Betty and Veronica

Betty and Veronica are the characters in the famous American Archie cartoons. They are good girlfriends, but they often have some small fights. Betty is a blonde, easy-going and simple person who hates evil. Veronica, on the other hand, always appears as a sexy rich girl with long black hair, often maxes out her credit cards and occasionally uses some tricks to achieve her goals. Archie never knew whether he should choose Betty or Veronica as his girlfriend.

Betty and I

200 1 may

? At that time, I was 13 years old, which should be, but definitely not 14 years old. I don't know what "sex" means. As for why we began to seriously think about what "sex" is after that day, I can't remember clearly.

? Betty was still my deskmate. She is a transfer student, that is, after we all started school, she was suddenly led into the classroom one afternoon. The school uniform she wears is different from all of us. This is a novel blue color.

? I think the moment she walked into the classroom, the damp and cold classroom suddenly lit up. Our classroom is actually a biology laboratory. The cupboard in the back row is full of heavy glass jars. Rabbit specimens and frogs without legs float quietly in formalin liquid. In front of the classroom is a row of wash basins, which may be the place to wash the brains of frogs and the internal organs of rabbits.

? Betty is very white. She is the whitest girl I have ever seen. Like other girls, she wears a tight ponytail, and her hair is very light, which is more obvious in the sun. It's totally chestnuts. There is a very anxious expression on her face, and her eyebrows are slightly twisted together. My mother often describes the girls she likes to admire as "delicate and pretty" at home. I think this is probably Kang Li, although she looked very unhappy at that time.

? Later, I found out that she was not as quiet and serious as she looked. My first impression was that she was always timid. On the contrary, she likes bullying others. For example, one day we accidentally found that we were on the way to school, so she insisted that I walk with her to the station, or she would grab my schoolbag tape. In addition, she will put her thigh on me in class, which I still find incredible, but at that time we all thought it was a normal action and had no deep meaning.

? Until one day, Wenzhou boys who played well with us showed us a magazine.

? "Do you know how that bitch got pregnant?" He also asked us mysteriously, and Betty and I looked at each other.

? Two months ago, it was bosom friend magazine, and the cover was a female star who is still active in the film industry. She tied two sheephorn braids and put them on the cover of pure white, which looked very pure.

? Betty grabbed it first. After reading the magazine, she put it in the corner of the desk. I took it when she wasn't looking. She snatched it back before I opened it.

? "Don't look. There are bad things in it. "

? "Why, let me see."

? "If you don't look, you can't read the story inside."

? Then I forgot what I promised her. She always asks me to do something ridiculous in exchange, but I don't mind. It's all harmless little things. Anyway, she agreed to let me read the magazine.

? That afternoon, I buried my head so deeply that almost the whole magazine was stuffed in my desk. I just read those articles with passion, the woman who played the role with her husband, the woman who was threatened by the principal to lose her virginity and finally forced to divorce her husband, My Foreign Love and so on. ...

? Something is moving in my crotch, and my neck is shaking. Betty looked at me and smiled.

? A week later, Betty mysteriously handed me a small note.

? "FM 72.5 is a very interesting program at 10 in the evening."

? It was the memory of some Shanghainese, and it was the only sex education broadcast in Shanghai at that time. I don't know how many boys and girls who secretly listened in the dark were surprised.

? It turns out that they can just say these words. It's unbelievable.

? What does Betty think? I think, at the same time in the evening, Betty is hiding under the covers, listening to the broadcast with the same content as me. Did she lie there straight with her eyes open, or curled up and buried her head in the quilt?

? Maybe then I thought she was different. Everyone says something that makes people blush, and she never dodges or screams. Even if one day all the girls in the school stayed to give them sanitary napkins, as soon as she left the school gate, she was surrounded by several boys in the class and asked to see what the teacher had just sent. She also took it out of her schoolbag and tore it out in front of several boys.

August 2007

? The summer before senior three, Betty's birthday, I wanted to invite her out to dinner, but I couldn't figure out where to take her.

