Chapter 1954: 1954 Warm Embrace

Although Hugo is worried, he also knows that this is an inevitable process of acting self-transformation. Maybe everyone's method and process are different, but there will inevitably be their own checkpoints. Only after passing through can they improve themselves . As it was with Charlize, so with Leonardo, he knew it better than anyone.

Therefore, Hugo has no way to help Charlize, only Charlize can help herself.

After Hugo parked the car, he hesitated for a while, but finally did not go in, but stood beside the car and waited quietly. It was still winter at this time, Florida was sunny, but there was still a thin layer of chill in the air, which made people have to wrap up their coats, but it felt a little more lazy to bathe in the sun.

There is silence in my ears, without the hustle and bustle of the city and the bustle of the beach, the chilly air brings the looming noise of the besieged city behind the barbed wire, I can't hear the specific words, but the banter, sarcasm, anger, The contempt is clearly visible under the sun, and it turns into sharp ice thorns in the winter sea breeze, penetrating into the pores, and shivering one after another.

Even if he was just standing in the parking lot, the air that was so quiet that it almost froze dimmed the surrounding light little by little, and even his blood began to turn cold. This made Hugo a little annoyed. Since there is no smart phone now, Hugo can only be in a daze, with countless thoughts surging in his mind, and most of them are those clips about Irene Enos—the cool-colored clips full of yellow sand, even if there is no The bright red blood did not have any cruel amputated limbs, but it still made people feel that the cold breath was like a tide, pouring in continuously, just like Berlin in winter, only adding a touch of lingering vicissitudes.

Hugo paced back and forth anxiously, even though he was allergic to nicotine, he couldn't help but want to smoke a few cigarettes to relieve his anxiety.

"Squeak", the sound of the barbed wire rubbing broke the silence in the air, "Miss Theron, I hope to have a good day." The smiling voice slowly unfolded in the golden sunlight like a cloud of fish scales. Hugo raised his head abruptly, looked towards the entrance, and then saw two staff members in uniform waving their arms at him, and Hugo also raised his hand and waved to show his friendliness.

Charlize walked slowly towards the exit. The short circuitous barbed wire network seemed to be a narrow path in the forest covered by fog. Charlize's pace became slower and slower. But the road that can be covered in two minutes, she seems to be trapped in a maze, and she will never be able to get out.

Hugo noticed that Charlize's weak shoulders slumped again, as if the visible burden had increased and was almost crushing her.

Charlize is not a fragile woman, on the contrary, she is strong, not just as strong as a man, but also a kind of spiritual fortitude. Since she was a child, Charlize has experienced an unimaginable family life, and the background is still in the poor and difficult living environment in South Africa. This made Charlize develop an independent personality early on. She is used to solving problems by herself, and even more so. Get used to protecting your mother with your own wings.

During the years when Hugo knew Charlize, he only saw Charlize vulnerable twice, one was being followed in Sunset Square, and the other was when Mr. Perfect left without saying goodbye. But even those two times of vulnerability, Charlize quickly recovered. Her vulnerability was just a hidden reef hidden under the thick ice of the Arctic Ocean, which was tightly protected and never revealed easily.

But today, Hugo saw that Charlize's tall and straight spine was almost unable to continue supporting. Hugo didn't know what Charlize said to Irene. Every time he met Hugo, he waited outside the reception room and didn't join their conversation, but Hugo could feel it: the relationship between Charlize and Irene There is a slight similarity in the life trajectories at the very beginning, but with the support of her mother and faith, Charlize embarks on the path of her dreams, while Irene has nothing, no family affection, no friendship , There is no love, no trust, no care, she just floats in the dark.

It cannot be said that Charlize and Irene share the same illness, but it is true that Charlize understands Irene's feelings better, especially when she witnessed her father's death—executed by her mother, the powerful impact deeply affected Charlie. There is no way to completely obliterate the entire growth process of Zizi.

At this moment, Hugo could see with his naked eyes that Charlize was on the verge of falling apart. The pain made her almost unable to continue walking, and her whole body was collapsing bit by bit. When she reached the exit of the barbed wire path, she could no longer support herself, and fell limply on the ground, like a blown dandelion, fragmented.

