Sweet Sorrow

Who is it?

Holding the phone, Nicole thought.

"Sister, who are you talking to?" Jim lighted the incense from the censer and walked to Nicole.

Shaking her head, Nicole answered, "No one."

"Consuela?" Jim guessed.

"What?" Reminded by her brother, Nicole suddenly remembered that she also needed to call Consuela to say hello. After all, Consuela had lived a lonely life in another city.

Thinking of this, Nicole dialed Consuela's number. Different from Jacob, Consuela answered the phone soon.

"Nicole! Happy new year! " Consuela said excitedly.

Affected by the happiness of Consuela, Nicole greeted her happily, "Happy new year, Consuela." Hearing this, Jim also came close to Nicole and shouted at the phone, "Happy new year, Consuela!"

"Good, good, Jim, good boy. Nicole, please give Jima "Lucky money" for me."

"He already has got one from me." Smiling, Nicole pushed Jim away and asked in a low voice about Consuela's physical condition and the condition of her unborn baby.

Perhaps it was because of the happy new year, Consuela answered the questions one by one, without showing the slightest trace of displeasure and depression. But as Nicole expected, Consuela was alone during the Spring Festival.

Worried that she might feel lonely, Nicole didn't plan to hang up. She held her phone and chatted with Consuela casually.

The two had been chatting for more than an hour. Hearing Consuela started to yawn, Nicole said, "Consuela, go to bed now. Take care of yourself."

"Okay, I'll go to sleep now. I've been very sleepy recently." After saying goodbye to Nicole, Consuela hung up the phone.

"Sister, are you sleepy too?" Jim asked after Nicole hung up the phone.

Nicole nodded but then shook her head.

"I'm not sleepy. I'll keep you company."

"Yes!" Although Jim was sensible, he was still a child and was infatuated with age keeping.

decided to keep awake. She took out

you watching?" Jim came over and asked.

"A science fiction movie."

to

for a while. There was no restricted camera in this science fiction movie, so she gave one earphone to Jim. The two siblings looked at the cell phone

was about to come to an

Jim asked

out her headphones and

"Hello?"

"You haven't slept yet?"

keep my brother

a little tired, "I thought you had already gone to

voice on the other end of the phone, Nicole felt uncomfortable. She just

for me.

"Okay."

me?" Jacob asked

slowly, "now... Where are

didn't make it clear, so he added, "in the main house of

would celebrate the new year alone because he had a quarrel with the

My mother asked

parents, so he was cold. She

so much." Jacob

Jim, who had been sitting next to her, and

confused, "Good? Shouldn't you reply me

me too." Nicole turned her head to look at Jim. How could she say something so sweet in front of her brother.

What are you doing? "

awkwardly and didn't know how to refute or explain. She had to say vaguely, "by the way, happy new

Jim asked in a low voice.

the other end of the phone, "We've greeted the new year for each other. You should go to bed

hearing what Nicole said, he agreed, "Okay, you can continue to enjoy. I'll send

"Ah Don't bother... "

I'm going to bed. Good night.

"Good night."