“Ye Jian, here, here!” An Jiaxin, who was standing next to Zhang Bin, jumped like a rabbit and waved to Ye Jian, “These people wait for you until their necks are becoming as long as a giraffe’s”
After she finished speaking, the tall Zhang Bin smiled at his classmate and said, “You guys better hurry up and decide whether you want to take photos with Ye Jian or not, otherwise she might be snatched by other students to take photos later!”
“I want, I want, I want, I must take photos with Ye Jian! Wait till Ye Jian becomes famous next time, then I can also brag about her to my wife!”
“You think too far! You don’t even have a girlfriend!”
“Come on, come on! Hey, check if my hair is messy or not!”
“What for! Haha, you’re not that handsome even if your hair is not messy!”
“I’m so nervous, oh my God, I’m going to be in the same photo as the best student in First Provincial High… My palms are sweaty!”
Listening to the boys’ faint voices, the popular Ye Jian smiled.
“1,2,3, smile!” With the click of the camera, the young and carefree smiles froze, becoming the most beautiful memories in the years to come.
At 6 p.m., when the golden sunset, soft cries were gradually heard amidst the laughter. Students began to go home with their empty school bags. Those who were not taking their exams in school also packed their luggage, heading towards the nearest hotel to their examination hall.
The silhouettes of the parents also slowly appeared on the campus. It was like a new term had started; everyone was rushing here and there with big and small luggage, the same silhouettes, the same pace, but this time, it wasn’t the start of a new term, the end of the school term, the separation.
Ye Jian stood in the shade of the trees with a camera in her hand. Her eyes traced across the campus, looking at the familiar places, she let out a long sigh.
Two years of high school was over.
“Have you taken a photo with the principal?” An Jiaxin interrupted Ye Jian’s thoughts. Her voice was not as clear as their group photo that was taken earlier; it sounded a bit heavy, “It feels like the school has become much quieter.”
The school was indeed quiet; even the faint sunset had put away the last afterglow, leaving the entire campus with nothing but pure silence.
The usual hustle and bustle had disappeared. The laughter and the sounds of students reading their textbook out loud was no longer heard. It seemed that even the whole place was much quieter, leaving only a few soft sounds.
Ye Jian put her arms around An Jiaxin’s shoulder, smiled, and said, “Every gathering has to come to a separation. I look forward to seeing you again next time.” Parting had always been a sad topic to talk about. Ye Jian smiled and changed the topic, “Have you tidy up everything? Can you move out already?”
“Yes I’ve tidied up everything, the whole room is empty.” An Jiaxin was so sad that she seemed to be unable to walk out for a while. She and Ye Jian were both taking the exam in school. The original plan was to stay in the room until the exam was over, then only she would ask her parents to bring her back. But Ye Jian suggested that she should also move out of school and live with her for a few days.
The entrance examination came as scheduled. There were police guarding at the school’s front and back doors, making way for the students. The day was hot. Parents stood under the scorching sun and chatted at the school entrance. They were actually more nervous than the candidates.
Buses stopped on both sides of the road. The traffic police escorted the students into the school. The teacher who was in the bus boarded the bus once again to make sure nothing was left behind. After making sure that all students had left the bus, then only the teacher felt relieved to leave the bus.
Yesterday, all the students from other schools who came to First Provincial High to take their exams were given a tour around the school to familiarize the location of their examination hall.
Ye Ying, in her Second Provincial uniform, stood at the gate of First Provincial High. She raised her head. After nearly two years, she stood at the gate of First Provincial High once again. In the next few days, she would be taking her exam in this school, and she was going to make the school regret kicking her out last time!
