Chapter 1007 1007 Elephant Coffee

The raging wind slammed against the glass windows, and the taupe wooden lattices groaned in pain, as if they would shatter in the next second. There was a creaking and squeaking sound from the wooden roof overhead, which was clearly audible even in the dense torrential rain, which made people involuntarily worry about whether the whole house would fall apart in the next second.

Hugo raised his head and glanced at the roof. The dark brown ceiling was shrouded in dim yellow light. It seemed that the gap between the planks could be vaguely seen, but in the blink of an eye, it seemed as if nothing could be seen. With a low laugh, he pulled Hugo's eyes back and looked at the girl sitting opposite.

Saying it was a girl was actually because Hugo knew her gender, otherwise people wouldn't be too surprised even if it was a boy. Because she has neat short hair - the kind that doesn't even cover her ears, no makeup on her clean cheeks, no decoration on her deep facial features, and looks a little embarrassed and vicissitudes in the dim light, as if I didn't wash my face thoroughly, but after careful inspection, I found that it was the traces left on the cheeks by the weather and experience of the journey: wrinkles, fine spots, sun spots and so on.

This was Hugo's new friend who had only known each other for ten minutes. They just exchanged names. Her name was Charlotte. Charlotte was in the middle of her own hiking trip, and Hugo had just heard about her journey from Africa all the way back to Europe.

Hugo's trip to Europe is still going on. He wandered around the European continent with no direction and no destination. Compared with the scenery, the people and things he met along the way left a more profound impression.

For example, on the train from Prague to Munich, he met a teacher from Argentina and learned about his different ideas about South America and Europe. The two chatted all the way, and finally left reluctantly after arriving in Munich. Didn't even ask the teacher's name; like he was kicked off the train at 4am - because the train had to go through Slovakia, because the border had to be checked temporarily, and it ended up in the border town - he couldn't even spell the name of that town ——Stayed for a full seven hours.

Instead, these moments became the most unforgettable moments in the journey, not necessarily wonderful, but worth remembering. About a week ago, Hugo arrived in Edinburgh from Glasgow, where he had planned to make a layover before heading straight to Inverness, Scotland's northernmost city with a majestic fjord view. But I didn't expect it, but I stopped in Edinburgh and was attracted by this small town with historical heritage.

The weather in Edinburgh is fickle, typical of the British style. Yesterday the sun was shining brightly. This morning, the rainstorm hit, and today's heavy rain is not small. The whole sky is dark and heavy. The hole then poured down, as if the sky would collapse at any moment.

On such days, hiding in a coffee house and drinking a warm cup of coffee and watching the raindrops keep falling is the best enjoyment. So Hugo found the Elephant Cafe (The. Elephant. House) near the hotel. He chose this place because there was an old-fashioned stove in the shop.

Although it is only the end of October, Scotland has already started to supply heating. Even if there is heating, I still feel that water is flowing in my bones, which is very uncomfortable. Therefore, watching the firewood in the old-fashioned stove crackling and burning, I feel the closeness of the fire. The light of the fire within a few minutes will make the muscles of the limbs feel stretched out, as if the whole world is brighter.

Charlotte pointed to the creaking ceiling above her head, "Don't worry, it won't come down. It's like this all over Edinburgh, it's full of shabby buildings like this that look like they're going to be destroyed at any moment. Once, but actually very solid." Speaking of which, Charlotte paused, "If you've been to Segovia and you see that ancient Roman viaduct that didn't use any concrete, just You will know how great the wisdom of the ancient people is."

"Then you should really go to China to see the Great Wall of China." Hugo was amused by Charlotte's indifferent expression, and said with a chuckle, "I know very well that many ancient ruins look dilapidated, But stronger than modern architecture. Of course, that's the charm of Edinburgh, isn't it? The most historic city in the British Isles."

"China?" Charlotte paused, "I've always been yearning for a mysterious country." Then she shook her head and changed the subject, "But I won't use your words to define Edinburgh, those It's all an idea that the government came up with to attract tourists." Charlotte's expression was obviously disdainful of the "most historical" attribute, which made Hugo chuckle, "But the University of Edinburgh does have some Lots of places to stop and the whole university is an asset in itself.”

"I stayed there for three days." Hugo gave an affirmative answer immediately, "I found two guides and took me to experience the wonderful life at the University of Edinburgh. Of course, I will never admit medical school. The gloomy atmosphere still makes me a little hairy thinking about it now."

Hugo's vivid expression made Charlotte laugh out loud, and her voice leaked out, and she realized that she was laughing too loudly, this is a coffee house, and almost no one was talking, so the sound of rain outside the window will be so obvious. Charlotte quickly covered her mouth, turned her head and said "sorry" to the surroundings.

