While Crystal was in grade two of the elementary school, she was admitted into the Young Pioneers, which meant that she could wear a red scarf every day in the future.
When she returned home after school, she couldn't wait to share the good news with her dearest brother, Erik, but only to learn that today Erik's biological mother and her family members would come and take Erik away with them.
Crystal burst into tears.
She hugged her brother's thigh tightly and cried loudly, refusing to let him go. Erik's face was also full of tears, but he could do nothing about it. In the end, Erik left the Chin Family.
In the following nights, Crystal would cry for her elder brother.
Since then, Anthea and Adam had tried not to mention about Erik in front of Crystal, for fearing that she would be sad again. They behaved as if Erik had never come to this house before.
As time went on, Crystal gradually forgot about Erik and the sad story between them.
She had a premonition that Erik would never come back again.
Her parents, Anthea and Adam, believed that with the passage of time, their daughter's memories would be changed gradually, and she would finally forget about Erik. However, they were wrong. Crystal had always remembered Adam.
How could Crystal forget about him? Erik used to be her most intimate pal!
She would always remember the scene that she cried so sadly and begged Erik not to leave, but he still left her alone.
She hated him!
Her emotions were just like a piece of sponge soaked into an icy lake, which became heavier and heavier.
Crystal clutched her hands and turned her head to see the sceneries outside of the window. She tried to calm herself down.
It took more than ten hours for the train to cover the distance between Tbridge City and her hometown. For this reason, the passengers had to spend the night on the train. The train would arrive at the destination after nine o' clock tomorrow morning.
When night fell, it was dark outside of the window.
Darkness prevented the passengers from viewing the sceneries outside. The soldiers in the carriage allowed female members of the medical team to sleep on their beds, while the soldiers sat on their seats.
Crystal was the last one to be led to the sleeping carriage. She was brought to a soft bed which originally belonged to a young soldier. Although the bunk contained an upper bed and a bottom bed, she was the only one designated to this bunk.
Crystal was surprised. "Am I the only one sleeping here tonight?"
"Yes!" The soldier nodded.
Crystal realized that before the medical team came, the whole train was occupied by the soldiers, and each of them had a bed in the sleeping carriage. By coincidence, the number of female volunteers was an odd number. That’s why Anthea was the only person to sleep on the bunk which contained two beds.
She smiled gratefully. "Thank you. I'm so lucky!"
Although Crystal didn't inherit the two charming little dimples from her mother, Anthea Lee, when she smiled, her eyes would be curved into the shape of a crescent moon, looking particularly charming.
The soldier was embarrassed in the face of a beautiful girl like Crystal. He said with a smile, "Miss Chin, have a good rest!"
"Thank you!" Crystal thanked him once again.
After the door of the compartment was closed, the soldier shook his head.
Crystal was "so lucky" simply because their captain, Erik Chin, had ordered to give his bed to her!
Of course, Crystal didn't know that it was Erik who gave her the bed. Now, she was lying on the bed and stretching out her arms and legs comfortably.
Medical students tended to have a morbid fear of getting dirty. In the past, Crystal would feel that bunk beds on a train would not be clean enough. After all, lots of passengers had slept on them every week. At this time, she didn't feel anything dirty on the bed. Strangely, she could smell the fresh scent of tree leaves. It smelled good.
The bed was much softer than she had imagined, and she didn't feel uncomfortable when turning over her body.
Crystal still was unable to fall asleep.
It might be because it was the first time for her to sleep on a train bed, or because her mood fluctuated too drastically for what had happened during the day.
After lying on the bed for two hours without feeling sleepy, Crystal got up and put on a coat, intending to take a stroll outside.
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