Sponge Pool

Old Wang's life after retirement was completely changed by a trampoline.

That day, Old Wang was strolling in the park when he saw a group of young people playing on a trampoline, laughing and full of energy. Old Wang's heart itched, and he also wanted to regain the feeling of youth. He saw an indoor trampoline park nearby with the slogan: "Release stress, rediscover your childhood!" Old Wang walked in without hesitation.

The trampoline park was bustling with activity. The colorful sponge pool, like a giant marshmallow, tempted people to jump in. Old Wang changed his clothes, warmed up, stood by the trampoline, took a deep breath, and felt like he was back in his youth.

He pushed off hard, his body soaring into the air. At that moment, he felt like a free bird. However, reality is always cruel. Old Wang didn't fly like a bird, but instead, he fell like a rock, heavily crashing into the sponge pool.

A sharp pain struck, Old Wang's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, Old Wang was lying in a hospital bed, wrapped in bandages. The doctor told him that he had suffered a Level 9 disability and might spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Old Wang wanted to cry but had no tears. He couldn't understand why he had fallen so badly. Aren't sponge pools supposed to protect people?

"These sponge pools nowadays are all for show," Old Li, a seasoned "trampoline victim" in the next bed, told Old Wang mysteriously, "The sponges inside have long been replaced with inferior materials, as hard as rocks."

Old Wang suddenly realized that he had been tricked by "fake sponges."

After being discharged from the hospital, Old Wang, in his wheelchair, returned to the trampoline park. He saw that the trampoline park's business was still booming, and the slogan was still eye-catching: "Release stress, rediscover your childhood!"

Old Wang sneered, took out his phone, and dialed the consumer complaint hotline.

"Hello, I want to complain! The sponge pool in this trampoline park is fake, and I suffered a Level 9 disability..."

A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, this is the 'Happy Trampoline' national chain customer service center. We have recorded the problem you reported. Please provide detailed evidence, and we will deal with it as soon as possible."

Old Wang was stunned. He then realized that this trampoline park was actually a national chain.

He hung up the phone and looked up at the sky. The sky was blue, and a few white clouds drifted by, looking just like the seemingly soft but actually hard sponges in the trampoline park.

Old Wang suddenly laughed, laughing until tears streamed down his face. He felt like a joke, a joke trapped in a sponge pool.

He silently turned his wheelchair and left the trampoline park. He knew that he could no longer jump on a trampoline, but his life had become more "exciting" because of it.

He decided to write down his story to warn the world. He wants everyone to know that there is a kind of "sponge" in this world that is harder than stone.