Two weeks have passed since the night Thi San met Matthew.
This morning, when she received the visa from him, she realized that time did not pass as long as she thought.
He also booked a plane ticket. The departure time is tomorrow night.
She also doesn't have much furniture, just a small mattress, blanket, pillow and mini gas stove, a fan, a few pots, cups, and chopsticks.
So she decided to give them to the girl in the next room.
- I'm listening, Thi San. - Thien Tang's gentle voice came from the other side of the phone.
- Mr. Thien Tang, the day after tomorrow, I will fly. Thank you very much for the last time. In the future, if I succeed, I will come back and see you, and if I fail, I will stay abroad.
- You will definitely succeed. Thi San, try your best. You are the strongest girl I have ever known. Unfortunately, I had a busy schedule that day, otherwise, I will go to the airport to see you off.
- Don't come. I am afraid I will cry. Maybe when I go over there, I won't be able to contact you. Matthew said I would be locked up for two years.
Thien Tang put down the phone as soon as the call ended.
He looked at the man lying with his eyes closed in the isolation room.
The procedures were completed faster than he imagined. Perhaps when Thang Vu came out of this room, Thi San also caught the rhythm of life in a foreign country.
When night fell, Thi San walked on the familiar road to the tearoom and performed one last time before quitting her job.
She felt guilty because she had only worked for a short time and had left.
However, the tearoom owner not only did not blame her but also encouraged her to strive to shine with passion.
The moment the last melody faded, she also stood up and said thank you as well as goodbye to the guests who always loved her, gave flowers, and clapped to support her.
Her sincere words touched the hearts of everyone present below the stage, making everyone cry.
- After you become famous and successful, don't forget this small tea room. Come and perform again. – The owner of the tearoom gave her her salary and grinned.
- Yes.
Thi San bowed again and walked away.
As many winter nights have passed, tonight, the wind is still cold, and the atmosphere is still gloomy.
The sound of the girl's heels clattering on the deserted street.
She reached out and pulled the scarf close to her neck, finding some warmth in the midst of loneliness.
A few days ago, Thien Tang took her back to her hometown to visit her mother's and grandmother's graves and then took her shopping for a lot of winter clothes and shoes because in this season, it's very cold abroad and the sky is covered with snow.
In the pas time, although she was far away from him, he still frequented, bought delicious and nutritious dishes for her as well as comforted and encouraged her to overcome the pain of the broken first love.
He is the only one who makes her believe that there is a true friendship between a man and a woman, without any love between the two of them.
She tried to walk slowly to save this road in her own memory.
After tomorrow, she will not walk on this road anymore, two years, three years later, it is not certain that she will come back.
Anything that belongs to this magnificent city reminds her of Thang Vu.
A deserted street, a high-pressure lamp, a sad riverbank, and a summer night's rain are engraved with both sweet and painful memories.
On her last day in the city, she packed up all her belongings and gave them to the girl in the next room, and then took a taxi to the hotel near the airport.
When she passed the post office, she stepped in and sent a letter to Ngoc Vy.
She did not dare to face Ngoc Vy to say goodbye because she was afraid that she would cry.
She had shed too many tears because of that man.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Matthew and Thi San checked out and loaded their luggage in a taxi, moving to the airport.
After completing the formalities, she wandered across the street and leaned against the railing, looking around.
Thi San used to really want to sit on the plane, but not in this confused mood.
After all, is she searching for her dreams, or is she running away from her painful past?
Melancholy eyes stared at the distant buildings.
She thought that those were the buildings that she had seen every evening leaning against the door waiting for Thang Vu to come home from work.
A strip of gray clouds obscured the sun, which had been dimmed by the winter afternoon mist.
The trees below shed their dry leaves in the cold wind and then dispersed in all directions.
The lonely and desolate scene made her miss him dearly.
If she compares hate and love, she obviously loves him more, but he has already removed her from his heart.
- Come in, Thi San, it's almost time to fly. - Matthew approached her and whispered.
- Matthew, train me strictly. I would like to be a famous pianist. - She said while keeping her eyes fixed on the space in front of her.
- Of course. It is because I have faith in you that I offer to cooperate with you. Let's go.
Matthew took Thi San's hand and led her into the waiting room area.
The last steps under the sky of her homeland made her heart overflow with indescribable emotions, half wanting to stay, half wanting to leave.
However, does she have any other reason to stay?
She had imagined that Thang Vu would suddenly appear and take her home, but that was inherently hopeless, beside him there was already another girl.