Hugo just watched the whole process happen with his own eyes, like a grand symphony, the strong impact hit his face, completely crashing Hugo. He wanted to take a step forward, and stepped forward to give Charlize a little help, but his feet couldn't move at all, as if they were nailed in place, standing firmly in place, motionless, with warm sweat on the soles of his feet A little bit of penetration made Hugo feel as if he was stepping on a swamp, and his whole body was slowly sinking, but he couldn't struggle, and he couldn't struggle. He could only wait for the moment when he was completely destroyed.

Charlize leaned against the barbed wire, curled up slowly, and then hugged her knees tightly, but her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, like a reed trembling in the wind, which might be broken by the strong wind at any time, but it didn't How to control yourself, fate is no longer in your grasp.

Charlize was clearly in front of his eyes, but Hugo seemed unable to see her, leaving only a virtual blurry shadow, as if she might dissipate in the sunlight at any time, turn into a pile of dust, and go away with the wind. Hugo couldn't help but raised his hand and grabbed it lightly, only to find that he only grabbed a piece of light, and there was nothing in his empty palm. The fear of losing Charlize at any time grabbed Hugo's heart fiercely, and pulled it hard, causing Hugo's breathing to stop instantly.

One step, another step.

Hugo's feet were finally able to move, but he didn't run wildly, he just moved forward step by step, each step was so heavy. Because Hugo is not sure what he should do, he knows that Charlize needs help, but Charlize has come to this point, if she can rely on her own strength to persist, she will be able to make a breakthrough, but if he doesn't help in the right way , it is possible to ruin all Charlize's previous efforts and return to the original point again.

Therefore, Hugo's footsteps became more and more heavy. He wanted to help Charlize, but he couldn't do it.

Finally he came to Charlize's side, Hugo squatted down slowly, Charlize raised his eyes and glanced at Hugo, but there was no soul at all in those eyes, only an empty shell remained, not even tears, dry The eye sockets and dry lips showed that this body was about to be wiped out.

Immediately, Charlize withdrew her gaze, as if the man in front of her was meaningless to her, Charlize hugged her knees with both hands, lightly paddled her toes, and kept padding back and forth, the whole person followed like a tumbler Shaking gently to that rhythm.

Seeing Charlize like this, like a porcelain doll that would break if touched, Hugo only felt his heart throbbing. At this moment, he felt deeply: he loves the woman in front of him so deeply. He loves her stubborn soul, he loves her persistent dream, he looks at her fragility that doesn't believe in fairy tales...

Hugo didn't know what to do, so he followed his heart, knelt down on his knees slowly, then stood up straight, and slowly approached Charlize, slowly. But even so, this slight movement still frightened Charlize, causing her to step back slightly. Hugo had no choice but to step back again, and spread his hands to show that he was not aggressive, which made Charlize feel a little more at ease. .

After Charlize put down his guard again, Hugo tried again, slowly approaching Charlize, the whole person approached bit by bit, and there was only a fist distance between the two of them, and then Hugo lifted himself up With his hands, he gently hugged Charlize's head, brought it to his chest, put her left ear against his heart, and finally hugged Charlize's shoulders with both hands, holding them tightly.

The steady and powerful heartbeat made Charlize gradually settle down, and the movement of stepping on tiptoes slowly stopped; the hot and warm body temperature gradually calmed Charlize's anxiety, and the tense shoulders were slowly relaxing; that The familiar and fresh breath comforted Charlize's tiredness, and she slowly closed her eyes unconsciously.

Hugo has been thinking about the same question, Matthew in "Death Row Walking", if there is someone who sincerely gives all his love to him - just like the nun Helen, will his life trajectory be different; similarly, If Irene Enos meets someone who is willing to tolerate her and accompany her with true love, then can she avoid the serial killer's path of no return.

Many times, all they need is a warm embrace and a safe haven.

So, without saying a word, Hugo just hugged Charlize and gave her a safe haven to rest. Hugo didn't know if it would work, his subconscious mind made him do it. Now, it doesn't seem so bad.

Lowering his head, Hugo could see Charlize's expression gradually calming down. The weariness between his brows slowly seeped out. The sharpness, violence, fragility, and ferocity gradually dissipated, leaving only indescribable fatigue. This made Hugo let out a sigh of relief, and retracted his hands that hugged his thin shoulders.

The sun is slowly falling, but time has stopped in this abandoned land.