The next morning, Emily was still sleeping.
She slept soundly and did not dream, but she always felt like there was a fly buzzing around her ear. She raised her hand and waved, but the fly caught her hand.
How could a fly grab her hand...
Emily felt something was wrong. She opened her eyes in a daze. Through the gap between her eyelids, she saw Simon beside her, whispering, "Wake up, Emily!"
"What's the matter?" she asked with drowsy eyes.
"It's time to wake up!" Simon said.
Hearing this, Emily tilted her head and looked out of the window. Although the curtains were closed, she could still see the colour of the sky outside. If Simon hadn't turned on the bedside lamp in the room, she wouldn't be able to discern objects in the room.
She lay still, muttering, "What time is it? It's still dark..."
Simon had reached out his hand and taken the clothes on the chair. Without saying a word, he was ready to help her put on her clothes.
Seeing that he wasn't joking, she yawned and asked, "Simon, what are we going to do? Why do we wake up so early?"
"To see the sunrise!" Simon said those words in a faint voice.
What?
What the hell is all this?
Looking at the sour expression on his face, the corners of Emily's mouth twitched.
Before she could react, Simon had already pulled her out of the bed and helped her put on clothes. Then he held her in his arms and strode toward the entrance.
The white off-roader slowly stopped in dawn light.
At this time, the sky was just beginning to brighten. Clouds were floating in the air, and the sun had yet to rise. Thus, the entire world hadn't turned bright. Behind them, the snowy mountain was still in a snow white.
As soon as Simon put Emily in the co-pilot's seat, Emily fell asleep.
When the door opened, her eyes still showed a little confusion. She wiped the corners of her mouth and was half-carried out of the car by him.
The tempeture was low in the early morning. A gust of cold wind blew over, and Emily shivered, and in the next second, she was pulled into a sturdy and warm embrace. His body temperature kept streaming, and even her heart was warmed.
They came to the cliffs where they had seen the sunset. But this time, the sunrise was in the opposite direction.
Emily didn't wake up and kept nodding her head like a child.
Simon's finger swept across her cheeks. Seeing her head leaning on his shoulder obediently, Simon smiled. Then he saw that the top of the snow mountain in the east was shining faintly. He said, "Emily, look!"
Hearing this, Emily looked up in confusion and saw the sun creeping up little by little.
Sunrise gave a completely different feeling from sunset, but the same shock. Her drowsiness suddenly disappeared, and she opened her mouth slightly, lost in the beautiful scenery in front of her.
The first ray of sunshine in the morning was so beautiful.
During sunset, the glow would hide itself bit by bit behind the mountains. But during the sunrise, tens of thousands of beams of golden light shot straight to the peaks from the sky. Almost in an instant, the continuous snow mountain in the distance was covered with a layer of dazzling golden light.
He put her head in his arms, and closed his eyes to calm the surging blood.
After a long while, Simon seemed to have opened his mouth with some hesitation. His voice was deep, "Emily, will you regret coming to Tbridge City?"
"Why would I?" Emily lifted her head from his chest. The lips that he had just kissed were still a little red and swollen. She hugged him with both hands and shook her head. "I don't regret it. If I didn't know about your condition and wasn't here, that would be the true regret!"
If it weren't for the fact that he met Addy Swan, and if Anthea hadn't told her about his illness, she might have really married someone else, and they would really miss each other in their lives and couldn't come back again.
When she thought about it, she still felt a lingering fear.
Emily clung to him and hugged him tightly, never wanting to let go of him again.
Simon held her, and her breath was on his chest, blowing his beating heart through the cloth, and there was a strong flow rushing inside. He knew that this was the joy of regaining, but eyes darkened. "I'm afraid that I can't accompany you for the rest of my life."
Because of AIDS, their ending was pretty clear. Even though he might be no different from a normal person at the moment, no one knew when the illness will reveal itself. It was impossible for him to live old with her just like an ordinary person.
Emily's face was pressed against his, and the corners of her mouth were curled up. Her voice was quiet but with a little smile, "Simon, if the length of life is limited, then we should cherish every day more from now on, shouldn't we?"
Her words hovered in his heart. It was as if his chest was filled with something, filling up his entire heart.
Simon's eyes were deep. He pulled his lips and spat out a word. "Indeed."
"Simon, let's go home!" Emily shook his waist and said with a big yawn. She was falling asleep again.
Simon held her in his arms. His thin lips fell on her forehead. "Okay!"
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