The girl's name was Mary, and she was 24 years old. She came from a small Western European country.
When she was 14 years old, she won the World Youth Championship for the first time. At that time, she was the hope of the entire country. Everyone hoped that she could bring a gold medal with a higher value to the country.
But since then, whether it was the Grand Prize, the Four Continent Competition, or the last Winter Olympics, Mary had never stood on the podium again, and she had always been fourth.
She was disappointed again and again. She felt that she was about to be abandoned by the country. Even when she was jokingly called the most stable female single player in the history of figure skating, no one would stand up for her.
Mary didn't understand. It wasn't like she hadn't gotten fourth place before. Why was she crying this time?
Gu Xianchen's song was still in progress. The last chorus sounded, and after the same silence, there was a burst of drums.
His full and emotional baritone voice was mixed with the English harmony of the guitar player beside him.
"Your mottled is different
Your silence is deafening You Are The Hero
I love you, walking alone in the dark alley
Loving you, confronting despair
Won't Cry (You Are The Hero)
……
Who said that standing in the light was a hero?”
When Gu Xianchen finished singing the last line of the lyrics, there was silence.
Everyone's eyes fell on the stage in the center of the venue. At this moment, the guitar player of Starlight had retreated to the team.
Gu Xianchen was the only one left on one side of the stage.
The youth was dressed in a fitting Yan Country's men's snowflake cheongsam. His hands were gently placed on the black and white keys of the piano. His head was slightly lowered and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was still immersed in the emotions of the song and could not extricate himself.
Snowflakes fell from the sky and landed on the young man's body. The originally pitch-black piano was also decorated with a few snow-white spots.
Everyone who saw this scene could not help but sigh in their hearts."What a good young man."
In the past, the audience would all leave before the song ended.
But today, it was different. Not only did not a single audience leave, but when Gu Xianchen sang earlier, he even consciously helped to maintain order.
“Mary，youaremyhero。”
In the audience, a blond man with blue eyes was shouting in his native language in the direction of his country's athletes 'seats.
He was holding a loudspeaker in his hand. As if he was afraid that Mary did not hear him, he repeated it a few times.
"Mary, you are my hero, and you will always be. You are not alone. We are here, we are all here.”
"It doesn't matter if you didn't stand on the podium. Your valiant fighting posture on the field will always be in our minds.”
This time, the man spoke in Mandarin. He wanted everyone to know that Mary was not alone.
Mary sat in the sports area and looked at them in a daze. Because her country only had one place to participate, she came alone. Even the coach did not follow her, so the surroundings seemed empty.
But Mary now knew that she was not alone. There were compatriots in the audience who came from afar to watch her competition.
Even those who weren't there would probably be watching him on the screen.
Thinking of this, Mary quickly wiped away the tears on her face with both hands, and then her face once again bloomed with the smile that she always carried every time she went on stage.
However, at this moment, her smile was even more relaxed and charming.
The scene on the big screen in the venue changed, and the camera instantly turned to Mary. Her strong and sweet smile was reflected on the big screen, and it also left a mark in the hearts of countless viewers.
"I think I should apologize for my previous joke. Everyone who works hard, even if they don't shine, shouldn't be laughed at.”
Hank, who had previously said that Mary was the most consistent female single runner in the history of figure skating, said to his companion with some self-reproach.
"You should indeed be apologetic, but we have more important things to do now.”
Then, under Hank's surprised gaze, he raised the loudspeaker he got from somewhere and shouted in the direction of his athletes.
"Jack, you're also our hero.”
"Give it to me. I want to shout too.”
Hank grabbed his companion's loudspeaker.
Such events were common in the venue. The audience from every country expressed their support for their athletes who did not win a medal.
'So-and-so, you're our hero.'These words resounded throughout the entire award ceremony venue.
Regardless of whether it was the Fire Country or the executive director, Li Ming, they were all very magnanimous. After all, it could be considered that the event had already ended and as long as they did not go overboard and run around, the Fire Country's officials would not stop them.
They even rotated the camera to every athlete whose name was called so that they could show it to their supporters on the big screen.
If the previous award ceremony was the glory of the top three, then now, it was a celebration for the runners.
Although they did not stand on the podium, their efforts and contributions were worthy of recognition. They were also heroes to themselves and their supporters.
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