July 23, Yandai Commercial Street, a neglected elementary school.
Looking up from an empty playground, two girls were walking along the corridor of the school building opposite. The one in the front was dressed in a Goth skirt, and the other was in a Christmas outfit.
They kept the distance of a window between them. Each time the girl in the front passed a window, her figure was obscured by the wall, while the girl following would appear next to that window.
Thus, they proceeded one after another, their silhouettes alternately appearing and disappearing at the windows, as if separated from the world by a thin, alienating membrane.
As dusk approached, the warm, orange light filtered through the windows into the corridor, accompanied by a hot breeze that fluttered their hair.
Xiaohongmao glanced sideways, saw no one on the playground, and noticed a Ferris wheel in a distant amusement park turning slowly.
"Why are you so late today?" Ash suddenly asked, leading the way.
