Just as everyone was moved to tears by the story of John and River, an unexpected event occurred.
"I think.... we should know now how to send him to the moon."
The Dr. Rosalene suddenly said.
Are they planning to implant false memories into John so he can reunite with River in the second year?
Sirin thought expectantly, while still crying.
Even if the memories were false, it seemed okay to let Old John pass away peacefully in a beautiful dream.
However, the subsequent plot development left her stunned.
"Wait a minute, you don't really mean to do that, do you.... You wouldn't!"
The Dr. Watts response made everyone's heart sink.
"This is our job, Neil, our contract requires us to send Old John to the moon."
At this moment, the Dr. Rosalene appeared so cold and heartless. She said indifferently, "And the only way to make it a reality.... is for John to have the motivation to go to the moon."
Hearing this, the Dr. Watts was angry for the first time: "If this means River must be removed, then what's the point of all this!! The fundamental reason he wants to go to the moon is because she died, River died! Do you understand?!!"
Wait, what are they talking about?
Remove River from Old John's memory?
Remove who?
Sirin thought her vision was blurred by tears, causing her to misread, so she quickly wiped her eyes with her already soaked sleeve.
However, after she clearly saw the words and confirmed them repeatedly, a surge of hot blood rushed to her head, causing her to break down and shout: "What the hell does this bich mean?!!!"
Sirin wasn't one to swear much, but compared to her light words, the barrage comments were much richer.
[WDNMD, John doesn't want to go to the moon at all, he wants to go to River's side!! Are you blind!!]
[Is this woman sick, huh? Huh? Is that human language? I'm really]
[Contract, contract, contract my ass, still thinking about the contract now, purely]
[＆*%＆*＆**＆*＆%＃@＃!!!!]
If barrage comments could make sounds, it would probably be 'beep beep beep' flying everywhere by now.
Everyone was moved to tears, and this woman, instead of helping, was planning to delete River?!
In the plot, even though the Dr. Watts argued for a long time, the Dr. Rosalene, who was his superior, remained unmoved. According to her, if John couldn't be sent to the moon, they would face a lawsuit.
Logically, they understood the female Dr. Rosalene words, but that didn't stop them from venting their anger with various censored words!
Just then, the dream on the screen began to shake violently, and even the colors flickered between bright and dark. Both doctors understood that John's life was nearing its end.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, the Dr. Rosalene directly used a higher level of authority to forcefully leave and trapped the Dr. Watts, blocking his power to interfere with the dream.
The background music quietly changed, and for the first time, human voices appeared.
The sorrowful whispering female voice became a hand that squeezed everyone's hearts. They could only watch River's figure disappear from John's life little by little.
In the empty corridor, John and his friends gathered and happily ran towards the restaurant, but here, the girl he cared about was gone.
Inside the cinema, John and his friends sat together, enjoying the latest movie they were interested in, while the girl who used to accompany him, along with the platypus in her arms, slowly disappeared from the screen.
In the spacious horse riding field, there was no longer John's happy shouting. After all, River was gone, what was the point of him riding a horse? He didn't need to rely on horse riding to alleviate his autism.
Then it came to the classroom. When the teacher asked everyone about their future wishes, John finally spoke the term.
"Astronaut."
From then on, John's future was completely changed.
Those moments that had moved everyone were shown one by one, and then they watched John and River on the screen slowly dissipate.
John, lost River.
Anger was no longer a concern; helplessness and sadness filled their hearts. They watched this scene, yet they could do nothing.
Correspondingly, his Brother Joey did not die in a car accident. With his Brother's encouragement, he embarked on the path of an astronaut.
Watching him train hard, submit his resume, receive a reply, and then successfully walk through the gates of the Anti-Entropy Aerospace Agency.
This scene left everyone with mixed feelings. It seemed that John was indeed going to fulfill his wish to go to the moon, but what was the point of going to the moon now?
The girl who was supposed to be waiting for him on the Moon was long gone.
After joining the space agency, John remained diligent. He trained hard every day, and within a few years, he was promoted to a formal astronaut.
"Will it end like this?"
This incredibly smooth scene made Sirin purse her lips. John had become an astronaut, and after this, it would be difficult for any accidents to happen, right....
But, would accidents really not happen? Could John's deep-seated love for River truly be erased simply by deleting River's figure?
That was such a profound feeling that he didn't forget to go to the moon even after losing his memory.
