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22、矛盾的伏笔 ...
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在Adeleide周边的小镇逗留了几天,和房东夫妇依依离别,我们又飞往Melborne了——Varun二哥的家。以前好几次Varun提起去他二哥家玩,没想到这次真的到了。我们走出机场的时候,看见一个跟Varun长得很像,但是明显成熟很多的人向我们走过来。
"Hi, I am Varun’s peiya: Arun. Welcome you to Melborne."非常得体地介绍着自己并顺势接过Varun手里的行李。我们坐在Varun哥哥的宝马车里,听Varun说着原来他在这打工开他哥哥的车去,看门的人还以为他是老板之类的。Rahul和Pattatti被逗得哈哈大笑的,可是我却有点笑不起来。因为我明显感觉到他哥哥看我的时候,有些疑惑和惊讶的表情。他是不是觉得我一个中国人和他们混在一起是一件很奇怪的事情,而且就算他弟弟跟他提起我,可能他也从来没想到这个Sonia竟然是一个中国女生吧!!不过从他释怀的表情上看,Varun并没有告诉他我们现在的关系,否则他更该脸色不好看了吧。我想我猜得应该没错。开了大概一个小时,我们到达了一个海边街道上的房子。一出门就能看到浩渺的大海,这个Varun的哥哥还真是会找地方。我们进入Varun哥哥安排的房间,收拾着行李。
"Sonia, are you Ok?" Pattatti边拿着衣服,边问我。
"Yeah, I am fine."
"Later, me and Rahul will go out for a dinner, will you guys go?"
我正要说话,Varun走了进来:" Pattatti,you will not stay here and have dinner with us?"
"No, it is already too much for you. We donot want to bother much. "
"It is ok, just a dinner."
"We would like to have some time of our own." Pattatti不好意思地笑了一下。
"Ok, then." Varun会心地一笑。不一会儿,Pattatti和Rahul出去了,我走出房间,看着Varun在厨房忙碌着。
"So we will eat at home? Where is peiya?"
"He went to pick up his friends. Could you help me here?"
"His friends are coming and we need to prepare at home? Varun, I donot understand, we are the guests and they are your peiya’s friends. Why should we cook here?"
"Sonia, it is ok. We are like this all the time."虽然我不太明白,但是看在Varun的面子上,我还是帮着他弄着curry,布置着桌子。等一切都准备好了,门铃响了起来。
"Hi, who is this girl? We never met her before. Arun,your new girl friend?"
"No, it is my brother’s friend."
"Friend or girl friend?"
"Just a friend, she came here with another two guys who went out for dinner tonight."
"Oh~~"真讨厌,一进门就拿我说事,看来Varun没有告诉他哥哥我们的关系,果然和我猜的一样。郁郁地我坐在桌边,吃着晚餐,听他们说着听不懂的Hindi,忽然很后悔为什么没有跟Rahul他们出去,就算当电灯泡,也比在这强。很快地吃完饭,起身告别,想进到屋里去。
"Sonia, could you help me cleaning the table"酒足饭饱的那三个人看着怔怔地站在那的我。
"Varun, donot ask your friend to do this. She is not your girlfriend or something." Arun严肃地说。
"Arun, I think Sonia is not Varun’s friend. Why did she come here and stay at home for our dinner?Right, Varun?"
Varun笑了一下,没说话。起身开始收拾,我失望地看着他,难道跟他们说我是你女朋友有这么难吗?再说,就算我是你的女朋友,我就活该伺候他们吗?!!
"I am his friend."然后转身走进我的房间。这对印度夫妇,我真是见所未见,到别人家里来,像大爷一样吆五喝六的,还觉得理所应当。什么都不帮忙,什么都让Varun做。Varun,他到底为什么不告诉他们我们的关系他在想什么我是不是太相信他了,连他在想什么都不去顾及了。郁郁地坐在屋里,Varun走了进来:
"Dear, wanna go for a walk?"我默默地起身,跟他走了出去。
"Sorry, I did not have time to tell my peiya you are my girlfriend coz so many things happened."
