Captain Saatchi pointed his finger at Levi and was very excited. At this time, the turbid boy's hole seemed to be shining like never before.
He propped himself up and wanted to get up from the bed, his withered lips wriggled, trying to say something.
"You...you...who are you..." The old voice came out of his mouth, like a machine that had lost its lubricant.
His tone gradually changed from excitement, excitement, shock, disbelief, and then confusion...
"Who are you...I should know you...I forgot...Why did I forget..." Captain Sachi held his head in his hands, and his hands covered with age spots were skinny and blue veins. Rise violently.
Sister Fran quickly went up to help Captain Sachi, and then gave the seventy-year-old man some relief.
Levi looked at him and remained silent. It was difficult for him to connect the dying old man in front of him with the aerial ace Captain Sachi.
Captain Saatchi opened his eyes and looked at Levi: "I forgot... I forgot something important... Damn it, what did I forget..."
His withered hands reached into the lining of his clothes and took out a wrinkled and even faded photo.
The photo has become blurry, and all the features on it have gradually disappeared over time, leaving only the "York City" written on the back...
"Sorry, maybe I'm really not suitable to be here. I'll leave first." Levi opened the door and left the cabin.
After Levi left, Captain Saatchi quickly calmed down. The radio was still ringing, and he sat on the bed blankly, as if he had fallen asleep again.
After Sister Fran calmed down Captain Saatchi for a while, she left first. There were some things she needed to explain clearly to Levi.
After Sister Fran left, Captain Sachi turned his head slightly and looked at the door.
"Lieutenant..." He murmured, spitting out the syllables in a flurry of words.
"Mr. Reeves, I'm very sorry. His memory has deteriorated so much since this year that he can even call me by my name wrongly sometimes. The doctor said that he has Alzheimer's disease and he can still remember a few things. Maybe I won’t remember anything soon.” Sister Fran stopped Levi who was leaving and explained.
"I also want to say I'm sorry. I originally wanted to come and see the old captain, ugh." Levi sighed. He originally wanted to ask Captain Saatchi something, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary.
There is no longer the ace pilot Jimmy Sage, now he is just an old man.
"Mr. Levi, please wait a moment. If you want to find out something from your father, I may be able to help you." Sister Fran said.
Levi paused for a moment and returned: "Okay, thank you for your help."
After waiting in the nursing home for less than half an hour, the old nun came out. There was not much corn soup left in the food box.
"He has fallen asleep. Let's talk while we walk." Sister Fran asked.
Levi nodded and followed her.
"I believe what you said. He really knows you, and he should care about you, otherwise he wouldn't have such a reaction. Many comrades have visited him before, but none of them can make him do this. Excited." Sister Fran kept talking, her tone was very calm.
"Thank you." Levi said.
"I should be the one to say thank you. The old guy has only a few days to live. Maybe your arrival will make him feel that he is still alive." Sister Fran took out a pack of cigarettes and was about to hand one to Levi, but
Levi refused.
She walked out of the nursing home building by herself, came to the hospital, and lit a cigarette: "Last year, this old guy was still refusing to accept his old age and give up. But this year, it has become like this. He can't even eat."
, maybe he won’t survive for a few more days.”
Li Wei remained silent and did not speak, but nodded slightly to show that he was a listener.
Captain Saatchi's daughter is a nun herself, and her job may be to listen to other people's confessions. But she herself also needs a listener. Taking care of an old man who has no ability to live is really torturing herself.
There is no filial son before a long-term illness. This is also true.
Moreover, Alzheimer's disease is indeed the most tormenting disease for children. Imagine your parents gradually forgetting you and starting to treat you as a stranger or even an enemy...
"Sorry, I've been talking for so long. It's all my personal complaints." The old nun put out the cigarette butt, "It seems like you have trouble with the old guy. I think I should be able to help you."
"I was originally going to visit Captain Saatchi and ask some questions."
"Then, I should be able to help you. Come with me later." After Sister Fran said, she looked at Levi, her wrinkled face seemed to be marked by time.
After Levi and the old nun left, Captain Saatchi slowly took out the photo that had faded to the point where he could not recognize anything from his arms, pointed to the corner inside, and murmured to himself: "Lieutenant... again
who……"
Levi got into Sister Fran's car and came to the door of a small villa. It was a standard European style, simple and symmetrical, highlighting calmness. Each room was a square shape, and the functional space division and location layout reflected the
The designer is rigorous.
There was a pendulum in both the lobby and the roof of the villa. This layout made Levi feel as if he was deliberately imitating some kind of building.
The moment he walked in, Levi saw a variety of photos on the entire wall of the hall. Most of them were photos of Captain Saatchi when he was young, from when he was in military school to when he retired.
What surprised Levi the most was that he saw his own photo in it and arranged one. There were nearly ten photos of himself. Among them were group photos on the Yorktown, and many of them were of him.
Photos of myself appearing alone.
This made Levi very confused as to why a large number of his photos appeared here. Even many of them were things he would never have imagined, such as a photo of eating pork knuckles.
Even, his photo is still placed in the C position.
"This is the old guy's house. After he retired, he often sorted out some old items, and he had the habit of writing records before he got sick. There may be something you want in it." Sister Fran asked.
arrive.
"What is that?" Levi pointed to his photo.
Sister Fran saw the direction Levi was pointing and said: "Watcher Lieutenant Levi, he used to be a pilot under the old guy. Maybe he never thought that he would be praised as a hero of all bald eagles."
……etc……"
The nun hurriedly took down an old photo of Levi and kept looking between the photo and Levi himself.