It was in December the second year of my college life-1993. An old friend Wang, who was born in the same village and moved to Xinjiang with his parents, asked me to help him to sold Diansi Card (点石卡) in colleges. The small size card with little cartoon and wonderful words but was not popular, I think, because it was too small. The better way for us was to visit our countrymen to get more helps.We caught a bus and got to the university situated in South Bank (Nan’An) District and found Mr. Wu. He suggested that we should visit Miss Z, who was a freshman and from my county. We came into the dorm but her roommates told us she was out.I got a letter from her three days latter. It said: “ Dear old friend, do you remember me. It’s Z here. I am very sorry for the absence of that day and think you must be disappointed. Welcome to my university at this weekend. I’ll be here all the time.”I came there lonely on the Sunday because Wang was too busy. I recognized her at the first sight. Yeah, she was in the classroom next to mine in my high school. The only thing was that she repeated a year and came into the city latter than me.“ Ha, you are a boss now!” she stated.“ Oh, no! I just play the second fiddle.” I said, “ And you said in your letter you were very boring, why?”“ As you see, my family is so poor and my elder brother had to borrow money from many relatives and friends. So I can come to my college. I feel very ill at easy when I think of it. ” She sighed.“ So you must work hard now. They will be very happy and the feeling of rewarded when get your wonderful scores in your studies.” I said.“ What about your studies?”“ Oh! Very poor!”“ I can’t believe it, why? And your English?”“ Ha, we haven’t English lessons now, you see, I am in a second technical school,” I said, “ And now, what about the cards?”“ No luck! I managed to persuade my classmates to take them. But they don’t like it. I’ll try again. Sorry!”“ Never mind! It is not importance for us, I think. We just give Wang a hand.”She treated me the lunch in the dining room and we talked about many stories happened in our high school. Time passed quickly and I had to leave that afternoon.The event really gave me a great start when I backed to my dorm in the evening of 27th, December. I caught my roommates’ surprising eyes and smiles.“ Your shrimp. I can’t imagine that you have many ideas to please girls. Can’t judge a man from his countenance.” Hè shouted.“ What did you mean? Don’t joke me now!” I shouted at him.Our youngest brother, Han, made a face and pointed at my pillow. “ Please!”Oh! I saw a box coated with colorful embroideries in my bed. I unwrapped and found a necklace and a two-lobed heart consisted of tens pieces of red paper’s fold-up. I heard cheerful acclaims around me. There was a letter, too.The letter said: “ Dear old friend: Didja have a good time on the Christmas Day? Yes, I have a good day. And now I am too excited to sleep a wink. Maybe you can’t imagine what I am doing. I am busy making the present to you. Yes, to you, the honest guy. I am in my classroom now and very silent here. It can make me do it better. Best wishes. Yours: Z”I started immediately. “ Yang, grip her.” Chen stated.“ Yeah! Chance would never come again if you lose it. ” The eldest brother announced.“ What about her?”I gave the brief and short introduction to them. “ You rule, that rules!!” they shouted.But they really didn’t know my feelings. I made my decision on the next day and wrote back soon: “ Dear friend: I am glad to read your letter and thank you for the beautiful gift. I will be your friend. A normal friend, I think. We are in college now. I don’t think it is suitable for us to talk about love. What’s more, I will finish my studies soon, it is about half of a year latter. Frankly, you don’t know me well. Welcome here in your spare time. Yours Y.”She came to see me on the next Sunday. We had a little chat in my classroom. No love topics, certainly. We left the classroom soon and met several intimacy countrymen. Yes, we had a very good time that day.We still kept in touch before I graduated from my college. But I got the most for another time. I was the first student in my class who left the college in July. I didn’t tell her when I would leave too.I worked in a construction engineering company soon. I got her another letter in 1995 when working at a worksite of a chemical complex in Hubei province. Yes, it was from her, I could assert it from the handwriting and address.“ Dear friend: I am busy now. Here is a piece of good news. I was elected for a leader of my class. And had won the scholarship prize for several times. Now I am very happy and enjoy the life of college. I often miss you and all the good days.”When saw a little heart sign on the back of the envelope, so got what her meaning. I sat in bed and flaming a cigarette. kept silent for a long time. Actually, I wrote back on the next day. “ Dear friend: at first, congratulations for your progress of your study. I am very well here. I plan to find a girlfriend in our company. As you know, I am working for a construction company. I have to change my working places now and then and have little time to stay at home. I like you! You are a wise girl and you must understand what I mean. Best wish!”Frankly, I don’t remember what had written in that letter. But know I cheated her, and cheated myself for the first time. I moved to another worksite a short time later in Henan province and lost touch with each other since then.I heard from another friend that she was appointed in the center post office of our hometown in 1997. I happen to visit one of my relatives there. When passed by the post office, an unnamed pulse hit my head. I stopped. Staring at the high building and a lot of people walking in and out, heard two voices sounded in my heart.“ Go in, please! She is waiting for you!” Yes, I thought I could easily find her, because the office was not a big one.But another voice pulled me back. “ Oh, no! She perhaps has a boyfriend already. If she hasn’t yet, would you like to disturb her quiet life? Give it up, your minnow of an academy!”I walked away at last and looked back to the building and sighed. I couldn’t find any word to say my feeling then. Crossing my arms on the chest, strolled in the street. A familiar song was playing well in the air.
Tomorrow will you remember, babyDiaries written in yesterdayTomorrow will you remember, babySo many tears on your wayTeachers maybe forget you, babyAnd your really poor studiesOnly when I look through the albumFound you, lovely girl next to meWho married the girl of feeling, babyWho stolen your diariesWho twisted up your long hairWhere’s your groom stay
Your were so careful those daysOnce borrow the rubber from meOnce you say it unconsciouslyHappy to stay with meThe sky was so clean at that timeDays elapsed slowlyYou always said leave is far awayBut were apart so quicklyWho met with the girl of feeling, babyWho can make you really happyWho read your letter I’d writtenWho sent wind blew it away
The yesterday has gone awayAnd I’ll marry quicklyOnce I showed her the photosTold about the girl next to meWho married the girl of feeling, babyWho can make you really happyWho twist up your long hairWhere’s your groom stayLalalalalala…, lalalalalalala…, lalalalalala,lalalalalala……………..
