The Greatest Showman - Chapter 186

[185 Return to Calm]

The boiling noise, the scorching gaze, the scalding touch…and the endless siege, the Toronto Film Festival is like throwing a lot of glass marbles into a cloth bag, and the rushing and bustling turbulence is almost breathless. Come on, the feeling of suffocation is like drowning, and it wraps people tightly everywhere. In

fact, Renly does not reject the crowd. On the contrary, he enjoys the lively atmosphere of the film festival. Movie lovers gather together, They have heated discussions and expressed their own opinions; ordinary moviegoers sit on the floor at the entrance of the cinema all night long, just waiting to buy their favorite movie tickets; every corner of the city is full of “movie” elements, the kind of madness The scent makes you lost in it.

This was something Renly had longed for. He had been wanting to attend such a grand event in his last life, and now he had finally got his wish, which made him very excited.

However, when he became the center of attention, things began to change. The ubiquitous and pervasive reporters surrounded him, not to mention watching movies quietly, even eating quietly became a luxury, in one fell swoop. Every move was put under the spotlight, every detail was stained with commercial flavor, every move was given publicity significance, and a little peace could not be found.

Every night when I go to bed, there seems to be a buzzing noise in my ears.

Compared with the high-profile daily life, Renly prefers to participate as an audience and really enjoy the original happiness of the movie. Before he knew it, Renly also began to taste the troubles of “living in the spotlight”.

After the Toronto Film Festival closes, the Telluride Film Festival will kick off. Before heading to Telluride, though, Renly had a brief three-day vacation, earning precious respite before returning to the limelight again. So he flew straight back to New York from Toronto.

After arriving at the airport, Renly pulled on his baseball cap, mixed in with the crowd, did not attract any attention, called a taxi, and returned to Manhattan in a low-key manner. However, when he arrived at the apartment, Renly realized that he was habitually returning to his original home again. He had completed the move before the Toronto Film Festival. In a daze, he completely forgot about it.

Helplessly smiled and shook his head, then called for another taxi and returned to the new apartment.

The new apartment is actually not far away. It is still located in Greenwich Village, but it is closer to the Little Italy area. The surrounding buildings have a strong European style, with quaint brick walls, old-fashioned fireplaces, green creepers, and tall maples. Trees, carved railings… Walking between the streets is like walking through a time tunnel of history.

The apartment that Andy rented for Renly is located in a three-hundred-year-old building, a single apartment on the third floor. It is said to be a single apartment, but the entire floor is actually owned by Renly, about 2,000 square feet, which is really rare on the island of Manhattan, where the rent is relatively cheap, and the monthly rent here is also reached five thousand six hundred dollars.

For those rich people, of course, it was nothing, but for Renly, it was indeed a heavy burden. After being “buried alive”, he has yet to find his next job.

Pushing open the red-brown carved iron door, the typical post-modern retro-style decoration is in front of you, just like an old garage. Dark gray leather sand, smoky gray short-haired carpet and pure black glass coffee table are placed on the right side of the door. , the exposed aluminum water pipes are on the top of the head, and the structure of the house can be clearly seen; on the left side of the door is the kitchen and dining room, with black and navy blue-based styles with exposed metal pipes, and a lacquered High dining table, simple and elegant.

In front of it is a wooden screen wall, and the wardrobe is hidden in the wall by pushing and pulling; bypassing the screen, there is a completely open bedroom in front of the right side, two steps up is a large double bed with a space in the middle. A frosted glass, the left side is the semi-open bathroom.

The space of the whole house is deliberately released, it feels a little tight, but it is not crowded, and every corner can be used freely.

However, at this time, there were two suitcases stacked in the space and a lot of cardboard boxes. These were all the luggage that Renly moved. After the move, they flew to Toronto before they had time to sort them out.

Looking at the pile of luggage, Renly couldn’t help but feel a little headache. He knew that sooner or later it would have to be sorted out, even if it wasn’t today, it would have to be sorted out tomorrow, otherwise, after returning from Telluride, the place would remain the same, and it would have to start from scratch.

Rubbing his aching temples, Renly felt that the tidying work should be put aside. What he needs now is relaxation, so he stayed in the apartment for less than five minutes, and after leaving his luggage, he turned and left again. .