"But you can tell him tonight."
"It is not a right time and I donot want to see any unexpected things in front of that couple. I want to protect you and I donot want any bad things happening on you."
"What bad things?"
"Sonia, I know my peiya and I will tell him later on, but not now."
"Ok."
"Sonia, could you trust me?" Varun急急地说着,拉着我的手。
"I feel your family cannot accept me."
"Everything will be fine." Varun一把揽住我,好像害怕我会忽然消失一样,"I am also afraid your family cannot accept me."
心里咯噔一下,是呀,我还没想到这个问题。如果我跟我的父母说,他们会是什么态度呢?想到这,心情又有一些低落。
"Sonia, I want to be with you and I believe you can see this. I love you."
"Varun, I know your feelings to me. I should be considerate for you. I should have not blamed you."
"It is Ok. Trust me I will figure out everything for you."
我轻轻点了一下头,靠在他的肩膀上。其实我是不想想,也不敢想如果我们真的要分开,我该怎么办?
在墨尔本呆了几天,去了皇冠赌场,看到了12点的沿河火焰,还品尝了日月同祝里面提到的意大利黑巧克力冰激凌。Rahul和Pattatti并不知道我们发生了什么,而我也不想再让这样的问题干扰我了。我要开开心心地完成这个旅程。前两天,我们做夜晚的游轮到了Tasmania岛。 Tasmania岛是澳洲最具有原始风貌的岛。当天晚上,坐在10层的游轮里,看着渐渐远离的Melborne灯光,我忽然有了一种如释重负的感觉,好像逃离了什么地方。在Tasmania的几天,我们住在山中的小镇,雨林的木屋,亲身经历了吸血虫,明媚的Harbort city,有名的啤酒工厂,甚至还在Harbort市中心的花园里下了一局超大号的国际象棋。
坐在飞回Brisbane的飞机上,看着我身边的Varun,虽然心里还有着很多的不确定,但是我愿意和他在一起,一起走下去。至于未来会是什么样子,没有人会知道,我也不想知道。我只想任性地享受这种被呵护的感觉。回到自己的家里,打开邮箱,发现Andrei给我寄了一封信,希望我继续攻读他的PhD,并会协助我申请奖学金。虽然数目不多,但是足够维持生活费了。这意味着我可以再这在呆2到3年了。我想都没多想,就答应了Andrei,然后开始准备各种申请资料和办理签证的资料。我想和Varun在一起,是不是意味着以后我就要在澳洲开始我真正的生活了?我不知道,但是我想试一下……
转眼到了我们的毕业典礼, Varun和他二哥以及一帮印度朋友庆祝,而我想和我的中国朋友们庆祝,于是我们在典礼仪式完成后就分开各自庆祝了。唐唐和小倩已经回国过她们的暑期了,所以只有萧萧能来了。萧萧来的时候,我惊喜地发现,还有另外一个娇小的女生。
"Hi,我叫Maggie。恭喜啊,毕业了。"
"谢谢,我们进去吃点东西吧。"我们一起走进UQ在硕大的草坪上支起的帐篷里,里面摆满了各种好吃的点心和饮料。开心地吃了一会儿,萧萧提议我们去UQ各个地方留影。于是,我们来到有名的UQ回廊,摆着各种姿势,照着像。我发现有很多当天毕业的学生,都是满脸笑容地和家人,朋友一起合影留念。校园中充满了一种希望混合着离别的特殊味道。
我们三个照够了相,走到一个咖啡厅,每人点了一杯很大的Ice coffee,吃得真的很过瘾。我们聊着每个人的经历,计划的未来,休闲地度过了一个下午。
一直没有Kanika的消息,虽然她曾经那样对我,我还是发现自己真的很想念她,想念和她的友谊,而且我现在想来当时我也有错的成分,我没有及时洞察她的心思,却把她抛在了后面。我决定给她发一封信,说明我的心情,就算做最后的努力吧:"
Dear Kanika:
I really did not notice what had happened which made us far. I was very sad and I believe you can see that. If I did anything wrong, please accept my big sorry for that. You were the first friend for me here and I really donot want to lose you. I still remember all the happy times we spent together, roaming on the uni’s street and eating ice cream together, talking someone’s gossips and laughing together, being frightened by the birds outside the refectory together. So many warm memories made me stay there forever. I really want to be your friend and can we ?"信件发出后,心里的一块石头好像落到了地上,原来把自己的心情说给那个人听,不管他(她)反应如何,心里面都是轻松的。我对自己笑了一下,Kanika,不管你怎么决定,你永远是我的朋友。