The plane left the runway and slowly took off. The scene below gradually shrinks and disappears.
Matthew pulled out a tissue and handed it to Thi San because he noticed that her eyes were full of tears.
- Lean on me if that makes you feel better. - He said softly, showing sympathy.
- I'm fine.
She raised her hand, clasped it, and pressed it to her lips to stop the tears that were about to flow from the corners of her eyes.
From this moment on, she must be strong. Even if she was weak inside, she still had to create a strong appearance.
When Thi San arrived at the airport in a strange land, her letter was delivered to Ngoc Vy.
The neat words on the white paper made Ngoc Vy's tears fall, blurring everything.
She couldn't believe that Thi San chose to leave in silence and cut off contact completely.
- Let me see.
Thanh Phong snatched the paper from his lover's hand and skim it.
His lips moved, and he was speechless because this was beyond his imagination.
Wasn't Thang Vu determined to take Thi San for himself? How could he say goodbye when they've only been publicly dating for a few months?
- I feel so sorry for my friend. What should she do when she's alone there? We were talking on the phone a few days ago. I thought she was staying with Thang Vu. - Ngoc Vy said in a choked sob.
- Calm down, let me call Thang Vu and ask.
Thanh Phong sat down, holding her head in one hand to comfort her, while the other hand pressed on the phone to turn on the power.
He is also very worried about Thi San.
She walked into the city and she lost her way, how could she manage in a foreign land?
Moreover, in the letter, she only said that she was following a foreign piano teacher, but did not say his name or where he was.
- How's it going? - Ngoc Vy impatiently asked.
- Maybe his phone has run out of battery. Let me run to the company to see what happens.
After saying that, Thanh Phong went back upstairs, changed his clothes, and hurriedly ran down and ran to the garage.
On the way to Thang Minh company, he picked up the phone and called the Music Academy, asking the principal to send another lecturer to teach instead.
Although he did not know the reason Thang Vu and Thi San broke up, as a man, of course, he sided with her.
She must have suffered and despaired a lot, so she left her homeland and went to a foreign land.
Could it be that she didn't know that the distance between the two places was half the Earth?
- He went on a business trip combined with a vacation. He's working on a project in cooperation with a foreign company, so he won't be back for two months. – Chau Ly replied with a smile when she received Thanh Phong's question.
- Did Thang Vu change his phone number?
- He only contacted me via email, so I don't know.
Thanh Phong's eyebrows furrowed, and his hand clenched. It seemed like if he was holding something, it would break.
An uneasiness crept into his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Apart from Thang Vu, he didn't know who to ask about Thi San.
He did not dare to call to inform Ngoc Vy when he remembered her tearful face.
He had no choice but to quickly compose a few questions and email them to Thang Vu.
Never had he been so dissatisfied and angry with his best friend as he was now.
In his eyes, Thi San is as fragile as a willow branch, not as strong and agile as Ngoc Vy.
He was worried that she would be taken advantage of by the bad guys.
- Thi San, how can you go and just leave a letter? At least, you should have told me before you left.
While complaining, Thanh Phong punched the steering wheel hard.
Two months is too late.
After all, they were once lovers, could it be that Thang Vu was so heartless, so careless that he neglected and didn't care about the person he used to love?
Why doesn't he know the pianist has a heart made of stone?
- Thang Vu, you should pray for her peace. If something happens to her, Ngoc Vy and I will not forgive you.
While Thanh Phong poured out his anger on Thang Vu, the pianist was still lying in a sterile room.
He had heard Thien Tang announce that Thi San had left. He himself did not think that Matthew handled the procedure so quickly.
He felt very secure when entrusting her to that man.
However, he worried that she would miss her hometown and be sad for the first few months.
In the future, he knows that he will not be able to play the piano anymore because these fingers will gradually lose their flexibility.
Perhaps, he can only act like a person practicing playing the piano.
At that time, he just needed to watch her perform on the TV screen and he would feel comforted and happy enough.
In the future, she will definitely have her own life with her happy little family.
In the future, she will forget him or maybe she will hide him in a small corner of her heart, it will take a long time for her to remember him.
As for him, he will never forget her and stop loving her. He will pray every night for her to be safe and healthy.
- Thi San, goodbye. Oh, we won't see each other anymore, right? Goodbye.
He slowly lay down, tears streaming down his face, wetting the pillow.
His dream of writing two names on a pink card was shattered at this moment, but he absolutely did not let time erase her image in his heart.
He wanted to embrace that figure for the rest of his life.