Just as John was called by his superior to meet with aerospace experts, a strong heartbeat sound entered everyone's ears.
This was John's heart, this was his desperate resistance to the possibility of losing River!
"What happened?!"
Just as the two doctors were panicking and confused, they saw the mechanical door of the room open.
"Oh, right, we recruited a new person this time." John's superior looked at the doorway and said with a smile to John.
This scene made Sirin forget her sadness and quietly held her breath.
Could it be....
Her orange-red long hair was tied into a ponytail. She walked step by step towards John, accompanied by the slowly rising piano music.
Crossing time, crossing memory, crossing all difficulties and obstacles, the two finally met at this moment.
"Hello, I'm John."
First meeting, just like before.
"Wait, what's going on, what, what are you doing...."
The Dr. Watts eyes widened in shock at this scene. He stammered as he asked the Dr. Rosalene.
"I didn't delete River, I just transferred her away, so how 'she' chooses will still depend on 'her'."
Watching the reunion scene, the Dr. Watts finally smiled: "This new world is composed of public data and John's personal beliefs. River, naturally, is an independent individual."
"But, this only increased the possibility slightly, how did you do it?"
"I'm not sure."
The Dr. Rosalene shook her head, then she looked at John and River: "I just, tried to believe in John once. He didn't disappoint me, did he?"
She walked over to the Dr. Watts, and continued in a relaxed tone: "We still have two spare helmets, don't we? I think John definitely wouldn't mind having two old friends with him in his final dream, right?"
[Sorry Dr. Rosalene, I admit my voice was a bit loud just now....]
[Dr. Rosalene, you know I've always believed in you.]
[Upstairs, you were the one swearing the loudest just now!]
[So, Dr. Rosalene was the one who believed in this love the most....]
Screens full of 'sorry' covered the screen, and Sirin's vision was blurred again.
Damn, why does it feel like I've been crying all day? She cursed inwardly while wiping her tears and smiling.
The Dr. Rosalene's actions completely separated the two unreachable hearts, but it also made their re-merging possible. Even if the probability was small, she believed that John's persistent, burning love could turn into a light and illuminate River again.
The Dr. Watts wanted to violate the contract, but weren't her actions equally crazy?
Fortunately, she succeeded, and River returned to John's side.
"What piece is this?"
In the music room, John played the piano piece he had once composed for River, while River listened quietly below the stage.
"to the moon"
A passerby replied.
"I like the name."
Completely different from the previous answer, their hearts would touch again, becoming inseparable.
In the space agency, they met again, got to know each other, watching John play that piece for River year after year.
And then....
After the launch command was given, the engines of the manned rocket started. Thick orange-red flames accompanied the sky-shattering roar, and John and River, riding on it, slowly ascended into the sky, heading together towards the direction they had promised to meet.
Beep—Beep—Beep—
A thin, slow, sharp sound entered the audience's ears at this moment, accompanied by the flashing red on the screen, making everyone understand something.
Old John, he couldn't hold on anymore.
The fluctuations on the electrocardiograph began to flatten out, and scenes from the past flashed across the screen like a revolving lantern.
River and John sat side by side in the rocket capsule. They had already left Earth and reached the space. This time, they didn't need to look up, because the vast starry sky that was once above them was now accompanying them.
Drip—drip—drip—
The intervals between the sounds grew longer and longer, and everyone's hearts were lifted at this moment, so much so that they even forgot to breathe.
John in the dream seemed to sense something, and he looked around uneasily.
Just then, River looked at John and for the first time, she actively reached out her hand to him.
And John, seeing this scene, suddenly felt a sense of calm in his heart.
The two smiled at each other, their fingers intertwined.
At this moment, the two lighthouses who had been separated for decades warmed each other again.
Two hearts, no longer separated.
Drip————————————
The piercing long beep brought a close to everything, and in the rocket's display, the silhouette of the Moon slowly appeared.
Then, everything was hidden in darkness.
Next, a soothing piano melody slowly began to play, and River and John turned back into children.
They arrived at the silver-white Moon, sitting side by side on that old tree trunk, just like when they first met. River held the platypus in her arms, and they happily pointed at the sky, recounting the promises they had made to each other.
He was lost, but just as he said.
"We'll always meet on the Moon, silly!"
(THE END)
Sirin could no longer hold back and burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably on the table.