出乎我意料的是,Kanika在当天就给我回了信:"
Dear Sonia:
I was so moved to see your email and it made me remind all the happy time we spent together. You were and you are my best friend. It is me who should say sorry to you. I had some unsituable feelings at that time and I understand now. Sorry for my childish behaviour which brought hurtings to you. Sonia,you are my best friend and can I see you today?"
Kanika,那段时间你也有过和我一样的感觉,你也一样被他感动过。我理解,有时候感觉是不受控制的,但是好在我们还能给彼此机会,还能成为朋友。我马上给Kanika打电话,并约定在我们家见面。
"Sonia, I miss you so much~~~" Kanika上来就给了我一个大大的拥抱,我也紧紧地拥抱了她。
"I am so happy to see you two are together." Kanika笑着看着我。真好,我们又回到过去了,有时候只要给别人一个机会,就会让自己得到一个机会,不是吗
"What are you doing now I did not see you in graduation ceremony. Actually I would like to have a long conversation with you on that day if I saw you."
" Sonia, I failed in Tissue engineering and I need to prepare for the make-up exam. This will be my last chance." Kanika遗憾地说。
"Really I did not know that."
"I did not tell anybody and I did not contact anybody. It was so shameful. You all passed. I will move to my uncle’s house tomorrow and prepare for the exam. I am afraid I will not have chance to see you before the exam again."
" When is the exam?"
"On 10th of Janurary."
"Not much time left."
"Yeah,I know, so I need to hurry up. Hei~~donot talk about me, how about you with Varun"
" Not bad, he is a good guy though."
"Yeah, he is and you are a good girl."
"Me Really I think you all should consider me as a very childish girl."我做出一副苦瓜脸。
"Haha, Sonia,yeah,you were childish sometimes but it was very cute. Yeah,you are cute and pretty. You just liked the sunshine warming everyone although sometimes it was a little bit hot. Haha~~"是吗?我在你们心中是一个阳光女孩啊,情不自禁咧开嘴角,给了Kanika一个大大的微笑。
"Just like this smile. It has a magic. It can make everyone happy and this is your charming point. I guess that is why Varun loves you, maybe not only him."
"Really Then I should smile everyday."
"Yeah,you should smile everyday and be happy forever. Sonia, I really am happy to see that you are happy. I was terribly sorry about what I did to you. I did not know what was wrong with me and even I felt a lot of regrets when you really got far from me, but I did not have the courage to make you back. " Kanika无限后悔地说着,然后又给了我一个拥抱。
"Here are the gifts from me. My clothes which you have worn for the temple and another one which is my favourite." Kanika拿出两套纱丽塞到我手里,"Hope you can remember me when you see them."
我拿着纱丽,心中感动地无以复加,"I will give you my favourite one."我快速地跑上楼,把自己带来的旗袍拿下来,送给了Kanika.
"Thanks, I like this one so much."
