She walked barefoot from a small mountain village where she never had shoes, to the city, and was unexpectedly adopted by a foreign couple. Through hard work, she entered a famous elite school and ...
Chapter 95 Graduation 2
Everyone was dressed very formally that day, and the school also distributed clothes for the graduation ceremony, which was a robe worn over a suit and uniform, a bit like Harry Potter's magic robe.
Although it is a bit hot this month, this is their last time wearing school uniforms, so everyone dressed up solemnly.
This is different from most elementary school graduation ceremonies in Country A. According to the gossipy Grace, she knows that at other schools' graduation ceremonies, boys have to wear formal suits, girls have to put on makeup and wear dresses, and they enter in pairs like a cocktail party.
Zhang Wei found it unbelievable. For a child around ten to twelve years old, this was too mature, right?
Fortunately, this is not the case at Tifield. The first item of the graduation ceremony is the school orchestra performance. As members of the band, Zhang Wei and Dora need to complete the last performance.
"The Last Time"
Dora's eyes became red when she said this. She would also leave Country A to go to middle school somewhere else, but not in London, but in the Lausanne International School in Switzerland.
Only Grace remained in Tifield to continue attending junior high school, so it could be said that they would not have many opportunities to meet each other in the future.
"Will we still be friends in the future, Vera?"
Dora said after the performance, her voice choked with sobs.
"Yes, we will always be friends, don't worry Dora, you see."
Zhang Wei counted on his fingers for her:
"We have each other's phone numbers, email addresses, Twitter handles, home phone numbers, home addresses, and we have mutual friends, so there are lots of ways for us to stay in touch."
She sniffed after hearing that: "Okay, I get it, you're always so reassuring, I'll never have a better friend!"
Zhang Wei felt a little sad because of Dora's infection.
Looking back on these past five years, aside from the first two years which were a bit tough, the rest of the time has been truly fulfilling and rewarding. Mr. Morrie has always been kind, Ms. Catherine has become even more approachable, and even Nick, who had become incredibly plump, has become a bit more adorable.
I wonder if I can meet friends like Dora and Grace in Devon, or have a school atmosphere and environment like Tifield.
Just as Zhang Wei was in a daze, her name was called out on the stage.
It turned out that the next step was for teachers to award golden ribands to outstanding students in various aspects, including every subject in the school's academic content, as well as club activities, sports activities, and other aspects.
The following time was spent with Zhang Wei repeatedly going on and off the stage. Finally, the golden tassel hanging around her neck was gathered together like a golden scarf.
I believe that all parents attending the meeting will be impressed by the name "Vera Wilson".
Finally, the principal awarded the ribbons to outstanding graduates. She was the first to go on stage. She was the well-deserved first place. The Wilsons and Leda stood up and applauded happily before sitting down.
It was moments like this that diluted the sadness of impending separation. When the graduation ceremony ended and everyone was taking photos at school, Zhang Wei unexpectedly became a popular candidate for the photo, even though she didn't have many friends.
Even Dora and Grace, two of Zhang Wei's true friends, could only take a few quick photos. As long as Zhang Wei was on the grass, people kept coming over, forcing them to end the photo session as soon as possible and go home.
On the first day of the holiday, Zhang Wei felt a little empty after taking a nap in the afternoon.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Emma had mentioned that they should go traveling, and she still wanted to find something to do.
Then she pulled Namir, who had already started playing games to kill time, to discuss the destination of the trip.
Finally, after their discussion, the only candidate destinations left were islands and the Arctic. Zhang Wei also thought, if Dora and the others could go together, would it be considered a graduation trip?
After telling this idea to Namir, he also agreed very much. He had more friends than Zhang Wei, so he immediately called each of his friends.
"Wait, Namir, we haven't told Mom yet."
Zhang Wei was speechless at his impatience.
Then, before Zhang Wei had time to tell Dora and Grace, they called and said that the class was organizing a graduation trip and asked her if she wanted to go.
The proposer, Zhang Wei, received the invitation less than an hour later. How could it not be considered an honor?
Just like that, regardless of whether she agreed or not, what was originally a family trip turned into a class graduation trip...
What? You said you could go more often, but that's not possible for Zhang Wei.
She is a person who has a little difficulty in adapting to unfamiliar places. Although she often wants to travel to more places, if she stays somewhere for a little longer, she will miss her room very much and miss the backyard where she can see roses by opening the window.
So in the end there were a total of sixteen students in the class. Except for the three who were already abroad, the remaining thirteen all participated in this temporarily organized graduation trip.
Fortunately, the initiator Zhang Wei has disappeared since then. She is unwilling to cause trouble and take responsibility, so a parent in their class is fully responsible for the trip.
However, to Zhang Wei's surprise, the destination of the trip was similar to what they had thought, which was a polar expedition.
After receiving the itinerary plan in the email, Zhang Wei took a look and found it sounded quite impressive. The adventure trip was actually a ten-day cruise on a luxury cruise ship, except that within the ten days, they would cross the Arctic from Iceland to see the aurora and glaciers.
You will be staying on the cruise ship during the trip, so you don’t need to explore on your own. It is actually quite safe.
But Zhang Wei suddenly thought of the Titanic and became a little worried, because although she had been on a ship before, she had never lived on one.
"Uh, Namir, are you worried about the safety on the boat?" Zhang Wei couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry, if there are bad guys, I will definitely help you, what are you afraid of?"
Namir obviously didn't understand what she meant.
Although it is taboo for Chinese people to say this, Zhang Wei still couldn't help but say:
"Wouldn't it be unsafe for the ship to be at sea for so long, so far away from land?"
"Why are you so timid?" Namir was helpless.
"You know, even walking on the street there's a risk of being robbed. Shouldn't we just stay at home?"
Although Zhang Wei did think so and went out less in London, she didn't say anything.
"You can't live in fear all the time. If your interest in going to the Arctic overcomes your fear of shipwrecks, wouldn't that be cool? That's the whole point of going!"
This didn't seem like something he would come up with, although it did sound a little reasonable.
She was almost led astray by him. She wanted to go because she wanted to feel the difference of this world. If there was danger, she would never have the chance to feel it again, so there was no contradiction.
Now that things have come to this, let's just go for it! She used to be afraid of flying, so she could only pray for God's blessing. After all, she is the protagonist, right?