It was a Friday. Che, who was used to having Xiaohan’s call on Friday in these seven years, lay on his bed idly, waiting for it. He flashed back to seven years ago, when they were in their campus, however, all his memories about her were so fragmentary that he nearly can’t outline Xiaohan’s rough sketch.. Che was always wondering what kind of energetic force drove Xiaohan to love him for seven years, sent him birthday present every year and telephoned him every Friday without interruption. When pondering that, Che’s phone rang.
“I have a feel that I must see you now, or there will be no chance!” Xiaohan said on the other line.
“How are you going to see me?” Che said with a little innocent smile on his face, for he knew that there was a long distance between Kunming and Dalian, and it might take at least twenty-four hours by train, then twelve hours by boat during the entire journey. It was really a terrible travel for a sturdy man, let alone the slender girl. Che still remembered when he saw her three years ago, she nearly broken down, scince such a long trip. Why did she suffer it again? How her weak body could bear the long distance travel? He went on:”Don’t make fun of me! You are clear I am in Dalian!”
“I came! Now, I am in Dalian!” she said with weenie weeps.
“Ok, ok, don’t cry little girl. Tell me where are you standing now? “
“I am on the beach where we met last time.”
“Wait me there, I will come soon.” He put off the phone, taking a coat ,then wait out.
It was in May. The temperature in Dalian wasn’t high, but a little chilly. People were still in warm closes, the garden city decked with fractional flowers on the streets, and the buildings were too closed to each other.
Che saw Xiaohan standing by the seashore facing to the sea and a little shivered in her thin coats. He called her name behind.She turned back with a sweet smile on here face, reaching out for him. Che came up to Xiaohan without taking her hand. At that moment, a sadness flit across her eyes. There was a silence between them for a moment.
When seeing Xiaohan holding her arm tightly, Che asked:” are you cold?”
She nodded her head without saying anything.
“You love warm and you can’t tolerate cold .You should stay in Kunming. It is the right place for you, so little girl, go back to your own stand point.” He didn’t mean to hurt her, when said so.
“I miss you, so I came. I have seen you, I’ll go!” After saying, she left off. However, she suddenly stopped and turned back in not too distant with tears on he* **ce. Che knew that she didn’t want to leave and was long to his persuading. He turned his eyes to the sky instead, avoiding to looking at her eyes. Xiaohan squatted down, crying sadly. A moment latter, Che came up to her and held her body up, saying “Girl, don’t like this! Thank you very much for your love, in my turn, you are clear I love someone else.”
“I know, but she has already got her own love. Why can’t you accept me?”
“Sorry, little girl, she has filled up my soul and I can’t forget her.” Che replied.
Xiaohan looked at Che for a long time, then she requested “Dear Che, would you please love me one time, only one time, even if you just pretend to love me?”
“Sorry!”
Hearing that, Xiaohan broke into smile while still having tears on he* **ce, and reached out her hand ,asking Che to give her a bite. He did! Xiaohan said:” Remember it was given by you, do remember it clearly. If the would be fate, please recognize me by it and love me next life. Promise me?”
“I promise I will.”
After coming back form Dalian, Xiaohan died because of the heart disease. Dalian Holiday was the last period she spent together with her charming prince. Before she died, Xiaohan sent a short telephone message to Che by saying so: If someone asks me what my favorite place is, I will say it is Dalain. If someone asks me what my favorite times is, I will say Dalian Holiday. If someone asks me who is my true love, I will say it is just you who are my true in this life!
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