"I know you will."我们又再次拥抱了一下,Kanika依依不舍地走了,因为她要回去收拾行李,而我不知道这会不会是我们在澳洲见的最后一面……
前两天突然发现背部长了一个小粉瘤,一碰就疼。Varun给我推荐了一个Uni clinic的医生,说他看皮肤病很好。那个医生看完之后竟然不太确定具体是什么,我真是晕啊!可惜粉瘤的医学专业词我又不知道,不过他还是建议要手术去除,我也同意了。今天上午到诊所的时候,想着是不是给他打个电话,告诉他一下,后来又转念一想,我前两天不是告诉过他了吗他不会忘记的。进到诊所,到了一个小房间,看到带着口罩人高马大的医生,心里突然紧张起来。趴在床上,听着他们准备的声音,心紧张地就快要跳出来了。
"It will be quick, don’t be nervous."可能是看出了我的紧张,医生和蔼地安慰我,我轻轻点了一下头,然后就感觉到刀子划过了我的背部。手术果然很快,医生快速地给我缝合好,贴上胶布,还嘱咐我用一些VE什么的,减轻疤痕。我笑着点了点头。
"You donot need to pay anything since you have got the student insurance. We will take this for an examination, please come back for the results after one week."我后来才知道,在澳洲如果没买保险,动一下刀要几百澳元呢,真是,幸好,出国的时候买了学生保险。
虽然背部还有一些隐隐作痛,但是毕竟以后不会再烦扰我了。我心情很好地走出诊所,忽然意识到Varun呢?他怎么没来呢?拿起手机,拨通了他的电话。
"Sonia, what? You went to the clinic, why? The operation, oh, right, I forgot it was today. Where are you now ?I…"
我生气地合上了手机,竟然忘了,我这么大的事情,你竟然忘了?哪天是不是你把我也忘了?拼命控制自己不哭,不哭,快速走到学校的湖边,深深深呼吸,电话一直响个不停。
"Sonia, where are you?"
"Beside the lake."
"I will be there."不一会儿,就看到Varun气喘吁吁地从远处跑过来,"Sorry, dear, I was occupied by my friend. He asked me to fix the computer for him and I remember the operation should be tomorrow, isn’t it?"
"It is today and I told you two days ago."
"Sorry, just too many things."
"Yeah, too many things and I can be forgotten."
"No, how can you say that ?I will cook you something for sorry, Ok?" Varun过来拉我的手,被我甩开了。
"Sonia, donot be like this."
"Then what should I be? Smile to you and say it is Ok?"我咄咄逼人地看着他,我都这样了,难道你一点也不关心吗?忘了,忘了就是理由了?
"Sonia, please behave yourself. Everyone has his own business and I canot focus only on you."我不能相信地看着他,是吗?你现在不能了吗?
"Ok, I see, then split up, in this wayyou will never focus on me."
"Sonia!!!! How can you be like a child!"
"I am a child and I am indeed childish. You knew that."
"I knew, but you need to change a little for our relationship."
"I donot want to."我生气地看着他,"Leave me alone. I donot want to see you."我的眼泪一下子掉下来。
"Sonia, there is nothing worthy for crying. Don’t be like a child!" Varun突然很大声地斥责我。我吃惊地看着他,这是那个无限温柔的Varun吗?我为什么哭?因为我觉得委屈,觉得难过,他不安慰我,竟然还斥责我,这是什么道理!!难道我们这么快就要完了!我看着他,默不作声,心里委屈地控制不住泪水的掉下。
"Sonia, I donot like crying. Crying means you have nothing to do with the issue, but in life, there is nothing you cannot control!!"是的,这才是他,那个平静得像一潭死水的人,他不会哭,也不会开心地笑,所以我的感情流露对于他来说就是cannot control myself,可是我不想控制我自己,我是自由的!!
