayed in Los Angeles for the whole summer, and was deported when she came back again; now, it is June again, One year is really too fast.
Hope turned her head quickly, only to find that William, Graham and others did not notice this detail at all, but Tessa did, and both of them had surprise in their eyes. This kind of detail was hidden in the script. , it is too subtle and you will miss it if you are not careful; but it is crucial to the whole story..
That brief conversation revealed too much information. During this year, Jacob traveled to and from the UK so frequently that all his suppliers knew it very well. It seemed that after each batch of goods orders, Yacob Jacob will go to London. Everyone has heard of his love story with Anna. However, two months ago, both of them decided to give up..
The understatement revealed a touch of sadness, and Hope suddenly became quiet. The happiness before was so sweet, but the pain now is so bitter..
Anna was sitting in the bar. After a long day of busy work, she finally got some free time to hang out with her friends, relax, chat and laugh. It was so lively. But suddenly, their conversation mentioned Los Angeles, Anna Her expression became lonely, and the exhaustion pulled down the smile on her lips. She smiled and fell into her own sadness. So, she went back early, covered with scars and exhausted. climb into bed.
Jacob was sitting in the bar, surrounded by friends, chattering away, but he seemed out of place, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him. All the noise disappeared, and the loneliness between his eyebrows became extremely quiet. So trapped in another world.
“I'll be back in a minute." After all, Jacob couldn't sit down anymore, turned around and left the bar, and dialed Anna's phone. "Hey." Anna's voice came over, and Jacob gently touched the end of his eyebrows. , hesitantly said, “Hey, Anna, are you okay?？”
“……I'm fine." Anna was also stunned, a little at a loss, and paused for a moment before speaking, "I'm just... a little surprised. How are you?？”
“I moved." Jacob stood on the side of the street, watching the cars going by. Anna's polite reply came over the phone, "That's good. Yes, that's good..”
The conversation between the two people was stumbling and intermittent, with "ah" and "oh" going back and forth, making the conversation fragmented. There was not even a clear content, and they were just communicating politely..
In the end, the two of them hung up the phone. Jacob looked at the traffic in front of him, as if he was lost. He looked at his mobile phone in a trance, as if his soul had left his body. He just stayed in place for a long, long time without moving..
Anna tried to lie down and fall asleep, but she couldn't breathe and was almost out of breath. She sat up again, picked up the phone, dialed the number, and breathed heavily, but her burning lungs still didn't absorb it. Any oxygen, because the brain is deprived of oxygen, the whole face becomes rosy.
Jacob's cell phone rang, and he had a look of joy on his face. He immediately answered the phone and said hello happily, "Hey.”
Just hearing this voice, hot tears fell down, "Hi." Anna choked in response, but could no longer continue. Jacob's slightly nasal voice came from the other end of the receiver, "Hey?" With a trace of inquiring concern, Anna easily defeated all of Anna's defenses and burst into tears..
Hot tears flowed through the palms of my hands and dripped down. It seemed that I had been greatly wronged, but I couldn't express it. I bit my lower lip tightly to prevent myself from crying. "I want to ask, do you want to come over?" He said it. After that, he burst out laughing, crying and laughing at the same time. The sharp pain reached its extreme. "Come here now? Uh, I, I'm waiting for you here.？“
The corners of Jacob's mouth stiffened slightly, and the light in his eyes was like starlight swaying in the wind, rippling with invisible water. The joy of happiness fainted deep in the dark brown pupils, "Okay." Smile. Overflowing from the eyes, the corners of the mouth were dyed with a touch of rose color, and he chuckled directly.
The two of them looked at the phone receiver like fools and laughed loudly..
“Okay, see you in half an hour." Jacob raised his palms and wiped away the embarrassment from the corners of his eyes..
Ana nodded, "Okay, see you in half an hour.".”
Hope covered her mouth tightly, tears completely blurred her vision, and the whole world was shrouded in a hazy halo. She couldn't even tell whether it was happiness or bitterness. The strong longing passed through The Atlantic Ocean passed through the North American continent, from London to Los Angeles, and then penetrated the big screen, passing from the movie to the bottom of her heart..
She could deeply feel the unbreakable bond between the two..
William fell silent, and all the irritability, all the impatience, and all the contempt had disappeared. The crazy love tightly bound the two young people together, as hot as moths to the flame. And strong, pure and simple, it hit his heart hard.
Anna was lying on the bed, holding her mobile phone, crying with joy; the next second, Jacob was lying next to her, and the two of them were laughing and playing. Jacob was like a child, lying on Anna's body unwillingly. Get up, Anna's silver bell-like laughter echoes in the room.
It was such a simple picture, but William could taste the taste of happiness on his tongue. His vision was slightly blurred. He quickly raised his hand and wiped it away in a panic. Then he regained his composure. He stiffened his neck and looked at the big screen stiffly. , dare not turn around, lest others see my embarrassment.
The two were so happy that even the laughter became brighter. But soon, the atmosphere was once again mixed with a hint of bitterness. Jacob half-jokingly asked, "Did you see other men during this time?" "This topic silenced both of them. Anna threw the same question back, and Jacob also chose to avoid it..
Neither of them was willing to answer. In two months, things seemed to have quietly changed. But they soon decided to ignore these annoying things and focus on the present and their happiness and joy..
Anna received the express delivery, which was from the United States - Jacob sent "Anna's chair" and placed it in front of Anna's desk. Anna was like a child, dancing in circles..
Anna brought Jacob into her life. In a short period of time, things changed a lot. She met new friends, she opened up a new job, and even her parents changed a lot. He was completely unable to Integrating into her topics, everyone is asking about their future, everyone is asking why he can't move to London, everyone is discussing the possibility of Anna immigrating, and everyone is worried about whether they can continue like this. Will it work?……
The world of two people is no longer just two people. There are too many chores integrated into their lives. She owns her life, and he opens up his world, from Los Angeles to London. For him, , it’s just a vacation, and for her, it’s just a temporary respite from life..
The two people were clinging to each other tightly, but the distance between them was getting wider and wider. The fatal flaw caused by space and time was clearly in front of them, but they could do nothing about it. This feeling of powerlessness dragged on. Grabbing their ankles and slowly falling into the abyss.
When Jacob left London and returned to Los Angeles, they both returned to their own lives..
Hope didn't react, she didn't make any reaction, even her feeling of sadness was gradually disappearing at this moment..
However, when she saw Jacob turning around with a face full of happiness, thinking that the person behind him was Anna, she unexpectedly saw an unfamiliar face. The eyes slowly dimmed, and she could clearly see the happiness falling apart. Gradually being swallowed up by loneliness, then returning to calm, and finally accepting the fact that he and she are no longer together..
Suddenly, Hope burst into tears.
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