April 3rd, the weather is neither cold nor hot.
The plane trees on both sides of the school road are straight and tall, with broad and green leaves, already lush and thriving.
The attire at school shows a stark contrast, with some already wearing short-sleeved summer uniforms and others in autumn uniform jackets.
The countdown is down to just 66 days.
William looks at the newly issued report card.
598 points.
This is the closest he has ever been to 600 points.
He glanced down at Ellie's photo, as if talking to himself: "Little Teacher, do you think I can score over 600 points? There are only sixty-some days left."
After a long while, he spoke again: "Regardless of whether I can or not, I will give it my all."
...
April 20th.
William broke through the 600-point mark for the first time.
He looked at the numbers on the report card and couldn't help but smile with his eyes curved.
He was eager to finish school as soon as possible and tell her the good news.
In the office.
The female teacher next to Mr. Johnson asked her, "Ah, Mr. Johnson, the William from your class has actually broken into the top hundred of the grade. I remember his grades were quite poor before."
Mr. Johnson recalled recently that almost every time after class, he could see the young man alone, writing problems with his head down, and even during dinner in the evening, he was also writing problems.
His progress did not come all at once, but rather bit by bit over such a long time.
He watched him improve from over a hundred points to his current score.
He said, "Once a person has a goal and motivation, there is nothing that cannot be achieved."
Night self-study.
William finished the last test paper and looked up to see the time.
There were more than ten minutes left before the end of school.
When he first started doing this kind of test paper, he couldn't understand the problems even after reading them many times.
It was then that he felt the huge difference between himself and Ellie.
Now he can solve nearly half of the problems.
Previously, when the bell rang after class, everyone would rush out of the classroom, but now many would stay until the gatekeeper came to usher them out.
William put on his backpack and walked towards the door.
He couldn't wait to tell Ellie that he had done it.
Back home, William put his backpack aside, hugged Coco who came over, and then sent a message to Ellie.
[William]: I scored 610 points this time.
[William]: I did it, Little Teacher.
Ellie replied quickly from the other side.
[Little Teacher]: Very good, very good.
[William]: Can I save the reward until before the college entrance exam?
Ellie stared at the message for a long time, typed many words and deleted them, and finally replied to him.
[Little Teacher]: Okay.
...
May 31st.
The countdown to the college entrance exam officially entered the single digits.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
William has broken into the top ten in the school.
Ellie's photo and name are also on the school's honor board.
The girl in the photo is wearing a school uniform, smiling sweetly and obediently at the camera.
Ellie had just finished lunch when she felt severe nausea.
She looked at the glaring blood in the sink.
Her heart froze in an instant.
She shakily wiped the blood from the corner of her lips, then scooped up some water to rinse her mouth, only to find that the taste of blood in her mouth could not be removed.
She felt a sweetness in her throat, and she vomited another mouthful of blood.
She turned on the faucet, trying to wash the blood away.
Suddenly feeling dizzy, Ellie bent over, clutching the edge of the sink to barely stand firm.
Her dizziness was severe, and her consciousness was a bit blurred, she felt the sink, and slowly squatted on the ground.
Her vision was getting darker and darker, she waved her hand, but she couldn't see anything.
Finally, she lost her strength and collapsed.
The three entered the room and saw that Ellie was not on the hospital bed.
"Ellie."
"Ellie."
After calling out a few times, there was no response.
SuSan pushed open the bathroom door and saw Ellie lying on the floor.
Her small face was extremely pale, and even her lips were white.
Jennifer covered her lips and cried out.
SuSan picked up Ellie and put her on the bed.
The doctor came over quickly, he conducted a full body check on Ellie, and then said, "I have something to tell you, please be mentally prepared."
Upon hearing this, Jennifer almost collapsed.
SuSan and Edward supported her.
Leaning on Edward, Jennifer trembled and said, "Tell me."
"I can only tell you that the patient has at most three or four days left. Whatever she wants to do, as long as it's not illegal or immoral, let her do it."
"Doctor, is there any other way? We will pay any amount of money, any amount at all."
The doctor looked at Jennifer and just shook his head. "There's no other way. All organs have begun to fail. Even if we prolong it with other methods, it will only cause the patient more pain."
After the doctor left.
Jennifer sat on the chair and couldn't help but cry.
She and Edward had quarreled and made a fuss for a lifetime.
They did make quite a bit of money, but no amount of money could buy back Ellie's health or the company missed over the years.
"It's my fault, it's my fault, Ellie." Jennifer cried so hard that she could hardly catch her breath, her shoulders shaking incessantly.
"I'm also at fault." Edward looked at Ellie on the hospital bed and couldn't help but redden his eyes.
SuSan bit her lips desperately and said, "I'll cook. Ellie can't have no food when she wakes up."
She turned and left, tears no longer able to be held back.
That was the child she had seen grow up from a young age, and now the doctor said she only had two days left.
Such a well-behaved child, why was God so cruel, why did she have to suffer so much at such a young age.
SuSan wished she was the one lying in the bed.
She still remembered that Ellie was most afraid of pain when she was a child.
She was distracted while chopping vegetables, and only came to when she cut her finger.
She put her finger in her mouth, and tears fell uncontrollably.
She wrapped her finger casually, wiped the tears from her face.
She forced herself to think of only one thing: Ellie would need to eat when she woke up.
That day, no one was in the mood for food.
SuSan used a warm towel to gently clean Ellie's face.
Ellie's eyelashes fluttered slightly.
She struggled to open her eyes and then coughed violently a few times.
"Ellie."
Ellie felt pain throughout her body. She tried to sit up but found that she didn't even have the strength to do so.
In fact, she could hear the doctor talking, but her eyelids were too heavy, and she couldn't open her eyes.
Later, she lost consciousness completely.
SuSan held back her tears and said, "Have some food, Ellie."
Ellie took a bite of the food.
In the evening.
She looked at the message from Mr. Johnson.
He said that they would take graduation photos on the morning of June 6th, and a set of class uniforms would be ordered for her in advance.
There were only a few days left until June 6th.
But she also had only a few days left.