"If you donot want to see this,you can go. I want to cry and it is my business."我冷冷地说。Varun怔怔地看着我,我狠狠地看着他,我不会屈服的。
"Ai~~~~" Varun长长地叹息了一声,走过来想揽住我,我使劲推开他。他又走过来,我再次推开他,他一次次地走过来,最后抱住我。
"What do you want?!!"我使劲想挣脱开他。
"Xu~~~Stay still. You just had the operation and donot make the cut broken." Varun轻轻地拍着我,像是哄着一个孩子。我一下子就瘪气了。Varun就势扶着我坐到了椅子上,继续轻轻地拍着我,看着我,笑着。我真是被他弄得没脾气了,就静静地坐着,不说话。
"You~~~childish girl." Varun点了一下我的鼻子,"I feel like I am not your boyfriend but your father."我一下子被他逗乐了:" No,you are my mother."
"You!!" Varun被我弄得哭笑不得的,"You wanna me to be like this all the time, taking care of you?"
心里像被触动了一下,是的,我希望Varun永远这样照顾我,顺着我,哄着我,可是他可能把我当小孩子一样永远这么呵护着吗?他应该有他的世界,我是不是太过分了虽然心里这么想,可是嘴上还是不依不饶地:"Yes, for the whole life."
Varun的眼睛闪动着一种坚定的东西,脸上却是无可奈何的表情:"Ok, my baby."
"But how about this time?"我歪着头,看着他。Varun温柔地笑了:"I will cook you something for apology, Ok?"
"Ok, depends on the food."
"Sure, sure, my princess!" Varun轻轻地扶起我,拉着我的手,向他们家走去。
过了两天,Varun要跟他的朋友打Cricket,问我有没有兴趣。反正也没打过,很想试试。于是我和Varun来到了我们学校码头附近的草坪,后来又陆陆续续来了他的室友Abie, Rahul, Patatti和其他的几个人。大家把一个垃圾桶放在草坪中央,当击打柱,然后一个人站在桶前面做击打手,而另外一个队的一个人站在几米外做投手。投球如果击打在击打柱上,而击打手没有击中球,则击打手出局。如果击打手击中球,而球又能飞出对方的防御界限,则投手出局。围绕着桶分成里外三圈分别站着投手队的队员,准备接球,保护本队的投手不被出局。如果一个队里面所有的击打手或者投手都出局了,则本轮输3分。
我和Varun, Rahul以及Patatti一组,我做为击打手先出局了,因为我根本打不着球。
"Don’t worry, Sonia, Varun can make us win." Rahul安慰着走下场的我,"He can play this well."正说着,就看见Varun击出了一个非常远的球,让对方的投手出局了。我和Rahul他们鼓起掌,给他鼓励,Varun温柔又自信地看了我一眼。
"Sonia,you know, cricket for Indians is just like Pingpong for Chinese."哦,原来在印度板球就像兵乓球是我们的国球一样,也是他们的国球,难怪他们都打得这么好,从小就练得啊!
Varun一个人就把那队所有的投手都击出了局。
"See, he is very good at it. Even donot need me and Patatti on the ground." Rahul耸了一下肩,Varun自信地走了过来,把棒子扔给了Rahul。
"Congrads for the winning."我笑着对他说。
"Thanks. You like the game"
"Kind of, but I cannot play it well."
"It is ok, I can teach you."说着Varun就拉着我的手,拿过Rahul手里的棒子,到了场上,"Like this, hit the ball. Rahul, could you throw the ball?"
"Ok, boss." Rahul精神抖擞地上场了,其实就是给我扔球,心里觉得很好笑。
Varun站在我旁边,把着我的手,Rahul的球飞得很快,快到我眼前的时候,Varun拿着我的手挥动了棒子,一下子球就飞得好远。
"See, like this but be careful of your cut." Varun温柔地看着我。
"Ok. Rahul, can you throw the ball to me?" Rahul吃惊地看着我,然后笑着把球捡起来,做好姿势,扔了过来。我照着刚才的感觉用力击了出去,球飞了,而且飞得比刚才还远。耶!!
