Shengliver’s Note: The students went on a trek last week (November, 2014), the first ever in the school’s history. In this entry you will read about a teen girl’s discovery of an inspiration to her on the hike. Without the inspiration, she could not have made the 35-kilometre round trip.

 

Our grade went on a long walk last week to and from a place called Cherry Blossom Vale in Yunxian. To my surprise, I finished it. I do not think I could have made it but for a boy’s inspiration.

 

On the walk, he said nothing to me and even was not by my side, but he “gave” me much power, which enabled me to stick it out to the end.

 

I like him more than I can say. I believe every girl my age has such a boy in her heart: You are dying to know him, you focus on what he is doing, and your heart will miss a beat when you run into him. But I do know that we are not mature enough to get together. It’s not an appropriate time to fall in love, and I do not even know him well in fact. So I just cherish this feeling at the depths of my heart; at the same time, I tell myself I should be rational.

 

I regard him as my sun so that I have a reason to be hardworking. I want to be a better person for him and also for myself. Maybe I will feel funny about this idea ten years from now, but I still want to hold on to my belief at the moment.

 

I want to tell my crush: Thank you for silently encouraging me to face the difficulties. I get much power when I take a glance at your broad back, hear your words ringing there, or am infected by your smile. I would hide this secret in my heart. You will be my sun forever.