? She has grown a lot and wears a ponytail, but her face is getting rounder and rounder. That pair of red glasses may be one of the reasons. She also has a lot of bags on her forehead and her expression is getting more and more serious, but I don't think the heavy schoolwork has affected her.

? At that time, many people in her class were in love, and I was afraid that one day she would suddenly tell me who she was with, although I knew she was never the object of discussion among boys.

? She is crazy about foreign things. She watched European and American movies all summer. I watched Friends with her, but I couldn't watch it anymore.

? Before the summer vacation began, I received a love letter, which was folded into the shape of love, but the two sides were slightly asymmetrical. I wanted to throw it away, but I finally thought about it and opened it. After reading it, I folded it into a paper plane.

? "Don't you like people?" Betty asked me.

? "I don't know." I'll answer right away. "Who do you like now?" I really want to ask her, but I feel a little embarrassed to ask.

? "I am applying for an American university." She said suddenly. "I want to go abroad. I will take the TOEFL test next month. Recently, I have been reading late every night and getting up in the morning to recite words. "

? "Well ..." I was at a loss.

? "Let's start a conversation in English!" She always laughs at my English accent and lets me listen to the band she recently fell in love with on the phone.

? Betty's heart is big and wild, which is what I thought at that time. It is difficult for me to marry such a girl as a wife. She is the kind of person who likes to surprise you with everything unexpectedly.

? But she is simple after all.

? "Don't invite me to dinner. When you and your parents go to Thailand for vacation, remember to make a wish for me! Tell God I'm going to new york to go to college, and I'll travel around the world in the future! "

? I readily promised.

? "Like your girl, don't refuse her. Don't say anything, well, just give her a smile. " On the other end of the phone, she muttered to herself again.

I know her mind is not in love at all.

February 2009

? It didn't happen after all.

? Betty didn't go to new york.

? "I don't want to bring too much burden to my family. After all, I haven't applied for a scholarship yet. My parents are discussing selling the house ... Let's go to graduate school after college. As long as two years, the cost will be saved a lot. "

? I didn't tell her that I didn't make a wish when I was in Thailand. What is the boy's wish? I don't want Betty to go to new york. I don't even want her to go to Hangzhou.

? But something I didn't want to see happened.

? Betty told me that there was a boy chasing her in their university, and she was afraid.

? "Do you remember the boy sitting behind us in junior high school? I met him in the university town. He invited me out to dinner, and I gave him my share of the money for dinner, but he didn't want it. "

? "Do you like him?"

? "I don't like it. I really want to escape. I'm afraid to talk to him."

? Betty began to learn to wear contact lenses at that time, but she still couldn't avoid the down jacket her mother bought her, and told me that she admired those girls who were not afraid of the cold and could wear fashionable coats and short skirts. She felt that she was dressed like an old cadre.

? I don't want her to fall in love at all.

? A week later, she suddenly called me.

? "That boy, just sent me something, is his own flash. I dare not look at it. I feel so strange and embarrassed. Will you take a look at it for me? "

? That night, she rejected the boy and wrote a long email to others, full of artist's style.

? "Betty …" I tried to say something to her several times.

? A few weeks later.

? It was an unusually cold February. It rained for three weeks, and every pair of my sneakers was wet.

? Betty invited me to dinner. Her school is a few stops away from me. On second thought, I'd better put on my wet shoes and go to the appointment.

? "I am in love!" She looks radiant all over. "He is a boy who can draw and play the guitar very well! We met at the school station. The school bus was late that day. We go to school by taxi together. Originally, we said goodbye, but I insisted on paying him back the fare of four yuan. Four coins. Oh, I turned my head and put it in his hand ... "

? She told me how much she longed for "that artistic boy", just like when she announced that she was going to new york.

? I went back to the dormitory to open the automatic textbook and do my homework, but I saw my fingertips flowing out like ink. For the first time, I had that uncontrollable impulse, pretending to walk up to Betty and the boy who can draw, and gracefully drew an arc around his neck. His blood formed a piece of art that I was most satisfied with on the wall.

? It doesn't matter, I just need to choose a less talkative girl from those girls who have been close to me.

? It's just that none of them will return the four-dollar fare to each other like Betty.