"Sonia,you are so good!!" Patatti在场外双手合拢成一个喇叭状喊着。Rahul庆祝似地挥了挥手。
"Yeah, my Sonia can do everything!" Varun无限宠溺地说,弄得我都有点不好意思了。
转眼就是我回中国的航班了,因为签证没有搞定,我决定把航班延期。于是到了市中心大韩航空的办事处,办理了飞机延期,延期到14日,算算应该差不多。然后拨通了Varun的电话。
"Sonia, whyyou extended to 14th? Do you know which date is 15th?" Varun有点责怪地问着我。15号哦,我的生日!
"So you want to…"
"Yeah, definitely I will give you a birthday party, extending it after 15th."
"Ok."甜蜜地挂了电话,这个Varun。快速地又延到了18号。然后突然想起可以叫Kanika来,又可以和她见面了,太好了!
前几天顺利地收到了从国内寄来的办理签证的所有资料,所以也不想太耽搁了,想在圣诞节前办好。要不然节后再出什么差子, 18号肯定回不了家了,所以今天早早地来到移民局,拿了号,坐在大厅里等着办理。叮~~我的号到了,是在里面的窗口,我走过去,看见一个走来走去,拿着咖啡,不停地加糖,加其他东西的中年妇女。
"Hi, dear,you wanna the visa?"拿着咖啡,休闲无比地跟我说着。这是签证官吗?
"Yeah, and these are my documents."
"Oh."她放下咖啡,坐到椅子上,随意翻着我的资料,"Ok, so you want a visa for your Phd study?"
"Yeah."这不是明知故问吗?
"Ok."她站起身,拿着我的护照,走到一个机器旁边,把我的护照放了进去,"You know this morning I nearly was in an accident."一边打着字一边说着,怎么跟我说起这些事呢
"Oh, so bad. How was it?"
"I drove on the road, and then,you know…."那个签证官开始滔滔不绝地说了起来,同时好像在打印着什么东西"Ok,your visa."她突然走过来,把护照递给了我。这,就完了这么简单什么问题都没问我啊?也不用准备任何的补充资料了!我有点不能相信地看着她,接过护照。她对我笑了一下。
"Thank you."我也笑了一下,起身,拿着资料,走出移民局。真是的,原来还让家里面费尽心思地办各种资料和公证件,其实签证官根本连看都没看。自己担心了这么长的时间,左思右想是不是还会有什么资料没准备齐?留在澳洲的时间是不是足够拿到签证什么的,都是瞎担心!自己向自己笑了一下,打通了家里的电话,告诉他们签证顺利地拿到了,家里的人也很高兴。然后又打通了Varun的电话,告诉他这个消息。
"I am happy for you! Come to my home, I prepare something delicious for you."
"Ok."关上电话,向Varun家走去。
一晃到了圣诞节,Varun约好他所有的朋友到他家里做客,而且还特意嘱咐我,让我早点到,给他帮个忙。
"叮咚~~~"
"Sonia, come in! I am preparing the flour, could you help me with this?" Varun领着我到了厨房,我在旁边揉着面,他在那边做着菜。他的朋友们陆陆续续地来了,可是没有一个人进厨房帮忙,都坐在外面跟大爷似的,弄得我心里很不舒服,把面团扔在了一边。
"What is wrong?"
"Why should we be in the kitchen and cook food for them? Can’t they come in and give a help?"我很气愤地说着。
"It is ok. You donot want to leave me alone here right?" Varun看着我。我凭什么伺候他们啊?就像上次在Melborne他二哥家,伺候那对跟我任何关系没有的厚脸皮的Couple!本来Party就是要大家一起做事嘛!我心软就要受累,我横下心要走出厨房。
"Sonia,you really go?" Varun的声音在身后响起。我转身走出了厨房。
"Hei,you should be in the kitchen!" Rahul不合时宜地冲我说着,手里还拿着一瓶可乐。
"Why?" Rahul好像被我的表情吓了一下,讪讪地没有说话。
"Because it is your Party and you should prepare the food." Guru摇头晃脑地说。
"So you are not in the Party?"
