Forest Memories

Chapter 4. Embarrassment

Jack sent all three of his classmates away, citing the need to calm down one night before he came of age, and ran alone.

Jiang Gong understood what he meant, of course. He not only understood it, but also had a fantasy for the first time this morning.

Jack's mind involuntarily flashed Anna's profile, from top to bottom, front to back...

stop!

Jack slapped his forehead and looked up at a familiar figure.

The figure was very much like the man he had just imagined.

It's her!

When he saw Anna, Jack did not go forward, but deliberately hid in the dark night without light for fear of being seen by her.

The girl was jogging at the moment, her back straight.

She is not a small person, about 165cm tall. When she stands straight, she does not look bulky overall, especially from the side, with an extreme sense of convexity and concavity.

Her trot was a little clumsy because of her bulk, like a little bear, and looked very cute.

In the night, the boy slightly drew his lips together.

In the blink of an eye, a pair of students from the general class ran to Anna's side.

When she sensed someone approaching, Anna's body reflexively contracted. Her originally straight spine suddenly bent and returned to her usual hunched posture, and the tall Gemini stars were no longer as prominent as they had been.

After the two students ran away, Anna straightened her back. She was afraid that someone would come after them, so she scanned the entire track to make sure that only the three appliances were left in the 400-meter closed loop before she was satisfied.

Anna was not averse to her own flesh and fat, but she was particularly afraid of her bust. She began to develop rapidly from the first year of junior high school, expanding like an inflatable balloon, which made her walk unsteadily and embarrassingly.

In addition, she often heard boys laughing behind her back, which made Anna afraid to go to physical education class, afraid to run and refuse to do exercise. In the long run, it led to a vicious circle, which made her get fatter and bigger.

So she hates summer because you wear so little in summer that you have to bend over to make it look less ugly.

So she liked winter, because in winter you wear so much and everything is so full that the two lumps of meat can mingle in it.

In the adult world, this seems to be a rare occurrence, and some people even go to great lengths to achieve it. But in Anna's mind, it is an inescapable problem.

Before they knew it, they had run several laps, and there was no one left on the track. The lights on the stands began to flash, indicating that the lights were going out.

Anna stopped and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

There will be no moon or stars, and tomorrow there will be wind and rain.

Anna raised her fists and looked up at the sky. The evening breeze tickled her face.

She closed her eyes and felt the rare silence.

A moment later, she raised her fist to the sky and shouted, "It feels good to stand up straight. From now on, I will come here every morning and evening to exercise."

The endless night responded to her with the sound of a light breeze.

Anna slowly opened her eyes and grinned at the darkness.

Back to the dormitory building!

Anna had just taken a step when her legs suddenly gave way and she collapsed.

Jack, who had been watching from the sidelines, jumped out of the lawn.

The teenager stretched out his hand. "Can you get up?"

Anna did not take the hand in front of her, only trembling voice: "You, you have not gone back to the dormitory?"

"Uh? I went back to the supermarket to buy a drink and just passed by. How's your leg? Can you get up?"

"I... I I I......"

Anna had never touched a boy's hand, let alone asked him to hold her hand. She did not know how to speak for a moment.

As she had just seen, Jack had seen her clearly and guessed her concerns. So he said, "Why don't you wait here while I go to the infirmary and ask the doctor to bring a stretcher over?"

"No, no."

Anna bit her lip and finally placed the tender grass on Jack's hand, which was still outstretched.

The teenager tried to pull her up.

"thanks!"

Once she was on her feet, Anna quickly let go of Jack and kept a polite distance from him.

Jack smiled helplessly and said, "You must have fallen down because your muscles were sore from not exercising for too long, but there are other unexpected situations. I'll go with you to the infirmary."

Anna quickly waved her hand. "No, no, I'll go by myself."

With that, Anna walked limply with one hand on her hip and the other hanging down.

The infirmary was just north of the track, and Anna was heading for the dormitory.

She had no intention of going to the infirmary!

Jack didn't insist, but followed her closely.

"You can go to the infirmary, but if you feel unwell, you must tell me so that you can be at ease."

Anna nodded. "Ok, thank you."

The two men did not communicate again, and they went their separate ways in silence.

Halfway through the journey, Jack finally couldn't help but ask, "How long have you been here?"

His voice was heavy, as if he were deliberately suppressing something.

Anna suddenly smiled. "Not long after you started talking about me, I arrived."

Jack：“……”

Anna suddenly turned around, pulled the phone and headphones out of her school uniform pocket, and handed them to Jack, who had almost bumped into him.

"I'll give it back to you."

Jack quickly steadied himself, glanced down and laughed, "Don't think I can help you?"

Anna shook her head. "No, I've been listening for hours and I think I understand a little bit. This is all recorded in your own voice. It's a classic of British literature and it's very valuable. I saw it on the Internet earlier. It costs one or two thousand dollars. I'd love to have it."

"Why?"

"It's just that it's so valuable, I think it might not be right for me."

“……”

The teenager did not respond.

Anna looked down and said, "No matter what your purpose is in helping me, as the saying goes, no reward without merit. I was rash before. I think you have nothing to ask for from me, and I can't return anything to you, so naturally I can't easily accept your help."

Jack：“……”

The teenager finally answered.

“Jack。”

"Hmm?"

Anna stared intently at the boy before her and said, "I can't seem to learn Chinese or English no matter what. I think it might be due to the environment, or perhaps it's about meeting strength with strength. So I am willing to be at the bottom and endure the teacher's humiliation by joining your special class, just because I want to experience the learning atmosphere of your class, nothing more! As for you laughing at me for being fat, calling me ugly, and saying I hold you back, I don't care at all, really."

"breathe out!"

In the silence came a soft snort from Jack.

Anna's face suddenly turned fiery. "What are you laughing at?"

Jack: "What you said yesterday is exactly the same as what I said about Yue Buqun in spicy hot pot. You are articulate and logical, and you have some background. I am very curious why your Chinese can fail. I suspect......"

"What to doubt?"

"I suspect you're hiding your strength."

"Ha, ha ha~" Anna suddenly burst into laughter.

At this moment, Jack inadvertently lowered his gaze, and it boldly fell on her front. He instinctively dodged, rolling his throat to moisten his lips, and said, "I really have no intention. I simply admire you as a genius, and I, you know, have been undefeated for years. So I want you to catch up quickly, so I can enjoy the pleasure of being surpassed."

"Ha~ Yes?"

"of course."

Anna smiled and hammered Jack's shoulder, "Thank you, Brother Song. Your compliment is very pertinent."

Jack: "... No thanks!"

Suddenly, again, silence.

After a long time, I arrived at the door of the girls' dormitory.

Anna: "Thank you, I'm here."

Jack nodded.

"Beep~"

"Beep!"

Watching Anna go upstairs, Jack turned back to the dormitory.

The special class is on the first floor, but the dormitory is on the top floor.

Anna had just recovered from her leg and climbed another six floors, feeling like she was going to die.

But her bedroom was in the middle of the floor, so she had to drag her legs step by step while supporting her waist.

It took a long time to move to the dormitory door.