20121February

? Betty and I haven't been in touch for over a year.

? Last autumn, my parents arranged for me to study in the United States, and I stayed in new york for an extra month. In a small cafe in Suha, I just saw the exhibition of new photographer Peter Hugo. I wrote Betty a postcard and gave her a canvas bag containing the works of her favorite illustrator Jody Labanda.

? Then there was no reply. No matter how I looked for her on MSN and QQ, she refused to talk to me again as if she had made up her mind.

? Through various channels, I read her various words, as if I broke up with the artist's boyfriend. I imagined that her tearful face was as white as a hot light bulb in the cold wind, and it would explode if it was too hot.

? A few days ago, she suddenly found me and said that she would go out for dinner, which was also very cautious.

? I don't know how to face her.

? She cut her hair short and became mature at once. She wore silver hoop earrings on her ears, but she was a little more gentle than before. I don't know when she learned to look at others with moist eyes.

? "I am now working in a joint venture company. Our boss has a very strange hobby. He likes us to eat around him and listen to his stories. He also asked me to go to his office alone, implying that if I didn't fit in, I wouldn't get much benefit. Interestingly, I didn't go to dinner with them the next day, so I resigned. What are you doing? "

? I smiled, and her angry appearance finally made me feel that I saw Betty with light hair when I was a child, bared her teeth, but she was simple and funny.

? "Then I'll take a picture of your resume." I didn't tell her that I got some money from my mother and decided to make my own photography studio.

? "You know I hate taking pictures, and it's right in front of you. I can relax. "

? I stood up and picked up my mobile phone.

? She bent down to look at the photo carefully, but when I enlarged the photo to see the details of her eyes, she turned away like a virus.

? "Betty …" I heard myself talking.

? "hmm ...? "She narrowed the photo, cocked her head and looked at it carefully, smiling slightly and her cheeks were red.

Veronica and I

20 15 10 month

? Veronica wears a necklace around her neck. This is a black swan.

? I stared at the pendant, but she didn't care.

? A swan's neck is thin, just like her wrist. Veronica has thin wrists and ankles and strong thighs and hips. A female body with a sense of the earth will attract men, which is a primitive desire.

? Just like why I caught a glimpse of her wrist when I was addicted to her thick legs last time, I couldn't help falling into physical pleasure.

? "It is said that Sir Avery on the top floor of Peninsula Hotel has the most beautiful river view around the Bund." Her eyes briefly took my face off the French menu.

? "I want to get married." She said suddenly and seriously.

? I'm a little shocked. I thought it was the first time she asked me, but I didn't know if I should continue.

? There are many men who can repeatedly express their current thoughts and impulses, but I can't do this for Veronica.

? Being a full-time photographer these days, I have become more and more accustomed to communicating with each other through my eyes.

? Veronica's eyes told me that what she just said didn't seem to be out of some kind of desire, but a kind of desire, just like when some people hold their cheeks and imagine that they really want happiness, it is a short escape from reality.

? "Well, if only there were a valid marriage certificate in the world." She seemed to have guessed what I was thinking and lifted her cheeks. "This will make people cherish feelings more. It is precisely because marriage and divorce are very troublesome now that men will get fat and cheat, and women will gradually lose interest in life. If the marriage certificate is valid, your wife may not be able to continue to be your wife on the valid day, so you should spend more energy to maintain your feelings with her. In other words, a wife who already feels that she can't go on, when she thinks that the due date is coming, she will feel that patience is not so hard. "

? "After the expiration, everyone can find a new partner for each other without any fetters. Then who wants to have children? "

? "I won't have a baby in Shanghai." Veronica adjusted the plate in front of her. "Do you know how terrible it is to raise a child in Shanghai? Everyone calls the child a shredder. Parents' WeChat group is more nervous than hearing the boss ask them to do ppt. Seeing the teacher's news, the editor finally sent a long-lost kind word, which was too scary. "

? "What's the point of getting married? You know most people get married to legalize having children. "

? "Always need company ... be brave and you will be lonely ..."

? Veronica's black hair hangs over her chest, and I think her chest is surprisingly white.