But Charlotte was still a little late, and a loud cry completely broke the silence in the coffee house, causing the only five guests in the coffee house to turn their heads and look at the source of the sound.

The sound of croaking and crying was obviously from a baby. A stroller was parked beside the table in the coffee house near the stove. The orange fire reflected a baby in the car, which seemed to be under one year old. size. The baby had been sleeping peacefully before, but I don't know if it was awakened by Charlotte's voice, or because of other reasons such as diapers, hunger, etc. Now it is crying wantonly, Cry to everyone to express his - or her dissatisfaction and grievances.

The guests in the coffee house looked at each other, everyone seemed a little hesitant, and Charlotte was the most anxious, because she was worried that it was her own reason that the baby woke up. Charlotte looked around, then followed Hugo's line of sight to the counter, the waiter felt Hugo and Charlotte's gaze, and shrugged helplessly, "I don't know, I just kept busy."

The waiter was answering Hugo's question: What about the baby's parents? Apparently the baby didn't show up at the coffee shop for no reason.

In desperation, Hugo could only look at the guests at the table diagonally opposite him, "Did you notice the parents just now?"

The two guests looked at each other, then shook their heads. Obviously, people don't always focus their attention on other people. Hugo and Charlotte looked at each other helplessly. In fact, they didn't know what to do. If they went to coax the baby, not to mention whether it was nosy, the most important thing was that they didn't know how to coax the baby. Both of them are unmarried people; but if you just let it go, let’s not say whether it bothers everyone for the time being, and it’s not a solution to just say that the baby keeps crying like this.

This is a dilemma.

A voice came from another corner sitting next to the stove, "She, uh, a young lady, went to the bathroom just now..." Hugo and the others turned their attention, the man was hiding in the light and shadow of the stove. He could only see that it should be a man, but he couldn't see his facial features clearly, "But... she seems to have been in for a long time..."

The waiter hesitated for a moment, feeling everyone's eyes, and finally came out from the counter, asking "how much time" and walking to the stroller. Someone else's baby, but now he seems to have to deal with it. Then the waiter looked again at the bathroom door just under the stairs, still tightly closed.

"It's been almost ten minutes... I don't know..." The man hiding in the shadow of the stove sat up straight, revealed his face, and said uncertainly.

The waiter didn't hesitate any longer, walked directly to the bathroom door, knocked on the door, "Ma'am, are you inside?" The baby's cry was still heart-wrenching, which made the waiter even more anxious, "Ms. Madam!" The waiter hurriedly pulled the door handle of the bathroom, then turned back anxiously and said, "It's locked." She didn't know who she was talking to, she just yelled and said He turned back and tried to fiddle with the door lock.

"Where's the key?" Hugo frowned slightly and asked. This is a coffee house, not a private residence. The door lock of the bathroom is naturally controlled by the coffee house.

"Uh, I'm not sure..." The waiter was also panicked, and she ran directly to the counter to look for the keys.

Charlotte had already rushed to the bathroom door and knocked on the door hard, "Ma'am! Madam! Can you hear it?" The baby's cry was one aspect, and the lack of any response from the lady inside was also worrying, Charlotte Te was also a little anxious.

Hugo also walked to the door of the bathroom at this time. Charlotte was almost smashing the door. The old building of the Elephant Cafe seemed to be crumbling in the storm, but there was still no response from the bathroom. Hugo looked back at the man beside the stove who had also stood up, "Did that lady really go in for more than ten minutes?"

"I'm not sure, ten minutes, twenty minutes..." The man said embarrassedly, he didn't pay attention to other people's behavior, how could he know how long the lady had been in the bathroom.

If it really took more than ten minutes to go in, and there is no response now, it is indeed worrying that something will happen.

"God, god, I can't find the key..." The waiter's voice came from the counter, and there was a panicked collision, and she didn't know what she had hit. At this time, the other two guests also came over with concern, frowned and asked, "Do you need to call an ambulance?"

Now not sure what the situation is, the ambulance is still too much. Hugo thought for a while, pulled Charlotte to the back, then twisted the door lock forcefully, and shouted to the waiter, "I'm going to knock the door open..."

Amidst the thunder and lightning, the rain seemed to be getting more and more rampant. The sound of hula-la raindrops almost made the coffee shop look like a scene from a horror movie. With a loud bang, Hugo slammed the bathroom door open. , but his shoulders were also swollen.

Hugo was pretty sure he wasn't Iron Man.