When I arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital, it was only early eleven o’clock, and it was still peaceful here, as if the outside world had no influence on the place, the world’s myriad changes were strictly blocked from the red brick wall. , that familiar and repelling breath made Renly’s irritability and tiredness seem to ease a little.

In the distance, Renly saw Anne Silliman squatting at the door of the ward again. The little girl supported her cheeks with her hands, like a sunflower in full bloom. You can hang up the oil bottle and seem to be sulking with yourself. That cute appearance really makes people laugh.

Renly squatted down three steps away from Annie, “So, did you have a bowel movement again today?”

“Well.” Annie wrinkled her nose and nodded gloomily, but after answering, she felt a little abnormal and raised her head. He glanced at his head, his eyebrows furrowed, and he looked disgusted, “Who are you?” Renly

realized at this moment that he was still armed, so he took off his baseball cap, raised his hand and turned his head at will. , gave Annie a bright smile, “Why, you don’t know me after you haven’t seen me for a few weeks?”

“Oh! Renly!” Annie’s smiling face bloomed immediately, as if the flower bones were blooming, the whole eyebrows stretched out, the world became clear, and even the corners of Renly’s mouth rose together. But then, Annie put away her smile, put her hands on her chest angrily, and pouted, “Humph! I had a smooth bowel movement last week, but you didn’t come to praise me.” Then the little girl just stayed away. With a face that looked like “I despise you”, he raised his chin angrily.

Looking at Annie’s appearance, Renly couldn’t help but chuckle, a dull laughter echoing in his chest. He liked moments like this, he was still Renly, an ordinary volunteer carer, nothing special, no halo, before and now.

“You’ve done well, and have always done well, haven’t you?” Renly softened his voice and said softly, “So, I’m sure you’ll do well today as well.” Seeing that the corners of Annie’s mouth were a little loose, but she still didn’t turn her head, which made Renly laugh dumbly, “You know, I would never lie to you, would I?

” It came out, and then bloomed greatly, those beautiful almond eyes curved into two crescent crescents, “Really? Will everything go well for me today too?”

Renly didn’t answer directly, but clenched his fists. , waved lightly, and then Annie followed suit, waving her fist excitedly, cheering herself up, “I’ll try it now!”

After speaking, Annie showed a decisive expression like a hero going to the battlefield. Standing up, the fleshy fist revealed a cuteness, but Renly did not laugh, but followed Annie’s movements and nodded vigorously, “Yeah!” She closed her fist, and then watched Annie resolutely. He decided to go to the toilet.

Yesterday, I was in the face of the media’s siege at the Toronto Film Festival, and today I feel an unprecedented calm at Mount Sinai Hospital. It seems that there are two parallel spaces in the same world, when people there are in a certain scandal. While gossiping and cheering, the people here are struggling with life and death.

Without the meaning of criticism, the contradiction between pain and happiness, disaster and happiness, etc. coexist, this is the essence of the world. However, such a huge gap made Renly feel a real, down-to-earth reality.

I greeted familiar and unfamiliar faces along the way, and my tired body seemed to regain its vitality without knowing it. When I came to Heather Cross’s room again, it was so empty that no one could be seen, but the bed next door. A new friend came, and looking at Heather’s neatly made bed, like a brand new hotel room, Renly’s heart suddenly paused?

“Hey, Renly!” Kelly Barton’s voice came from behind, which startled Renly and turned her head abruptly. Kelly was also startled by this violent action, and she took a small step back, panicking. “Long time no see!”

“Where’s Heather?” Renly didn’t have the time to say hello, and asked eagerly.

Kelly pointed to the other end of the hallway. “In the recreation room.” Then she could clearly feel Renly’s breath of relief, and she said thoughtfully, “Heather has been doing well lately and has recovered well. I don’t know the specific situation, but I heard that her condition has not continued to deteriorate.”

Renly closed his eyes tightly, the corners of his mouth lifted in relief, “This is good news, isn’t it? Kelly nodded ignorantly, but could not react, Renly laughed happily, “Recreation room? I’ll go over and say hello.” He nodded to Kelly, and then Renly quickened his pace. Fast forward towards the recreation room.

In the distance, he heard the familiar guitar melody flowing from the entertainment room, which made his footsteps slow down. After passing through the glass wall of the entertainment room, he saw Heather holding the guitar. , is playing with his head down. The footsteps just stayed where they were. 8

[End of this Chapter]