? "Take some photos for me. I haven't had time to take pictures recently. Those Bichi in the magazine are buzzing at work all day, and my head is going to explode. "

? I stood up, picked up her mobile phone and unconsciously paid attention to the black swan.

? She stood up and went to the bathroom to fix her makeup, but when she came back, she changed her skirt. Staggered belts outline a beautiful collarbone with just the right neckline, sexy but not enchanting.

? "I have activities in the evening." She saw my expression, shook her long black hair and smiled. "I am most afraid of being alone now."

20 16 1 month

? I suddenly saw Veronica in a small bar on Fumin Road.

? We haven't seen each other for months. I told her that I missed her very much, and the next day she would ask me "How have you been recently", and then it was gone.

? No talkative woman will be considered sexy. She may have understood this, so she learned to cherish words like gold.

? I can hardly recognize her.

? I just sat down with my friend and ordered red wine. The foreigner boy at the next table suddenly stood up politely and almost knocked over our cups.

? I looked up and it was Veronica.

? Her hair is very long, shining in the dark bar, a silver-gray fur coat, shiny suspenders, tight leather pants and very high stiletto boots.

? I waved to her.

? She's a little embarrassed.

? Then I realized that she was dating.

? I haven't heard her speak English for a long time. I'm surprised that she can speak English now. Very completely replaced by blood, she speaks fluently.

? The foreigner held her hand tightly. In fact, when he looked carefully, he saw that it was a young boy with a backpack at his feet, but he was fascinated by Veronica and couldn't take his eyes off it.

? My friend had something to leave, so we paid the bill and got up. Veronica and the foreign boy also stood up. He walked past me with her. I only smelled her hair, and I saw the black swan still hanging around her neck.

? I said goodbye to my friend. I walked to the front of the parking lot and found my key ring in the bar. The key ring is a gift from an African friend I met by chance when I was traveling in Africa. I put it in my pocket. This is a unique red ball pendant. I must go and get it back.

? However, I'm not the only one who went back.

? When I entered the bar, I saw the silver-gray fur hanging there again. Looking back, Veronica was sitting there. A foreigner with blond curly hair put his hand on her chest. Her cheeks were red and she giggled loudly.

20 17 12 months

? "You finally come! We'll start right away, so please this time. "

? The temperature has just dropped these days. As soon as I approached this small villa restaurant with fireplace, I instantly felt satisfied and my feet began to get hot.

? Veronica suddenly came to me the other day and asked me to take some photos of their management Christmas party.

? I should have refused. I don't have to take these business activities now, and the studio is running very well. Besides, I am preparing for my first personal photo exhibition in Shanghai recently. Working day and night is really hard.

? But I really want to see Veronica.

? Long black hair is slightly curly now, but it's really more amorous. Her skin turned to wheat color, her eye makeup was very thick, and her black eyes seemed to be infinitely magnified.

? They began to eat and drink, and foreigners danced. I can't help but look at the way they look at Veronica. She sits there quietly, with a kind of energy all over her body.

? I thought for a long time, and the moment I pressed the shutter, I suddenly understood that it was a vicious force.

? After filming for a long time, I went to the toilet between two floors and suddenly heard a voice coming from the dark little room next door.

? This is an English conversation.

? "You look so charming that I can't forget your feelings."

? "Me too."

? "Can we still play that game on our next business trip to Shenzhen?"

? "I am in pain. I will almost go to see a doctor in the next few days. "

? "But you have to admit, this is also the most exciting night of your life. You are so charming, what a baby. "

? "Did you see that email yesterday? Mary's tone of voice to me is too arrogant, and these people who come back from abroad are too arrogant and rude. "

? "She is Taochi, and I totally agree with you."

? "I want her to report to me."

? "So ... we'll discuss it next week ..."

? After a while, the door opened and I stood in the toilet.

? I counted one, two, three and four. At the moment I opened the toilet door, Veronica opened the door, too. She looked at me.

? Veronica's eyes narrowed.

? "I need to settle abroad. I want that kind of life. " She told me frankly. "I have no time to waste, you should understand."

