The Night in the Suburbs

It was nightfall, and it was pitch black. This was Ji Aier's first impression of this mountain. There was no beauty left. All there was was the darkness that scared her. The stars in the sky were twinkling particularly brightly at this moment. She felt that her whole body was immersed in the darkness, and she felt a bit depressed.They sat at the entrance of the tent, and Ji En shone the flashlight around randomly."Are you scared?" Ji En mocked."A bit. Don't you think it's too dark here?" Ji Aier turned to Ji En and said. Although she couldn't see Ji En's expression, at least having someone beside her gave her a lot more courage. "Aren't you scared?""Chicken. And so troublesome!" Ji En's tone was still as mean. He stood up."Where are you going?" Ji Aier grabbed Ji En, who had stood up, thinking that if she were alone in such a dark place and listened to the whistling wind, she would probably faint from fear soon."Going to the bathroom. Do you want to come with me?" Ji En said directly, and then added, "This 'bathroom' is really big.""No!" Ji Aier refused. No matter how big this "bathroom" was, they were not allowed to go at the same time.Then she heard Ji En's hearty laughter, which was getting farther and farther away. Ji Aier had to hold the flashlight and continue to let her thoughts wander. She even felt that her hair was standing on end. This was nothing like enjoying a camping trip. It was more like an adventure, Ji Aier thought. She had chosen the worst way to spend the few remaining days with Ji En.Looking at the stars in the sky, Ji Aier thought of Ji En's zodiac sign, Capricorn. There was a beautiful love legend:Pan is the patron god of livestock, shepherds, and hunters, and also the god of mountains and forests. His appearance was very strange. He had long hair, a full beard, horns on his head, and the fur and hooves of a goat on his lower body. Before dawn, Pan wandered in the valley with the fairies. During the day, it was his time to sleep, and at night, he always played his pastoral flute.Because of Pan's ugly appearance, his love affairs often ended in failure. But his achievements in music were loved by the gods, so he was often invited to banquets to provide entertainment. Once, when he was invited to play for the gods, he played especially hard, and the beautiful sound of the flute echoed between heaven and earth. But unexpectedly, the sound of the flute alarmed the monster Typhon.Typhon rushed into the banquet recklessly, and everywhere he went was in a mess. The gods fled one after another. In a hurry, Pan also turned into a fish and jumped into the Nile River. But due to being too nervous, only his lower body turned into a fish tail, while his upper body still remained in the shape of a goat. This was the origin of the myth of Capricorn, which had the head of a goat and the body of a fish."What are you daydreaming about again!" Ji En didn't know when he had come back."I was thinking about the characteristics of people born under the sign of Capricorn." Ji Aier said."Pointless!" This was Ji En's comment. In his mind, the things Ji Aier did were either childish or pointless. After saying this, he lay down beside Ji Aier, with his feet facing inward and his head facing outward, so that he could easily look at the stars and the moon in the sky.Ji En looked at the sky and didn't speak anymore.Ji Aier also didn't speak. Suddenly, she felt sad again. Ji En was going to the United States in a week. Time flew by. The more they tried to hold onto it, the faster it passed!