"I am and I am enjoying." Guru拿着一瓶可乐,喝着。
"Me too~~"我也一屁股坐在地上,开始吃薯片。Guru异常吃惊地看着我,"but that guy is in the kitchen and you should be there also."
"Then why shouldn’t you be in the kitchen to help him?"
"Hei, Varun invited us to the Party…"
"So he is deserved to be in the kitchen and cook food for you guys, right? Like your parents!!!"我盯着Guru一字一句地说。是的,我喜欢被他照顾,但是并不表示他应该伺候你们所有的人!而我更不应该因为是他的女朋友,也必须伺候你们!!
"Sonia, what are you talking about ?Can you help me here?" Varun从厨房里探出头来。
"Why ?Anyone can help you!!!"所有的人都齐刷刷地看向我,用一种不可思议的眼神。
"Sonia~~" Varun用一种异常严厉的眼神看着我,干什么,就是因为我现在是你女朋友,就要跟你什么都一起吗你愿意给他们做是你的事情,跟我没有关系!!!突然我想起Varun说起要和他二哥以后一起生活,如果每天都要像这样伺候他二哥,我肯定会发疯的!心里像堵了一块巨大无比的石头,看着周围等着享用的那些人,更是让我不能呼吸。
"Sonia~~~" Varun还在喊着我,而其他的人都仿佛笑着等着看我的笑话。是吗?在你们的文化里,女生就应该听话是吗?
"What?"我转过头冲Varun喊了一声,"Can’t I relax here for a while? Can you ask others to help you?"
Varun的眼中闪出不可思议地神情,然后不容否定地喊着:"Sonia, Come in the kitchen!"我腾地一下站起来,别人都笑着好像说‘你看,掘来掘去还不是要进去给我们做饭。’我轻笑了一下,径直走向大门口。Varun的声音在身后响着:"Sonia, Sonia, where are you going ?Sonia~~~"我通的一声把门关在身后,长长地舒了一口气。我不喜欢的我就不要,我回头看着那扇门,就算你跟我分手也无所谓。我跟你在一起是希望你照顾我的,不是跟你一块照顾别人的。我都没给我父母做过饭凭什么给他们做饭!!我冲着门口做着鬼脸,心里想着:‘去死吧!’,突然看见了Varun一张吃惊然后又绽开了笑容的脸。我立刻转身,想马上消失,被Varun一把抓住了胳膊。
"Where are you going?"
"Anywhere except here!"说着我就要走。Varun使劲地抓着我,让我动弹不得。
"I actually want to give you something to eat, but I cannot say that in front of them." Varun温柔地说。我转过头,看着他:"Why, why cannot you do that?"你给我吃的,还偷偷摸摸的,干什么!!
"Sonia, I am a man and could you give me respect at least in front of others?"我没给你面子吗?难道我累死累活地在厨房里才算给你面子?你为什么要请他们来,为什么要举行这个受累不讨好的Party啊!!
"What do you want me to do?"
"Come back and be with me in the kitchen. You can do nothing." Varun看着我。
"I donot want to be there any more."
"Please, for me, Ok?" Varun一直用他温柔的眼睛看着我,让我没有办法拒绝。
"Why should you cook for them? I still cannot understand."
"I cook for them for so long and you have never had any comments. Why are you so angry this time?" Varun像看透我的心思一样。我才发现其实我生气的真正理由不单单是为了我自己,而还有他。我不希望他太辛苦。
"I know,you donot want me to cook alone, right?" Varun笑着看着我,"Then being with me in the kitchen, Ok?"
