I didn't received any message from little Xin until late that night.
Ding--Ding--
It was my PC notification.
Some time later, I checked my phone. It was a message from Xin:
We are done. I can't endure five days of withdrawal anymore. So this is where we seperate. Thanks for your company over the last year.
I was stunned. I'd never imagined he would be the one to break up with me.
I threw on my pants and went straight to Xin's place.
When I reached downstairs, 我鼻子一酸,眼里含泪,接着眼泪又如潮水退去。
When I opened the door, the apartment was empty. I walked towards the bedroom, pushed the door open, and saw him lying on the bed-upset drained and sorrowful. At that moment, I hated myself. Why did I have to be so cold to him? 眼泪刷的一下,落下来,一滴一滴,止不住的往下流,我哽咽地问道:这些天你过得怎么样?
He didn't answer. 我又道,"去沙发上聊一聊吧?”
我等了片刻,坐到沙发左边,他在右侧坐下。In the past, he would 依偎在我身上. Now he kept a deliberate distance. I didn't know how to begin. I just stared ahead. 眼泪汹涌而出. He said softly, "不是说聊一聊吗?"
I finally let everything poured out.
"That night, I had a rash all over my back. I asked you to help me check it, and you mocked me-'take more showers, man'. I know 那原本只是一个joke. But the timing was wrong. 我知道我没有你那么爱干净,但我有在改了。和其他男人相比,我还算爱干净吧,只是你更爱干净,以至于到了可能有洁癖的地步,你知道一个人为什么不爱干净吗,有可能是因为抑郁了,原本整齐的家里变得乱糟糟的,家里堆满垃圾.
"That's why I hated the way you mocked me.
"And before that,you hesitated when I asked you to go to the hospital with me. I never hesitated when you needed me. I didn't know why...."
He suddenly interrupted me, 静静道:“我讨厌这张沙发,我在这张沙发上哭过无数次。”
我的心忽然难过起来,我摩挲着他的肩膀,哭道:“Why did you never told me?”
“那天,”他语气微弱,仿佛说不出完整的一句话,“我去你家找你,你不在,去医院了。然后——我打电话给你,我从来没有,没有听过你,那么冷漠的语气。”“那么”两字格外用力。我侧望着他泪珠掉了下来,起身拿了一包抽纸,放他腿上,“就好像,好像我们是陌生人一样。我们以前——每次吵架,都是晚上吵完,第二天就当作没发生,就过去了,但那天晚上,你来我家,一句话不说,然后走了。”小新继续道,“你之前美国的那位,那个博士,你当时跟我说,他冷暴力了你三天,你受不了了,然后把他删了。——然后,你就把他对你的方式,转到我的身上来。”
小新的话,如一记轰雷,让我幡然醒悟——过去我说的话,又起效了。无论是哪种关系,你在前一段关系中受过的伤,会变成下一段关系的利剑。我让小春走的那天,那时的场景,我对她的态度,不正和当时那个外国人气冲冲将我移出群聊是一样的吗?我不敢再细想下去,有多少莫比乌斯环般的关系。
I thought 我们只是互相不理对方,做着自己的事,可我突然回忆起当年,破晓将我冷落一旁时我有多痛苦。时至今日,我仍记得,他宁愿发一条动态,也不愿回我消息。我突然愧疚起来,又道,“我在等你找我。”
“我也在等你找我。”
……
当两人的情绪抒发完毕后,我准备和他聊聊之前的坎,他道:“我要睡觉了,快两点了,我明天还要加班,6点半得起床。”
“那你赶紧去洗澡吧。”
“你——在这睡吗?”
“你先去洗吧。”我平和道。