? She walked up the stairs without hesitation, but I don't know why, but the image of the Tower of Babel appeared in her mind.

2065438+April 2008

? Veronica was murdered.

? The last time I saw her was two months ago. It's very cold, and it's raining in Mao Mao.

? She told me in tears that foreigners are assholes and no one wants to give her a day to push a stroller in the sun.

? I put forward the idea of taking her to Europe for a holiday. "I'm going to the Netherlands to shoot." I said it casually and didn't want to show my concern.

? "okay. You are still the best. " Her hand reached out, perhaps because of the light, and the color of her wrist was dim.

? I bought a plane ticket, got a visa, and then went to see her, and found that I was wishful thinking as always.

? "I met a boy! He said he would take me to live in London! Moreover, I will leave in April this year! "

? "... English? "

? "Shanghai boy, the same age as me! Isn't it amazing? He helps me pay the rent now. I don't live alone now. " She lives in base on Anfu Road, with a monthly rent of 16,000.

? I hung up the phone. From my magical fascination with her to now, this is the first time I have voluntarily ended the conversation.

? Maybe the boy who promised to take her to London killed her? It took me several layers of connections to get some clues from the police.

? "... after investigation, the little girl and a man talked about friends and burned hundreds of thousands in more than a month. In order to take her abroad, 7788 was complicated anyway and was killed before she left. People in her company said that she slept with the big boss and was an old German man. The little girl doesn't want to be with the rich second generation, but she can't. She probably has many boyfriends, most of whom are foreigners. Anyway, I was stabbed seven or eight times, and I don't know which boyfriend killed her on impulse ... "

? "She doesn't want to marry the rich second generation." I suddenly said.

? "Her parents committed a crime, but they are two honest people. Now that my daughter has been killed, my old mother can't speak ... "The policeman is a little old and his ears are not the best. I don't know if he just ignored me.

? I walked alone on the road and turned into a shopping mall. Suddenly I saw a black swan pendant with a thin neck. I turned my head away at once. It was also a girl with dark hair, smiling brightly and full of energy with her companions.

? I stared at her back stupefied, wondering if her name was Veronica.

final result

? I pushed open the rusty iron gate and listened to it close slowly, making a harsh sound, like a patient who was disturbed by me sobbing.

? I knocked on the door, and it was a long time before I heard footsteps coming towards me slowly and leisurely.

? An old woman with gray hair has half a face in the shadow.

? "Sheng Qiang, it is you. Come on, come in. "

? "Uncle and aunt, bring you some fruit and ginseng. I was away on business a while ago and didn't come to see you. " I looked at my old father who bent down to get slippers, and quickly put down what he was holding to help them.

? "Is everything all right at home? Is there anything broken? I'm here to help you fix it today. "

? "It's okay, the original kitchen water pipe has a problem, but I let the young man of the property help. Sheng Qiang, you should also take care of yourself. Traveling is very tiring. "

? "Well, I'm paying attention."

? There was a silence.

? Bev used to travel all the time. She had a headache and couldn't sleep well.

? The old father suddenly stood up from his seat and walked into the kitchen silently.

? "You don't mind. I have accepted the reality that these days have passed, and everyone's life is like this. But her father still can't accept ... "

? "It's okay. What does the police investigation say now? "

? She shook her head, unwilling to say more. But after a moment's silence, she suddenly said:

? "The police said that she was holding a small red ball tightly between her fingers and there was one on the ground."

? "Aunt, forget it, don't think about it." I stood up and held her hand tightly.

? Before leaving, my old mother suddenly gave me a hand.

? "Your feelings for Bev began in your junior high school, and I know you can't forget her. However, you still have to find a good man to marry. Bev certainly hopes that you will find happiness, and we will all let it go. Have to put it down. "

? I nodded.

? After the door closed, I stood quietly.

? Put it down.

? Put her down.

? No one knows that she is both my Betty and my Veronica. I almost finished what she always wanted, taking her to live in London.

? If I hadn't seen the hospital abortion certificate in her room on Anfu Road that day, if she hadn't admitted that it was the child that she and her boss's boss had made. ...

Then maybe I won't kill her.