I lowered my head, and accidentally, her letter slipped from my hand. I picked it up and read it again…
My heart felt like it had been melted by something, and I felt an urge to burst into tears. I desperately held back, and finally hugged the pair of Jordan 13 basketball shoes she had given me tightly, and subconsciously looked up at the sky...
Time seemed to become something I could tangibly grasp; with a flick of my finger, it began to move backward… I thought it was real, and I strained to look up at the clouds, but the passenger plane carrying Yang Sisi never looked back…
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In the evening, I went to Dali University for the first time in my life. The school really has a basketball court that is so beautiful it's heartbreaking. Watching those young people playing so energetically on the court, I was eager to try it myself, but I was afraid of getting the shoes she gave me dirty, so in the end I just sat in the stands...
I asked a classmate who was eating a tea egg in the stands, and I learned that there are no cherry blossoms this season. We really have to wait until next spring for the scenic avenue on campus to be full of cherry blossoms!
As the sun gradually set, I lit a cigarette, facing the wind blowing from the back of Cangshan Mountain. It seemed like only a cigarette's time had passed before the sky darkened, and it also seemed like a good time for couples to fall in love. So, many student couples gradually arrived at the stands.
They embraced each other without a care in the world, feeding each other. Having experienced these things myself, I can't say I envy them, but I feel lonely, and then I become particularly lost, especially when I see the neon lights shining on the other side of the sea... I even hate myself.
I let out a heavy sigh, then stubbed out my cigarette and left Dali University.
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