"Ok, but this should be the last time. I donot want this kind of Party again."我撅着嘴说。
"Ok, baby, can we go back?"我点了一下头,回到了屋里,和Varun走回厨房,没有看其他人的表情。
Guru走了进来:"Anything I can help?"我吃惊地看着他。
"I realise I should give some help."Guru不好意思地笑了笑。
"Ok, take care of this stuff." Varun指了指炉子。紧接着Rahul和他的女朋友也走了进来,说虽然他们不会做饭,但是可以帮着择菜什么的。陆陆续续其他人也走进来,说要帮忙什么的。
"Whyyou guys changed your mind and be in the kitchen?" Varun笑着看着他们。
"Becase we are afraid the angry Sonia will eat us." Guru做了一个很恐怖的表情。
"You~~~"我拿起一个土豆向他扔去,被Guru一把抓住了,"Varun,you should behave her to be a good girl."然后意味深长地看着Varun。Varun笑笑没有说话。
"I am a good girl, nothing needs to be behaved."我叉着腰愤愤地跟Guru说。
"You are a good girl like this!" Guru学我叉腰站着愤愤说话的样子。
"You~~"我又拿起一个土豆。
"And like this~~" Guru也拿起我刚才扔给他的土豆,学着我的姿势和表情。
"Varun~~"马上向Varun求救。
"Guru, behave YOURSELF." Varun严肃地说了一句,我得意地扬起嘴角。
"Ok, ok,you will protect her and make her as a child always, hah?"Guru笑着看着Varun,其他人也笑着看着我。
"I don’t mind." Varun深情地说。Wow~~~~所有的人都一起起哄,弄得我非常不好意思。
"Ok,you guys,you donot want to have good food!!" Varun提高声调说着,大家都立马安静了。
"Sonia,you are so lucky to meet Varun." Patatti走过来,拉着我的手,"He is a good guy indeed."我看着Varun,是的,他是一个好人,这么迁就我,宠着我,我不应该时不时地跟他发脾气的。可是我们之间好像有很多很多不确定的东西,很多很多不一样的东西,我能一一地接受吗?我的心告诉我:‘不能!’算了,我不想想了,时间会给我答案的。
我和Varun一直在吵吵闹闹中向前走着,总是一会儿好一会儿坏。Varun本来答应我新年的前夜去Southbank看焰火,可是突然又说有事,要加班。算了,找我自己的朋友,唐唐和小倩都回国了,只能给萧萧打电话了,正好她也没什么事做,我们就一起相约在South bank见面,看烟火。
"你们怎么样啦?"萧萧自从知道我和Varun在一起,每次一见面就是这就话。
"还行,可是我发现我们之间有很多不一样的东西,我不知道我是应该迁就他,还是保持我自己。"我愁眉苦脸的说,"你看今天,本来他答应我一起来的,却突然临时说有事,不能跟我来了。而且平时他也关心他的朋友多过关心我!"
"哎呦呦,至于吗?他看起来挺会照顾人的。你别不知足啊!"是吗?是我太过分吗?是我不知足吗?
"我不知道怎么了,好像和他在一起快乐越来越少了。"
"是吗?那你还想跟他在一块吗?"
"想。"我想都没想就脱口而出了,突然想到原来唐唐说的喜欢是快乐的,而爱情是痛苦的,我现在---是开始爱他了吗?
"你看,行了,别多想了,马上烟火就要开始了。"萧萧拉着我走到岸边,等待烟火。不一会儿,河中央停泊的几辆船上就向上喷射出各种五彩的烟火,但是我的心情还是有些低落。大概持续了二十几分钟,烟火结束了,人潮渐渐退去。
我站在Brisbane River的岸边上,静静地看着来来往往的Citycat,想着我们到底应该怎么办?我和他之间有太多的障碍,文化不同,风俗不同,信仰不同,性格不同,背景不同,经历不同,我们可能在一起吗?或许我应该放下戒备,放下怀疑,而全身心地去信任他,可是这样的信任会给我带来什么,连我自己都不能百分百地确定,他会是我的未来吗?会吗?会吗……