Chapter 1330 The same river
People often say that the person who hurts them the most is often the person they love the most.
Because we are used to being unreserved in front of the people we love deeply, taking off our armor and exposing our weaknesses.
Also because you care, only when you really care can attacks leave the deepest wounds.
However, is this correct?
The person who really hurts you is not your enemy, but your lover? We obviously love each other, but we want to hurt each other?
Or in other words, why does the person he loves so much become so disgusting in his own eyes?
The picture is still, with only the sound from the radio echoing; but this scene is intertwined with the picture of the villa falling apart, evolving into a big net that slowly tightens, making people breathless.
That sadness, the silence.
Finally, Clementine broke the silence, "I wouldn't do that."
Joel closed his eyes in despair, "I didn't think you would do that."
Everything stems from his own insecurity, inferiority and fear, but he refuses to admit it, so he uses the worst and darkest thoughts to blame others.
Clementine, "Because I can't."
Joel, "I know."
Clementine, "It's really hurtful when you say that because I'm really not that kind of person."
Joel, "I'm sorry..."
Joel tried to open his mouth to explain himself, but Clementine couldn't continue to sit down.
The glass of whiskey was not moved at all. Clementine put it aside and stood up, not even wanting to look into Joel's eyes.
"I'm so sorry about it all," Clementine said, "I need to go, I'm so confused about it all. I don't want to be here."
Joel, can't stop it.
Joel escorts Clementine to the door, trying to speak but not knowing how.
Clementine, "Goodbye."
Joel, "Goodbye."
Clementine paused for a moment, saying a thousand words, but finally swallowed it, "No matter what, it's nice to meet you."
Clementine left, walking faster and faster, she just wanted to get away from here as soon as possible.
Joel stood at the door, looking confused——
It's not just sadness or loss, it's more of a mixture and a pull. A few words are simply not enough to describe the mood at this moment; and on the radio, his voice is still chattering endlessly.
He never knew he had so many complaints.
"...But I don't know her at all. After spending so long with her, I found out that she is a stranger. It's such a pity..."
Clementine was running away, almost running away.
At the end of the corridor, Joel appeared panting.
"Wait!"
Clementine stopped and turned to look at Joel, but she could hardly control herself. Tears welled up in her eyes. The sadness, despair, anger, and pain were almost enough to make her collapse, "What's wrong?"
Joel was also filled with distress, "I don't know. I just want to call you to stop..."
Clementine, "What do you want, Joel?"
Joel, "Wait a minute, I don't know, just wait a moment...I just hope...you...can wait...a moment...just a moment."
The two people fell silent. There was no sound, even the sound of breathing had disappeared. They just stared at each other, looking at each other quietly.
Almost suffocating.
The entire Angelica Film Center was silent. They didn't dare to breathe or move, for fear that the slightest sound might break the peace in front of them.
The strong wind and hunting sound made the big screen rise and fall gently, light and shadow stirred in the field of vision, and the mood also rippled layer by layer. So, what can audiences expect?
A happy and perfect ending? Or is it a happy ending for everyone?
When the audience watches a movie, they often have expectations, whether it will be a positive or negative ending, a victory of justice or a counterattack of evil. During the narrative process, the movie always completes the guidance quietly, and finally ushered in a ending.
However, in front of them, they didn't understand.
There is no way to judge, no way to start, no answer.
Should they expect Clementine and Joel to get back together? Or do you want Clementine and Joel to stop hurting each other and say goodbye to each other and never be strangers again?
If Clementine and Joel get back together, won't they make the same mistakes again? Like Dr. Howard and Mary, stepping into the same river again?
Joel and Clementine seem to have erased their memories and forgotten each other, but like fate, they find each other and fall in love again. Is this a sign?
So, is there really a fate in love?
Countless possibilities are swirling in my mind, full of bitterness and lamentation, but I can't accurately distinguish them.
Time, press the pause button at this moment, with only yourself and your own thoughts to accompany you, walking through the world of light and shadow.
Then.
Clementine couldn't control herself, gasping for air, tears rolling in her eyes, "Okay."
Joel also took a deep breath, "Really?"
Joel came to Clementine, kept a distance, stopped, and looked at Clementine nervously.
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Clementine managed to regain her composure, "Joel, don't objectify me, I'm just a messed up girl trying to find inner peace."
The corners of the mouths of thousands of viewers in front of the big screen rose at the same time——
In Joel's mind, Joel and Clementine met for the second time. Joel went to the Barnes & Noble bookstore to look for Clementine, and Clementine once said the exact same sentence.
Clementine didn't know, she looked at Joel, looking a little tired, "I'm not perfect."
However, Joel doesn’t know, because all his memories have been deleted, “I can’t see any shortcomings in you.”
Clementine, "But you'll find out. Not now, but you'll find out eventually."
Clementine, "You're going to start thinking. I'm going to start getting bored and you're going to feel trapped, because that's me, that's who I am."
With a bang, Clementine poured out all her thoughts, because she knew that what she said on the tape was the truth.
This is also her concern.
Joel didn't interrupt, just listened quietly until Clementine finished speaking, and finally nodded gently, "Okay."
There is no pledge of eternal love, no chicken soup for the soul, and no extravagance.
Joel just said, "Okay."
Clementine froze and looked at Joel blankly.
Joel looked at Clementine quietly, intently, and seriously, just standing there like this, with the corners of his mouth naturally rising slightly.
The world quieted down, and it seemed that only the sound of my heart beating against my chest was beating. All the confusion, tugging, and hesitation were all quiet.
Then, Clementine looked into Joel's eyes and nodded slightly, "Okay."
You look at me, I look at you.
Clementine couldn't control herself anymore, her face burst into tears, she burst into tears, her smile bloomed in her tears, she nodded randomly, and kept repeating.
"Okay. Okay!"
In the end, Clementine looked at Joel, and Joel looked at Clementine. The two of them were like fools, inexplicably crying and laughing——
Two psychos.
Once the smile bloomed, it couldn't stop anymore. They just stood in the corridor looking at each other, leaning forward and backward, and couldn't stop smiling at all.
Haha, hahaha.
Laughter rippled in the corridor.
(End of chapter)